Samar Jai Singh (born 26 September 1966) is an Indian film actor and acting trainer. He graduated from Government Law College, but started in Indian film and television industry in 1992. Samar is an acting coach as one of the founders and directors o
Kreating Charakters
acting school, since 2005, in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. He became famous as Lord Shiva in the TV series '' Om Namah Shivay'', in 1997.

Career

As an actor, he has worked in wide range of films fro
Film and Television Institute of India – FTII
in

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, t
National Film Development Corporation Limited - NFDC
in

. On television, he has worked as lead player on several entertainment channels.

Filmography

Television

* ''Samrat Ashok'' (1992) as Emperor Ashok, directed by Prakash Mehata. * '' Om Namah Shivay'' (1997) as Lord

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

, directed by Dheeraj Kumar. * ''

Ek Aur Mahabharat ''Ek Aur Mahabharat'' (''English language translation'': One More Mahabharat) is an Indian television series based on the Mahabharata directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi It was telecast on Zee TV in 1997 while Dwivedi was the channel's progra ...

'' (1997) as

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the ...

directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi. * '' Vishnu Puran'' (2000) as Lord Shiva, directed by Ravi Chopra. * ''

Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( The story of each house) is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera on Indian television which ran on Star Plus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her p ...

'' as Harpreet Gill * '' Ramayan'' (2002) as

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, directed by B. R. Chopra. * ''

Saara Akaash ''Saara Akaash'' is an Indian television series that was broadcast on Star Plus every Thursday at 9pm for one hour from 7 August 2003 to 28 July 2005. It starred Sai Deodhar, Shakti Anand, Sonal Sehgal, Kiran Kumar, Parmeet Sethi, Manav Gohil, and ...

'' * '' Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh'' (2017) as Sahib Singh Bedi

Film

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Vishwatma ''Vishwatma'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai. It stars an ensemble cast of Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Chunky Pandey, Divya Bharti (in her major Hindi debut), Sonam, Jyostna ...

'' as Brother of Madan Bhardwaj * ''Little War'' (1994
FTII
directed by Atanu Biswas. * ''Sundari'' (1997
NFDC
directed by

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. * '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' (2001) as Salim * '' Pinjar: Beyond Boundaries...'' (2003) * '' Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo'' (2004) * ''

Apne ''Apne'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Anil Sharma. It is the first film to feature Dharmendra and his real-life sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together. Previously Sunny and Bobby had worked together in '' ...

'' (2007) * ''

Ek Tha Tiger ''Ek Tha Tiger'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language espionage action thriller film directed by Kabir Khan and co-written by Khan and Neelesh Misra, from a story by and produced by Aditya Chopra. It is the first installment in the ''Tiger'' fr ...

'' (2012) as Rabinder * ''

Heropanti ''Heropanti'' () is an 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Sabbir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in their Hindi film debuts alongside Prakash Raj in a supporting rol ...

'' (2014) as Bhupi * '' Haseena Parkar'' (2017) as inspector Ranbir Likha, directed by Apoorva Lakhiya. * Friends In La

(2018) Directed by Amit Khanna *

Samrat Prithviraj ''Samrat Prithviraj'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language historical action drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Yash Raj Films. The film is based on '' Prithviraj Raso'', a Braj language epic poem about the life of Prith ...

(2022) as Mahamantri Kaimas, Directed by

Chandraprakash Dwivedi Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic ''Chanakya'' in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya and an inspiratio ...

, Produced by

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Sources

* The God Factory * Heropanti - Bollywood Movie - Personal Reviews * Bollywood calling for Bahraini journalist * Kreating Charakters Veteran actor and trainer Samar Jai Singh in action * Veteran actor Samar Jai Singh stills

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Samar Jai 1966 births Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors from Indore