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
Tamil,
Telugu
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,
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
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,
Hindi and
Kannada.
Personal life
Sameksha is a
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and she was born on 8 October 1985 in
Chandigarh.
[ Sameksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.
In July 2020, Sameksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore.
]
Career
Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
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* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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''. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film '' Arinthum Ariyamalum'', where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya.
Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama ''Fateh Fateh () is an Arabic-language name that translates to "conqueror". It is used in many other languages across the Muslim world and in societies that have significant Islamic influence.
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'', following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to Punjabi cinema. Sameksha's role in ''Vaapsi
Vaapsi (''Return'') is an Indian punjabi language drama film directed by Rakesh Mehta and starring Harish Verma, Sameksha, Dhrriti Saharan and Gulshan Grover as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a young probable hockey player, ...
'' (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festivals.
Sameksha, alongside film work, made her television debut on Sahara One's '' Zaara – Pyaar ki Saugat'', in the titular role. She also played a parallel lead role in the long-running soap opera '' Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' on Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
. She also portrayed the role of Roshni in the crime thriller '' Arjun'' on Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
, followed by a stint in the political thriller, '' P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke''.
From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed Olympias
Olympias ( grc-gre, Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, and the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia a ...
in Sony TV's historical drama '' Porus'' opposite an ensemble cast of Laksh Lalwani
Laksh Lalwani (born 19 April 1996), also known as Lakshya, is an Indian actor. He played the titular warrior in ''Porus'' (2017–18), the most expensive Indian TV show budgeted at 500 crore.
Career
In 2015, Lakshya made his acting debut wit ...
, Rohit Purohit and Rati Pandey.
In 2018, she played Parminder in the Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
sitcom '' Khichdi Returns''. From 2018 to 2019, she played Saudamini in Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
History
It was launched on 2 ...
's '' Tantra''.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Indian film actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Living people
1985 births
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses from Chandigarh
Indian television actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Punjabi cinema
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