Barkha Bisht is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television, along with Bengali films and Hindi films. She made her first television appearance in Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi as Udita. She made her screen debut in Hindi Film Raajneeti (2010) and Bengali film debut in Dui Prithibi (2010). In 2025, Bisht portrayed Noina Sarabhai in iconic soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2.
Personal life
Barkha was born on 28 December 1979 in Hisar, Haryana. She spent her childhood in military towns specially in Kolkata, as her father was a Colonel. She is a Garhwali and originally belongs to Dehradun in Uttarakhand. She is the youngest of three sisters, with the eldest and the middle sister being MBAs and corporate professionals. She married Indraneil Sengupta on 2 March 2008, her fellow actor and co-star from Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam and Doli Saja Ke and a film based in lockdown titled Choices, and changed her name to Barkha Sengupta. In October 2011, she gave birth to a girl named Meira and was later divorced in 2022.
Since 2022, she is dating actor and producer Ashish Sharma.
Career She started her career on television with a show called Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, which was aired on MTV India. This was followed by another television show on StarPlus called Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam, where she played the lead roles of Shyaama, Raadha and Radhika. She has also hosted a film-news based programme called Popkorn on Zoom TV. She has played the lead role of Anupama in Doli Saja Ke on Sahara One channel.
She has 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 Añjanā on the show Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan on Sony TV, and 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 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.
Filmography
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2010 Raajneeti Dancer In song "Ishq Barse" Dui Prithibi Mandakini Bengali film 2011 Ami Shubhash Bolchi Charulata Bose, B Charu 2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Kesar Villain Meherunnisa aka Laila Bengali film 2014 Samrat & Co. Revati Singh Action Raka (Rekha) Bengali film 2015 Black Item number 2019PM Narendra Modi Jashodaben Modi2021Choices20231920: Horrors of the HeartRadhikaSafedRadha2024KhadaanJamunaBengali film2025Kesari Veer
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004–2005 Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi Udita 2005 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Diya Sengupta Kkavyanjali Arpita Nanda / Arpita Vansh Malhotra Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai Simone 2006 Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa Naina Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam Shyama Radha Sharma Radhika Popkorn Newz Host 2007 AahatEpisode- Khel Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Tanya Episode- Tattoo man Nach Baliye 3 Contestant 2007–2009 Doli Saja Ke Anupama Kapoor / Anupama Chaitanya Shekhawat / Anupama Daksh Singhania 2008–2009 Tiya Kapoor 2008 Saas v/s Bahu Contestant Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Along with Nikhil Chopra 2009 Dancing Queen Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 Guest Contestant 2010 Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai Dhaani Ambar Raghuvanshi 2012 Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe Host 2013 Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi Pinky Jeet Ahuja Yeh Hai Aashiqui English professor2014SuperCops Vs Super Villains Arina/Samara/BinakiCameo role 2014–2015 Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne Mariam Tauseef Baig / Mariam Imran Siddiqui Box Cricket League 1 Contestant Captain and Player of Chandigarh Cubs 2015–2017 Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan Añjanā 2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Player in Chandigarh Cubs 2016–2017 Naamkarann Asha Ashish Mehta / Ayesha Haider 2017 Tenali Rama Goddess Kali Cameo season 1 2018 Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double Shikha Cameo Laal Ishq Shalu Episodic role Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se Prema Shalini Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 Bhairavi 2019 Chandragupta Maurya Tarini Paramavatar Shri Krishna Draupadi 2020–2021 Shaadi Mubarak Nandini Chirtubal 2022 Swaraj Rani Abbakka 2024 Mera Balam Thanedaar Meethi Safal Hogi Teri Aradhana Damini Tenali Rama Goddess Kali Cameo2025Jaadu Teri Nazar – Daayan Ka MausamKaaminiCameo2025–2026 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2Noina Sarabhai 2026–presentKyunki Rishton Ke Bhi Roop Badalte Hain
Web series Year Title Role LanguageRef2019KaminiKaminiBengaliColdd Lassi Aur Chicken MasalaSeemaHindi2020 Ratri Ke Yatri NishaatLove and AffairsRoshniBengali2022–2023DurangaPrachi BanneHindi2022Mukhbir - The Story of a SpyBegum Anar2023Hunter Tootega Nahi TodegaSwatiAsurVrinda Shrivastav2024Naam Gum Jayega2025Power of Paanch Tanu ShergillTabu Luthra
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