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4 APR 1976 SIMRAN BAGGA BORN

Simran (actress)

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Simran Bagga
SIMRAN.JPG
BornRishibala Naval
4 April 1976 (age 40)[1][2]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active1995–present
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Spouse(s)Deepak Bagga
Simran Bagga (born Rishibala Naval; 4 April 1976) is an Indian actress who has predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu and a few Malayalam films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli in 1997.
Having a string of successes in her early career, in 1999, Simran received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Thulladha Manamum Thullum. However the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali (1999) which made Simran the most successful actress in the industry. At the peak of her career she agreed to play the role of an antagonist in Parthen Rasithen(2000) and a suffering woman from a premarital agreement in Priyamaanavale(2000), both went on to become commercial and critical successes. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), as the mother of an adopted 9-year-old daughter. Other than romantic dramas, Simran had also appeared in two blockbuster comedy films alongside Kamal Hassan; Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram, both released in 2002. In Telugu, Simran starred in a series of commercially successful films, Samarasimha Reddy (1999), Kalisundam Raa (2000) andNarasimha Naidu (2001), and for the latter, she received her first Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress nomination. With the success of the 2004 sci fifilm New, Simran left the film industry following her marriage with her childhood family friend Deepak Bagga.[3] In 2008 she made a comeback to Tamil cinema with Vaaranam Aayiram, where she played the role of a mother and a wife to the characters played by Suriya and won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 1998, entertainment portal Rediff.com called her "one of Tamil cinema's top female draws".[4][5] In 1999, she was featured in Forbes Magazine as the most prolific actress with a diverse portfolio from the Indian sub continent.[6] Well noted for her dancing and acting skills in the Indian film industry, she won three Filmfare Awards South including Best Female Debut for Once More, V.I.P and Nerrukku Ner, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for Thulladha Manamum Thullum, three Cinema Express Awards and was awarded twice with the Kalaimamani award in 1999 and 2003.[7][8]

Personal life and background[edit]

Simran was born as Rishibala Naval to Punjabi parents in Mumbai; her father is Ashok Naval and mother is Sharda. Simran has two sisters, Monal and Jyothi Naval, and a brother named Sumith.[9] She did her schooling from St. Anthony's high school, Versova and finished her B.Com in Mumbai and was modelling simultaneously. She speaks Punjabi, Hindi, English,Tamil . Simran is a trained dancer and can perform Bharatanatyam and Salsa.
She married Deepak, her childhood family friend, on December 2, 2003. They have two sons, Adheep and Aadit.[10][11][12]

Career[edit]

1995-1997: Debut and breakthrough[edit]

Simran made her debut in the 1995 Hindi film Sanam Harjai directed by Saawan Kumar.It was the first Indian film to be shot in New Zealand and Simran stayed shot abroad for three months,[13] though the film was disaster at box office.[14] Jaya Bachchan saw Simran presenting the show Superhit Muqabla on Doordarshan’s Metro channel, and subsequently offered her a leading role in her production, the romantic drama Tere Mere Sapne (1996). She then starred in supporting roles inMuqaddar, Angaara and Daadagiri, Bal Bramhachari, Agni Morcha, Gunda Gardi opposite Ayub Khan and along withDharmendra.[15] Meanwhile, she was acting in South Indian languages and was a huge star in Tamil and Telugu.
Her first South Indian film was the Malayalam film, Indraprastham with Mammootty in the lead role. In 1997, she appeared in her only Kannada film till date, Simhada Mari opposite Shivarajkumar. Prior to her debut in Tamil films, Simran was associated with two projects which failed to materialize in 1996, Parthiepan's Soththukatchi and Bharathiraja's Siragugal Murivadhillai.[16] She then made her debut in the Tamil movie industry, Vasanth's multi-starrer Nerukku Ner, produced byMani Ratnam, and she signed on to work on the film swiftly in order to work with the noted producer. Then Simran starred in several successful movies such as V.I.P (1997), Natpukkaga (1998), Aval Varuvala (1998) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal(1998) with leading actors Prabhu Deva, Sarath Kumar, Ajith Kumar and Prasanth respectively. Her debut Telugu movie was Abbayi Gari Pelli in 1997 opposite Suman which opened to poor reviews.

1998-2003: Success and stardom[edit]

Following successful debut in Tamil and Telugu films, in 1998 she had her first release in K. S. Ravikumar's Kondattamopposite Arjun Sarja.[17] She also appeared in a supporting role with Akkineni Nagarjuna and Deepti Bhatnagar in Auto Driver. Both performed averagely at box office. She tasted her first success with Ajith Kumar in Aval Varuvala, a remake of 1997 Telugu film Pelli.[18] Her role was well received by the critics.[19]
In the same year she acted in blockbuster Vaali opposite Ajith Kumar and she won several awards for her acting which includes a Kalaimaamani award; she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She revealed that after working on the film, she became “alert in her choice of films”, only signing ventures which had big production banners.[20] In 1999, she acted in Jodi with Prashanth and Samarasimha Reddy opposite Balakrishna in 1999. Both the movies opened to positive reviews. The success continued with Tamil films Priyamaanavale with Vijay and Parthen Rasithen, in which she portrayed a negative role. She also starred in hit Telugu films Kalisundam Raa with Venkatesh and Nuvvu Vastavani withNagarjuna.
In 2001, she concentrated on Telugu films and had a mixed year with Mrugaraju and Daddy with Chiranjeevi, Bava Nachadu with Nagarjuna becoming average grossers. Her movie Narasimha Naidu with Balakrishna became a blockbuster. In 2002, she again starred with Balakrishna in Seema Simham which was an average grosser. In 2002, she did several successful Tamil films Ramana with Vijaykanth, Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram with Kamal Haasan,Thamizh with Prasanth and Mani Ratnam’s Kannathil Muthamittal with Madhavan. She won several accolades for her performance in Kannathil Muthamittal including a Filmfare award. At the height of her career, Simran left the film industry after her marriage.

2008-present: Return[edit]

Simran made a return in 2008 with Okka Magadu opposite Balakrishna, John Appa Rao 40 plus and Seval. Her role inGautham Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram was critically acclaimed and she won Filmfare and Vijay awards for the same. She starred in Tamil films TN-07 AL 4777 and Ainthaam Padai in 2009. She made a brief appearance in Aaha Kalyanam in 2014 and Trisha Illana Nayanthara in 2015.[21] In October 2015, Simran and her husband set up a production studio called Simran & Sons, and launched two new film projects.[22]

Television career[edit]

After her marriage, Simran took a break from acting in films and moved on to the small screen where she acted in Jaya TV's serial Simran Thirai which hosted of a series of mini-serials all featuring Simran in the lead role and included many popular stars like Ramji, Raaghav, Saakshi Siva and Abitha playing supporting roles. In 2009, she started acting in the Telugu serial Sundarakanda telecast on Gemini TV, where she did a guest role. The serial was dubbed in Tamil asSundarakandam and telecast on Polimer TV. In 2002, she hosted Jackpot, a game show in Jaya TV which was earlier hosted by Kushboo and Nadhiya. She acted in Agni Paravai, a serial telecast in Puthuyugam TV. She serves as one of the judges in the reality show Dance Tamizha Dance in Zee Tamizh.

Endorsements[edit]

On March 2002, Simran was signed up to endorse Fanta, the tangy orange-flavoured drink from Coca-Cola. According to a company spokesperson, "Film stars cut across various segments to establish a direct connect with the brand." The ad has been conceived by the Lowe and directed by filmmaker Latha Menon.[23][24] On the same year, Jyoti Labs launched Jeeva soap with Simran to endorse the brand and the ad. [25] On June 4, 2008, PepsiCo announced Simran as the new brand ambassador for Kurkure for their first brand ambassador in the South Indian market joining the brand's long-standing endorser Juhi Chawla.[26] Simran was chosen as the brand ambassador for a low calorie sugar substitute Sugar Free Goldby Cadila Healthcare.[27][28] She is also tied with General Mills India for Pillsbury Atta and has appeared in several TV commercials.[29]

Awards[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Simran Bagga

Filmography[edit]

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1995Sanam HarjaiTinuHindi
1996MuqaddarPoojaHindi
1996IndraprasthamChitraMalayalam
1996Bal BramhachariSeema ChoudharyHindi
1996AngaaraPooja PascalHindi
1996Tere Mere SapnePooja MathurHindi
1997Abbai Gari PelliTelugu
1997Agni MorchaHindi
1997Gunda GardiHindi
1997Simhada MariKannada
1997Once MoreKavithaTamilFilmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South
(also for V.I.P and Nerrukku Ner)
1997V.I.PPriyaTamil
1997DaadagiriUmaHindi
1997Nerrukku NerAshaTamil
1997Priya O PriyaTelugu
1997PoochudavaNandiniTamil
1997Maa Nannaki PelliLahariTelugu
1998KondattamLalithaTamil
1998Auto DriverTelugu
1998Aval VaruvalaDivyaTamil
1998NatpukkagaPrabavathyTamil
1998Kannedhirey ThondrinalPriyaTamil
1998KodiesvaranTamilUnreleased
1999Samarasimha ReddySampangiTelugu
1999Thulladha Manamum ThullumRukmaniTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
1999Kachche DhaageHindiSpecial appearance in song "Khali Dil Nahi"
1999Edhirum PudhirumTamilSpecial appearance in song "Totthu Totthu"
1999Anari No.1SonaHindi
1999VaaliPriyaTamilCinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1999Sirf TumHerselfHindiSpecial appearance
1999Kanave KalaiyadheAmrita,
Saradha		Tamil
1999AnthapuramSimranTamilSpecial appearance in song "Mana Madurai"
1999JodiGayathriTamil
1999Kannupada PoguthaiyaGowriTamil
1999TimeThulasiTamil
2000AnnayyaTeluguSpecial appearance in song "Aata Kavala"
2000Kalisundam RaaMangaTelugu
2000KhauffRitu PereiraHindiSpecial appearance
2000Nuvvu VastavaniInduTelugu
2000YuvarajuSrilathaTelugu
2000Unnai Kodu Ennai TharuvenIndhuTamil
2000Goppinti AlluduSowmyaTelugu
2000Parthen RasithenBanuTamil
2000PriyamanavalePriyaTamilCinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2001MrigarajuAishwaryaTelugu
2001Narasimha NaiduSravanthiTeluguNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2001Prematho RaaGeethaTelugu
2001Bava NachaduKamakshiTelugu
200112BPriyaTamil
2001DaddyShantiTelugu
2001Parthale ParavasamSimi MadhavaTamil
2002Seema SimhamHemaTelugu
2002Pammal K. SambandamJanakiTamil
2002AakheerSumanHindi
2002DhayaTamilSpecial appearance in song "Thorakkaatha Pettiya"
2002Kannathil MuthamittalIndra ThiruchelvanTamilFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
ITFA Award for Best Tamil Actress
2002ThamizhMeenakshiTamil
2002EzhumalaiLakshmiTamil
2002PanchathantiramMythiliTamil
2002YouthTamilSpecial appearance in song "Altothe Boopathi"
2002RamanaCithraTamil
2002I Love You DaaPriyaTamil
2003Pop CornJamunaTamil
2003ArasuMeera ShastriTamil
2003RaghavendraTeluguSpecial appearance in song "Calcutta Pan"
2003Kovilpatti VeeralakshmiVeeralakshmiTamil
2003OttranSudhaTamil
2003PithamaganHerselfTamilSpecial appearance
2003SeetayyaBangaram,
Pentamma		Telugu
2004JaiTamilSpecial appearance in song "Alek"
2004UdhayaVasanthiTamil
2004NewPriyaTamil
2005Kichaa Vayasu 16NirmalaTamil
2005Inidhu Inidhu Kaadhal InidhuTamilSpecial appearance in song "Naan Puttam Pudiyai"
2007Heart BeatsThangam GeorgeMalayalam
2007VijayadasamiHerselfTeluguSpecial appearance
2008Okka MagaduSharadaTelugu
2008John Appa Rao 40 plusPravallikaTelugu
2008SevalGayathriTamil
2008Vaaranam AayiramMalini KrishnanTamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009TN-07 AL 4777Subhalakshmi ManiTamil
2009Ainthaam PadaiDevasenaTamil
2014Aaha KalyanamChandralekhaTamil
2015Trisha Illana NayantharaSimranTamil
2015Karai OramTamil

Television[edit]

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2008Simran ThiraiTamilJaya TV
2008Super StarsMain JudgeTamilJaya TV
2010-2012SundarakanadaTeluguGemini TVdubbed in Tamil as Sundarakandam and telecast on Polimer TV & as Asoakavanam and telecast onPuthuyugam TV
2012JackpotHostTamilJaya TV
2013Dance Tamizha Dance Season IMain JudgeTamilZee Tamizh
2013-2014Agni ParavaiMadhaviTamilPuthuyugam TV
2014-presentDTD Little Masters Season IIMain JudgeTamilZee Tamizh
2015(April)Dance Tamizha Dance Season IIMain JudgeTamilZee Tamizh

See also[edit]

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