Barkha Bisht is an Indian television and Film Actress, who has worked in many TV serials, Bengali and Hindi films. She was born on 28 December 1979, in Hisar city of Haryana, India. Barkha won the NDA Queen beauty pageant in 2000. She is popular for her role of Anjana in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman in 2015. She made her debut with the serial Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi in 2004. Barkha also appeared in Bengali movie Dui Prithibi (2010). She has also worked in TV series such as Shaadi Mubarak, Naamkarann, Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne, Kkavyanjali etc. She also participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 3 as a contestant. She made her Bollywood debut with the film Raajneeti in 2010.
| Name | Barkha Bisht |
| Full Name | Barkha Bisht Sengupta |
| Nickname | Barkha |
| Date of birth | 28 December 1979 |
| Birthplace | Hisar, Haryana, India |
| Age (as in 2021) | 42 years old |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Profession | Actress |
| Famous Role | Anjani in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman (2015) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hometown | Dehradun, India |
| Ethnicity | Asian/ Indian |
| Address | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Hobbies | Dancing |
Barkha Bisht Height/ Weight & Physical State –
The height of Barkha Bisht is 5 feet 5 inches and the body weight is around 55 kg. The full body measurement of Barkha Bisht is 34-28-36 inches. She has stylish black colour hair and sparkling star-like Brown colour eyes.
| Height | 5’5″ (165 cm) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lbs) |
| Chest | 34 Inches |
| Waist | 28 Inches |
| Hips | 36 Inches |
| Figure | 34-28-36 |
| Body type | Hourglass Slim |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Hair colour | Black |
Barkha Bisht Family Background –
The name of her parents are not known. Her father is a retired colonel. She has two sibling sisters, Aparna and Sapna. There is not much information available about her family background.
| Father | Not Known (Retired Colonel) |
| Mother | Not known |
| Brother | None |
| Sister | Aparna and Sapna |
Barkha Bisht Educational Qualification –
She did her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Fortwilliam, Kolkata. She did her Bachelors in Commerce from Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce, Pune.
| School | Kendriya Vidyalaya Fortwilliam, Kolkata |
| College | Symbiosis College, Pune, India |
| Qualification | B.Com |
Barkha Bisht Marital status/ Relationship and More –
Marital status of Barkha Bisht is Unmarried. She was married on 2 nd March 2008 with the actor Indraneil Sengupta. In October 2011, she gave birth to a baby girl named Meera Sengupta.
She was once engaged to the actor, Karan Singh Grover, and they both were together until their engagement broke in 2006.
| Marital status | Married |
| Affairs/ Boyfriends | Karan Singh Grover (Actor) |
| Husband/Spouse | Indraneil Sengupta (Actor) |
| Marriage Date | 2 March 2008 |
| Children | Daughter – Meera Sengupta (born. 2011)Son – None |
Barkha Bisht Early Life and Childhood –
Barkha spent her childhood in military towns especially in Kolkata, as her father was a Colonel. She is the youngest of three sisters, the eldest being a hotel management professional and the elder a fashion designer. She was very popular amongst her childhood friends, especially in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Fort William, Kolkata.
Barkha Bisht Net worth –
The net worth of Barkha Bisht is estimated at $4 Million dollars. Barkha Bisht’s income source is mostly from being a successful TV actress.
| Net worth | $4 Million dollars |
| Source of Income | Acting |
Barkha Bisht Favourite Things –
| Favourite Actor | Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan |
| Favourite | Madhuri Dixit |
| Favourite Film | Dilwale dulhania le jayenge (1995), Love Story |
| Favourite Food | Italian Cuisine, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Cheese Pasta, Rajma Chawal |
| Favourite Book | Whiteout by Ken Follett |
| Favourite Restaurant | Shiv Sagar at Juhu, Little Italy, Hard Rock Cafe in Lower Parel, Mumbai |
| Favourite Destination | Maldives, Mauritius, Bora Bora |
Barkha Bisht Career –
- She started her career as a model.
- Barkha Bisht made her TV debut with the TV series “Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi” that aired on MTV India from 2004 to 2005.
- She then appeared as a lead actress in the serial “Pyaar Ke Do Naam…Ek Radha Ek Shyaam (Apr 2006- Sep 2006),” which aired on Star Plus.
- In 2006, she hosted a television-news-based programme on “Popkorn” on Zoom TV.
- She has played the lead role of Anupama in Doli Saja Ke on Sahara One channel.
- She also 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 Anjana on the show Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman on Sony TV.
- She 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 also 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.
- She made her first appearance in Bollywood as a dancer in the song “Ishq Barse” from the film “Raajneeti (2010).”
- She appeared in an item number in the Bengali Film “Dui Prithibi (2010).”
- She made her film debut with the Bengali movie “Ami Shubhash Bolchi” in 2011.
- She then made her Bollywood debut with the movie “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela” in 2013
- Later she also worked in Samrat & Co and PM Narendra Modi.
- Barkha is a popular name in Bengali cinema she played lead in some Bengali films and web series.
Barkha Bisht Filmography –
- Raajneeti (2010)
- Dui Prithibi (2010)
- Ami Subhash Bolchi (2011)
- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)
- Villain (2013)
- Samrat & Co. (2014)
- Action (2014)
- Black (2015)
Barkha Bisht Television –
- Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi (2004-2005)
- Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam (2005)
- Kkavyanjali (2005)
- Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2005-2006)
- Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai (2005-2006)
- Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa (2006)
- Popkorn Newz (2006)
- Aahat (2007)
- Babul Ki Bitiya Chali Doli Saja Ke (2007)
- Nach Baliye 3 (2007)
- Sajon Ghar Jaana Hai (2010)
- Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe (2012)
- Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi (2013)
- Yeh Hai Aashiqui (2013)
- Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne (2014)
- Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman (2015-2017)
- Naamkaran (2016-2017)
- Tenali Rama (2017)
- Patners – Trouble Ho Gayi Double (2018)
- Laal Ishq (2018)
- Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se (2018)
Some lesser known facts about Barkha Bisht –
- Does Barkha Bisht Smoke? Not known
- Does Barkha Bisht Drink Alcohol? Not known
- Barkha won the NDA Queen beauty pageant in 2000.
- She is good friends with the famous cricketer Sourav Ganguly.
- She started doing modelling assignments during her college days.
- After modelling for some time, she decided to make her career in acting, but her father’s did not approve her for it.
- She went against her father’s will and left for Mumbai. She luckily got her first serial “Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi” (2004-2005). After she left for Mumbai, her father did not speak to her for two months. Finally, her mother and sisters mediated and helped Barkha to convince her father.
- During her first TV show, “Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi (2004-2005)”, Barkha had a fall-out with Ekta Kapoor due to some contractual issues; however, after nine years, they finally reconciled.
- Sha has done cameo roles in various shows such as Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001-2008), Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa (2006-2007), and Kkavyanjali (2005-2006).
- Barkha met her future husband for the first time on the sets of “Pyaar Ke Do Naam; Ek Radha, Ek Shyaam (Apr 2006 – Sep 2006)”, where both were acting opposite each other.
- Before marrying Indraneil Sengupta, she was engaged to her Ex-boyfriend Karan Singh Grover, but the relationship ended in 2006.
- Apart from acting, she has also hosted shows like Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe (2012) on Sony TV and film-based show Popkorn (2006) on Zoom TV.
- She was one of the contestants in the dance show Saas V/S Bahu (2008), aired on Sahara One.
- Barkha is a staunch advocate of the philosophy – “Live and Let Live”.
- She essayed the role of Jashodaben (Narendra Modi’s wife) in Narendra Modi’s biopic- PM Narendra Modi (2019).
- Though Barkha and her husband are actors, she doesn’t want her daughter to be an actress.
- She is popular for her role of Aanjani in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman in 2015.
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Barkha Bisht Most Succesful Movies | Barkha Bisht Top IMDB Rated Movies
Raajneeti(7.1 rating)
Barkha Bisht Starrer Raajneeti released in 2010, this was an Drama, Thriller movie and it received 7.1 average rating on IMDB.
Cast By – Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah, Sarah Thompson, Nikhila Trikha, Darshan Jariwala, Shruti Seth, Vinay Apte, Singh Bhupesh, Barkha Bisht, Dhananjay Galani
Genre – Drama, Thriller
Duration – 163 Minutes
Director – Prakash Jha
Writer – Prakash Jha, Anjum Rajabali
Production Company – Prakash Jha Productions
Released Date – Friday, June 4, 2010
Budget –
About – When the American-educated scion of a powerful Indian family returns to the subcontinent, his first taste of power starts him down a corrupt path.
Ami Shubhash Bolchi(6.9 rating)
Barkha Bisht Starrer Ami Shubhash Bolchi released in 2011, this was an Drama movie and it received 6.9 average rating on IMDB.
Cast By – Mithun Chakraborty, Laboni Sarkar, Barkha Bisht, Saheb Bhattacharjee, Subhrajyoti Barat, Bharat Kaul, Anindya Pulak Banerjee, Siddarth Jadhav, Abhijit Lahiri, Vinod Singh, Sudesh Manjrekar, Karan, Aditi Bhattacharyya, Debashish Chandra, Anandadip Dasgupta
Genre – Drama
Duration – 123 Minutes
Director – Mahesh Manjrekar
Writer – Sabyasachi Debburman, Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande
Production Company – SVF Entertainment
Released Date – Friday, August 12, 2011
Budget –
About – The movie is based on the current socio-political conditions in the country and hardships the common man faces everyday in his struggle for an existence and how Netaji Subhash Bose would …
Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela(6.4 rating)
Barkha Bisht Starrer Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela released in 2013, this was an Drama, Musical, Romance movie and it received 6.4 average rating on IMDB.
Cast By – Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak, Sharad Kelkar, Homi Wadia, Abhimanyu Singh, Richa Chadha, Gulshan Devaiah, Jameel Khan, Barkha Bisht, Tarun Anand, Masood Akhtar, Mohammad Faizan, Utkarsh Naithani, Bharat Chawda
Genre – Drama, Musical, Romance
Duration – 150 Minutes
Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writer – Sanjay Leela Bhansali, William Shakespeare
Production Company – Bhansali Productions
Released Date – Friday, November 15, 2013
Budget –
About – Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with an Indian twist, the film focuses on the story of Ram and Leela, their love, lust and the drama afterwards.
Samrat & Co.(6.3 rating)
Barkha Bisht Starrer Samrat & Co. released in 2014, this was an Mystery, Thriller movie and it received 6.3 average rating on IMDB.
Cast By – Rajeev Khandelwal, Madalsa Sharma, Gopal Dutt, Girish Karnad, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Shreya Narayan, Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Bisht, Ravi Jhankal, Puja Gupta, Rajniesh Duggall, Bhaumik Sampat, Pradeep Welankar, Smita Jaykar, Gufi Paintal
Genre – Mystery, Thriller
Duration – 125 Minutes
Director – Kaushik Ghatak
Writer – Kaushik Ghatak, Manish Shrivastav
Production Company – Rajshri Productions
Released Date – Friday, April 25, 2014
Budget –
About – A small town tycoon gets murdered. The daughter hires a private investigator to catch the real culprit.
Dui Prithibi(6.2 rating)
Barkha Bisht Starrer Dui Prithibi released in 2010, this was an Drama, Romance movie and it received 6.2 average rating on IMDB.
Cast By – Jeet, Koyel Mallick, Barkha Bisht, Manoj Mitra, Kharaj Mukherjee, Debranjan Nag, Suman Bannerjee, B.D. Mukherjee, Kalyan Chatterjee, Supriyo Dutta, Pradeep Bhattacharya, Dev, Pradip Adhikari, Sudin Adhikari, Chandra Banerjee
Genre – Drama, Romance
Duration – 150 Minutes
Director – Raj Chakraborty
Writer – N.K. Salil
Production Company – SVF Entertainment
Released Date – Thursday, October 14, 2010
Budget – INR 35000000
About – Rahul, the son of a very rich man who has lost his love sets out on a journey, and discovers his life anew in the process.
PM Narendra Modi(3.1 rating)
Barkha Bisht Starrer PM Narendra Modi released in 2019, this was an Biography, Drama movie and it received 3.1 average rating on IMDB.
Cast By – Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Joshi, Darshan Kumaar, Anjan Srivastav, Barkha Bisht, Rajendra Gupta, Zarina Wahab, Suresh Oberoi, Jay Bhatt, Bhavik Bhojak, Bsinngh, Navneet Gairola, Sheila Gore, Imran Hasnee, Boman Irani
Genre – Biography, Drama
Duration – 136 Minutes
Director – Omung Kumar
Writer – Anirudh Chawla, Anirudh Chawla
Production Company – Legend Global Studio
Released Date – Thursday, May 30, 2019
Budget –
About – Biography of India’s Prime Minister Shri
