Bharti Singh

Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984) is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 (2012), Nach Baliye 8^[3] (2017) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9^[4] (2019). In 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.

Bharti Singh
Singh in 2017
Born	(1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 38)^[1] Amritsar, Punjab, India
Occupations	Actress comedian
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Haarsh Limbachiyaa ​ (m. 2017)​ ^[2]
Children	1
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up television film
Genres	character comedy insult comedy satire
Subject(s)	Bollywood everyday life Indian culture popular culture
Notable works and roles	Comedy Circus Comedy Nights Bachao The Kapil Sharma Show Khatra Khatra Khatra

Early life

Bharti was born on 3 July 1984 in Amritsar city of Punjab in a Punjabi family.^[1][5] Her father was from Nepal.^[6] Her father died when she was two years old. Singh has two older siblings, a brother and a sister.^[7]

Career

Bharti was the 2nd runner-up in the stand-up comedy reality series The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on STAR One, where she received critical acclaim for her stand-up comedy child character named Lalli. She then appeared as a contestant on Comedy Circus. She hosted the show Comedy Nights Bachao along with Krishna Abhishek.

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 alongside Karan Tacker, Ragini Khanna and Shruti Ulfat. She also appeared as a guest on MasterChef India.^[8][9] and Nach Baliye 6.

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

In 2020, Bharti hosted Sony TV's India's Best Dancer and Colors TV's Hum Tum Aur Quarantine along with Haarsh Limbachiyaa.^[10] She also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India and emerged as the 4th runner-up.

In 2022, she hosted Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan along with Haarsh Limbachiyaa.^[11]

Personal life

 

Bharti Singh with her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa

On 3 December 2017, Singh married writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa after dating him for few years.^[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 and her husband were granted bail on 23 November 2020, after 2 days of interrogation.^[16]

On 3 April 2022, the couple had their first child, a boy, Laksh Singh Limbaachiya nicknamed Golla.^[17]

Filmography

Films

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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	The Great Indian Laughter Challenge	Contestant	2nd runner-up
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		5th place
	F.I.R.	Police SP Kamsin Aaha
	Bigg Boss 6	Herself	Guest
2013	Bigg Boss 7
	Nach Baliye 5
	Nach Baliye 6
	Baal Veer
	Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali	Contestant
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6	Herself	Guest
2014	India's Got Talent 5	Host
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7	Herself	Guest
	Gangs of Haseepur	Contestant		^[18]^[19]
	Dil Se Naachein Indiawaale	Herself	Guest	^[20]
2014–2016	Comedy Classes	Dancing Teacher Bharti
2015–2017	Comedy Nights Bachao^[21]	Host
2015	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6	Herself	Guest
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8
	I Can Do That	Contestant
2016	Comedy Nights Live	Chintu Sharma		^[22]
	Bigg Boss 9	Herself	Guest
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7
	Box Cricket League 2^[23]	Contestant
	India's Got Talent 7	Host
	Bigg Boss 10^[24]	Herself	Guest
2017	Nach Baliye 8^[25]	Contestant	7th place
2017-2022	The Kapil Sharma Show	Various
2017	Comedy Dangal	Judge		^[26]
	Aadat Se Majboor	Herself	Guest
	Lip Sing Battle
2018	Dance Deewane
	Bigg Boss 12			^[27]
	India's Got Talent 8	Host		^[28]
2019	India's Best Dancer			^[29]
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9	Contestant	6th place	^[30]
	Super Dancer	Herself	Guest
	Kitchen Champion 5
	Bharti Ka Show - Ana Hi Padega	Host
	Khatra Khatra Khatra			^[31]
	The Khatra Show
	Hasdeyan De Ghar Vasde	Herself	Guest
2020	Dance Deewane 2			^[32]
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10			^[33]^[34]
	Hum Tum Aur Quarantine	Host		^[35]
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India	Contestant	4th place	^[36]
2020–2021	Funhit Mein Jaari	Various
2021	Bigg Boss 14	Herself	Guest	^[37]^[38]
	Dance Deewane 3	Host		^[39]
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11	Herself	Guest	^[40]
	Bigg Boss OTT
	Bigg Boss 15
2021-2022	Indian Game Show	Host
2021	Sirf Tum	Herself	Guest
	The Big Picture			^[41]
2022	Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan	Host
	The Khatra Khatra Show	Herself		^[42]
2022	Ravivaar With Star Parivaar		Guest
	Saavi Ki Savaari - Ganesh Utsav	Host
2022	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2022	Host
2022–2023	Favvara Chowk	Favvara Devi

References

1. "Happy Birthday Bharti Singh: A woman who lives life queen size". 4 July 2018.
2. "Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa are wife and husband now. See pics and videos". Hindustan Times. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
3. "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.
4. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 9: From Shamita Shetty to Bharti Singh, here are the confirmed list of contestants". 12 July 2018.
5. "Bharti Singh apologises to fans after being accused of hurting religious sentiments: 'I never mentioned Punjabis'. Watch". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
6. "Apno Nepal Apno Gaurab Episode 52 (Guest on talk Bharti Singh)" (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via YouTube. 7:55 onward
7. "Bharti Singh, who lost her dad at two, says she has no photos of him at home: 'I don't allow anyone to put them up'". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
8. . The Times of India. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
9. . Hindustan Times. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. "I'm extremely excited!" gushes the 26-year-old, ..
10. "Hum, Tum Aur Quarantine: Bharti Singh and Haarsh's new show is all about comic relief in lockdown". The 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". The Times of India. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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23. "200 Actors, 10 Teams, and 1 Winner... Let The Game Begin". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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37. "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.
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40. "Khatron Ke Khiladi | Season 11 Episode 9". www.mxplayer.in. Retrieved 16 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
41. "The Big Picture: Power couple Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh to join Ranveer Singh for a fun episode". The Times of India. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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