Simran (actress)
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Simran | |
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| Born | Rishibala Naval 4 April 1976 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Simran Bagga |
| Years active | 1995-2009 |
| Height | 5'6 |
| Spouse | Deepak Bagga |
Rishibala Naval (Template:Lang-pa; born 4 April 1976), better known by her stage 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.".[1]
She appeared in several 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),[2] and gained critical praise for her performances in Vaali (1999), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).
Personal life and background
Simran was born in Mumbai as the first daughter to Ashok Naval and Sharada Naval. She has two sisters, Monal and Jyoti Naval, who both have appeared in films as well, and a brother named Sumit. On April 14, 2002, Monal had committed suicide.[3] She did her schooling from St. Anthony's high school, Versova and finished her B.Com in Mumbai and was doing modelling simultaneously. Then she came to film industry. She speaks Punjabi, Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu. 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 17, 2011.[4][5]
Career
Early career (1995-1999)
Simran made her debut in the 1995 Hindi film Sanam Harjai directed by Saawan Kumar. Jaya Bachchan (ABCL Corp), who saw her in "Superhit Muqabla" on Doordarshan’s Metro channel, 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.[6] 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.
Rise and the Stardom (1999 - 2004)
In the same year she acted in blockbuster Vaali opposite Ajith Kumar and she won several awards for her acting in Vaali which includes a Tamil Nadu government award and 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 and won a Tamil Nadu government award.
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.[7] She left the Tamil Industry after her Marriage with her last movie New which was a blockbuster of 2004. She became the Highest paid south Indian actress by getting 75 lakhs for her last movie New in 2004.
Comeback
She recently appeared in the 2008 blockbuster Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon, 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).
Telugu Cinema Career
She enjoyed stupendous success in Telugu movie industry too as she acted with all the super stars of Tollywood such as Chiranjeevi, 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, she starred opposite Balakrishna in Samarasimha Reddy in 1999 and the film became a blockbuster and she became an overnight sensation.
Then in 2000 she starred in Kalisundam Raa opposite Venkatesh and Nuvvu Vastavani opposite Nagarjuna. Both of the movies were blockbusters . She also starred in Yuvaraju opposite Mahesh Babu and Goppinti Alludu oppsite Balakrishna in which the former was a flop and the latter was an above average hit.
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.
She is considered to be one of the most successful actresses of tollywood which she ruled for more than 4 years.
Salary and business interests
Simran was one of the leading ladies during late 90's and early 2000 and at the peak of her career commanded a salary package of up to 75 lakhs to 2 Crores per movie. (A lakh is 100,000, a Crore is 10,000,000)
She has done numerous modelling assignments with some of the top local and global marketing and modelling firms including Ford Motors, Lux, PepsiCo, SubWay, Loreal, Hindustan Lever, Colgate Palmolive, Paraag Sarees, Chandana Brothers and ICICI.
Simran and her husband own a Real estate firm in the suburbs of Palli Hill Mumbai, in collaboration with Delhi based DLS Group. The couple also own several restaurants in Delhi and Chennai. She bought a 10% stake in MGM Studios during late 90's which in today's market is valued at over 147 crore rupees. The couple own a home in Delhi, a sprawling mansion in Mumbai, a ranch in Chennai and a villa in Dubai. They also share an apartment complex with the yesteryear actresses Zeenat Aman and Poonam Dhillon.
Simran was planning to launch a production company in partnership with the Universal superstar Kamal Hassan but the deal was called off due to mutual disagreement. Her business acumen rivals her exceptional acting talents.
She is currently in talks with Dr. Ramanaidu and Mahesh Bhatt to launch her Production Studios. She is also working closely with the leading marketing firms in India to launch her Boutique line. In the year 1999 she was featured in Forbes Magazine as the most prolific actress with diverse portfolio from the Indian sub continent.
Currently She is hosting popular tv show JACKPOT in JAYA TV.
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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sanam Harjai | Tinu | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Muqaddar | Hindi | ||
| Indraprastham | Chitra | Malayalam | ||
| Bal Bramhachari | Seema Choudhary | Hindi | ||
| Angaara | Pooja Pascal | Hindi | ||
| Tere Mere Sapne | Pooja Mathur | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Agni Morcha | Hindi | ||
| Daadagiri | Uma | Hindi | ||
| Gunda Gardi | Hindi | |||
| V.I.P | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Once More | Kavitha | Tamil | ||
| Nerrukku Ner | Asha | Tamil | ||
| Poochudava | Nandini | Tamil | ||
| Simhada Mari | Kannada | |||
| Abbai Gari Pelli | Telugu | |||
| Priya O Priya | Telugu | |||
| Maa Nannaki Pelli | Lahari | Telugu | ||
| 1998 | Autodriver | Telugu | ||
| Aval Varuvala | Divya | Tamil | ||
| Natpukkaga | Prabavathy | Tamil | ||
| Kondattam | Lalitha | Tamil | ||
| Kannedhirey Thondrinal | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Sampangi | Telugu | |
| Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Rukmani | Tamil | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress | |
| Kachche Dhaage | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Khali Dil Nahi" | ||
| Anari No.1 | Sona | Hindi | ||
| Vaali | Priya | Tamil | Winner,Cinema Express Award for Best Actress - Tamil[8] Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award | |
| Sirf Tum | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Kanave Kalaiyadhe | Amrita, Saradha |
Tamil | ||
| Kannupada Poguthaiya | Gowri | Tamil | ||
| Edhirum Pudhirum | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Totthu Totthu" | ||
| Jodi | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Time | Thulasi | Tamil | ||
| Anthapuram | Simran | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Mana Madurai" | |
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Manga | Telugu | |
| Khauff | Ritu Pereira | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Nuvvu Vastavani | Indu | Telugu | ||
| Yuvaraju | Srilatha | Telugu | ||
| Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven | Indhu | Tamil | ||
| Goppinti Alludu | Sowmya | Telugu | ||
| Parthen Rasithen | Banu | Tamil | ||
| Annayya | Telugu | Special appearance in song "Atta Kavala" | ||
| Priyamanavale | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 2001 | Narasimha Naidu | Sravanthi | Telugu | |
| Mrigaraju | Aishwarya | Telugu | ||
| Prematho Raa | Geetha | Telugu | ||
| 12B | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Parthale Paravasam | Simi Madhava | Tamil | ||
| Bava Nachadu | Kamakshi | Telugu | ||
| Daddy | Shanti | Telugu | ||
| 2002 | Seema Simham | Hema | Telugu | |
| Pammal K. Sambandam | Janaki | Tamil | ||
| Aakheer | Suman | Hindi | ||
| Ezhumalai | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Kannathil Muthamittal | Indra Thiruchelvan | Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award Winner,Cinema Express Award for Best Actress - Tamil[9] Winner, ITFA Best Actress Award | |
| I Love You Daa | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Youth | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Altothe Boopathi" | ||
| Thamizh | Meenakshi | Tamil | ||
| Panchathantiram | Mythili | Tamil | ||
| Dhaya | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Thorakadai" | ||
| Ramana | Cithra | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2003 | Arasu | Meera Shastri | Tamil | |
| Pop Carn | Jamuna | Tamil | ||
| Raghavendra | Telugu | Special appearance in song "Calcutta Pan" | ||
| Pithamagan | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi | Veeralakshmi | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award | |
| Ottran | Sudha | Tamil | ||
| Seetayya | Bangaram, Pentamma |
Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Udhaya | Vasanthi | Tamil | |
| New | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Jai | Tamil | Special appearance in song "Alek" | ||
| 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 | Pravallika | Telugu | ||
| Seval | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Vaaranam Aayiram | Malini Krishnan | Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) Winner, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2009 | TN-07 AL 4777 | Subhalakshmi Mani | Tamil | |
| Ainthaam Padai | Devasena | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Vanthaan Vendraan | Tamil | Post-production |
Awards
External links
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References
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/dec/31ss.htm
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10610.html
- ^ http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=9261
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-11-03/simran-17-03-11.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/64943.html
- ^ http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/clsActorDisplay.asp?actor=Simran&layout=filmography
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-08/trisha-mankatha-12-03-11.html
- ^ http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/4Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U4.htm
- ^ http://hindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm
