Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in

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and

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films. She made her film debut with the

film '' Kirik Party'' opposite Rakshit Shetty, directed by

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. She played the role named Arya, for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. She made her debut in

language through Comali opposite

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and Kajal Agarwal. She also participated in reality shows

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, ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'', where she ended up as the first runner up (2018).

Early and personal life

Samyuktha was born in

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to a Christian mother and a Hindu

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father. Her native village is Kelaginamane, a place in the

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district. She did her schooling from St. Paul's English School. She discontinued her degree course in BA psychology and journalism in

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to continue pursuing dancing and acting.

Career

In 2016, Hegde was cast as a parallel female lead in Rakshit Shetty's comedy-drama '' Kirik Party''. Impressed by her Facebook profile, the makers called her for an audition that she subsequently cleared. The film received critical acclaim and emerged a major commercial success. Hegde's performance playing the love interest of Shetty's character won praise for Hegde; a reviewer for ''

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'' stated that "Samyuktha Hegde, as the bubbly Aarya, has a tough act to follow given the peppy first half and impresses by holding her own in crucial scenes", while ''

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'''s reviewer felt that Hegde "outshone in the film along with the main character Karna". In 2016, Hegde appeared as a contestant in the

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show ''

''. She said that being a part of the show had been her childhood dream. In October 2018, Hegde entered ''

'' in its eleventh season as a wild card entrant and became the Runner up of the season. In 2019, she made her debut in

film through Comali opposite to

and Kajal Agarwal. Her role as Nikitha, was praised by all the audiences, though her role was minimum in the film. She learned

language for the film and dubbed on her own. After that she packed more films in Tamil film industries.

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In the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women list, Hegde was placed 9th in 2017, 13th in 2018 and 21st in 2020.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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