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. She has played supportive roles in numerous Hindi TV serials, mainly negative characters or vamps. She played the role of Sushma Oberoi in Mose Chhal Kiye Jaaye.
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 raised a case at a local court in Malerkotla in 2015, which sentenced the two to two years' imprisonment. She was released from prison in 2018.
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 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
Television Year Serial Role 2002–2003 Kammal 2002–2007 Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Sukanya Wadhwa 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 – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur 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 Fancy2020 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Sita Choudhury Nazar 2 Narmada Choudhary Barrister Babu Tara Bai 2020–2021 Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani Devi Tej Sabharwal 2021 Choti Sarrdaarni Rimple Babbar 2022 Mose Chhal Kiye Jaaye Sushma Harshvardhan Oberoi 2023 Jyoti... Umeedon Se Sajee Kaveri 2023–2024 Rabb Se Hai Dua Hamida Ibrahim Siddiqui 2025–present Anupamaa Vasundhara Kothari
Films YearFilmRoleNotes2014Queenas Mrs. Mehra2015Dharam Sankat Meinas Dharam Pal's wife2015Bajrangi Bhaijaanas Bhavana Pandey 2018Veere Di Weddingas Mrs. Santosh Bhandari2018Soormaas Tapsee mother2018Badhaai Hoas Ayushmann Khurrana's Aunt (Gudan bhua)2020Indoo Ki Jawanias Indoo's Mother2022Double XLas Rajshri's Mother2024Khel Khel Meinas Veena Khanna
As producer Meet Mila De Rabba Kho Gayi Manzilein… Kho Gayi Naya Daur Saturday Suspense Thriller @ 10
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