Alka Badola Kaushal is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi TV series and films. Alka is best known for playing supporting and negative roles.
Wiki/Biography
Alka Badola Kaushal was born in Delhi on Tuesday, September 2, 1969 (age 52 years; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. Alka spent his childhood in Allahabad and Lucknow. She attended Sardar Patel Vidyalaya School in Delhi. Later, she graduated from Delhi University. Alka studied at the National School of Drama in Delhi and later moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in Indian television.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: light brown
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Alka is the daughter of veteran theater artiste Vishwa Mohan Badola.
Old photos of Alka and her father
Her mother’s name is Sushila Badola.
Alka Kaushal and her mother
Alka has two siblings, sister Kalindi is a radio presenter and brother Varun is a television actor.
Alka Kaushal and her brother
husband and children
Alka is married to television producer and director Ravi G. Kaushal. Alka and her husband Ravi G. Kaushal started their own production company Mangalam Arts. She has a daughter, Shambhavi, who works as an assistant director and worked on the Roz Roz Aankhon Tale project during the 2020 lockdown.
Alka Kaushal with her husband and daughter
Alka and her daughter
Profession
in tv
Alka made her acting debut in the drama “Gathaand” directed by Ramesh Sippy. Later, she acted in serials like “Faasle”, “9 Malabar Hill”, “Sansar”, “Kartavya”, “Kammal”, etc. She has also worked in famous TV series like Color’s Tv’s “Ye Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai” and “Tara Bai”. She mostly plays negative roles in TV series, however, in 2022, she was invited to play the positive role of Sushma in the TV series Mose Chhal Kiye Jaaye. Alka’s active role was also well received by the audience.In this regard, she said
What I want to say is that whatever film I do, I play an active role. I think actors are actors. I might say I look good in a particular role, but I have the ability to portray and do justice to any character.
in movies
In 2014, Alka made her Bollywood debut in the movie “Queen”, playing the role of Kangana Ranaut’s mother.
She has acted in films like “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” (2015), “Veere Di Wedding” (2018), “Soorma” (2018), “Badhai Ho” (2018) and “Indoo Ki Jawani” (2018) Movie. Alka has also acted in Marathi films.
Other jobs
In addition to movies and TV series, the actress has appeared in several TV commercials, such as “Tanisq” (2020).
as a producer
Alka Kaushik is also a producer. She produced the Hindi series Meet Mila De Rabba (2009) and Kho Gayi Manzilein Kho Gayi Naya Daur.
dispute
Alka and her mother were sent to Sangrur district jail in 2017 after a Sangrur (Punjab) court upheld the two-year jail sentence imposed by a lower court in a check bounce case Two years in prison. Alka and her mother borrowed Rs 50 lakh from farmer Avtar Singh to produce the serial but did not return the money. When Avtar Singh demanded money, they gave him two checks of Rs 25 lakh each, but the checks bounced, so he approached the Malkerotla local court in 2015 A lawsuit was filed and both were sentenced to two years in prison.
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, the actress expressed her love for negative characters in Hindi TV series.To this, she also added
Somehow I find Vamp’s character interesting.we are those Finance ongliyomba heroine konachinapadetahai (laugh). They are equally challenging.
- Alka said in an interview that as a child, she often imitated the tantrums of neighbor ladies, but this helped her master the ability to subtly play negative roles.
- Alka is a huge fan of Bollywood actor Salman Khan and she never misses watching any of his movies.
- Alka told the media that when she was a child, she often accompanied her father to theater rehearsals, which made her interested in acting.
- Alka Kaushal is not active on social media platforms.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education