Barkha Bisht

{{Infobox person

| name = Barkha Bisht

| image = Barkha Bisht still18.jpg

| caption = Barkha Bisht

| other_names = Barkha Sengupta

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hisar, Haryana

| occupation = Actress, model

| years_active = 2004–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Indraneil Sengupta|2008|2022|end=div}}

| children = 1

}}

Barkha Bisht is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television, along with Bengali films and Hindi films. She made her first television appearance in Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi as Udita.{{Cite web |title=There is a flaw in the TV industry, it sticks to a certain format: Barkha Sengupta – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/there-is-a-flaw-in-the-tv-industry-it-sticks-to-a-certain-format-barkha-sengupta/articleshow/79285881.cms |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} She made her screen debut in Hindi Film Raajneeti (2010) and Bengali film debut in Dui Prithibi (2010).

Personal life

File:Indraneil Sengupta Barkha Bisht still1.jpg]]

Barkha was born on 28 December 1982 in Hisar, Haryana.{{Cite web |title=Sayantani Ghosh's Birthday Wish For Barkha Bisht: 'May All Your Problems Go Away Soon' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/sayantani-ghoshs-birthday-wish-for-barkha-bisht-may-all-your-problems-go-away-soon-aa-9170915.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Barkha Bisht {{!}} Actress, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2371046/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} She spent her childhood in military towns specially in Kolkata, as her father was a Colonel. She is a Garhwali and originally belongs to Dehradun in Uttarakhand. She is the youngest of three sisters, with the eldest and the middle sister being MBAs and corporate professionals. She married Indraneil Sengupta on 2 March 2008,{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht On Divorce To Indraneil Sengupta: "One Of The Toughest Decisions Of My Life" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/barkha-bisht-on-divorce-to-indraneil-sengupta-one-of-the-toughest-decisions-of-my-life-3982049 |publisher=NDTV}} her fellow actor and co-star from Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam and Doli Saja Ke and a film based in lockdown titled Choices,{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-sengupta-on-10-years-of-being-together-with-indraneil-i-can-still-manage-to-blow-him-away/articleshow/60020250.cms |title=Barkha Sengupta on 10 years of being together with Indraneil: I can still manage to blow him away - Times of India ► |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web |title=Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Sengupta reunite in lockdown film |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/indraneil-sengupta-barkha-sengupta-reunite-in-lockdown-film/1874009 |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=outlookindia.com/}} and changed her name to Barkha Sengupta.{{Cite news |date=2010-10-11 |title=Barkha Bisht turn to Barkha Sengupta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-turn-to-barkha-sengupta/articleshow/6723932.cms#:~:text=Barkha%20Bisht%20on%20changing%20her,,%E2%80%9D%20clarifies%20Indraneil%20Sengupta's%20wifey. |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} In October 2011, she gave birth to a girl named Meira and was later divorced in 2022.{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht finally confirms divorce from Indraneil Sengupta after 13 years of marriage |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/barkha-bisht-finally-confirms-divorce-from-indraneil-sengupta-after-13-years-of-marriage-2364869-2023-04-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht Confirms Divorce With Indraneil Sengupta, Calls It One Of ‘Toughest Decisions’ Of Her Life |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/barkha-bisht-confirms-divorce-with-indraneil-sengupta-calls-it-one-of-toughest-decisions-of-her-life-news-281828 |publisher=Outlook India}}{{cite web |title=From Indraneil Sengupta-Barkha Bisht to Subhangi Atre-Piyush Poorey; TV couples who divorced after several years of marriage |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/from-indraneil-sengupta-barkha-bisht-to-subhangi-atre-piyush-poorey-tv-couples-who-divorced-after-several-years-of-marriage/photostory/99883548.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India}}

Since 2022, she is dating actor and producer Ashish Sharma.{{cite web |title=Barkha Sengupta falls in love? Something is brewing between her and Ashish Sharma? (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/barkha-sengupta-falls-in-love-something-is-brewing-between-her-and-ashish-sharma-exclusive-101677131687394.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=2023-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319022037/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/barkha-sengupta-falls-in-love-something-is-brewing-between-her-and-ashish-sharma-exclusive-101677131687394.html |archive-date=2023-03-19 |url-status=live |last1=Mishra |first1=Vinay}}{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht Confirms Divorce From Indraneil Amid Ashish Sharma Dating Rumours, Says 'I'm A Single...' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/barkha-bisht-confirms-divorce-from-indraneil-amid-ashish-sharma-dating-rumours-says-im-single-7648363.html |website=News18 |language=en |date=26 April 2023}}

File:Barkha Sengupta at the Zee Gold Awards 2019.jpg 2019]]

Career

She started her career on television with a show called Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, which was aired on MTV India. This was followed by another television show on StarPlus called Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam, where she played the lead roles of Shyaama, Raadha and Radhika. She has also hosted a film-news based programme called Popkorn on Zoom TV.{{Cite web |title=Barkha Bisht pics |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/stars/barkha-bisht/barkha-bisht-pics/articleshow/5223628.cms |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=photogallery.indiatimes.com}} She has played the lead role of Anupama in Doli Saja Ke on Sahara One channel.{{Cite web |title=Sahara One launches 'Doli Saja Ke'... {{!}} Doli Saja Ke |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/doli-saja-ke/612277/sahara-one-launches-doli-saja-ke |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=India Forums |language=en}}

She has played cameo roles on the shows Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa and Kkavyanjali. She participated in a reality show called Saas v/s Bahu. Her next performance was the central character Dhani in Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai. She then played the character of Hanuman's mother Añjanā on the show Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan on Sony TV, and also played the lead role of Prema Shalini on SAB TV's Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se. She has also played the role of Bhairavi in Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2. She acted in the serials Chandragupta Maurya and Paramavatar Shri Krishna by playing the roles of Tarini, the wife of Dhana Nanda and Draupadi respectively. She also played role of Nandini in star plus's Shaadi Mubarak.{{cite web |title=Telly Tattle: Barkha Bisht Sengupta to enter Shaadi Mubarak |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/telly-tattle-barkha-bisht-sengupta-to-enter-shaadi-mubarak-23063201 |website=Mid-day |language=en |date=27 October 2020}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"

|+Key

| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

| Denotes films that have not yet been released

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
2010	Raajneeti	Dancer	in song "Ishq Barse"
2010	Dui Prithibi	Mandakini	Bengali film
2011	Ami Shubhash Bolchi	Charulata Bose, B Charu	Bengali film
2013	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Kesar
2013	Villain		Bengali film
2014	Samrat & Co.	Revati Singh
2014	Action	Raka (Rekha)	Bengali film
2015	Black	Item number	Bengali film
2019 \|PM Narendra Modi \| Jashodaben
2021 \|Choices \| \|
rowspan="2"\|2023 \|1920: Horrors of the Heart \|Radhika \| Hindi
Safed \|Radha \|Hindi
2024 \|Khadaan \|Jamuna \|Bengali

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Serial ! Role ! Notes
2004–2005 \| Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi \| Udita \|
rowspan="3" \| 2005 \| Kasautii Zindagii Kay \| Diya Sengupta \|
Kkavyanjali \| Arpita Nanda / Arpita Vansh Malhotra \|
Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai \| Simone \|
rowspan = "5" \| 2006 \| Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa \| Naina \|
rowspan = "3" \| Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam \| Shyama \|
Radha Sharma \|
Radhika \|
Popkorn Newz \| Host \|
rowspan = "3" \| 2007 \| Aahat – Khel \| Season 3 – Episode 3 \|
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai – Tattoo Man \| Tanya (Episode 20) \|
Nach Baliye 3 \| Contestant \|
2007–2009 \| rowspan = "2" \| Doli Saja Ke \| Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat / Anupama Daksh Singhania \|
2008–2009 \| Tiya Kapoor \|
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Saas v/s Bahu \| rowspan="3" \| Contestant \|
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena \| Along with Nikhil Chopra
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Dancing Queen \|
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 \| Guest Contestant \|
2010 \| Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai \| Dhaani Ambar Raghuvanshi \|
2012 \| Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe \| Host \|
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi \| Pinky Jeet Ahuja \|
Yeh Hai Aashiqui \| English professor \|
2014 \|SuperCops Vs Super Villains \|Arina/Samara/Binaki \|Cameo role{{Cite news \|date=2014-03-16 \|title=Barkha's villain act \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkhas-villain-act/articleshow/32132062.cms \|access-date=2025-01-20 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}
rowspan="2" \| 2014–2015 \| Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne \| Mariam Tauseef Baig / Mariam Imran Siddiqui \|
Box Cricket League 1 \| Contestant \| Captain and Player of Chandigarh Cubs{{cite web \|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/ \|title=Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities \|work=india.com \|access-date=14 December 2014}}
2015–2017 \| Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan \| Añjanā \|
2016 \| Box Cricket League 2 \| Contestant \| Player in Chandigarh Cubs{{cite web \|url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2016-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-1028570/ \|title=200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin \|work=India.com \|access-date=4 March 2016}}
2016–2017 \| Naamkarann \| Asha Ashish Mehta / Ayesha Haider \|{{Cite web \|title=Viraf Patel and Barkha Bisht to star in Mahesh Bhatt's show 'Namkaran' \|last=Pitale \|first=Sonali Joshi \|work=mid-day \|date=28 July 2016 \|access-date=20 August 2016 \|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/viraf-patel-and-barkha-bisht-to-star-in-mahesh-bhatts-show-namkaran/17473150}}
2017 \| Tenali Rama \| Goddess Kali \| Cameo season 1{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-turns-goddess-kali-in-tenali-rama/articleshow/58944570.cms \|title=Barkha Bisht turns Goddess Kali in 'Tenali Rama' - Times of India \|website=The Times of India}}
rowspan="4" \| 2018 \| Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double \| Shikha \| Cameo
Laal Ishq \| Shalu \| Episodic role
Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se \| Prema Shalini \|{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shrimaan-shrimati-phir-se-to-premiere-today-heres-what-you-can-expect-from-the-show/articleshow/63269921.cms \|title=Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se to premiere today; here's what you can expect from the show \|work=The Times of India \|access-date=13 March 2018}}
Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 \| Bhairavi \|
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Chandragupta Maurya \| Tarini \|
Paramavatar Shri Krishna \| Draupadi \|
2020–2021 \| Shaadi Mubarak \| Nandini Chirtubal \|
2022 \| Swaraj \| Rani Abbakka \|
rowspan="3"\| 2024 \| Mera Balam Thanedaar \| Meethi \|
Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana \| Damini \|
Tenali Rama \| Goddess Kali \| Cameo season 2
2025 \|Jaadu Teri Nazar – Daayan Ka Mausam \|Kaamini \|{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=29 April 2025\|title=Barkha Bisht on her powerful role as Maha Dayan in Jaadu Teri Nazar, says 'Kamini isn’t just a Dayan; she’s a force'\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-on-her-powerful-role-as-maha-dayan-in-jaadu-teri-nazar-says-kamini-isnt-just-a-dayan-shes-a-force/articleshow/120729253.cms\|access-date=20 May 2025\|work=The Times of India\|language=en}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Serial

! Role

! Notes

2004–2005

| Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi

| Udita

rowspan="3" | 2005

| Kasautii Zindagii Kay

| Diya Sengupta

Kkavyanjali

| Arpita Nanda / Arpita Vansh Malhotra

Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai

| Simone

rowspan = "5" | 2006

| Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa

| Naina

rowspan = "3" | Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam

| Shyama

Radha Sharma

Radhika

Popkorn Newz

| Host

rowspan = "3" | 2007

| Aahat – Khel

| Season 3 – Episode 3

Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai – Tattoo Man

| Tanya (Episode 20)

Nach Baliye 3

| Contestant

2007–2009

| rowspan = "2" | Doli Saja Ke

| Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat / Anupama Daksh Singhania

2008–2009

| Tiya Kapoor

rowspan="2" | 2008

| Saas v/s Bahu

| rowspan="3" | Contestant

Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena

| Along with Nikhil Chopra

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Dancing Queen

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3

| Guest Contestant

2010

| Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai

| Dhaani Ambar Raghuvanshi

2012

| Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe

| Host

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi

| Pinky Jeet Ahuja

Yeh Hai Aashiqui

| English professor

2014

|SuperCops Vs Super Villains

|Arina/Samara/Binaki

|Cameo role{{Cite news |date=2014-03-16 |title=Barkha's villain act |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkhas-villain-act/articleshow/32132062.cms |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

rowspan="2" | 2014–2015

| Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne

| Mariam Tauseef Baig / Mariam Imran Siddiqui

Box Cricket League 1

| Contestant

| Captain and Player of Chandigarh Cubs{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/ |title=Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities |work=india.com |access-date=14 December 2014}}

2015–2017

| Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan

| Añjanā

2016

| Box Cricket League 2

| Contestant

| Player in Chandigarh Cubs{{cite web |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2016-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-1028570/ |title=200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin |work=India.com |access-date=4 March 2016}}

2016–2017

| Naamkarann

| Asha Ashish Mehta / Ayesha Haider

|{{Cite web |title=Viraf Patel and Barkha Bisht to star in Mahesh Bhatt's show 'Namkaran' |last=Pitale |first=Sonali Joshi |work=mid-day |date=28 July 2016 |access-date=20 August 2016 |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/viraf-patel-and-barkha-bisht-to-star-in-mahesh-bhatts-show-namkaran/17473150}}

2017

| Tenali Rama

| Goddess Kali

| Cameo season 1{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-turns-goddess-kali-in-tenali-rama/articleshow/58944570.cms |title=Barkha Bisht turns Goddess Kali in 'Tenali Rama' - Times of India |website=The Times of India}}

rowspan="4" | 2018

| Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double

| Shikha

| Cameo

Laal Ishq

| Shalu

| Episodic role

Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se

| Prema Shalini

|{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shrimaan-shrimati-phir-se-to-premiere-today-heres-what-you-can-expect-from-the-show/articleshow/63269921.cms |title=Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se to premiere today; here's what you can expect from the show |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 March 2018}}

Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2

| Bhairavi

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Chandragupta Maurya

| Tarini

Paramavatar Shri Krishna

| Draupadi

2020–2021

| Shaadi Mubarak

| Nandini Chirtubal

2022

| Swaraj

| Rani Abbakka

rowspan="3"| 2024

| Mera Balam Thanedaar

| Meethi

Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana

| Damini

Tenali Rama

| Goddess Kali

| Cameo season 2

2025

|Jaadu Teri Nazar – Daayan Ka Mausam

|Kaamini

|{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=29 April 2025|title=Barkha Bisht on her powerful role as Maha Dayan in Jaadu Teri Nazar, says 'Kamini isn’t just a Dayan; she’s a force'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/barkha-bisht-on-her-powerful-role-as-maha-dayan-in-jaadu-teri-nazar-says-kamini-isnt-just-a-dayan-shes-a-force/articleshow/120729253.cms|access-date=20 May 2025|work=The Times of India|language=en}}

= Web series =

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style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year !! Series !! Role !! Language !! Notes

rowspan="2"|2020

| Ratri Ke Yatri

| Nishaat

| Hindi

Love and Affairs

|Roshni

|rowspan="2"|Bengali

2019

|Kamini

|Kamini

|{{cite news |title=Barkha Sengupta on OTT, TV and films: National television contents are very regressive |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/barkha-sengupta-on-ott-tv-and-films-national-television-contents-are-very-regressive/1587ec3361542 |work=OTTPlay |language=en}}

2019

|Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala

|Seema

|rowspan="8"|Hindi

2022–2023

|Duranga

|Prachi Banne

2022

|Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy

|Begum Anar

rowspan="2"|2023

|Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega

|Swati

Asur

|Vrinda Shrivastav

2024

|Naam Gum Jayega

rowspan="2"|2025

|rowspan="2"|Power of Paanch{{cite web |title=Barkha Bisht On Finding Real-Life Parallels And Relevance In Power of Paanch: Being a Single Mother... - EXCLUSIVE |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/web-series/barkha-bisht-on-finding-real-life-parallels-and-relevance-in-power-of-paanch-being-a-single-mother-exclusive-article-117567319 |website=Times Now |language=en |date=26 January 2025}}

| Tanu Shergill

Tabu Luthra

References

External links

{{IMDb name|2371046|Barkha Bisht}}

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