Samikssha Batnagar is an Indian actress who was seen in various Hindi serials on
Star Plus and
Zee TV until 2014 in both supporting as well as lead roles. She did a cameo in
Madhur Bhandarkar
Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016,Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India.
The drama film '' Chandni B ...
's ''
Calendar Girls
''Calendar Girls'' is a 2003 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who produ ...
'', released in the year 2015, marking her
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
debut and in 2017 she acted in the
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Ruk ...
-directed movie ''
Poster Boys
''Poster Boys'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Shreyas Talpade in his directorial debut. The film features Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shreyas Talpade along with Sonali Kulkarni, Samikssha Batnaga ...
'', opposite
Bobby Deol
Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1967) popularly known as Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and web series. A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of veteran actor Dharmendra. His accolades include a Filmfar ...
, which is her first lead role opposite a popular actor.
Career
Career in television
Her biggest break was when she got to play the lead role in ''
Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'' (
Star Plus). Followed by this, she appeared in ''
Uttaran
''Uttaran'' () is an Indian soap opera that was broadcast on Colors TV on weeknights from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. It is the third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV with 1,549 episodes. The series starred Tina Dat ...
'' (
Star Plus), ''
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' (
Life OK), ''
Baal Veer
''Baal Veer'' was an Indian fantasy television series that premiered on 8 October 2012 on SAB TV. It starred Dev Joshi in the titular role. It was produced by Optimystix Entertainment, and its screenplay was written by Rohit Malhotra.
The sho ...
'' (
SAB TV
Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment.
History
Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...
), ''
Kum Kum Bhagya'' (
Zee TV) and a few other well-known serials.
Movie debut
She cameoed in
Madhur Bhandarkar
Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016,Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India.
The drama film '' Chandni B ...
's ''
Calendar Girls
''Calendar Girls'' is a 2003 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who produ ...
'' in 2015. Followed by this, Batnagar finished shooting for the
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Ruk ...
directed ''
Poster Boys
''Poster Boys'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Shreyas Talpade in his directorial debut. The film features Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shreyas Talpade along with Sonali Kulkarni, Samikssha Batnaga ...
'', which features
Sunny Deol and
Bobby Deol
Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1967) popularly known as Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and web series. A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of veteran actor Dharmendra. His accolades include a Filmfar ...
as well as
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Ruk ...
himself in the lead role. In the movie, she played the character of Surajmukhi opposite
Bobby Deol
Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1967) popularly known as Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and web series. A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of veteran actor Dharmendra. His accolades include a Filmfar ...
. The movie released on 8 September 2017. In the span of 2021 and 2022, Batnagar appeared in ''
Black Rose Black Rose or Black Roses may refer to:
Books
* Black Rose (.hack), a fictional character from the .hack media franchise
* Black Rose (magazine), ''Black Rose'' (magazine), an anarchist magazine published in Boston during the 1970s and 1980s
* Bla ...
'', ''Dhoop Chhaon'' and ''
Anth The End
''Anth The End'' is an Indian Hindi-language Drama written, directed and produced by K.S. Malhotra and starring Divya Dutta ,Mukul Dev, Dev Sharma and Samikssha Batnagar.
Cast
* Divya Dutta
* Mukul Dev
* Dev Sharma
* Samikssha Batnagar
* Ar ...
''. She was praised for her brilliant performance in ''Anth The End'', and was said to have one of the best performances in ''Dhoop Chhaon''.
Filmography
Films
Television
Theatre
References
External links
*
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Actresses from Dehradun
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Hindi television
Indian stage actresses
21st-century Indian actresses