Alka Badola Kaushal is an Indian actress and producer, known for her work in Bollywood. She is also popular for her roles in TV shows such as Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan and Qubool Hai.[1][2][3] She has played supportive roles in numerous Hindi TV serials, mainly negative characters or vamps.[4] She played the role of Sushma Oberoi in Mose Chhal Kiye Jaaye.
Alka Kaushal | |
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| Born | Alka Badola Delhi, India |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Ravi G. Kaushal |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Varun Badola (brother) |
Personal life
editKaushal is the eldest of three children born to stage artist Vishwa Mohan S. Badola and Susheela Badola. She had attended the National School of Drama Repertory in her hometown Delhi, and later moved to Mumbai to pursue a career on Indian television. She is married to TV producer and director, Ravi G. Kaushal; the couple have started their own production house, Mangalam Arts.
In 2017, the actress and her mother were sent for two years to Sangrur district jail after the Sangrur (Punjab) court upheld the two-year jail term given to the television actress and her mother in a cheque-bounce case by a lower court. Alka and her mother had borrowed Rs.50 lakh from farmer Avtar Singh, to make a serial and gave him two cheques of Rs 25 lakh each which bounced and so he raised a case at a local court in Malerkotla in 2015, which sentenced the two to two years' imprisonment.[5] She was released from prison in 2018.[6]
Acting career
editShe made her television debut with Ramesh Sippy's Gathaand and later acted in Tum Pukar Lo, Manzilein Apni Apni and Prratima. Kaushal has worked in serials like Faasle, 9 Malabar Hill, Sansar, Kartavya and Kammal. She is also seen in Zee TV's serial Qubool Hai. She was out of Qubool Hai for six months. She has acted in Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur as Parvati Gadodia and Tarkeshwari Singh/Tharka Bua on Sarojini. In July and November 2020, She played Sita Choudhary in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Tara Bai in Colors TV's Barrister Babu respectively.
Since December 2020, she is playing Devi Sabherwal in Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani.
Filmography
editAs actress:
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role |
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| 2002–2007 | Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | Sukanya Wadhwa |
| 2002–2003 | Kammal | |
| 2004–2005 | Prratima | Asha Dharmesh Thakur |
| 2009–2010 | Jyoti | Choti Maa |
| 2011–2012 | Don't Worry Chachu | |
| 2012–2015 | Qubool Hai | Razia Gafoor Ahmed Siddiqui |
| 2014 | Hamari Sister Didi | Mrs. Kapoor |
| 2015–2016 | Swaragini | Parvati Deendayal Gadodia |
| 2016 | Sarojini | Tarkeshwari Singh |
| 2017 | Santoshi Maa | Kranti Maa |
| 2018 | Woh Apna Sa | Ambika Khanna |
| 2019 | Bahu Begum | Ghazala Mirza |
| Shaadi Ke Siyape | Fancy | |
| 2020 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Sita Choudhury |
| Nazar 2 | Narmada Choudhary | |
| Barrister Babu | Tara Bai | |
| 2020–2021 | Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani | Devi Sabherwal |
| 2021 | Choti Sarrdaarni | Rimple Babbar |
| 2022 | Mose Chhal Kiye Jaaye | Sushma Harshvardhan Oberoi |
| 2023 | Jyoti... Umeedon Se Sajee | Kaveri |
| 2023–present | Rabb Se Hai Dua | Hamida Ibrahim Siddiqui |
Films
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Queen | Mrs. Mehra | |
| 2015 | Dharam Sankat Mein | Dharam Pal's wife | |
| 2015 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | as Kareena Kapoor's Mother | |
| 2018 | Veere Di Wedding | as Mrs. Santosh Bhandari | |
| 2018 | Soorma | as Tapsee mother | |
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | as Ayushmann Khurrana's Aunt (Gudan bhua) | |
| 2020 | Indoo Ki Jawani | as Indoo's Mother | |
| 2022 | Double XL | as Rajshri's Mother |
As producer
edit- Meet Mila De Rabba
- Kho Gayi Manzilein… Kho Gayi
- Naya Daur
- Saturday Suspense
- Thriller @ 10
References
edit- ^ Harneet Singh (20 November 2002). "Kumkum's Sukanya bua is in town ... and so is Shanti's Ayesha". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Alka Kaushal, Shubhangi Gokhale & Rajendra Chawla in DJ's A Creative Unit's show". The Times of India. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Ano Patel (27 April 2013). "The new showstealers". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Characters of vamps are very interesting, says Alka Kaushal". The Times of India. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor Alka Kaushal and her mom sent to jail for two years". Hindustan Times. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Sidharth Shukla to Armaan Kohli: TV celebs who went behind bars". Hindustan India Today. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
External links
edit- Alka Kaushal at IMDb