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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Barkha Singh
| image = Barkha Singh at the screening of film Maja Ma (cropped).jpg
| caption = Singh in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|08|3}}
| birth_place = [[Bikaner]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| height =
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}}

'''Barkha Singh''' (born 3 August 1992) is an Indian actress who mainly works in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films and web shows.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barkha Singh opens up about her shift from TV to films to web! Here's what she says|access-date=4 September 2022|work=Times Of India|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/barkha-singh-opens-up-about-her-shift-from-tv-to-films-to-web-heres-what-she-says/articleshow/93968944.cms}}</ref> She began her career as a child artist and worked in films such as ''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'' (2002) and ''[[Samay: When Time Strikes]]'' (2003). She then worked in television shows including ''[[Bhagyalaxmi]]'' (2015) and ''[[Girls on Top (2016 TV series)|Girls on Top]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/MTV-Girls-On-Top-to-question-taboos-surrounding-women/articleshow/50929505.cms|title='MTV Girls On Top' to question taboos surrounding women|newspaper=The Times of India|date=10 February 2016|accessdate=10 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530053526/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//tv/news/hindi/MTV-Girls-On-Top-to-question-taboos-surrounding-women/articleshow/50929505.cms|archive-date=30 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Singh is best known for her portrayal in the web shows, ''Engineering Girls'' and ''Please Find Attached'' and the films, ''[[36 Farmhouse]]'' and ''[[Maja Ma]]'' both (2022).<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 September 2022|title=Maja Ma trailer: Madhuri Dixit is a middle-class mom battling past scandal and a conservative society|publisher=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/maja-ma-trailer-madhuri-dixit-is-a-mom-battling-scandal-conservative-society-101663835599650|access-date=21 October 2022}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Career ==
Barkha Singh started her career as a child artist. She played the younger [[Kareena Kapoor]] as Tina in [[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!|''Mujhse Dosti Karoge'']]. Barkha Singh is well known for her role as Gia Sen in the show ''[[Girls on Top (2016 TV series)|Girls on Top]]'' broadcast on [[MTV India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mtv-splitsvilla-9-dating-reality-show-ranvijay-singh-sunny-leone-lifetv/1/683217.html | title=MTV Splitsvilla 9 is back with a bang! | work=indiatoday.intoday.in | accessdate=1 July 2016 | archive-date=23 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623125624/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mtv-splitsvilla-9-dating-reality-show-ranvijay-singh-sunny-leone-lifetv/1/683217.html | url-status=live }}</ref> 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 (Indian TV series)|Love by Chance]]'', as well as her role of Surbhi Varun Shukla in the soap opera ''[[Bhagyalaxmi]]'' on [[&TV]].

She started her own YouTube page in January 2018, posting several travel and fashion blogs.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} She has gained fame from doing several popular web shows like ''Please Find Attached'', ''Work Life Balance,'' ''Engineering Girls, Murder Meri Jaan, Netflix's [[Masaba Masaba]](S2).'' Her recently released web series was ''The Great Wedding of Munnes'' opposite [[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]]. In 2021 she was seen in the movie [[Silence... Can You Hear It?]] starring [[Manoj Bajpayee]] and in 2022 she was seen leading in two movies, [[36 Farmhouse]] and [[Maja Ma]]a.

== In the media ==
Singh has been associated with brands such as [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], [[Cadbury]], [[Coca-Cola]] and Clinic Plus. She has appeared in multiple television commercials and is an animal activist. Apart from acting, she has hosted online game shows.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Barkha-Singh-Acting-has-always-been-my-first-love/articleshow/51406337.cms | title=Barkha Singh: Acting has always been my first love | work=Times Of India| accessdate=1 July 2016 | archive-date=20 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420221852/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Barkha-Singh-Acting-has-always-been-my-first-love/articleshow/51406337.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2002
|''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]''
|Tina Kapoor
|rowspan="3"|Child artist
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hegde |first=Raju |date=10 June 2016 |title='Acting courses can't teach you how to act' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/acting-courses-cant-teach-you-how-to-act/20160610.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115192344/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/acting-courses-cant-teach-you-how-to-act/20160610.htm |archive-date=15 November 2016 |access-date=2 March 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|2003
|''[[Samay: When Time Strikes]]''
|Anjalee
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Apna Asmaan]]''
|Pinky Sharma
|
|-
|2019
|''[[House Arrest (2019 film)|House Arrest]]''
|Pinky
|
|
|-
|2020
|''The Dealer''
|Dealer Barkha
|Short film
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Silence... Can You Hear It?]]''
| Pooja Choudhary
|
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Barve |first=Ameya |date=13 February 2021 |title=Manoj Bajpayee's 'Silence... Can You Hear It?' to premiere on ZEE5 in March |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/manoj-bajpayee-s-silence-can-you-hear-it-to-premiere-on-zee5-in-march-684636 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=India TV}}</ref>
|-
|''[[OTP: The Lottery|OTP: The Lottery - Part 2]]''
| Ritu
| Short film
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[36 Farmhouse]]''
|Antara Raj Singh
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-12|title=36 Farmhouse trailer: Subhash Ghai returns with a comedy|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/36-farmhouse-trailer-subhash-ghai-zee-5-7717993/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Maja Ma]]''
|Esha Hansraj
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Maja Ma - Official Trailer {{!}} Madhuri Dixit, Gajraj Rao, Ritwik Bhowmik, Barkha Singh - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/ott/maja-ma-official-trailer-madhuri-dixit-gajraj-rao-ritwik-bhowmik-barkha-singh/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
|2013
|''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]''
|Neeti
|Season 1
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bindass.com Yeh Hai Aashiqui Season 1 (Love Heroes) (2013)|url=http://www.bindass.com/shows/yeh-hai-aashiqui/1 |publisher=Bindass.com|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2014
|''[[MTV Fanaah]]''
|Vedika
|
|
|-
|''[[Love by Chance (Indian TV series)|Love By Chance]]''
|Kavya
|Episode: "Bhootiyapanti"
|
|-
|''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]''
|Myra,pari
|
|
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2015
|''[[Bhagyalaxmi]]''
|Surbhi Prajapati Shukla
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/48857397.cms|title='Bhagyalakshmi': On the sets|date=2015-09-07|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>
|-
|''Secret Diaries: The Hidden Chapters''
|Bindya
|
|
|-
|''[[Aahat]]''
|Simran
|Season 6
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Girls on Top (2016 TV series)|Girls on Top]]''
|Gia Sen
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Saloni-Ayesha-Barkha-nostalgic-about-their-journey-on-MTV-Girls-On-Top/articleshow/54672103.cms|title=Saloni, Ayesha, Barkha nostalgic about their journey on MTV Girls On Top|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Jaat Ki Jugni]]''
|Jyoti Singh
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sony-entertainment-television-presents-jaat-ki-jugni-ek-visphotak-prem-kahaani/articleshow/57853221.cms |title=Sony Entertainment Television: Sony Entertainment Television presents Jaat Ki Jugni- Ek Visphotak Prem Kahaani |website=Times Of India |date=2017-03-27 |access-date=2017-06-14}}</ref>
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 2018
|''[[Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan]]''
|Jeffrina "Jeff"
|Season 3
|
|-
|2018
|Pubg India Life Battle Royale
|Naomi
|Short film
|
|-
|2018–2021
|''Engineering Girls''
|Tejaswini "Sabu" Rathi
|2 seasons
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Engineering Girls Web Series, Show Online in HD On ZEE5 |url=https://www.zee5.com/global/zee5originals/details/engineering-girls/0-6-3343 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=ZEE5 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Breathe (TV series)|Breathe]]''
| Vrushali
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/breathe-trailer-r-madhavan-is-a-scared-and-scary-father-in-this-thriller/story-tYw6gJ9FpiBu03CQjyoddO.html|title=Breathe trailer: R Madhavan is a scared and scary father in this thriller
|work=Hindustan Times|date= 16 Jan 2018|access-date= 16 Jan 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''Home Sweet Office''
|Adhira
|
|
|-
|2019–2022
|''Please Find Attached''
|Sanya Agarwal
|3 seasons
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-28 |title=Web series are here to stay: Barkha Singh |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-on-the-move/web-series-are-here-to-stay-barkha-singh-920773.html |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''Murder Meri Jaan''
|Sonal
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=Kumar Raviraj |date=2021-05-06 |title=Playing Sonal in 'Murder Meri Jaan' on Hotstar was quite challenging: Barkha Singh |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/interview/playing-sonal-in-murder-meri-jaan-on-hotstar-was-quite-challenging-barkha-singh |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Masaba Masaba]]''
|Aisha Mehrauli
|Season 2
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive! Barkha Singh opens up on working with Masaba in 'Masaba Masaba' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/web-series/masaba-masaba-barkha-singh-opens-up-on-working-with-masaba-calls-her-best-friend-2490805.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''The Great Weddings of Munnes''
| Mahi
|
|<ref>{{cite web |date=23 November 2021 |title=Abhishek Banerjee and Barkha Singh come together for Raaj Shaandilyaa's The Great Weddings of Munnes |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/abhishek-banerjee-barkha-singh-come-together-raaj-shaandilyaas-great-weddings-munnes/ |access-date=23 November 2021 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2022
|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
|Popular Actress - OTT
|''Please Find Attached 3''
|{{pending}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Nominations - Vote Now |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=Indian Television Academy Awards |url=https://ita2022.indiantelevisionacademy.com/}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|2771295}}
*{{instagram|barkhasingh0308}}

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Ajay Kumar at 05:30, 20 August 2023