Bharti Singh

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Bharti Singh
Bharti Singh in 2017.jpg
Singh in 2017
Born (1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 39)[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
Spouse(s)[2]
Comedy career
MediumStand-up, television, film
Genres
Subject(s)
Notable works and roles

Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984)[1] is an Indian comedian, and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy sketch shows as well as has hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa[3] (2012), Nach Baliye 8[4] (2017) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9[5] (2019). As of December 2019, she appeared on Khatra Khatra Khatra, a show conceptualised by her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa for Colors TV. Since 2016, Singh has appeared in Forbes India's celebrity 100 list.

Early life[edit]

Singh's father is of Nepali descent, while her mother is a Punjabi Hindu.[6] [better source needed] Bharti's father died when she was two years old. Bharti has two siblings.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Bharti was the second runner-up of stand-up comedy reality series The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Season 4) on STAR One, where she received acclaim for her stand-up comedy child character named Lalli. She appeared as a participant along with Sharad Kelkar and Paresh Ganatra in Comedy Circus 3 Ka Tadka and Comedy Circus Mahasangram with her team from Comedy Circus 3 Ka Tadka, Comedy Circus Ke Superstars with Paresh Ganatra, Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo. And in 2011, she appeared in Jubilee Comedy Circus, Comedy Circus Ke Taansen and Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur on Sony Entertainment Television. She hosted the show Comedy Nights Bachao along with Krishna Abhishek.

Also in 2011, she acted in the TV series Pyaar Mein Twist on STAR Plus and later appeared as a contestant on the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 (2012). In 2012, she hosted the television show Sau Saal Cinema Ke, which premiered on 15 December 2012 on Star Plus with actors including Karan Tacker, Ragini Khanna and Shruti Ulfat. She also appeared as a guest star on MasterChef India Season 3.[7][8] She also appeared as a guest star on Nach Baliye 6.

She has also hosted India's Got Talent 5 (2014), India's Got Talent 6 (2015) and India's Got Talent 7 (2016). In 2017, she received the 6th position in the reality show Nach Baliye 8 on Star Plus along with Harsh. In 2018, she appeared as a guest in the reality shows Dance Deewane (Season 1) and Bigg Boss (Season 12) (both on Colors TV). In the same year, she hosted India's Got Talent 8 on Colors TV and again appeared in the comedy drama The Kapil Sharma Show (Season 2) on Sony TV as Titli Yadav. In 2019, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 on Colors TV with Harsh again. Although Harsh got eliminated in the seventh week, she managed to become a finalist and survived until the grand finale. She got evicted just before the grand finale.

In January 2020, Bharti became a part of Sony's India's Best Dancer as the host along with her husband Harsh Limbachiya.[9]

In April 2020, Singh hosted Colors TV's show Hum Tum Aur Quarantine.[10]

In August 2020, she also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India and emerged as 4th Finalist.

In December 2021, she appear as Guest in Sirf Tum and The Big Picture (both on Colors TV).

In January 2022, she appear in Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan as Host.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Bharti Singh with her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa

On 3 December 2017, Bharti married writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa.[2] Singh has also been nationally ranked in archery and pistol shooting.[12]

On 21 November 2020, the Narcotics Control Bureau conducted a search at Bharti's residence and recovered 86.5 g of cannabis. She and her husband were taken in for questioning and they were later arrested by the bureau.[13][14][15] She was granted bail on 23 November 2020, after 2 days of interrogation.[16] In December 2021, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[17]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Language
2011 Ek Noor Punjabi
2012 Yamle Jatt Yamle
Khiladi 786 Hindi, Punjabi
2013 Jatt & Juliet 2 Punjabi
Rangan Style Kannada
2014 Mundeyan Ton Bachke Rahin Punjabi
2016 Sanam Re Hindi

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2008 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Contestant
2009 Comedy Circus 3 Ka Tadka
2010 Comedy Circus Maha-Sangram
Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars
Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo
Adaalat Aarti Sinha
Jubilee Comedy Circus Contestant
2011 Comedy Circus Ke Taansen
Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
2012 Kahani Comedy Circus Ki
Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5
F.I.R. Police SP Kamsin Aaha
Bigg Boss 6 Guest
2013 Bigg Boss 7
Nach Baliye 5
Nach Baliye 6
Baal Veer
Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali Contestant
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 Guest
2014 India's Got Talent 5 Host
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Guest
Gangs of Haseepur Contestant [18][19]
Dil Se Naachein Indiawaale Guest [20]
2014–2016 Comedy Classes Dancing Teacher Bharti
2015–2017 Comedy Nights Bachao[21] Host
2015 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 Guest
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8
I Can Do That Contestant
2016 Comedy Nights Live Chintu Sharma [22]
Bigg Boss 9 Guest [23]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7
Box Cricket League 2[24] Contestant
India's Got Talent 7 Host
Bigg Boss 10[25] Guest
2017 Nach Baliye 8[26] Contestant
2017-present The Kapil Sharma Show Various Characters
2017 Comedy Dangal Judge [27]
Aadat Se Majboor Guest
Lip Sing Battle
2018 Dance Deewane
Bigg Boss 12 [28]
India's Got Talent 8 Host [29]
2019 India's Best Dancer [30]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Contestant (6th place) [31]
Super Dancer Guest
Kitchen Champion
Bharti Ka Show - Ana Hi Padega Host [32]
Khatra Khatra Khatra Herself [33]
Hasdeyan De Ghar Vasde Guest
2020 Dance Deewane 2 [34]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 [35][36]
Hum Tum Aur Quarantine Host [37]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India Contestant (4th place) [38]
2020–2021 Funhit Mein Jaari Various characters
2021 Bigg Boss 14 Guest [39][40]
Dance Deewane (season 3) Guest / Host [41]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 Guest [42]
Bigg Boss OTT
Bigg Boss 15
2021-2022 Indian Game Show Herself [43]
2021 Sirf Tum Guest [44]
The Big Picture [45]
2022–present Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan Host [46]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Happy Birthday Bharti Singh: A woman who lives life queen size". 4 July 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa are wife and husband now. See pics and videos". 3 December 2017.
  3. "Bharti Singh eliminated from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  4. "Nach Baliye 8 contestants: From Bharti-Harsh, Divyanka-Vivek to Sanaya-Mohit, Dipika-Shoaib; Get the final names of celebrity couples participating on Star Plus dance reality show". 30 March 2017.
  5. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 9: From Shamita Shetty to Bharti Singh, here are the confirmed list of contestants". 12 July 2018.
  6. "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  7. "Bharti Singh's birthday surprise on Jhalak sets!". The Times of India. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  8. "She can dance too!". Hindustan Times. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. "I'm extremely excited!" gushes the 26-year-old, ..
  9. "Bharti Singh excited to co-host dance show with husband". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. "Hum, Tum Aur Quarantine: Bharti Singh and Haarsh's new show is all about comic relief in lockdown". Times of India. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. "Karan Johar shares first glimpse of talent show 'Hunarbaaz' featuring co-judges Parineeti Chopra, Mithun Chakraborty and hosts Bharti-Haarsh". Times of India. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. "Brave move". The Hindu. 14 June 2012.
  13. "NCB arrests comedian Bharti Singh after cannabis seizure from her house". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 21 November 2020.
  14. "After Comedian Bharti Singh, Husband Also Arrested In Drugs Probe". NDTV. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  15. "Comedian Bharti Singh, husband remanded in judicial custody till December 4". The Indian Express. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  16. Samervel, Rebecca (24 November 2020). "Mumbai: Bharti Singh, husband granted bail in drug consumption case". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  17. "Bharti Singh-Haarsh Limbachiyaa announce pregnancy with a new video: 'Hum bohot khush hai'". 12 December 2021.
  18. Srivastava, Priyanka (20 April 2014). "Modi-fied comedy show to cash in on poll fever". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  19. "Launch of Zee Television's serial Gangs of Hasseepur | Raju Srivastava, Bharti Singh Images". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  20. "Bharti Singh goes on a kissing spree on 'Dil Se Naachein Indiawaale'". www-news18-com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  21. Shetty, Akshata (21 December 2016). "Comedy nights Bachao to go off air; hosts Bharti Singh & Krushna Abhishek confirm the news!". India.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  22. "Bharti Singh of Comedy Nights Live says there can be no competition; calls Kapil Sharma her guru". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  23. "Bigg Boss 9 finale: Bharti Singh and Krushna Abhishek ROAST the contestants with Salman Khan – watch video!". Bollywood Life. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  24. "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  25. "Bigg Boss 10 October 30th episode preview: Bharti Singh, Karan Wahi grill contestants with Salman Khan". The Indian Express. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  26. "Nach Baliye 8: Bharti Singh, boyfriend Haarsh Limbachiyaa the highest-paid celebs?". 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  27. "5 things you should know about Bharti Singh's new show Comedy Dangal". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  28. "Bigg Boss 12 Weekend Ka Vaar Day 48 Preview: Hina Khan brings hard hitting truths, Bharti Singh- Aditya Narayan cheer up contestants". ABP Live. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  29. "Bharti Singh back as India's Got Talent host for the third time". India Today. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  30. "Bharti Singh to host dance reality show India's Best Dancer with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  31. "Comedian Bharti Singh convinced husband to do Khatron Ke Khiladi | Television News | Zee News". zeenews-india-com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  32. Bharti Ka Show – Ana hi Padega (TV Series 2018– ) – IMDb, 3 November 2018, retrieved 28 July 2020
  33. "Khatra Khatra Khatra completes 100 episodes, Bharti Singh, Harsh Limbachiyaa and others celebrate | TV – Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  34. "Bharti Singh's 'Judwaa moment with Madhuri Dixit on the set of 'Dance Deewane 2'!". ABP Live. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  35. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10: Bharti Singh makes hubby Haarsh feel jealous by flirting with host Rohit Shetty – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  36. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10: Last season's Bharti Singh and Harsh set to participate again". International Business Times, India Edition. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  37. "Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa to spread smiles during lockdown with Hum, Tum Aur Quarantine". The Indian Express. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  38. "Bharti Singh joins the special edition of 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  39. "Bigg Boss 14: Bharti Singh jokes about Rubina and Rahul's changed equation after husband's exit; says, 'Aisa lag raha hai ye pati patni hain aur Abhinav 'woh' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  40. Keshri, Shweta (20 February 2021). "Bigg Boss 14 Day 137 Written Update: Bharti Singh, Haarsh leave finalists in splits". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  41. Keshri, Shweta (12 March 2021). "Bharti Singh gets emotional after Dance Deewane 3 contestant Uday's performance". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  42. "Khatron Ke Khiladi | Season 11 Episode 9". www.mxplayer.in. Retrieved 16 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  43. "Indian comedian Bharti Singh's new venture 'Indian Game Show' to go live at Dubai Expo". www.connectedtoindia.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  44. "Sirf Tum: Ishq Ka Imtehaan: Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Nikki Tamboli, Vivian Dsena & More TV Stars To Welcome 2022 In Style". Koimoi. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  45. "The Big Picture: Power couple Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh to join Ranveer Singh for a fun episode". Times of India. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  46. "Exclusive! Bharti Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa to host Colors' reality show Hunarbaaz Desh Ki Shaan ?". Tellychakkar. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

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