Samiksha Bhatnagar
Samikssha Batnagar | |
|---|---|
 Bhatnagar at the screening of Poster Boys | |
| Born | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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's Calendar Girls, released in the year 2015,[1] 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.[2][3]
Career[]
Early stage[]
Samikssha Batnagar is from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She learnt classical Kathak dance and classical music during her childhood. With passion for the same, she shifted to Delhi to explore opportunities in dancing. This she considers as the learning stage of her life and also calls it the golden period owing to the experiences she had. She set up a Dance Academy as the Chief Choreographer in 2008 and it was functional until 2010.[citation needed]
Career in television[]
After exploring opportunities in Delhi on Classical Dancing, Samikssha came to Mumbai to explore opportunities in acting. She considers to have had a dream of becoming an actor while pursuing dancing. The first break she got in acting was in some of the Hindi soap operas that were featured in Star Plus and Zee TV. Her biggest break was when she got to play the lead role in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera (Star Plus).[4] Followed by this, she appeared in Uttaran (Star Plus),[5] 'Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (Life OK),[6] 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, Samiksha Bhatnagar 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 plays the character of Surajmukhi opposite Bobby Deol. The movie is releasing on 8 September 2017.[8]
Theatre[]
Added to movies, Samikssha Batnagar also featured in Ranga Theatre's Rashomon Blues as a Journalist.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Movie | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Calendar Girls | Business women |
| 2017 | Poster Boys | Surajmukhi |
| 2018 | Hamne Gandhi Ko maar Diya | Sudha Singh |
| 2021 | ACP Tara |
Television[]
| Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2015–16 | Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re |
| 2016 | Gupp Chupp |
| 2019 |
- Theatre
| Play | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Rashomon Blues | 2014–15 | Journalist |
References[]
- ^ "Samiksha Bhatnagar & Madhur Bhandarkar. Sets of Calendar Girls". Mid Day.
- ^ "Samiksha Bhatnagar Poster Boys".
- ^ "Samiksha Bhatnagar & Bobby Deol. Sets of Poster Boys".
- ^ "Samiksha Bhatnagar Veera Star Plus".
- ^ "Samiksha Bhatnagar Uttaran".
- ^ "Mandodari Mahadev Life Ok".
- ^ "Samiksha Kum Kum Bhagya".
- ^ "Poster Boys". Hindustan Times.
- Name Change: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/samiksha-bhatnagar-is-now-samikssha-batnagar-243931
- Eliminate Smoking Scene: https://in.style.yahoo.com/samikssha-batnagar-demands-eliminate-smoking-082517529.html
- BlackRose Film:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11841830/
External links[]
- Living people
- Indian television actresses
- Indian soap opera actresses
- Actresses from Dehradun
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Actresses in Hindi television
- Indian stage actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses