Barkha Bisht

Barkha Bisht is an Indian film and television actor. She works primarily in Hindi and Bengali movies and TV serials.

Bisht launched her acting career in 2004 with Ekta Kapoor's TV series Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi (2004). Her co-stars in the series were Karan Singh Grover, Manasi Parekh, and Panchi Bora.

Bisht was brought up in military towns, including Kolkata, as her father worked in the military as a colonel. Her original hometown is Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She has two sisters who work in hotel management and fashion design. She completed her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Fort William, and pursued her B.Com degree at Symbiosis University, Pune, India.

On March 2, 2008, after a courtship of two years, Bisht tied the knot with actor Indraneil Sengupta, whom she co-starred with in Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Radha, Ek Shyaam (2006) and Choices (2021). However, their marriage was short-lived, and the couple decided to part ways in July 2021.

Before essaying the role of a dancer in Prakash Jha's movie Raajneeti (2010), Bisht had featured in multiple TV series, such as Kkavyanjali (2005) and Ssshhhh... Phir Koi Hai (2006). Her first Bengali movie was Dui Prithibi (2010), in which she appeared in a dance scene.

She went on to play defining roles in Ami Shubhash Bolchi (2011), Kashala Udyachi Baat (2012), Villain (2013), Samrat & Co. (2014), Biporjoy (2017), and PM Narendra Modi (2019). She also played the role of Kesar in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram-Leela (2013), starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.

Bisht was part of the main cast for the TV series Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman (2015). Since then, she has also been featured in various web series and TV shows such as Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy (2022), Duranga (2022), and Swaraj: Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha (2022).

Bisht won the Boroplus Gold Award for the Most Fit Actress in 2017.