Simran Bagga
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Rishibala Naval better known by her Industry name Simran, is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil
and Telugu
films. She debuted in Bollywood
and acted in several Hindi
films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P
and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli
in 1997. Rediff has called her "one of Tamil cinema's top female draws."
She appeared in many commercially successful films such as Nerrukku Ner
(1997), Natpukkaga
(1998), Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1998), Kannedhirey Thondrinal
(1998), Samarasimha Reddy
(1999), Anari No.1
(1999), Jodi
(1999), Priyamaanavale (2000), Parthen Rasithen
(2000), Narasimha Naidu
(2001), Thamizh
(2002), Panchathantiram
(2002), Ramana
(2002) and New
(2004), and gained critical praise for her performances in Vaali
(1999), Kannathil Muthamittal
(2002) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).
Simran was fondly referred to as "Lady Superstar".
and finished her B.Com in Mumbai and was doing modelling simultaneously. Then she came to film industry. She speaks Punjabi
, Hindi
, English
and Tamil
. Simran is a trained dancer and can perform Bharatanatyam
and Salsa
. She married Deepak Bagga, her longtime family friend, in December 2003. They have a son Adheep, born in June 2005. She gave birth to her second son on March, 2011.
film Sanam Harjai directed by Saawan Kumar. Jaya Bachchan (ABCL Corp), who saw her in "Superhit Muqabla" on Doordarshan’s Metro channel(Produced By NIMBUS TV & Sports and Directed by Sushil Datta) offered her a leading role in Tere Mere Sapne
. She then starred in supporting roles in Muqaddar
, Angaara
and Daadagiri
, Bal Bramhachari
, Agni Morcha, Gunda Gardi
opposite Ayub Khan
and along with Dharmendra
. Meanwhile she was acting in South Indian languages and was a huge star in Tamil and Telugu. In 1999 she starred in Anari No.1
.
She moved to south Indian movies by acting first in a high budget Malayalam
film, Indraprastham with Megastar Mammootty
in the lead role and she tasted success too. Then she was introduced in Tamil movie industry
by Vasanth
with Nerukku Ner opposite Surya in 1997 and the movie was a huge success and she was highly appreciated for her dancing in the song Manam Virumbudhe. Then she 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 . She got her first break through the movie Thulladha Manamum Thullum opposite Vijay
in 1999. Her performance as a blind woman was well praised. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
for the movie.
opposite Ajith Kumar
and she won several awards for her acting in Vaali which includes a Kalaimaamani award and she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress
. Later in 1999 she acted in Jodi
which was a super hit. Her success streak continued in 2000 with the films Priyamaanavale and Parthen Rasithen
in which she acted in a negative role.
She saw a new low in her Tamil career in 2001, as she concentrated in Telugu, and once again became the leading actress in 2002 with several successes such as Ramana
opposite Vijaykanth
, Pammal K. Sambandam
and Panchathantiram
opposite Kamal Haasan
, Thamizh
opposite Prasanth and Mani Ratnam
’s Kannathil Muthamittal
opposite Madhavan
. She won several accolades for her performance in Kannathil Muthamittal
including a Filmfare award
, a ITFA Best Actress Award
, a “Dinakaran Best Actress Award” and a nomination for National Film Award for Best Actress
.
, costarring Surya Sivakumar, for which she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
.
She is considered as one of the best Tamil actresses ever as she has acted in all kind of characters right from glam roles as in Vaali
to family roles in Kannathil Muthamittal
and as a tribal girl in Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
(2003).
She is also one of the best dancers ever mixing modern and classical dances in a heartbeat.
, Balakrishna, Nagarjuna
and Venkatesh
. Her debut Telugu movie was Abbai Gari Pelli
in 1997 opposite Suman
which was a flop. Then, after starring in some unsuccessful movies in 1997 and 1998
Then in 2000 she starred in Kalisundam Raa
opposite Venkatesh
and Nuvvu Vastavani
opposite Nagarjuna
. Both of the movies were blockbusters .
The year 2001 was a mixed year in her career since her movie Mrigaraju
opposite Chiranjeevi
becoming a flop and Bava Nachadu
opposite Nagarjuna
and Daddy opposite Chiranjeevi
becoming above average grossers. But her movie Narasimha Naidu
opposite Balakrishna became a huge blockbuster.
In 2002 she starred with Balakrishna in Seema Simham
and the film was just an average grosser in spite of great openings. This was her only release in 2002. With Seetayya opposite Harikrishna in 2003, she left the industry after her marriage.She made a comeback with Okka Magadu opposite Balakrishna in 2008. The film was a failure. Her next movie John Appa Rao 40 plus
was also a failure.
On June 4, 2008, PepsiCo India Holdings (FritoLay Division) announced superstar Simran as the new brand ambassador for Kurkure for the South Indian market. Simran was Kurkure's first brand ambassador in the South Indian market. She joined the brand's long-standing endorser Juhi Chawla as a part of the Kurkure family.
Simran was also chosen as the brand ambassador for a low calorie sugar substitute - 'Sugar Free Gold' by Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Anand Deo, senior Vice-President, consumer division, Cadila Healthcare Ltd told reporters that the star was chosen since she was a "fitness icon." Simran says that's her fitness secret and poses to that brand with her slim figure.
She is also tied with General Mills India for Pillsbury Atta, to help spread the health message and has appeared in several TV commercials.
Simran's has 70 Acres of land on Mumbai Nasik Highway named RISHI FARMS out of which 7 acres has donated for old age homes Managed by her father.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
and Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
films. She debuted in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
and acted in several Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P
V.I.P (film)
V.I.P is a 1997 Indian Tamil language film starring Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Abbas, Simran Bagga, Rambha and Manivannan. Ranjit Barot composed the music. This film was an average grosser at the box office but gave a life to Simran and Abbas.-Plot:...
and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli
Abbai Gari Pelli
Abbai Gari Pelli is a 1997 Telugu film starring Suman and Simran in lead roles. It was the debut for Simran in telugu. It was a flop at the box office....
in 1997. Rediff has called her "one of Tamil cinema's top female draws."
She appeared in many commercially successful films such as Nerrukku Ner
Nerrukku Ner
Nerruku Ner is a 1997 Tamil film starring Vijay, Surya in his screen debut, Simran and Kausalya in the lead with Raghuvaran, Shanthi Krishna, Karan, Vivek, Manivannan, Prakash Raj and Dhamu forms an ensemble cast. The film was directed by Vasanth and was produced by director Mani Ratnam with his...
(1997), Natpukkaga
Natpukkaga
Natpukaaga is a 1998 Tamil language film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. It became a success upon release. It was dubbed into Hindi and remade into Telugu as Sneham Kosam with K. S...
(1998), Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1998), Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Kannedhirey Thondrinal is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Ravichandran. The film stars Prashanth and Simran in the lead roles...
(1998), Samarasimha Reddy
Samarasimha Reddy
Samarasimha Reddy is a 1999 Tollywood action film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 13 January 1999. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Simran.-Synopsis:...
(1999), Anari No.1
Anari No.1
Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Hindi language movie directed by Sandesh Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah, Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles and the songs are composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. The film was a huge...
(1999), Jodi
Jodi (film)
Jodi is a film directed by Praveen Gandhi,starring Prashanth and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A.R. Rahman.-Plot:Kannan , repairs musical instruments for a living...
(1999), Priyamaanavale (2000), Parthen Rasithen
Parthen Rasithen
Parthen Rasithen is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Simran, Lawrence Raghavendra, Laila and Dhamu and music composed by Bharadwaj. The film is directed by Saran.-Background:...
(2000), Narasimha Naidu
Narasimha Naidu
Narasimha Naidu is a 2001 Tollywood film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 11 January 2001. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Preeti Jhangiani, Asha Saini, K Vishwanath, Mukesh Rishi. It was remade into Tamil as "Ezhumulai" starring Arjun Sarja, Simran Bagga, Ashish Vidyarthi...
(2001), Thamizh
Thamizh
Thamizh is a 2002 released Tamil film. The movie stars Prashanth, Simran Bagga and Nassar. The film is directed by Hari. The film is produced by Amutha Durairaj. The music is by Bharadwaj.This is the first movie directed by Hari who later became an household name for commercial cinema...
(2002), Panchathantiram
Panchathantiram
Panchathantiram is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh...
(2002), Ramana
Ramana (film)
Ramana is a 2002 Blockbuster Tamil action film directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The film stars captainVijaykanth and Simran. The film, released during Diwali, ran for 150 days in theatres...
(2002) and New
New (film)
The soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and with lyrics by Vaali, was critically well received. In an interview in 2001, Surya earlier stated that Deva had composed ten songs for the film, but he was later replaced by Rahman. Rahman remixed the 1964 hit Tamil song "Thottal Poo Malarum" from the...
(2004), and gained critical praise for her performances in Vaali
Vaali
Vaali is a 1999 Tamil thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role with Simran appearing in another leading role. The supporting cast of the film include Jyothika in her debut venture, Livingston and Vivek. The film's music is composed by the music...
(1999), Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...
(2002) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).
Simran was fondly referred to as "Lady Superstar".
Personal life and background
Simran was born, the first daughter of Ashok Naval and Saradha. She had two sisters, Monal and Jyothi Naval and a brother named Sumith. She did her schooling from St. Anthony's high school, VersovaVersova (Mumbai)
Versova is an upmarket neighbourhood in the Andheri area of northern Mumbai. It is located at 19°7'60N 72°47'60E and is known for its beach and the Versova Fort...
and finished her B.Com in Mumbai and was doing modelling simultaneously. Then she came to film industry. She speaks Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
. Simran is a trained dancer and can perform Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
and Salsa
Salsa (dance)
Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins in Cuba as the meeting point of Spanish and African cultures.Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms such as solo dancing "suelta" and "Rueda de Casino" where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle...
. She married Deepak Bagga, her longtime family friend, in December 2003. They have a son Adheep, born in June 2005. She gave birth to her second son on March, 2011.
Early career (1995-1999)
Simran made her debut in the 1995 HindiBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film Sanam Harjai directed by Saawan Kumar. Jaya Bachchan (ABCL Corp), who saw her in "Superhit Muqabla" on Doordarshan’s Metro channel(Produced By NIMBUS TV & Sports and Directed by Sushil Datta) offered her a leading role in Tere Mere Sapne
Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)
Tere Mere Sapne is a 1996 Hindi film produced by Amitabh Bachchan's production company A.B.C.L. and directed by Joy Augustine. The film had a cast of newcomer actors consisting of Chandrachur Singh, Arshad Warsi, Priya Gill and Simran.-Plot:...
. She then starred in supporting roles in Muqaddar
Muqaddar
Muqaddar is a 1996 Indian Hindi film. Produced by Rajiv Babbar and directed by T L V Prasad, it stars Mithun Chakraborty, Puneet Issar and Kiran Kumar in lead roles and Moushumi Chatterjee, Simran, Ayesha Jhulka and Hemant Birje in supporting roles.-Plot:...
, Angaara
Angaara
Angaara is a 1996 Bollywood movie starring Mithun Chakraborty and Simran in lead roles, and music was by duo, Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. It did not do well at the box office.-Cast:* Sadashiv Amrapurkar -Police Inspector...
and Daadagiri
Daadagiri
Daadagiri is a 1997 Bollywood film directed by Arshad Khan starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayub Khan, Simran, Rituparna Sengupta in lead roles and Puneet Issar, Nishigandha Wad, Shakti Kapoor and Kader Khan.-Plot:...
, Bal Bramhachari
Bal Bramhachari
Bal Bramhachari is 1996 Hindi Movie directed by Prakash Mehra and Amit Mehra and starring Puru Raajkumar in his film debut, Karishma Kapoor, Deepak Tijori, and Simran....
, Agni Morcha, Gunda Gardi
Gunda Gardi
Gundagardi is a 1997 Bollywood film directed by V.Sai Prasad and produced by MC Bokadia starring Dharmendra and Raj Babbar in lead roles and Vijayashanti, Ayub Khan, Simran and Aditya Pancholi in supporting roles. It didnt do well at the box office but its songs composed by Jatin-Lalit were huge...
opposite Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan (actor)
Ayub Khan is an Indian actor. He is the son of Nasir Khan and Begum Para. His father is the brother of actor Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan , Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan. His mother was the sister of Amrita Singh's mother Rukhsana Sultana...
and along with Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
. Meanwhile she was acting in South Indian languages and was a huge star in Tamil and Telugu. In 1999 she starred in Anari No.1
Anari No.1
Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Hindi language movie directed by Sandesh Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah, Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles and the songs are composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. The film was a huge...
.
She moved to south Indian movies by acting first in a high budget Malayalam
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
film, Indraprastham with Megastar Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
in the lead role and she tasted success too. Then she was introduced in Tamil movie industry
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...
by Vasanth
Vasanth
Vasanth is an Indian film director and screenwriter, working in the Tamil film industry. Following a stint as journalist and after assisting K. Balachander, he made his directorial debut with Keladi Kanmani in 1990, which along with the trendsetting Aasai and Rhythm , are considered his finest...
with Nerukku Ner opposite Surya in 1997 and the movie was a huge success and she was highly appreciated for her dancing in the song Manam Virumbudhe. Then she starred in several successful movies such as V.I.P
V.I.P (film)
V.I.P is a 1997 Indian Tamil language film starring Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Abbas, Simran Bagga, Rambha and Manivannan. Ranjit Barot composed the music. This film was an average grosser at the box office but gave a life to Simran and Abbas.-Plot:...
(1997), Natpukkaga
Natpukkaga
Natpukaaga is a 1998 Tamil language film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. It became a success upon release. It was dubbed into Hindi and remade into Telugu as Sneham Kosam with K. S...
(1998), Aval Varuvala
Aval Varuvala
Aval Varuvala is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Raajkapoor based on the successful Telugu film, Pelli. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Simranin the main roles with Babloo Prithviraj in another significant role...
(1998) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Kannedhirey Thondrinal is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Ravichandran. The film stars Prashanth and Simran in the lead roles...
(1998) with leading actors Prabhu Deva, Sarath Kumar
Sarath Kumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
, Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
and Prasanth respectively . She got her first break through the movie Thulladha Manamum Thullum opposite Vijay
Joseph Vijay
Vijay is an Indian film actor and playback singer, who is based in the cinema of Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar. After performing uncredited roles as a child actor in films produced by his father, he made his debut in a lead role in the 1992 film...
in 1999. Her performance as a blind woman was well praised. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
for the movie.
Rise and the Stardom (1999 - 2004)
In the same year she acted in blockbuster VaaliVaali
Vaali is a 1999 Tamil thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role with Simran appearing in another leading role. The supporting cast of the film include Jyothika in her debut venture, Livingston and Vivek. The film's music is composed by the music...
opposite Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
and she won several awards for her acting in Vaali which includes a Kalaimaamani award and she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953...
. Later in 1999 she acted in Jodi
Jodi (film)
Jodi is a film directed by Praveen Gandhi,starring Prashanth and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A.R. Rahman.-Plot:Kannan , repairs musical instruments for a living...
which was a super hit. Her success streak continued in 2000 with the films Priyamaanavale and Parthen Rasithen
Parthen Rasithen
Parthen Rasithen is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Simran, Lawrence Raghavendra, Laila and Dhamu and music composed by Bharadwaj. The film is directed by Saran.-Background:...
in which she acted in a negative role.
She saw a new low in her Tamil career in 2001, as she concentrated in Telugu, and once again became the leading actress in 2002 with several successes such as Ramana
Ramana (film)
Ramana is a 2002 Blockbuster Tamil action film directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The film stars captainVijaykanth and Simran. The film, released during Diwali, ran for 150 days in theatres...
opposite Vijaykanth
Vijaykanth
Vijayakanth is an Indian actor and politician. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Rishivandiyam, Tamil Nadu, India.-Early life:...
, Pammal K. Sambandam
Pammal K. Sambandam
Pammal K. Sambandam is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Simran with Abbas and Sneha in primary supporting roles. The film was produced by P. L. Thenappan under Media Dreams, while Deva composed the...
and Panchathantiram
Panchathantiram
Panchathantiram is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh...
opposite Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
, Thamizh
Thamizh
Thamizh is a 2002 released Tamil film. The movie stars Prashanth, Simran Bagga and Nassar. The film is directed by Hari. The film is produced by Amutha Durairaj. The music is by Bharadwaj.This is the first movie directed by Hari who later became an household name for commercial cinema...
opposite Prasanth and Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...
’s Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...
opposite Madhavan
Madhavan
Madhavan is a common southern Indian name for a male. 'Madhavan' is one of the thousands of names of the Hindu God Krishna. The name may refer to:* James Madhavan, Fiji politician.* Kavya Madhavan, Indian actress....
. She won several accolades for her performance in Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...
including a Filmfare award
Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953...
, a ITFA Best Actress Award
ITFA Best Actress Award
The ITFA Best Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
, a “Dinakaran Best Actress Award” and a nomination for National Film Award for Best Actress
National Film Award for Best Actress
The National Film Award for Best Actress is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actress who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry...
.
Comeback
She recently appeared in the 2008 blockbuster Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham MenonGautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
, costarring Surya Sivakumar, for which she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films....
.
She is considered as one of the best Tamil actresses ever as she has acted in all kind of characters right from glam roles as in Vaali
Vaali
Vaali is a 1999 Tamil thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role with Simran appearing in another leading role. The supporting cast of the film include Jyothika in her debut venture, Livingston and Vivek. The film's music is composed by the music...
to family roles in Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal
Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem...
and as a tribal girl in Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003.The film was a huge flop in box office. Simran Bagga dubbed in her own voice for the first time in this film with some dialogues dubbed by Deepa Venkat...
(2003).
She is also one of the best dancers ever mixing modern and classical dances in a heartbeat.
Telugu Cinema Career
She enjoyed stupendous success in Telugu movie industry too as she acted with all the super stars of Tollywood such as ChiranjeeviChiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
, Balakrishna, Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
and Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
. Her debut Telugu movie was Abbai Gari Pelli
Abbai Gari Pelli
Abbai Gari Pelli is a 1997 Telugu film starring Suman and Simran in lead roles. It was the debut for Simran in telugu. It was a flop at the box office....
in 1997 opposite Suman
Suman (actor)
Suman is a South Indian Telugu film actor. He played action hero and romantic hero in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films during the 1980s. After a long while away from cinema, he returned to acting in Tamil films in 2007, starring in S. Shankar's Sivaji: The Boss with Rajinikanth. He has also...
which was a flop. Then, after starring in some unsuccessful movies in 1997 and 1998
Then in 2000 she starred in Kalisundam Raa
Kalisundam Raa
Kalisundham Raa is a Telugu language film, starring Venkatesh and Simran in the lead roles. The film is directed by Uday Shankar. The movie was produced by D. Suresh Babu. The movie was the biggest hit in Tollywood in 70 years at the time of its release and successful running.-Plot:Raghaviah and...
opposite Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
and Nuvvu Vastavani
Nuvvu Vastavani
Nuvvu Vasthavani is a 2000 musical blockbuster Telugu film film written and directed by VR Pratap. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna and Simran Bagga in lead roles. The music of the film was scored by S. A. Rajkumar. This film is a remake of 1999 blockbuster Tamil film Thulladha Manamum Thullum....
opposite Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
. Both of the movies were blockbusters .
The year 2001 was a mixed year in her career since her movie Mrigaraju
Mrigaraju
Mrigaraju is a 2001 Tollywood film which was written and directed by Gunasekhar based on English film The Ghost and the Darkness. It stars Chiranjeevi, Simran, Sanghavi, & Nagendra Babu. Mani Sharma composed music for this film. Though the film was hyped a lot, the film ended up as a disaster at...
opposite Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
becoming a flop and Bava Nachadu
Bava Nachadu
Bava Nachadu is a 2001 Tollywood film written and directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Simran Bagga, and Reema Sen in important roles. The music of the film was scored by M. M. Keeravani...
opposite Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
and Daddy opposite Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
becoming above average grossers. But her movie Narasimha Naidu
Narasimha Naidu
Narasimha Naidu is a 2001 Tollywood film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 11 January 2001. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Preeti Jhangiani, Asha Saini, K Vishwanath, Mukesh Rishi. It was remade into Tamil as "Ezhumulai" starring Arjun Sarja, Simran Bagga, Ashish Vidyarthi...
opposite Balakrishna became a huge blockbuster.
In 2002 she starred with Balakrishna in Seema Simham
Seema Simham
Seema Simham is a 2002 Tollywood action Film, directed by G.Ram Prasad, released on 11 January 2002. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Reema Sen.-Synopsis:...
and the film was just an average grosser in spite of great openings. This was her only release in 2002. With Seetayya opposite Harikrishna in 2003, she left the industry after her marriage.She made a comeback with Okka Magadu opposite Balakrishna in 2008. The film was a failure. Her next movie John Appa Rao 40 plus
John Appa Rao 40 plus
John Apparao 40 Plus is a Telugu movie, starring Krishna Bhagavan and Simran. The film is produced and directed by Kuchipudi Venkat under the Black and Eight banner. Comedian Krishna Bhagavan plays the lead role in this film...
was also a failure.
Olympics
Simran participated in the Olympic Torch Rally as one of the escort runners selected by Coca-Cola India. She was one of those represented India in the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay on June 10 at New Delhi.Brand Ambassador
On March 2002, Simran was signed up to endorse Fanta, the tangy orange-flavoured drink from the Coca-Cola stable. 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 film-maker Ms Latha Menon. On the same year, Jyoti Labs launched Jeeva soap with Simran to endorse the brand and the ad. The brand uses the tagline " The complete Ayurvedic Soap" which is further reinforced by the focus on 27 ingredients.On June 4, 2008, PepsiCo India Holdings (FritoLay Division) announced superstar Simran as the new brand ambassador for Kurkure for the South Indian market. Simran was Kurkure's first brand ambassador in the South Indian market. She joined the brand's long-standing endorser Juhi Chawla as a part of the Kurkure family.
Simran was also chosen as the brand ambassador for a low calorie sugar substitute - 'Sugar Free Gold' by Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Anand Deo, senior Vice-President, consumer division, Cadila Healthcare Ltd told reporters that the star was chosen since she was a "fitness icon." Simran says that's her fitness secret and poses to that brand with her slim figure.
She is also tied with General Mills India for Pillsbury Atta, to help spread the health message and has appeared in several TV commercials.
Philanthropy
Simran's real estate firm in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Housing Board for low income group have developed a proposal to buy acreage in the outskirts of major cities and develop them into self sustained communities for people under the poverty line. She has donated Rupees 10 Lakhs towards Kargil cause.Simran's has 70 Acres of land on Mumbai Nasik Highway named RISHI FARMS out of which 7 acres has donated for old age homes Managed by her father.
Filmography
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| 1995 | Sanam Harjai | Tinu | Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
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| 1996 | Muqaddar Muqaddar Muqaddar is a 1996 Indian Hindi film. Produced by Rajiv Babbar and directed by T L V Prasad, it stars Mithun Chakraborty, Puneet Issar and Kiran Kumar in lead roles and Moushumi Chatterjee, Simran, Ayesha Jhulka and Hemant Birje in supporting roles.-Plot:... |
Hindi | ||
| Indraprastham Indraprastham (film) Indraprastham is 1996 Malayalam movie made in India,by Haridas, starring Mammootty, Simran, Prakash Raj and Vikram in the lead roles. Despite being produced at a huge budget, this film was a big flop at the box office.-Plot:... |
Chitra | Malayalam | ||
| Bal Bramhachari Bal Bramhachari Bal Bramhachari is 1996 Hindi Movie directed by Prakash Mehra and Amit Mehra and starring Puru Raajkumar in his film debut, Karishma Kapoor, Deepak Tijori, and Simran.... |
Seema Choudhary | Hindi | ||
| Angaara Angaara Angaara is a 1996 Bollywood movie starring Mithun Chakraborty and Simran in lead roles, and music was by duo, Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. It did not do well at the box office.-Cast:* Sadashiv Amrapurkar -Police Inspector... |
Pooja Pascal | Hindi | ||
| Tere Mere Sapne Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film) Tere Mere Sapne is a 1996 Hindi film produced by Amitabh Bachchan's production company A.B.C.L. and directed by Joy Augustine. The film had a cast of newcomer actors consisting of Chandrachur Singh, Arshad Warsi, Priya Gill and Simran.-Plot:... |
Pooja Mathur | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Agni Morcha | Hindi | ||
| Daadagiri Daadagiri Daadagiri is a 1997 Bollywood film directed by Arshad Khan starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayub Khan, Simran, Rituparna Sengupta in lead roles and Puneet Issar, Nishigandha Wad, Shakti Kapoor and Kader Khan.-Plot:... |
Uma | Hindi | ||
| Gunda Gardi Gunda Gardi Gundagardi is a 1997 Bollywood film directed by V.Sai Prasad and produced by MC Bokadia starring Dharmendra and Raj Babbar in lead roles and Vijayashanti, Ayub Khan, Simran and Aditya Pancholi in supporting roles. It didnt do well at the box office but its songs composed by Jatin-Lalit were huge... |
Hindi | |||
| V.I.P V.I.P (film) V.I.P is a 1997 Indian Tamil language film starring Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Abbas, Simran Bagga, Rambha and Manivannan. Ranjit Barot composed the music. This film was an average grosser at the box office but gave a life to Simran and Abbas.-Plot:... |
Priya | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
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| Once More Once More (film) Once More is a Tamil romantic comedy film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar released in 1997. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay, B. Sarojadevi, and Simran Bagga.-Plot:... |
Kavitha | Tamil | ||
| Nerrukku Ner Nerrukku Ner Nerruku Ner is a 1997 Tamil film starring Vijay, Surya in his screen debut, Simran and Kausalya in the lead with Raghuvaran, Shanthi Krishna, Karan, Vivek, Manivannan, Prakash Raj and Dhamu forms an ensemble cast. The film was directed by Vasanth and was produced by director Mani Ratnam with his... |
Asha | Tamil | ||
| Poochudava Poochudava Poochoodava is a Tamil language romantic film directed by Udhaya Shankar released in 1997. The film stars Abbas, Simran Bagga, Manivannan, Nagesh, Kalpana, Jai Ganesh, Chinni Jayanth, PC Ramakrishnan and Kavitha.-Plot:... |
Nandini | Tamil | ||
| Simhada Mari | Kannada | |||
| Abbai Gari Pelli Abbai Gari Pelli Abbai Gari Pelli is a 1997 Telugu film starring Suman and Simran in lead roles. It was the debut for Simran in telugu. It was a flop at the box office.... |
Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| Priya O Priya Priya O Priya Priya O Priya is a 1997 Tollywood film starring Abbas, Simran and Naveen in lead roles. It went unnoticed at the box office. It was dubbed in tamil as Ithuthan Kadhal.... |
Telugu | |||
| Maa Nannaki Pelli Maa Nannaki Pelli Maa Nannaki Pelli is a 1997 Tollywood film starring Krishnam Raju and Simran in lead roles and Kota Srinivasa Rao and many others in supporting roles. It went unnoticed at the box office.... |
Lahari | Telugu | ||
| 1998 | Autodriver | Telugu | ||
| Aval Varuvala Aval Varuvala Aval Varuvala is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Raajkapoor based on the successful Telugu film, Pelli. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Simranin the main roles with Babloo Prithviraj in another significant role... |
Divya | Tamil | ||
| Natpukkaga Natpukkaga Natpukaaga is a 1998 Tamil language film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. It became a success upon release. It was dubbed into Hindi and remade into Telugu as Sneham Kosam with K. S... |
Prabavathy | Tamil | ||
| Kondattam Kondattam Kondattam is a Tamil language film released in 1998. It starred Arjun and Simran Bagga in the lead roles. The film failed to make an impact at the box office.-Cast:-Soundtrack:... |
Lalitha | Tamil | ||
| Kannedhirey Thondrinal Kannedhirey Thondrinal Kannedhirey Thondrinal is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Ravichandran. The film stars Prashanth and Simran in the lead roles... |
Priya | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy Samarasimha Reddy Samarasimha Reddy is a 1999 Tollywood action film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 13 January 1999. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Simran.-Synopsis:... |
Sampangi | Telugu | |
| Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Rukmani | Tamil | ||
| Kachche Dhaage Kachche Dhaage Kachche Dhaage is a 1999 Hindi action thriller film directed by Milan Luthria and starring Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Manisha Koirala. The film, which features Devgan as a smuggler, delivering goods across the Rajasthan-Pakistan border, was filmed in the deserts of Rajasthan and in Switzerland... |
Hindi | Special appearance in song "Khali Dil Nahi" | ||
| Anari No.1 Anari No.1 Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Hindi language movie directed by Sandesh Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah, Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles and the songs are composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. The film was a huge... |
Sona | Hindi | ||
| Vaali Vaali Vaali is a 1999 Tamil thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role with Simran appearing in another leading role. The supporting cast of the film include Jyothika in her debut venture, Livingston and Vivek. The film's music is composed by the music... |
Priya | Tamil | ||
| Sirf Tum Sirf Tum Sirf Tum is a Bollywood film directed by Agathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Simran Bagga and Jackie Shroff. It is a remake of the National award winning Tamil film Kadhal Kottai, which starred Ajith Kumar and Devayani... |
Herself | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Kanave Kalaiyadhe Kanave Kalaiyadhe Kanave Kalayadhe is a 1999 Tamil film starring Murali, Simran, Shakti Kumar, Charle, Chinni Jayanth, Dhamu, Kovai Sarala and directed by V Gowthaman. The score and soundtrack was composed by Deva. It was produced by Sivasakthi Movie Makers.- Plot :... |
Amrita, Saradha |
Tamil | ||
| Kannupada Poguthaiya Kannupada Poguthaiya Kannupada Poguthaiya is a 1999 Tamil film starring Vijayakanth, Simran, Karan, Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Charle, Radha Ravi, Anandaraj, Jaiganesh, Ponnambalam, Satyapriya, Radhika Chowdry and directed by Barathi Ganesh. The score and soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar... |
Gowri | Tamil | ||
| Edhirum Pudhirum | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Totthu Totthu" | ||
| Jodi Jodi (film) Jodi is a film directed by Praveen Gandhi,starring Prashanth and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A.R. Rahman.-Plot:Kannan , repairs musical instruments for a living... |
Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Time Time (1999 film) Time is a Tamil film directed by Subhash. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Simran and Radhika Chaudhry in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja.-Cast:*Prabhu Deva as Srinivasa Murthy... |
Thulasi | Tamil | ||
| Anthapuram Anthapuram Anthapuram can either refer to:*Anthapuram , a Telugu film directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Prakash Raj, Soundarya and Jagapati Babu... |
Simran | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Mana Madurai" | |
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa Kalisundam Raa Kalisundham Raa is a Telugu language film, starring Venkatesh and Simran in the lead roles. The film is directed by Uday Shankar. The movie was produced by D. Suresh Babu. The movie was the biggest hit in Tollywood in 70 years at the time of its release and successful running.-Plot:Raghaviah and... |
Manga | Telugu | |
| Khauff Khauff Khauff is a 2000 film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. This film is supposedly inspired by The Juror.-Plot:... |
Ritu Pereira | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Nuvvu Vastavani Nuvvu Vastavani Nuvvu Vasthavani is a 2000 musical blockbuster Telugu film film written and directed by VR Pratap. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna and Simran Bagga in lead roles. The music of the film was scored by S. A. Rajkumar. This film is a remake of 1999 blockbuster Tamil film Thulladha Manamum Thullum.... |
Indu | Telugu | ||
| Yuvaraju Yuvaraju Yuvaraju is a 2000 Tollywood film directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. This film gave Mahesh Babu the tag "Prince", as Yuvaraju means prince. This movie is based on bollywood movie " Jab Pyar Kisise hota Hai"... |
Srilatha | Telugu | ||
| Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven is a Tamil film produced by R. B. Choudary and directed by Kavee Kalidas. It features Ajith Kumar and Simran in the lead roles with Parthiban in a guest appearance... |
Indhu | Tamil | ||
| Goppinti Alludu Goppinti Alludu -External links:*... |
Sowmya | Telugu | ||
| Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Simran, Lawrence Raghavendra, Laila and Dhamu and music composed by Bharadwaj. The film is directed by Saran.-Background:... |
Banu | Tamil | ||
| Annayya | Telugu | Special appearance in song "Atta Kavala" | ||
| Priyamanavale Priyamanavale Priyamaanavale is a Tamil film directed by K. Selvabharathy, which was the remake of the Telugu film Pavithra Bandham. The film has Simran Bagga playing the lead role of working woman in a struggling family and portrays the sufferings she receives from her husband... |
Priya | Tamil | ||
| 2001 | Narasimha Naidu Narasimha Naidu Narasimha Naidu is a 2001 Tollywood film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 11 January 2001. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Preeti Jhangiani, Asha Saini, K Vishwanath, Mukesh Rishi. It was remade into Tamil as "Ezhumulai" starring Arjun Sarja, Simran Bagga, Ashish Vidyarthi... |
Sravanthi | Telugu | |
| Mrigaraju Mrigaraju Mrigaraju is a 2001 Tollywood film which was written and directed by Gunasekhar based on English film The Ghost and the Darkness. It stars Chiranjeevi, Simran, Sanghavi, & Nagendra Babu. Mani Sharma composed music for this film. Though the film was hyped a lot, the film ended up as a disaster at... |
Aishwarya | Telugu | ||
| Prematho Raa Prematho Raa Prematho Raa is a Telugu language film starring Venkatesh and Simran in the lead roles. The film was directed by Uday Shankar and produced by T. Trivikrama Rao.-Plot:Chandu and Vijay are brothers. They belong to a wealthy family... |
Geetha | Telugu | ||
| 12B | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Parthale Paravasam Parthale Paravasam The soundtrack for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vaali, Vairamuthu and Na. Muthukumar. The soundtrack featured nine songs with most of them remained chart-toppers for many months. Guitarist Rashid Ali had his debut as a vocalist through this film... |
Simi Madhava | Tamil | ||
| Bava Nachadu Bava Nachadu Bava Nachadu is a 2001 Tollywood film written and directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Simran Bagga, and Reema Sen in important roles. The music of the film was scored by M. M. Keeravani... |
Kamakshi | Telugu | ||
| Daddy | Shanti | Telugu | ||
| 2002 | Seema Simham Seema Simham Seema Simham is a 2002 Tollywood action Film, directed by G.Ram Prasad, released on 11 January 2002. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Reema Sen.-Synopsis:... |
Hema | Telugu | |
| Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal K. Sambandam is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Moulee and scripted by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan in the title role alongside Simran with Abbas and Sneha in primary supporting roles. The film was produced by P. L. Thenappan under Media Dreams, while Deva composed the... |
Janaki | Tamil | ||
| Aakheer | Suman | Hindi | ||
| Ezhumalai Ezhumalai Ezhumalai is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2002. The Film is the remake of Telugu Blockbuster "Narasimha Naidu" starring Balakrishna, Mukesh Rishi. This movie was later dubbed in Telugu again as "Simhabaludu".-Plot:... |
Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Kannathil Muthamittal Kannathil Muthamittal Kannathil Muthamittal is a 2002 Tamil drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars P. S. Keerthana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Pasupathy, J. D. Chakravarthy and Prakash Raj. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's title is a famous phrase from a poem... |
Indra Thiruchelvan | Tamil | Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953... Cinema Express Award for Best Actress - Tamil ITFA Best Actress Award ITFA Best Actress Award The ITFA Best Actress Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.... , Most Popular Actress Award |
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| I Love You Daa | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Youth Youth (film) Youth is a 2002 Tamil movie starring Joseph Vijay and featuring Shaheen, Yugendran, Vivek, Manivannan, and Haneefa. Simran Bagga did a cameo appearance for a song. This movie was a remake of a Telugu film, Chiru Navvuto, released in 2000. -Plot:... |
Tamil | Special appearance in song "Altothe Boopathi" | ||
| Thamizh Thamizh Thamizh is a 2002 released Tamil film. The movie stars Prashanth, Simran Bagga and Nassar. The film is directed by Hari. The film is produced by Amutha Durairaj. The music is by Bharadwaj.This is the first movie directed by Hari who later became an household name for commercial cinema... |
Meenakshi | Tamil | ||
| Panchathantiram Panchathantiram Panchathantiram is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan. The film features Kamal Haasan, Simran and Ramya Krishnan in the lead roles, with a large supporting cast including Jayaram, Ramesh Aravind and Nagesh... |
Mythili | Tamil | ||
| Dhaya | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Thorakadai" | ||
| Ramana Ramana (film) Ramana is a 2002 Blockbuster Tamil action film directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The film stars captainVijaykanth and Simran. The film, released during Diwali, ran for 150 days in theatres... |
Cithra | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2003 | Arasu | Meera Shastri | Tamil | |
| Pop Carn | Jamuna | Tamil | ||
| Raghavendra Raghavendra (film) Raghavendra is a 2003 Tollywood film directed by Suresh Krishna. It stars Prabhas, Swetha Agarwal, and Anshu. Music was scored by Mani Sharma.-Plot:... |
Telugu | Special appearance in song "Calcutta Pan" | ||
| Pithamagan Pithamagan Pithamagan is a 2003 Tamil feature drama film directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Surya, Laila, Sangeetha, and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja.... |
Herself | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003.The film was a huge flop in box office. Simran Bagga dubbed in her own voice for the first time in this film with some dialogues dubbed by Deepa Venkat... |
Veeralakshmi | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953... |
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| Ottran Ottran Ottran is a 2003 Tamil film starring Arjun Sarja, Simran, Manorama, Vadivelu, Tejashree, Sarath Babu and directed by Ilankannan. The score and soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani.-Cast:*Arjun Sarja as Karthik*Simran Bagga as Sudha... |
Sudha | Tamil | ||
| Seetayya | Bangaram, Pentamma |
Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Jai Jai (2004 Tamil film) Jai is a 2004 Tamil language film directed by S. Narayanan. The film features Prashanth and Anshu Ambani in the lead roles whilst Thyagarajan, Rajkiran and Bhanupriya play supporting roles... |
Tamil | Special appearance in song "Alek" | |
| Udhaya Udhaya Udhaya is a Tamil film which released on 28 March 2004 and was directed by Azhagam Perumal. This film has Vijay in the main lead. Simran played his love interest. The music for this film is by Academy Award winner music maestro A. R. Rahman.-Story:... |
Vasanthi | Tamil | ||
| New New (film) The soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and with lyrics by Vaali, was critically well received. In an interview in 2001, Surya earlier stated that Deva had composed ten songs for the film, but he was later replaced by Rahman. Rahman remixed the 1964 hit Tamil song "Thottal Poo Malarum" from the... |
Priya | Tamil | ||
| 2005 | Kichaa Vayasu 16 | Nirmala | Tamil | |
| Inidhu Inidhu Kaadhal Inidhu | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Naan Puttam Pudiyai" | ||
| 2007 | Heart Beats | Thangam George | Malayalam | |
| Vijayadasami | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| 2008 | Okka Magadu | Sharada | Telugu | |
| John Appa Rao 40 plus John Appa Rao 40 plus John Apparao 40 Plus is a Telugu movie, starring Krishna Bhagavan and Simran. The film is produced and directed by Kuchipudi Venkat under the Black and Eight banner. Comedian Krishna Bhagavan plays the lead role in this film... |
Pravallika | Telugu | ||
| Seval Seval Seval is a Tamil language action drama film released in 2008. It stars Bharath, Vadivelu, Simran Bagga and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles.-Plot:... |
Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Vaaranam Aayiram | Malini Krishnan | Tamil | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films.... Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress The Vijay for Best Supporting Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
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