Bharti Singh

Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984)[2] 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.

Bharti Singh
Bharti in 2017
Born (1984-07-03) 3 July 1984
Amritsar, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationComedian
Known for
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2017)​
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Early life

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

Television career

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]

Personal life

On 3 December 2017, Bharti married writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa.[1] Singh has also been nationally ranked in archery and pistol shooting.[10]

On 21 November 2020, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted a search at Bharti's residence and recovered 86.5 gms of cannabis. She and her husband were taken in for questioning and they were later arrested by the NCB.[11][12][13] She was granted bail on 23 November 2020, after 2 days of interrogation.[14]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmLanguage
2011Ek NoorPunjabi
2012Yamle Jatt Yamle
Khiladi 786Hindi, Punjabi
2013Jatt & Juliet 2Punjabi
Rangan StyleKannada
2014Mundeyan Ton Bachke RahinPunjabi
2016Sanam ReHindi

Television

YearShowRole Ref
2008The Great Indian Laughter ChallengeContestant
2009Comedy Circus 3 Ka Tadka
2010Comedy Circus Maha-Sangram
Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars
Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo
Adaalat (Episode 46)
Jubilee Comedy Circus
2011Comedy Circus Ke Taansen
Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
2012Kahani Comedy Circus Ki
Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5Contestant
F.I.R.Police SP Kamsin Aaha
Bigg Boss 6Guest
2013Bigg Boss 7
Nach Baliye 5
Nach Baliye 6
Baal VeerBharti Masi
Comedy Circus Ke MahabaliVarious
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6Guest
2014India's Got TalentHost
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7Guest
Gangs of HaseepurContestant [15][16]
Dil Se Naachein IndiawaaleGuest [17]
2014–2016Comedy ClassesDancing Teacher Bharti
2015–2017Comedy Nights Bachao[18]Host
2015Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6Guest
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8
I Can Do ThatContestant
2016Comedy Nights LiveChintu Sharma [19]
Bigg Boss 9Guest [20]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7
Box Cricket League 2[21]Player for Chandigarh Cubs
India's Got Talent: Season 7[22]Host
Bigg Boss 10[23]Guest
2017Nach Baliye 8[24]Contestant
The Kapil Sharma Show Season 1[25]Various characters
Comedy DangalJudge [26]
Aadat Se MajboorGuest
Lip Sing Battle
2018Dance Deewane
Bigg Boss 12 [27]
India's Got Talent 8 [28]
2020 India's Best Dancer Host [29]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9Contestant 6th place [30]
Super DancerGuest
Kitchen Champion
Bharti Ka Show-Ana Hi Padega Host [31]
Khatra Khatra KhatraHerself [32]
Dance Deewane Guest [33]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 Guest [34][35]
Hum Tum Aur Quarantine Host [36]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India Contestant 3rd runner-up [37]
2018–presentThe Kapil Sharma Show Season 2[38]
2020–present Funhit Mein Jaari various roles

References
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  2. "Happy Birthday Bharti Singh: A woman who lives life queen size". 4 July 2018.
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  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. Indian Comedian Bharati Singh is of nepali origin
  7. "Bharti Singh's birthday surprise on Jhalak sets!". The Times of India. 4 July 2012.
  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, ..
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  10. "Brave move". The Hindu. 14 June 2012.
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  18. Updated:Wed, Akshata Shetty |; December 21; 2016 2:41pm. "Comedy nights Bachao to go off air; hosts Bharti Singh & Krushna Abhishek confirm the news!". India.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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  21. "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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  26. "5 things you should know about Bharti Singh's new show Comedy Dangal". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  27. "Bigg Boss 12 Weekend Ka Vaar Day 48 PREVIEW: Hina Khan brings hard hitting truths, Bharti Singh- Aditya Narayan cheer up contestants". ABP Live. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  28. December 24, India Today Web Desk; December 24, 2015UPDATED; Ist, 2015 14:31. "Bharti Singh back as India's Got Talent host for the third time". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  33. "Bharti Singh's 'Judwaa moment with Madhuri Dixit on the set of 'Dance Deewane 2'!". ABP Live. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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