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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pavitra Punia
| image = Pavitra Punia celebrating her birthday in 2021 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Punia in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|22|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/eijaz-khan-celebrates-pavitra-punia-s-lockdown-birthday-says-i-love-you-1793825-2021-04-22|title=Eijaz Khan celebrates Pavitra Punia's lockdown birthday, says I love you|quote= Pavitra Punia is celebrating her 34th birthday today, April 22.|date=23 April 2021}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| known_for = [[Baalveer Returns]]<br />[[Love u Zindagi]]<br />[[Bigg Boss 14]]
| height = 
| years_active = 2009–present
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| partner = [[Eijaz Khan]] (2021-present)<ref name="partner 1"/>
}}

'''Neha Singh''', better known by her stage name '''Pavitra Punia''' (born 22 April 1987), is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Geet Dhillon in [[StarPlus|Star Plus]]'s ''[[Love U Zindagi]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=love-u-zindagi|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tags/love-u-zindagi|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref> and an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular [[Sony SAB]] sitcom fantasy series ''[[Baalveer Returns]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pavitra Punia 'overwhelmed' to be back on 'Baalveer Returns' post 'Bigg Boss 14' sojourn - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/pavitra-punia-overwhelmed-to-be-back-on-baalveer-returns-post-bigg-boss-sojourn/articleshow/80195916.cms|access-date=2021-07-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She participated in reality shows ''[[MTV Splitsvilla]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Check out the evolution of Pavitra Punia when she was a Splitsvilla contestant in Season 3|url=https://news.knowledia.com/IN/en/articles/check-out-the-evolution-of-pavitra-punia-when-she-was-a-splitsvilla-730d988eafd5ed19690418aaf74a8710b03bb132|access-date=2021-07-28|website=news.knowledia.com|language=en}}</ref> in 2009 and ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 14)|Bigg Boss 14]]'' in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Pavitra Punia evicted from Bigg Boss Season 14|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/pavitra-punia-evicted-from-bigg-boss-14-7073020/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Career ==
Pavitra Punia started her career with the [[MTV]] reality show [[MTV Splitsvilla|''Splitsvilla 3'']],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/mtv-splitsvilla-bikini-girl-pavitra-punia-in-bebo-avatar-127518-2011-01-29|title=MTV Splitsvilla bikini girl in Bebo avatar |first=Priyanka |last=Srivastav|website=[[India Today]]|date=2011-01-29}}</ref> which aired in 2009. She was one of the finalists in the show that took place in [[Phuket City|Phuket]].

In 2010, she made her acting debut with the show ''[[Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi]]'' playing the cameo role of Dalljiet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=geet hui sabse parayi - Opera News|url=https://www.dailyadvent.com/tag/geet-hui-sabse-parayi|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.dailyadvent.com}}</ref> Thereafter, she got her first lead role in the Star Plus show ''[[Love U Zindagi]]'', opposite [[Sidharth Shukla]]. She was also a part of the [[Life OK]] reality show ''[[Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki]]''.

She then acted in the Mukul Mishra-directed movie ''Siddhartha - Love, Lust, Peace'', which stars [[Mahesh Bhatt]], Shivam Bhargava and [[Shazahn Padamsee]]. Punia has also been a part of other shows including ''Ritz Jeele Yeh Pal'', ''MTV Making The Cut 2'', ''[[Hongey Judaa Na Hum]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/high-end-drama-hongey-judaa-na-hum|title=High end drama in Hongey Judaa Na Hum|website=Tellychakkar.com|date=2012-11-03}}</ref> ''[[Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto|Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/pavitra-punia-the-new-air-force-pilot-preeto|title=Pavitra Punia is the new air force pilot in Preeto|website=Tellychakkar.com|date=2011-11-08}}</ref> and ''[[Darr Sabko Lagta Hai]]''. She portrayed the role of the lead antagonist Niddhi Chhabra in the Star Plus show ''[[Ye Hai Mohabbatein]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/yhm-update-ishita-turns-murderer-pavitra-punia-roped-160118|title=YHM update: Ishita turns murderer; Pavitra Punia roped in|website=Tellychakkar.com|date=2016-01-18}}</ref> She also played the role of Karuna in TV's ''[[Gangaa]]''. She also played a shape-shifting snake for a maha episode in [[Zee Tv]]'s ''[[Kaleerein]]''. Then she was cast as Poulomi Roy in the third season of [[Colors TV]]'s ''[[Naagin (2015 TV series)|Naagin]]''. As an actress, she last portrayed the role of an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular ''[[Sony SAB]]'' sitcom ''[[Baalveer Returns]]''.

In October 2020, Punia entered the ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 14)|Bigg Boss Season 14]]'' house as a celebrity contestant. The show is broadcast by [[Colors TV]] and [[Voot]].<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/aly-goni-always-catches-pavitra-punia-and-eijaz-khan-together-new-bigg-boss-14-video-1740733-2020-11-13|title=Aly Goni always catches Pavitra Punia and Eijaz Khan together. New Bigg Boss 14 video - Television News|website=[[India Today]]|date=2020-11-13|first=Grace |last=Cyril}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2020, she started dating her fellow [[Bigg Boss 14]] contestant [[Eijaz Khan]].<ref name="partner 1">{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/fingers-crossed-if-all-goes-well-we-will-get-married-this-year-eijaz-khan-pavitra-punia/amp_articleshow/80749250.cms|title=Exclusive Interview! Fingers crossed, if all goes well we will get married this year: Eijaz Khan-Pavitra Punia|date=9 February 2021}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
* ''Siddhartha: Love, Lust, Peace''

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Ref
|-
| 2009
| ''[[MTV Splitsvilla#Season 3|MTV Splitsvilla 3]]''
| rowspan="2" | Contestant
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''MTV Making The Cut 2''
|
|-
| ''[[Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi]]''
| Dalljiet (Cameo)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''Jeele Yeh Pal''
| Contestant
|
|-
| ''[[Love u Zindagi]]''
| Geet dhillon
|
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto]]''
| Simran Ahluwalia
|
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[Hongey Judaa Na Hum]]''
| Anushka
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki]]''
| rowspan="2" | Contestant
|
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Box Cricket League|Box Cricket League 1]]''
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Darr Sabko Lagta Hai]]''
| (Episodic Role)
|
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Yeh Hai Mohabbatein]]''
| Nidhi
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Box Cricket League|Box Cricket League 2]]''
| Contestant
|
|-
| ''[[Kavach... Kaali Shaktiyon Se]]''
| Ritu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Gangaa]]''
| Karuna
|
|-
| ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]''
| Karishma
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| ''[[Box Cricket League|Box Cricket League 3]]''
| Contestant
|
|-
| ''[[Kaleerein]]''
| Vishkanya, an Icchadhaari Naagin
|
|-
| ''[[Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop]]''
| S.P. Durga Agarwal
|
|-
| ''[[Naagin (2015 TV series)|Naagin 3]]''
| Poulomi Roy
|
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Daayan (TV series)|Daayan]]''
| Chandrika
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Box Cricket League|Box Cricket League 4]]''
| Contestant
|
|-
| 2019–2020,2021
| ''[[Baalveer Returns]]''
| Timnasa
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2020
|[[Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga]]
| rowspan="2" |Timnasa
|
|-
|''[[Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein... With Alia]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Funhit Mein Jaari]]''
|Various
|
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 14)|Bigg Boss 14]]''
| Contestant [Evicted on Day 57]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/pavitra-punia-evicted-from-bigg-boss-14-7073020/lite|title=Pavitra Punia evicted from Bigg Boss season 14|work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=6507668}}
* {{Instagram|pavitrapunia_}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:Female models from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Participants in Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:People from Bagpat district]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

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