Samiksha Singh (born 8 October 1985), known mononoymously as Sameksha, is an Indian film and television actress. She has played a range of characters in various series and films, in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada. She has directed multiple music videos and films.
Personal life Sameksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in Chandigarh. Sameksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting and eventually became a director and a producer at SSO Production.
In July 2020, Sameksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore.
Career Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film 143. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film Arinthum Ariyamalum, where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya.
Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama Fateh, following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to Punjabi cinema. Sameksha's role in Vaapsi (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festivals.
Sameksha, alongside film work, made her television debut on Sahara One's Zaara – Pyaar ki Saugat, in the titular role. She also played a parallel lead role in the long-running soap opera Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli on Zee TV. She also portrayed the role of Roshni in the crime thriller Arjun on Star Plus, followed by a stint in the political thriller, P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke.
From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed Olympias in Sony TV's historical drama Porus opposite an ensemble cast of Laksh Lalwani, Rohit Purohit and Rati Pandey.
In 2018, she played Parminder in the Star Plus sitcom Khichdi Returns. From 2018 to 2019, she played Saudamini in Colors TV's Tantra.
In 2022, she along with her husband, Shael Oswal, produced the film Max, Min and Meowzaki under their production house - SSO Productions.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Language Notes 2004 143 Sanjana Telugu 2005 Arinthum Ariyamalum Sandhya Tamil 2006 Mercury Pookkal Nisha Manathodu Mazhaikalam Sruthi Madana Urvashi Kannada 2007 Mr. Hot Mr. Kool Dolly Hindi Murugaa Tamil Special appearance Kotha Katha Telugu Thee Nagar Tamil Special appearance 2008 Idi Sangathi Item number Telugu Panchamirtham Mandakini Tamil Brahmanandam Drama Company Soni Telugu 2009 Maruti Mera Dost Mrs. Singh Hindi Samrajyam Saroja Telugu Bilingual film Karthikai Tamil2011 Dhada Preethi Telugu 2012 Kulumanali 2013 Jatts In Golmaal Raavi Punjabi Lucky Di Unlucky Story Sheffy 2014 Fateh Sehaj Sandhu Kirpaan Seerat 2016 Vaapsi Jeetan 2019 Pranaam Manjri Hindi 2022 Max, Min & Meowzaki Producer 2024 Sucha Soorma Balbiro Punjabi
Television Year Show Role 2018–2019TantraSaudamini2018 Khichdi Parminder 21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897 Jeevani "Sohni" Kaur 2017–2018 Porus Olympias2017 Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Ms.Pochkhanwala 2016–2017 P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke Indira Jaisingh 2015 Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hai Toffee Raheja2015SuperCops Vs SuperVillainsQueen Mrignaynee/Layla 2012 Arjun Roshni Rawte 2009 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Nilanjana Roy 2006–2007 Zaara Zaara Khan
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