'Criminal Justice 4' Actress Barkha Singh Recalls Casting Couch Experience, 'Compromise Is Required'

Indian actress and content creator, Barkha Singh, has made a name for herself with her steady rise in digital entertainment and films. She is earning quite a lot of praise for her acting alongside Pankaj Tripathi in the popular web series, Criminal Justice 4. However, like many actors in the industry, Barkha has also been prey to disturbing encounters, one of which involved the casting couch, one that shockingly landed in her inbox.

Barkha Singh recounts a disturbing casting couch encounter via email

In a candid interview with Hauterrfly, Barkha Singh recounted an incident involving a rather unusual email that landed one day in her inbox. While she clarified that she has never faced such propositions in person, Barkha shared that she once received an e-mail suggesting a role in a South Indian film, with an explicit demand for ‘compromise’, but no name was mentioned. She shared:

"Someone put it in my email. I think it was something for 'the South, and I have proof where this person was like, ‘These many shoot days required, and the vitals should be at least 36; compromise is required.’ You are giving it in writing means you are so okay with it. Naam nahi daala ki kiske saath compromise."

Recalling the experience, Barkha added that it was not even a long-forgotten chapter from her early days in the industry; the incident had happened within the last decade. She clarified that no one has ever made such demands to her face, but she still remains cautious. In her words:

"No one has said it in the face. But I think I also, because I know this exists, and I’m very wary of it. So, like, I try very hard not to get only in those situations."

More about Barkha Singh’s acting career

Barkha Singh hails from Bikaner, Rajasthan, and she began her acting career as a child artist in films like Mujhse Dosti Karoge! and Samay: When Time Strikes. Over the years, she dabbled in several small and large projects in acting and the digital world. After appearing in web shows like Engineering Girls and Please Find Attached, Barkha became a popular face online, and she has since carved a path for herself with her acting prowess and resilience.

Apart from acting, Barkha is a widely popular travel vlogger and social media influencer, having collaborated with brands like Cadbury, Amazon and Coca-Cola. She also had a prominent role in Maja Ma, the film led by Madhuri Dixit, alongside Gajraj Rao, Ritwik Bhowmik, Srishti Shrivastava, and others. 

2025 has been a busy and fruitful year for Barkha Singh so far. Earlier this year, her cameo in Vikrant Massey’s film, The Sabarmati Report, made waves, and currently, she appears as ‘assistant lawyer Shivani Mathur’ in Criminal Justice: A Family Matter, starring alongside Pankaj Tripathi. Other than this, Barkha also appears in the show, Lafangey – Sapne, Dosti, Duniya, alongside Gagan Arora, Harsh Beniwal, Anud Singh Dhaka, and Saloni Gaur.

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