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and

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until 2014 in both supporting as well as lead roles. She did a cameo in

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's '' Calendar Girls'', released in the year 2015, marking her

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debut and in 2017 she acted in the Shreyas Talpade-directed movie '' Poster Boys'', opposite

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, 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'' (

). Followed by this, she appeared in '' Uttaran'' (

), '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' (

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), '' Baal Veer'' (

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), '' Kum Kum Bhagya'' (

) and a few other well-known serials.

Movie debut

She cameoed in

's '' Calendar Girls'' in 2015. Followed by this, Batnagar finished shooting for the Shreyas Talpade directed '' Poster Boys'', which features

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and

as well as Shreyas Talpade himself in the lead role. In the movie, she played the character of Surajmukhi opposite

. 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

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Batnagar, Samikssha Living people Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses Actresses from Dehradun 1988 births Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Indian stage actresses 21st-century Indian actresses