{{short description|Indian actress (born 1988)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Samikssha Batnagar | image = Samiksha Bhatnagar graces the special screening of ‘Poster Boys’.jpg | birth_name = Samiksha Bhatnagar | caption = Batnagar at the screening of ''Poster Boys'' | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|01|12|df=yes}}<ref name="12January"> Gifting Myself Good Health: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/samiksha-bhatnagar-i-am-gifting-myself-good-health-and-wealth/articleshow/45854248.cms</ref> | birth_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | citizenship = India | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2011–present }} '''Samikssha Batnagar''' (born 12 January 1988)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/samiksha-bhatnagar-is-now-samikssha-batnagar-243931 |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar is now Samikssha Batnagar |date=25 April 2021 |work=Tribune India}}</ref> is an Indian actress who was seen in various Hindi serials on Star Plus and Zee TV until 2014 in both supporting as well as lead roles. She did a cameo in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Calendar Girls'', released in the year 2015,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/spotted-madhur-bhandarkar-and-samiksha-bhatnagar-on-the-sets-of-calendar-girls/15562170 |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar & Madhur Bhandarkar. Sets of Calendar Girls |work=Mid Day}}</ref> marking her Bollywood debut and in 2017 she acted in the Shreyas Talpade-directed movie ''Poster Boys'', opposite Bobby Deol, which is her first lead role opposite a popular actor.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar Poster Boys |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/heres-everything-know-bobby-deols-love-interest-samiksha-bhatnagar-poster-boys/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar & Bobby Deol. Sets of Poster Boys |work=Mid-Day |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bobby-deol-tv-actress-samiksha-bhatnagar-spotted-poster-boys-sets-photo-bollywood-news/18511160}}</ref>
==Career==
=== Career in television === Her biggest break was when she got to play the lead role in ''Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'' (Star Plus). Followed by this, she appeared in ''Uttaran'' (Star Plus),<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar Uttaran |work=PINKVILLA |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tvtags/colors-tv/uttaran-samiksha-bhatnagar-play-pakistani-woman |access-date=4 September 2017 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320042803/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tvtags/colors-tv/uttaran-samiksha-bhatnagar-play-pakistani-woman |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' (Life OK), ''Baal Veer'' (SAB TV), ''Kum Kum Bhagya'' (Zee TV)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Kum Kum Bhagya |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Swati-Anurag-to-replace-Samiksha-Amit-in-Kumkum-Bhagya/articleshow/35847581.cms}}</ref> and a few other well-known serials.
=== Movie debut === She cameoed in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Calendar Girls'' in 2015. Followed by this, Batnagar finished shooting for the Shreyas Talpade directed ''Poster Boys'', which features Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol as well as Shreyas Talpade himself in the lead role. In the movie, she played the character of Surajmukhi opposite Bobby Deol. The movie released on 8 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/poster-boys-entire-dynamics-of-filmmaking-has-failed-says-sunny-deol/story-oSkeglt12DCd8eFHMWXQIO.html |title=Poster Boys |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> 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'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/anth-the-end-movie-review-divya-dutta-mukul-dev-starrer-rivets-you-with-suspense-enthuses-you-with-thrill-entertainment-news-2241484/ |title=Anth The End |work=Bollywoodlife}}</ref> and was said to have one of the best performances in ''Dhoop Chhaon''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhoop-chhaon/movie-review/95305903.cms/ |title=Dhoop Chhaon Movie Review : An over-the-top hodgepodge of subplots |work=The Times of India |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104161951/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhoop-chhaon/movie-review/95305903.cms |archivedate=4 November 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Movie !Character |- |2015 |''Calendar Girls'' |Nandita's sister |- |2017 |''Poster Boys'' |Surajmukhi Sharma |- |2018 |''Hamne Gandhi Ko Maar Diya'' |Sudha Singh |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''Dhoop Chhaon'' |Meghna |- |''Anth The End'' |Simran |- |TBA |''Black Rose'' |ACP Tara |- |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Serial ! Role |- | rowspan = "2" | 2012–2013 | ''Baalveer'' | Vijdhar Pari |- | ''Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'' | Gurpreet Kartar Singh |- | 2013–14 | ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' | Maharani Mandodari |- | rowspan = "3" | 2014 | ''Savdhaan India'' | |- |''Kumkum Bhagya'' | Mitali Raj Mehra |- | ''Uttaran'' | Zubeida Ahmed |- | rowspan="3" |2014–15 |''Yam Hain Hum'' | |- |''Peterson Hill'' | |- |''Stree Shakti'' | |- | | ''Neeli Chatri Waale'' | |- |2015–16 |''Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re'' | |- | 2016 | ''Gupp Chupp'' | Bulbul Sonu Sethi |- |2021–22 |''Tera Chhalaava'' | |- |2022 |''Dharavi Bank'' | |- | 2026–present | ''Anupamaa'' | Shruti Ahuja |- |}
===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Play !Role |- |2014–15 |''Rashomon Blues'' |Journalist |- |2022–23 |''Jai Shri Ram Ramayan'' |Goddess Sita |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.samikshabhatnagar.in}} * {{IMDb name|id=8609347}}
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