Archana Gautam is an Indian politician, actress, model and beauty pageant title holder, who won Miss Bikini India 2018, represented India at Miss Cosmos World 2018 and won sub title of Most Talent 2018.
Career
Archana has been doing modelling appearances in print and television and advertising campaigns for various brands. She has made cameo appearances in films like Great Grand Masti, Haseena Parker and Baaraat Company. She had a cameo for item song in Junction Varanasi. She has also shot for a music video with director Apoorva Lakhia for T-Series.
She was awarded the title of Miss Uttar Pradesh in 2014. She has won Miss Bikini India 2018 and represented India at Miss Bikini Universe 2018.Template:Citation needed Archana also represented India in Miss Cosmos 2018 held at Malaysia and won the sub title Most Talent 2018.
Since October 2022, she is seen as a participant in the Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 16.[1]
Politics
She joined Indian National Congress in November 2021 and got ticket from Hastinapur (Assembly constituency) for 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She was among the 8 candidates from this constituency. She lost the seat to BJP candidate Dinesh Khatik who won 107587 votes, while Archana received only 1519 votes.[2]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Great Grand Masti | Gaav Ki Goori | Hindi | Cameo |
| 2017 | Haseena Parkar | Salma | Hindi | |
| Baaraat Company | Anita Bhardwaj | Hindi | ||
| 2019 | Junction Varanasi | Item Song | Hindi | |
| TBA | IPL It's Pure Love | Amrita | Telugu | Filming |
| Gundas | Malar | Tamil | ||
| 47A | TBA | Tamil |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Bigg Boss 16 | Contestant |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Singer | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Haale Dil | Apeksha Dandekar | Hindi |
| 2019 | Beinteha | Altaaf Sayyed | Hindi |
| 2020 | Saans | Sandeep Surila | Haryanvi |
| Eyeliner | Gaggu Daad | Punjabi | |
| Dynamite | Shubhankit Sharma | Hindi | |
| Nasha Zyada | Lovesta, Chirag Bhatia | Hindi | |
| Buggu Oye | Navjeet, Nitika Jain | Punjabi |
Pageants
| Year | Title | Place | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Miss Uttar Pradesh | Winner | Lucknow | |
| 2018 | Miss Bikini India | Winner | Mangalore | |
| Miss Bikini Universe India | Winner | Bangalore | ||
| Miss Bikini Universe | Participant | China | ||
| Miss Cosmos India 2018 | Winner | Bangalore | ||
| Miss Cosmos World 2018 | Participant | Malaysia | Won Most Talent 2018 |
References
- ↑ Meet Bigg Boss 16 contestant Archana Gautam, who went from modelling to politics. The Indian Express(2 October 2022). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ 'Bikini Girl' Archana Gautam, Hastinapur's Congress Candidate, Got 1519 Votes But Has 756K Insta Followers!. News18(2022-10-02). Retrieved 2022-10-30.