Anchal G Singh (born 5 April 1992) is an Indian actress. She is known for the films Dhilluku Dhuddu and Zakhmi. She also featured in SonyLIV's Undekhi and Netflix's Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein. She also acted in a Sri Lankan film Sri Siddhartha Gautama in 2013 as Princess Yasodhara.
Career 2013-2016 In 2013, Singh made her film debut with Sri Siddhartha Gautama, in which she played Princess Yashodhara. It was a biographical film based on the life of Gautama Buddha. The film consisted of Indian and Sri Lankan actors. The movie was released in over 20 countries being dubbed into many languages such as in Mandarin Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Hindi and was also subtitled in French, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Hindi. It became the highest-grossing film in the history of Sri Lankan Cinema, earning many accolades. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the then President of Sri Lanka personally congratulated Singh on her performance. After a successful debut, Singh was a part of another Sinhalese film - Akarsha, a story set in the backdrop of a war portraying a love affair between a Tamil music teacher and a Sinhalese army officer.
Following her Sri Lankan film debut, she made her Bollywood debut with a film Ramaiya Vastavaiya in that same year. In 2014, she appeared in another Hindi film Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty.
In 2016, she made her Kollywood debut with Dhilluku Dhuddu which was directed by Rambhala. She played the female lead opposite Santhanam in that film.
2019-present In 2019, Singh made her debut in the Punjabi film industry with - PunjKhaab alongside Gurpreet Ghuggi and Monica Gill, a film directed by Gurcharan Singh under Prabh Films for Punjabi Cinema. The film was announced in 2017. The cinematographer of the film was Anushul Chaobey. Punjkhaab was based various types of societal stereotypes and stigmas that plague Punjab. In 2020, she co-starred in Zakhmi with Dev Kharoud. Zakhmi was directed by Inderpal Singh. The movie was under the banners of Binnu Dhillon and Anshu Munish Sahni. It was released on 7 February 2020.
In 2020, Singh made her OTT debut with SonyLIV's Undekhi. She will now be seen in Undekhi (Season 2) reprising the role of Teji Grewal.
In 2022, she featured in Netflix's Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (both seasons) opposite Tahir Raj Bhasin. She received widespread recognition for her portrayal of Purva. The series is revived for a second season.
Filmography Films YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.2013Sri Siddhartha GautamaPrincess YashodharaSinhalaRamaiya VastavaiyaRiaHindi2014Holiday2016Jackson DuraiAmy JacksonTamilDhilluku DhudduKajal2019Punj KhaabRajjoPunjabiBomb Jigra2020ZakhmiReet
Web series YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.2020–2026UndekhiTeji GrewalHindi2022–2024Yeh Kaali Kaali AnkheinPurva Awasthi
Music videos YearTitleSingerRef.2012Rut Ne Jo Bansi BajaiFalguni Pathak2018Sanam MennuSanam2022Mere HaniyaaArko Pravo Mukherjee
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