Neha Singh, known by her stage name Pavitra Punia (born 22 April 1986), is an

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actress. She is known for playing Geet Dhillon in Star Plus's ''

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'' and an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB's sitcom fantasy series '' Baalveer Returns''. She participated in reality shows '' MTV Splitsvilla 3'' in 2009 and '' Bigg Boss 14'' in 2020

Career

Pavitra Punia started her career with the MTV's reality show MTV Splitsvilla 3 In 2010, she made her acting debut with the show ''

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'' playing the role of Dalljiet. Thereafter, she got her first lead role in the Star Plus's show ''

'', opposite

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. She was also a part of the Life OK's reality show ''

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''. She then acted in the Mukul Mishra-directed movie ''Siddhartha - Love, Lust, Peace'', which stars Mahesh Bhatt, Shivam Bhargava and

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. Punia has also been a part of other shows including ''Ritz Jeele Yeh Pal'', ''MTV Making The Cut 2'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Darr Sabko Lagta Hai''. She portrayed the role of the lead antagonist Niddhi Chhabra in the Star Plus's show ''

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' ( ''This is love'') was an Indian romantic drama TV series, which aired from 3 December 2013 to 18 December 2019 on Star Plus. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it starred Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Pate ...

''. She also played the role of Karuna in TV's '' Gangaa''. She also played a shape-shifting snake for a maha episode in Zee Tv's '' Kaleerein''. Then she played Poulomi Roy in Colors TV's ''

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''. she portrayed the role of an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB's sitcom fantasy series '' Baalveer Returns''. In October 2020, Punia entered the '' Bigg Boss Season 14'' house as a contestant. She was evicted from the show on day 57.

Personal life

In 2020, she started dating her Bigg Boss 14 fellow contestant Eijaz Khan.

Filmography

Films

* ''Siddhartha: Love, Lust, Peace''

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Punia, Pavitrra 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Uttar Pradesh Actresses in Hindi television Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants Female models from Uttar Pradesh Indian soap opera actresses Indian television actresses Living people Participants in Indian reality television series People from Bagpat district Place of birth missing (living people) 1986 births