Vishakha Singh

Vishakha Singh (born 5 May 1985) is an Indian actress, producer and entrepreneur.

She appeared in many South Indian language films debuting in Telugu film Gnapakam before starring in Bollywood projects with director Ashutosh Gowariker's 2010 Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. Her breakthrough role was in the Tamil film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).

Personal life Vishakha Singh was born 5 May 1985 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She graduated from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) and Delhi Public School. She did her post graduation in Advertising and Public Relations from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

Career She started modelling in 2007 and appeared in television and print commercials. She auditioned for a role in Chak De! India (2007), which didn't materialise. She made her feature film debut in 2007 with Telugu film Gnaapakam, which did not do well. She acted in Abhijeet Sengupta's Do Aur Do Paanch, which did not release.

In 2012 Vishakha ventured into film production by co-producing Peddlers, a film directed by Vasan Bala. The other producers were Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap Films. Peddlers was selected at the critic week at the Cannes Film Festival. She has also co-produced Haraamkhor, directed by Shlok Sharma, with Guneet Monga and AKFPL. The film was set to release in 2015.

After three years, she returned to acting in Tamil films. Vishakha's second Tamil film Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya released on 13 January 2013 and went on to become the first blockbuster of the Tamil film industry in 2013. Back in Bollywood, she signed on three films that released in succession in 2013. Her first two films were Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Fukrey and Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case; both films released on 14 June 2013. Her third film was director Shahant Shah's Bajatey Raho, which released the next month. She said that Fukrey changed people's perceptions of her, and that she turned down nine films after Fukrey. She returned to Telugu films with Rowdy Fellow, opposite Nara Rohit

Social activism Vishakha Singh along with Gopi Shankar Madurai launched multiple complaints on behalf of athlete Santhi Soundarajan in National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Human Rights Commission of India also initiated Justice For Santhi Campaign which was instrumental in fetching her a permanent job at Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority.

Filmography

Films

As producer

Awards 2011: Nomination for "Best Breakthrough Performance – Female" from the Stardust Awards for her role in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.