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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anya Singh
| image = Anya Singh at Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest 2025.jpg
| caption = Anya Singh in 2025
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]<ref name="It"/>
| citizenship = Indian
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2017–present
| education = [[Mayo College Girls School]], [[Ajmer]]<br>[[Sri Venkateswara College]], [[Delhi University|University of Delhi]]<ref name="It"/>
| known_for =
}}

'''Anya Singh''' is an Indian actress from [[New Delhi]], who primarily works in [[Hindi films]] and web series. She made her debut in a leading role with the musical drama film ''[[Qaidi Band]]'' (2017), directed by [[Habib Faisal]], opposite [[Aadar Jain]].<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web |title=Meet Yash Raj Films' new find Anya Singh |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/meet-yash-raj-films-new-find-anya-singh-biography-best-hd-family-hot-and-hq-photos-videos-instagram-and-more-4738039/ |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=8 November 2017 |location=Bengaluru |date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108093747/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/meet-yash-raj-films-new-find-anya-singh-biography-best-hd-family-hot-and-hq-photos-videos-instagram-and-more-4738039/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020719/anya-makes-it-to-kannadi-from-qaidi-band.html |title=Anya makes it to Kannadi from Qaidi Band |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=2 July 2019 |author=Anupama Subramanian |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801193301/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020719/anya-makes-it-to-kannadi-from-qaidi-band.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in two seasons of the web series ''[[Never Kiss Your Best Friend season 1|Never Kiss Your Best Friend]]'' (2020–2022) and in films including ''[[Kho Gaye Hum Kahan]]'' (2023) and ''[[Stree 2]]'' (2024). In 2025, she played one of the lead roles as Sanya Ahmed, a talent manager, in [[Aryan Khan]]'s [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Ba***ds of Bollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Anya Singh, the actor being noticed for Ba****ds of Bollywood once signed a three-film contract with YRF but never led any film after debut|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-anya-singh-the-actor-being-noticed-for-bads-of-bollywood-once-signed-a-three-film-contract-with-yrf-but-never-led-any-film-after-debut-10268020/|date=24 September 2025|website=The Indian express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Anya Singh, the actress making waves as Sanya in The Ba***ds of Bollywood?|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/who-is-anya-singh-the-rising-star-from-the-bads-of-bollywood-107529/1|date=25 September 2025|website=Mid-Day}}</ref><ref name="Cosmopolitan">{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Shraddha |title=Anya Singh is just getting started |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.in/celebrity/interviews/story/anya-singh-is-just-getting-started-1324355-2025-12-30 |publisher=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Singh was born in [[London]] and spent her early childhood there before moving to [[New Delhi]] at the age of five. She studied at [[Mayo College Girls School]] in [[Ajmer]] and later graduated from [[Sri Venkateswara College]], [[University of Delhi]]. She trained in [[Odissi dance]] and participated in stage productions during her school and college years.<ref name="It">{{cite news |last1=Keshri |first1=Shweta |title=Anya Singh's rebirth with The Ba***ds of Bollywood: She's winning hearts and how! |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/anya-singh-career-and-achievements-bads-of-bollywood-aryan-khan-2793725-2025-09-26 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=September 26, 2025 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> In 2015, she moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue a career in acting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kundu |first1=Tanya |title=Launched By YRF, Featured In ‘Stree 2’: Meet Anya Singh, Who Turned Down Ranbir In ‘The Ba***ds Of Bollywood’ |url=https://www.idiva.com/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-the-bads-of-bollywood-actor-anya-singh/18093734?utm_source=chatgpt.com |publisher=Idiva.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title{{efn|The films are listed in order of release date.}}
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Qaidi Band]]''
| Bindiya Chadha
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Velle (film)|Velle]]''
| Riya
|
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Kho Gaye Hum Kahan]]''
| Laxmi "Lala" Lalvani
|
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Stree 2]]''
| Chitti
|
|
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Border 2]]''<ref>{{cite news |last1=P |first1=Apurva |title=Actress Anya Singh reflects on her army roots ahead of Border 2 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Jan/16/actress-anya-singh-reflects-on-her-army-roots-ahead-of-border-2 |publisher=[[Indulge Express]] |date=January 16, 2026}}</ref>
| Sudha Rawat
|
|
|-
|}

;Web series
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title{{efn|The films are listed in order of release date.}}
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2019
|''Pyaar Actually''
|Sukanya<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/y-films-announces-anthology-film-pyaar-actually-starring-bhumi-pednekar-riteish-deshmukh-saqib-salim-5317171.html | title=Y-Films announces anthology film, Pyaar Actually, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Riteish Deshmukh, Saqib Salim | date=4 October 2018 }}</ref>
|
|
|-
|2020
|[[Never Kiss Your Best Friend (Season 1)|''Never Kiss Your Best Friend'' (Season 1)]]
|Tanie Brar<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2021 |first=Grace |last=Cyril |title=Nakuul Mehta and Anya Singh reunite for Never Kiss Your Best Friend Season 2. See pics |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/nakuul-mehta-and-anya-singh-reunite-for-never-kiss-your-best-friend-season-2-see-pics-1881190-2021-11-26 |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2020 |title=Never Kiss Your Best Friend review: An easy-breezy show on love and friendship |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/never-kiss-your-best-friend-review-nakuul-mehta-anya-singh-6238731/ |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Kaun Banegi Shikharwati]]''
| Rajkumari Uma
|
|
|-
|[[Never Kiss Your Best Friend (Season 2)|''Never Kiss Your Best Friend'' (Season 2)]]
|Tanie Brar<ref>{{Cite web |title='Never Kiss Your Best Friend' season 2: Reuniting with Anya Singh was an absolute delight, says Nakuul Mehta |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/television/never-kiss-your-best-friend-season-2-reuniting-with-anya-singh-was-an-absolute-delight-says-nakuul-mehta |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Jee Karda]]''
|Preet Chuharmalani
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Preet reminds me of myself,’ says Anya Singh on her role in Jee Karda |url=https://archive.adgully.com/preet-reminds-me-of-myself--shares-anya-singh-for-her-role-from-jee-karda-133308.html |publisher=Adgully |date=June 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[The Ba***ds of Bollywood]]''
| Sanya Ahmed
|
|<ref name="Cosmopolitan"/>
|}

== Notes ==

=== Footnotes ===
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== References ==
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==External links==
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