Samikssha Batnagar

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Samikssha Batnagar
Samiksha Bhatnagar graces the special screening of 'Poster Boys'.jpg
Batnagar at the screening of Poster Boys
Born12 January [1]
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Samikssha Batnagar (born 12 January) [2] 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's Calendar Girls , released in the year 2015, [3] marking her Bollywood debut and in 2017 she acted in the Shreyas Talpade-directed movie Poster Boys , opposite Bobby Deol, which is her first lead role opposite a popular actor. [4] [5]

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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 (Star Plus), [6] Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (Life OK), Baal Veer (SAB TV), Kum Kum Bhagya (Zee TV) [7] and a few other well-known serials.

Movie debut

She cameoed in Madhur Bhandarkar's Calendar Girls in 2015. Followed by this, Batnagar finished shooting for the Shreyas Talpade directed Poster Boys , which features Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol as well as Shreyas Talpade himself in the lead role. In the movie, she played the character of Surajmukhi opposite Bobby Deol. The movie released on 8 September 2017. [8] In the span of 2021 and 2022, Batnagar appeared in Black Rose, Dhoop Chhaon and Anth The End . She was praised for her brilliant performance in Anth The End, [9] and was said to have one of the best performances in Dhoop Chhaon. [10]

Filmography

Films

YearMovieCharacter
2015 Calendar Girls Business woman
2017 Poster Boys Surajmukhi
2018 Hamne Gandhi Ko maar Diya Sudha Singh
2021Black RoseACP Tara
2022Dhoop ChhaonMeghna
2022 Anth The End

Television

YearShow
2011–12 Baal Veer
2011–13 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera
2013–14 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
Uttaran
2014 Kumkum Bhagya
Savdhaan India
2014–15 Yam Hain Hum
Peterson Hill
Stree Shakti
Neeli Chatri Waale
2015–16 Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re
2016 Gupp Chupp
2021–22Tera Chhalaava
2022 Dharavi Bank

Theatre

PlayYearRole
Rashomon Blues2014–15Journalist
Jai Shri Ram Ramayan2022–23Goddess Sita

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