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{{Short description|Indian actress and producer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Alka Badola
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = Ravi G. Kaushal
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Producer}}
| family = Vishwa Mohan Badola (father) [[Varun Badola]] (brother) Kalindi Badola (sister) [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] (sister-in-law)
| known_for =[[Queen (2014 film)|''Queen'']] ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' ''[[Qubool Hai]]'' [[Kumkum (TV series)|''Kumkum'']]
| children = Shhambhavi Kaushal (daughter)
}}
'''Alka Kaushal''' (born '''Badola''', {{lang-hi|अल्का कौशल}}) is an Indian actress and producer, known for her work in [[Marathi cinema]]. She is also popular for her roles in TV shows such as ''[[Kumkum (TV series)|Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]'' and ''[[Qubool Hai]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kumkum's Sukanya bua is in town ... and so is Shanti's Ayesha | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Kumkums-Sukanya-bua-is-in-town-and-so-is-Shantis-Ayesha/articleshow/28896206.cms |author=Harneet Singh|date= 20 November 2002| access-date = 2014-10-22 | publisher = he Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Alka Kaushal, Shubhangi Gokhale & Rajendra Chawla in DJ's A Creative Unit's show | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Alka-Kaushal-Shubhangi-Gokhale-Rajendra-Chawla-in-DJs-A-Creative-Units-show/articleshow/38852476.cms |date= 22 July 2014| access-date = 2014-10-22 | work = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The new showstealers | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/The-new-showstealers/articleshow/19741759.cms |author=Ano Patel|date= 27 April 2013| access-date = 2014-10-22 | work =The Times of India}}</ref> She has played supportive roles in numerous [[Hindi]] TV serials, mainly negative characters or [[femme fatale|vamps]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Characters of vamps are very interesting, says Alka Kaushal | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Characters-of-vamps-are-very-interesting-says-Alka-Kaushal/articleshow/19634019.cms |date= 20 April 2013| access-date = 2014-10-22 | work = The Times of India}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kaushal is the eldest of three children born to stage artist Vishwa Mohan S. Badola and Susheela Badola. She had attended the ''National School of Drama Repertory'' in her hometown [[Delhi]], and later moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue a career on [[Television in India|Indian television]]. She is married to TV producer and director, Ravi G. Kaushal; the couple have started their own production house, Mangalam Arts.

In 2017, the actress and her mother were sent for two years to Sangrur district jail after the Sangrur (Punjab) court upheld the two-year jail term given to the television actress and her mother in a cheque-bounce case by a lower court. Alka and her mother had borrowed Rs.50 lakh from farmer Avtar Singh, to make a serial and gave him two cheques of Rs 25 lakh each which bounced and so he moved a local court in Malerkotla in 2015, which sentenced the two to two years' imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bajrangi-bhaijaan-actor-alka-kaushal-and-her-mom-sent-to-jail-for-two-years/story-UOC2lhYBFOW53tXu22fPBP.html|title=Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor Alka Kaushal and her mom sent to jail for two years|date=9 July 2017|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref>

==Acting career==
She made her television debut with [[Ramesh Sippy]]'s ''Gathaand'' and later acted in ''Tum Pukar Lo'', ''Manzilein Apni Apni'' and ''[[Prratima]]''. Kaushal has worked in serials like ''[[Faasle]]'', ''[[9 Malabar Hill]]'', ''Sansar'', ''Kartavya'' and ''[[Kammal]]''. She is also seen in [[Zee TV]]'s serial ''[[Qubool Hai]]''. She was out of ''Qubool Hai'' for six months. She has acted in ''[[Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur]]'' as Parvati Gadodia and Tarkeshwari Singh/Tharka Bua on ''[[Sarojini (TV series)|Sarojini]]''. In July and November 2020, She played Sita Choudhary in ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' and Tara Bai in [[Colors TV]]'s ''[[Barrister Babu]]''.

Since December 2020, she is playing Devi Sabherwal in ''[[Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani]]''.

==Filmography==
'''As actress''':

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year!!Show!!Role
|-
| ||''Naya Daur''||
|-
| ||''Gaatha''||
|-
| ||''Akbar the Great''||
|-
| ||''Tum Pukar Lo''||
|-
| ||''Faasle''||
|-
| ||''[[9 Malabar Hill]]''||
|-
| ||''Sansar''||
|-
| ||''Kartavya''||
|-
| 2002–2007 || ''[[Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]''|| Sukanya Wadhwa
|-
| 2002–2003 || ''[[Kammal]]''||
|-
| 2004–2005 || ''[[Prratima]]''|| Asha Dharmesh Thakur
|-
| 2009–2010 || ''[[Jyoti (TV series)| Jyoti]]''||Choti Maa
|-
| 2011–2012 || ''[[Don't Worry Chachu]]'' ||
|-
| 2012–2015 || ''[[Qubool Hai]]''|| Razia Gafoor Ahmed Siddiqui
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Hamari Sister Didi]]''|| Mrs. Kapoor
|-
| 2015–2016 || ''[[Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur|''Swaragini'']]''|| Parvati Deendayal Gadodia
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sarojini (TV series)| Sarojini]]''|| Tarkeshwari Singh
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Santoshi Maa (TV series)| Santoshi Maa]]''|| Kranti Maa
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Woh Apna Sa]]''|| Ambika Khanna
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[Bahu Begum (2019 TV series)| Bahu Begum]]''|| Ghazala Mirza
|-
| ''[[Shaadi Ke Siyape]]''|| Fancy
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020|| ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' || Sita Choudhury
|-
| ''[[Nazar (TV series)| Nazar 2]]'' || Narmada Choudhary
|-
|''[[Barrister Babu]]''
|Tara Bai
|-
|2020–2021
|''[[Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani]]''
|Devi Sabherwal
|}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes
|-
|2014
!scope="row"|''[[Queen (2014 film)|Queen]]''
|{{abbr|Mrs.|Mistress}} Mehra
|
|-
|2015
!scope="row"|''[[Dharam Sankat Mein]]''
|Dharam Pal's wife
|
|-
|2015
!scope="row"|''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
|as Kareena Kapoor's Mother
|
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|as Mrs. Santosh Bhandari
|
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|''[[Soorma (film)|Soorma]]''
|as Tapsee mother
|
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|''[[Badhaai Ho]]''
|as [[Ayushmann Khurrana]]'s Aunt (Gudan bhua)
|
|-
|}

===As producer===
* ''[[Meet Mila De Rabba]]''
* ''Kho Gayi Manzilein… Kho Gayi''
* ''Naya Daur''
* ''Saturday Suspense''
* ''Thriller @ 10''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb name|7478179}}

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