Simone Singh

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Simone Singh
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Singh at a Fashion Event in 2014
Born (1974-11-10) 10 November 1974 (age 50)
Jamshedpur, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand)
Other namesSimone Samar, Simone Singh Samar
Occupation(s) Actress, Model
Notable work Ek Hasina Thi, Maja Ma
SpouseFahad Samar
Father Daljit Singh

Simone Singh Samar (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress and model best known for portraying Sakshi Goenka, a cunning and powerful woman, in Ek Hasina Thi [1] [2]

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Biography

Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974. [1]

She made her acting debut with the English language series A Mouthful of Sky followed by a role in Sea Hawks in 1995. She played the title role in another popular television series Heena , which gave her wide recognition and was the highest rated show on Indian television at the time. [1] She has been also praised for the role of Sakshi Goenka, a cunning and powerful woman, in Ek Hasina Thi . [2]

She has been acclaimed for her role in Being Cyrus , co-starring Boman Irani, Dimple Kapadia and Saif Ali Khan. She also played the iconic role of Camilla in the blockbuster movie Kal Ho Na Ho and delivered a memorable performance as Rukshar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham . She is the first Indian TV actress to present at the International Emmy Awards in NYC. [3] She also served on the jury of the International Emmy Awards. [4]

Filmography

Simone Singh at Lakme Fashion Week in 2012 Simone-Singh.jpg
Simone Singh at Lakme Fashion Week in 2012

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Priya Kapoor
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rukhsar BegumGuest appearance
2002 Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya Meghna
Sur – The Melody of Life [5] Divya
2003 Sssshhh... Malini Gujral [6]
Kal Ho Naa Ho CamillaSpecial appearance
2006 Being Cyrus Tina Sethna
2007 Marigold Shazia
Delhii Heights Saima
2008 Bhram Vinnie
Via Darjeeling Preeti R. Sen
2009 99 Jahnavi
2010 Rann Nalini
2019 Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Vandana Sethi
Laal Kaptaan Begum
2020 Love Aaj Kal Zoe's Mother
2022 Maja Ma Kanchan Adhia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Swabhimaan [7] Gayatri
A Mouthful of Sky [8] Madhulika
1997 Sea Hawks [7] Rupal
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh Anita
Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai Chandni
1998–2003 Heena [8] Heena
1999 Hello Friends [9] Sanjana [10]
2001Tum Pukar Lo [8] Piya [11]
2003–2004 Aandhi Chandni
2004 Kosmiic Chat Host/presenter [12]
2005 Kasshish [13] Pia
2007 Virasat Anushka Lamba
2014 Ek Hasina Thi [14] Sakshi Goenka
2019–2020 Bahu Begum [15] Razia Begum

Web series

YearNameRoleNotes
2018 Haq Se [16] Fatima
2019 Four More Shots Please! [17] Sneha Patel
2023Jee KardaAntara Singh
2024 Raisinghani vs Raisinghani Dr. Ramaya Grewal

Awards

YearAwardCategorySerialOutcome
2002 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role – Female Heena Nominated
2003Best Actor in a Lead Role – FemaleNominated
2003 Stardust Award Best Supporting Actress Sur – The Melody of Life Won
2015 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Negative Role Ek Hasina Thi Won
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress in a Negative RoleWon

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pictures: Meet Simone Singh of TV show Ek Haseena Thi". Daily Bhaskar. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ek Hasina Thi / Needs to be more convincing". The Indian Express. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Simone Singh to present award at iEmmies". Indian Television. 10 November 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha (8 August 2005). "Emmys to hit India soon!". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sur | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook India.
  6. ↑ "Sssshhh!!!". Sify .[ dead link ]
  7. 1 2 "Ek Hasina Thi to Heena: 5 memorable TV shows starring birthday girl Simone Singh". India Today. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 ""Acting is all about being able to think on your feet, improvise, and follow instructions"". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 May 2001. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Zee TV launches new sitcom 'Hello Friends' inspired by popular American series 'Friends'". India Today. 13 September 1999. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "HELLO FRIENDS | Hindi Serial | Full Episode - 1 | Zee TV Show". 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Published on Dec 2, 2019 (2 December 2019). "Tum Pukaar Lo | Hindi Tv Serial | Full Episode 02 | Zee Tv". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2020– via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "What's on the cards?". www.telegraphindia.com.
  13. ↑ "Simone high on style and serials". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Simone Singh makes comeback on small screen after nine years - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "'I don't intend to take long breaks': Simone Singh returns to TV with a daily soap 5 years after Ek Hasina Thi". DNA India. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Rajeev Khandelwal, Surveen Chawla, Simone Singh in ALTBalaji's web-series". 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Four More Shots Please actor Simone Singh: Once you play a strong character, you are offered similar characters for years". 26 February 2019.
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