KAMYA PUNJABI

KAMYA PUNJABI – TV/Film Actress

Kamya Punjabi – born on 13^th August 1978, in Mumbai, is a model who played several bit roles in Hindi films such as Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (girl taunting Amisha Patel on the cruise ship), Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (lady in the final wedding scene) and Koi Mil Gaya (one of the inhabitants of the Hill Stations). In 1997, she featured in a music video called Mehndi Mehndi, and was also part of the music video Kala Shah Kala by Anamika. She was also seen in the movies Yaadein (talking to Kareena Kapoor at the cycle race competition), as well as in Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (as a news reporter). In addition, she was also seen in a Telugu movie titled Maa avida meeda ottu mee avida chala manchidi. In the movie, Punjabi is seen as Prakash Raj's fiance in Goa.

Punjabi has played negative roles in Reth as Nethra, ...Ek Prem Kahani]] as Kiran, Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann as Sindoora Singh (for which she won the award for Best Actor in a Negative Role), Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki as Kamya, and in Amber Dhara as Deepika. Punjabi has also played positive roles in Piya Ka Ghar (TV series) as Simran, Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak as Uttara and Kyun Hota Hai Pyaar as Ramya. She was also seen in Parvarrish as Mandira in Sony TV. She was part of second season of Comedy Circus comedy show on Sony TV, in Nautanki the Comedy theatre and a contestant in Bigg Boss 7 in Colors. In the show, she has been very close to Pratyusha Banerjee. She, along with Indian wrestler, Sangram Singh broke the international record of surviving in a box for around 42 hours which was earlier set by Big Brother UK for more than 26 hours.

Kamya was married to Bunty Negi. They both had a daughter named Aara (born 2009). In 2013, a month before entering the Bigg Boss house, the couple filed for divorce. On the show Bigg Boss, she broke down in tears after thinking about her divorce and how she misses her 4 year old daughter.

She is also owner of 'Jaipur Joshiley' a cricket team in Box Cricket League, a unique concept for TV actors. Box Cricket League is the cricket league for Television actors, where they will get the scope to play for their favourite teams. The USP of this league is that all the matches will be played in a box with a soft ball and so it has been named as Box Cricket League.

Her works include:

Television

Fiction shows

Year	Show	Role	Channel
2002	Kehta Hai Dil	Karishma Singh	Star Plus
2002	Piya Ka Ghar (TV series)	Simran	Zee TV
2002–2004	Astitva ... Ek Prem Kahani	Kiran	Zee TV
2004-2006	Reth	Netra	Zee TV
2005-2007	Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki	Kamya Parashar	Sahara One
2006-2009	Banoo Main Teri Dulhann	Sindoora Pratap Singh	Zee TV
2007	Amber Dhara	Deepika	Sony TV
2009	Jeet Jayenge Hum	Devyani	Sony TV
2009	Naaginn - Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa	Naaginn (Special appearance)	Zee TV
2010-2012	Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?	Uttara	Star Plus
2012	Parvarrish	Mandira Bhagat	Sony TV
2014	The Adventures of Hatim	Rihana	Life OK
2014	Beintehaa	Zarina	Colors TV

Reality shows

Year	Show	Role	Channel
2008	Comedy Circus	Contestant	Sony TV
2013	Nautanki the Comedy theatre	Standup comedy	Colors TV
2013	Bigg Boss 7	Contestant	Colors TV