Alka Kaushal

Alka Kaushal (born Badola, Hindi: अल्का कौशल) is an Indian actress and producer, known for her work in Marathi cinema. She is also popular for her roles in TV shows such as Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan and Qubool Hai.[2][3][4] She has played supportive roles in numerous Hindi TV serials, mainly negative characters or vamps.[5]

Alka Kaushal
Born
Alka Badola

(1969-09-02) 2 September 1969[1]
Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Producer
Years active1994–present
Known forQueen
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Qubool Hai
Kumkum
Spouse(s)Ravi G. Kaushal
FamilyVishwa Mohan Badola (father)
Varun Badola (brother)
Kalindi Badola (sister)
Rajeshwari Sachdev (sister-in-law)

Personal life

Kaushal 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 moved a local court in Malerkotla in 2015, which sentenced the two to two years' imprisonment.[6]

Acting career

She 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 is now playing Tarkeshwari Singh/Tharka Bua on Sarojini.

Filmography

As actress:

Television
YearShowChannelRole
2020–presentNazar 2Star PlusNarmada Choudhary
2019Bahu BegumColors TVBegum Ghazala Mirza
2019Shaadi Ke Siyape&TVFancy
2018Woh Apna SaZee TVAmbika Khanna
2017Santoshi Maa&TVKranti Maa (Antagonist)
2016SarojiniZee TVTarkeshwari Singh (Antagonist)
2015–2016SwaraginiColors TVParvati Gadodia (Antagonist)
2014Hamari Sister DidiSony PalMrs. Kapoor
2012–2015Qubool HaiZee TVRazia Siddiqui (Antagonist)
2011–2012Don't Worry ChachuSAB TV
2009–2010JyotiImagine TV
2002–2009KumkumStar PlusSukanya Wadhwa
Naya DaurZee TV
GaathaStar Plus
Akbar the Great
Tum Pukar Lo
Faasle
9 Malabar Hill
Sansar
Kartavya
2004–2005PrratimaSahara One
2002–2003KammalZee TV
2019-presentBahu BegumColors TVGazala Begum
March 2020-present Nazar 2 Star Plus Narmada Singh Chaudhary

(Apurv's Dadi)

Films
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)

As producer
  • Meet Mila De Rabba
  • Kho Gayi Manzilein… Kho Gayi
  • Naya Daur
  • Saturday Suspense
  • Thriller @ 10

References
  1. "Alka Kaushal". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. Harneet Singh (20 November 2002). "Kumkum's Sukanya bua is in town ... and so is Shanti's Ayesha". he Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. Ano Patel (27 April 2013). "The new showstealers". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  5. "Characters of vamps are very interesting, says Alka Kaushal". The Times of India. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  6. "Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor Alka Kaushal and her mom sent to jail for two years". hindustantimes.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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