Pavitra Punia
Neha Singh, better known by her stage name Pavitra Punia, is an Indian television actress. She is known for portraying Geet Dhillon in Love u Zindagi. She participated in Splitsvilla 3. She also played Simran Ahluwalia in Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto and Paulomi Roy in Naagin 3. She has also worked in Honge Judaa Naa Hum as Anushka. Kavach... Kaali Shaktiyon Se as Ritu, Chandrika in Daayan. She is best known for playing an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB sitcom Baalveer Returns. She was a contestant of Bigg Boss Season 14.
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Born | Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Career
Pavitra Punia started her career with the MTV reality show Splitsvilla 3,[1] which aired in 2009. She was one of the finalists in the show that took place in Phuket.
In 2010, she made her acting debut with the show Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi playing the cameo role of Dalljiet. Thereafter, she got her first lead role in the Star Plus show Love U Zindagi, opposite Sidharth Shukla. She was also a part of the Life OK reality show Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki.
She then acted in the Mukul Mishra-directed movie Siddhartha - Love, Lust, Peace, which stars Mahesh Bhatt, Shivam Bhargava and Shazahn Padamsee. Punia has also been a part of other shows including Ritz Jeele Yeh Pal, MTV Making The Cut 2, Hongey Judaa Na Hum,[2] Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto[3] and Darr Sabko Lagta Hai. She portrayed the role of the lead antagonist Niddhi Chhabra in the Star Plus show Ye Hai Mohabbatein.[4] She also played the role of Karuna in TV's Gangaa. She also played a shape-shifting snake for a mahaepisode in Zee Tv's Kaleerein. Then she was cast as Poulomi Roy in the third season of Colors TV's Naagin. As an actress, she last portrayed the role of an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB sitcom Baalveer Returns.
In October 2020, Punia entered the Bigg Boss Season 14 house as a celebrity contestant. The show is broadcast by Colors TV and Voot.[5]
Filmography
- Siddhartha: Love, Lust, Peace
Television
Year | Show | Role |
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2009 | MTV Splitsvilla 3 | Contestant |
2010 | MTV Making The Cut 2 | |
Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi | Dalljiet (Cameo) | |
2011 | Jeele Yeh Pal | Contestant |
Love u Zindagi | Geet | |
2011–2012 | Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto | Simran Ahluwalia |
2012–13 | Hongey Judaa Na Hum | Anushka |
2013 | Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki | Contestant |
2014–2015 | Box Cricket League 1 | |
2015 | (Episodic Role) | |
2016–2017 | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein | Nidhi |
2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | Contestant |
Kavach... Kaali Shaktiyon Se | Ritu | |
2017 | Gangaa | Karuna |
Sasural Simar Ka | Karishma | |
2018 | Box Cricket League 3 | Contestant |
Kaleerein | Vishkanya, an Icchadhaari Naagin | |
Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop | S.P. Durga Agarwal | |
Naagin 3 | Poulomi Roy | |
2018–2019 | Daayan | Chandrika |
2019 | Box Cricket League 4 | Contestant |
2019–2020,2021–present | Baalveer Returns | Timnasa |
2020 | Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga | Timnasa |
Kuch Smiles Ho Jayein... With Alia | ||
Funhit Mein Jaari | Various | |
Bigg Boss 14 | Contestant [Evicted on Day 57] | |
References
- Srivastav, Priyanka (29 January 2011). "MTV Splitsvilla bikini girl in Bebo avatar". India Today.
- "High end drama in Hongey Judaa Na Hum". Tellychakkar.com. 3 November 2012.
- "Pavitra Punia is the new air force pilot in Preeto". Tellychakkar.com. 8 November 2011.
- "YHM update: Ishita turns murderer; Pavitra Punia roped in". Tellychakkar.com. 18 January 2016.
- Cyril, Grace (13 November 2020). "Aly Goni always catches Pavitra Punia and Eijaz Khan together. New Bigg Boss 14 video - Television News". India Today.