Bharti Singh is an Indian stand-up comedian, actress and television presenter from Amritsar, Punjab. She is widely recognised for her work in Hindi-language comedy programmes on Indian television, including The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao, The Kapil Sharma Show and Khatra Khatra Khatra. Her self-deprecating humour, signature character "Lalli" and trademark laugh have made her one of the most familiar female comic performers on Indian television.
| Full name | Bharti Singh |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1984, Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Profession | Comedian, actress, television host |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Spouse | Haarsh Limbachiyaa (m. 2017) |
| Children | Son, Laksh "Gola" Limbachiyaa (b. 2022) |
| Languages | Hindi, Punjabi |
| Notable shows | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Circus, The Kapil Sharma Show, Khatra Khatra Khatra |
Bharti Singh was born and brought up in Amritsar, Punjab, in a Punjabi family. She lost her father at a young age and was raised by her mother along with her elder siblings. She studied in Amritsar and trained briefly in shooting at the sports level before turning to performance. She has spoken in interviews about a financially difficult childhood, which later became material for her stage acts.
Singh entered television through The Great Indian Laughter Challenge – Season 4 on Star One in 2008, where she finished as a finalist and became the first prominent female contestant to reach the final stages of the competition. The exposure led to regular work on the Indian stand-up circuit.
From 2009 onwards she became a regular on Sony Entertainment Television's Comedy Circus franchise, appearing across multiple seasons including Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur, Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali and Kahani Comedy Circus Ki. She frequently won seasons in pairing rounds and developed the "Lalli" character — a loud, rustic young woman — which became her best-known stage persona.
Singh has hosted and appeared on a range of reality and non-fiction shows on Colors TV, Sony TV and Star Plus, including:
Singh has appeared in supporting roles in Hindi films, including Khap (2011) and Sangharsh – Life Is a Fight, and in cameo and item appearances. With her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa, she runs the YouTube channel LOL – Life of Limbachiyaas, which features family vlogs and has built a substantial subscriber base.
Bharti Singh married television writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa on 3 December 2017 in Goa. Limbachiyaa has worked as a writer on shows such as Comedy Circus and The Kapil Sharma Show. The couple's son, nicknamed "Gola", was born in 2022. The family is based in Mumbai.
Bharti Singh is regarded as one of the few women to have established a long-running solo career in mainstream Hindi television comedy, a field historically dominated by male performers. Her work on Comedy Circus and The Kapil Sharma Show contributed to broadening the visibility of female stand-up comics on prime-time Indian television. She is also a prominent figure in the celebrity-vlogger space in India, where she and her husband have transitioned successfully from broadcast television to digital content.