Samikssha Batnagar (born 12 January 1988) 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, 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.
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), Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (Life OK), Baal Veer (SAB TV), Kum Kum Bhagya (Zee TV) 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. 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, and was said to have one of the best performances in Dhoop Chhaon.
Filmography Films YearMovieCharacter2015Calendar GirlsNandita's sister2017Poster BoysSurajmukhi Sharma2018Hamne Gandhi Ko Maar DiyaSudha Singh2022Dhoop ChhaonMeghnaAnth The EndSimranTBABlack RoseACP Tara
Television Year Serial Role 2012–2013 Baalveer Vijdhar Pari Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Gurpreet Kartar Singh 2013–14 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Maharani Mandodari 2014 Savdhaan IndiaKumkum Bhagya Mitali Raj Mehra Uttaran Zubeida Ahmed2014–15Yam Hain HumPeterson HillStree Shakti Neeli Chatri Waale2015–16Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re 2016 Gupp Chupp Bulbul Sonu Sethi2021–22Tera Chhalaava2022Dharavi Bank 2026 Anupamaa Shruti Ahuja
Theatre YearPlayRole2014–15Rashomon BluesJournalist2022–23Jai Shri Ram RamayanGoddess Sita
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