Barkha Singh
Barkha Singh is an Indian model.[1] She began her career as a child artist at the age of 10 and has since been associated with big brands such as Amazon, Cadbury, Coca-Cola and Clinic Plus. She has appeared in multiple national and international television commercials and is also known for her cameos in movies such as Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Parineeta, Apna Asmaan and Samay: When Time Strikes. Singh is an animal activist. Apart from acting, she has also hosted online game shows.
Barkha Singh | |
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model and actress barkha singh | |
Born | 3 August 1992 |
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | Actress, Model, Host |
Years active | 2006–present |
Career
Barkha Singh is well known for her role as Gia Sen in the show Girls on Top broadcast on MTV India.[2][3] She also played her cameo role in the serial MTV Fanaah as Vedika. Barkha is known for her character in the serial Yeh Hai Aashiqui and Love by Chance, as well as her role of Surbhi Varun Shukla in the soap opera Bhagyalaxmi on &TV. She is also known as VJ Singh through MTV India.
She started her own YouTube page in January 2018, posting several travel and fashion blogs. [4] She has gained fame from doing several popular web shows like Work Life Balance, Engineering Girls, Please Find Attached and Please Find Attached 2. [5]
Early life
Born in Bikaner, Rajasthan, academically very inclined, Singh is a merit holder in her higher secondary exams in Maharashtra. She is a graduate with honors in Mass Media from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She attended classes in Marketing and Business at University of California, Berkeley. She holds a master's degree in Sociology.[6]
Filmography
Television
Year | Show | Role | Ref. |
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2013 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Neeti | |
2014 | MTV Fanaah | Vedika | |
2014 | Love by Chance | Kaavya | |
2014 | CID | Myra | |
2015 | Bhagyalaxmi | Surbhi Varun Shukla | |
2015 | Secret Diaries: The Hidden Chapters | Bindya | |
2015 | Aahat 6 | Simran | |
2016 | Girls on Top | Gia Sen | [7] |
2017 | Jaat Ki Jugni | Jyoti | |
2018 | Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan | Jeff | |
2018 | Breathe | Vrushali |
Films
Year | Film | Role | Note |
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2002 | Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | Tina | Child artist |
2003 | Samay: When Time Strikes | Anjalee | Child artist |
2019 | House Arrest | Pinky | Netflix Film |
2020 | The Dealer | Barkha | Short film on YouTube with Ashish Chanchlani |
Web Series
Year | Series | Role | Platform |
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2018 | Engineering Girls | Tejaswini "Sabu" Rathi | The Timeliners |
2019 | Home Sweet Office | Adhira | Dice Media, Pocket Aces |
2019 | Please Find attached | Sanya | Dice media, Pocket Aces |
2020 | Please Find Attached 2 | Sanya | Dice Media, Pocket Aces |
References
- "Barkha Singh: Acting has always been my first love". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- "MTV Splitsvilla 9 is back with a bang!". indiatoday.intoday.in. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- World, Republic. "Barkha Singh: Here's everything you need to know about the actor". Republic World. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Suthar, Author: Manisha (16 September 2019). "Ayush Mehra and Barkha Singh in Dice Media's Work Life Balance". IWMBuzz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Saloni, Ayesha, Barkha nostalgic about their journey on MTV Girls On Top". The Times of India. 4 October 2016.