Sameksha Singh (born 8 October 1985), known mononymously as Sameksha, is an Indian film and television actress. She has played a range of characters in various series and films, in multiple languages including

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, Telugu, Punjabi,

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and

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

Personal life

Sameksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...

. Sameksha later relocated to

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to pursue a career in acting. In July 2020, Sameksha married singer

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in Singapore.

Career

Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director

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cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film '' 143''. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005

film ''

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'', where she starred opposite

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and

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. Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama '' Fateh'', following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to

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. Sameksha's role in '' Vaapsi'' (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festivals. Sameksha, alongside film work, made her television debut on

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's '' Zaara – Pyaar ki Saugat'', in the titular role. She also played a parallel lead role in the long-running

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'' on Zee TV. She also portrayed the role of Roshni in the crime thriller '' Arjun'' on Star Plus, followed by a stint in the political thriller, ''

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''. From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed Olympias in

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's historical drama ''

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'' opposite an ensemble cast of Laksh Lalwani,

Rohit Purohit Rohit Purohit is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut with ''Shaurya Aur Suhani'' portraying Chitwan in 2009. Purohit is best known for his portrayal of Malik Altunia in '' Razia Sultan'', Alexander in ''Porus ...

and

Rati Pandey Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Hitler Didi'', ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', '' Porus, Devi Adi Parashakti'', ''Begusarai'', '' Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and '' Shaadi Mubarak''. Early life and background Rati Pandey ...

. In 2018, she played Parminder in the Star Plus sitcom '' Khichdi Returns''. From 2018 to 2019, she played Saudamini in Colors TV's ''

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''.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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