Simran Bagga
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| Born | Rishibala Naval April 4, 1976 Mumbai Maharashtra, India |
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Simran Bagga (Tamil:சிம்ரன்), née Rishibala Naval, known professionally as Simran, is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.
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[edit] Biography
She was born on April 4, 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her father's name is Ashok Naval and her mother's name is Saradha Naval. Simran finished her Bachelor of Commerce degree and made her debut in the Hindi film Tere Mere Sapne. It was Jaya Bachchan (ABCL Corp) who saw her in "Superhit Muqabla" on Doordarshan’s Metro channel and called and offered her a leading role in "Tere Mere Sapne".
She later on moved south by acting in the high budget Malayalam film, "Indraprastham" with Megastar Mammootty in the lead role, and then to the Tamil movie industry and Telugu movie industry where she established herself as a bankable actress. Her notable films include Thulladha Manamum Thullum and Priyamaanavale opposite vijay, Vaali opposite Ajith Kumar, Kannathil Muthamittal opposite Madhavan and Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi.
She speaks Punjabi, French, Hindi, English. Simran is a versatile dancer and can perform Bharatanatyam with the same ease as she performs Salsa. Her primary professional rival was her contemporary Jyothika Saravanan.she enjoyed stupendous success in the Tamil film industry .She has acted in all kind of characters right from glam roles to family roles.Even her character in Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi as a tribe was very much spoken.
She joined AIADMK before the 2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections with husband Deepak and campaigned extensively for the party.
[edit] Personal life
Her younger sister, Monal tried her hand at acting in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries and acted in a few films with Kunal, Vijay and others. Sadly, her career never took off like Simran's and Monal committed suicide by hanging herself. Immediately after the suicide, Simran called for a press conference and accused fellow actress Mumtaj and others of having instigated the suicide. Nothing came out of the police investigation.
Simran married her longtime friend Deepak Bagga on December 2, 2003. She gave birth to a boy named Adheep on June 11, 2005. Simran currently resides in Delhi.
Simran was judging dance show Mannada Mayilada on Kalaignar TV but she was replaced by Namitha for demanding more pay.
It is also well known that Simran and Vijay are very good friends. Both their families know each other for quite sometime since she entered the cinefield.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Co-Stars | Language | Notes |
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| 2008 | TN07 AL-4777 | Pasupathy, Ajmal Ameer | Tamil | Filming | |
| 2008 | Seval | Bharath | Tamil | Filming | |
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Surya Sivakumar , Sameera Reddy | Tamil | Post production | |
| 2008 | John Appa Rao 40 plus | Krishna Bhagavaan | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Okka Magadu | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Heart Beats | Indrajith | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Kichaa Vayasu 16 | Nirmala | Jai Akash, Manigandan | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Jai | Simran Nawal | Prashanth | Tamil | |
| 2004 | New | Priya Vichu | S. J. Suryah | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Udhaya | Vasanthi | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Ottran | Sudha Karthik | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi | Veeralakshmi | Sonu Sood | Tamil | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2003 | Pithamagan | Simran Nawal | Vikram, Surya | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Arasu | Meera Shastri | Sarath Kumar | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Indra Thiruchelvan | Madhavan | Tamil | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2002 | Panchathantiram | Mythili Ramachandramurthy | Kamal Haasan | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Janaki Sambandam | Kamal Haasan | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Ezhumalai | Lakshmi Ezhumalai | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Sabse Badhkar Kaun | Hindi | |||
| 2002 | Youth | Simran Nawal | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Popcorn | Jamuna Vikramaditya | Mohanlal | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Thamizh | Meenakshi | Prashanth | Tamil | |
| 2002 | I Love You Daa | Priya Raju | Raju Sundaram | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Ramana | Vijaykanth | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Aakheer | Hindi | |||
| 2001 | Daddy | Shanti Rajsekhar | Chiranjeevi | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Mrigaraju | Aishwarya | Telugu | ||
| 2001 | Bava Nachadu | Kamakshi Ajay | Nagarjuna | Telugu | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2001 | Samarasimha Reddy | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| 2001 | 12B | Priya | Shaam,Jyothika | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Parthale Paravasam | Simi Madhava | Madhavan | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Khauff | Hindi | |||
| 2001 | Priyamanavale | Priya Vijay | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Parthen Rasithen | Banu | Prashanth | Tamil | Winner: Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| 2000 | Kanave Kalaiyadhe | Murali | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Nuvvuvasthavani | Nagarjuna | Telugu biggest hit | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award | |
| 2000 | Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven | Indu | Ajith | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Yuvaraju | Mahesh Babu | Telugu | ||
| 1999 | Anari No. 1 | Hindi | |||
| 1999 | Jodi | Gayathri | Prashanth | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Aval Varuvala | Ajith | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Ethirum Pudhirum | Simran Nawal | Mammootty Napoleon | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Sirf Tum | Sanjay KapoorPriya GillSushmita Sen | Hindi | ||
| 1999 | Kachche Dhaage | Hindi | |||
| 1999 | Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Rukku aka Rukmani | Vijay | Tamil | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1999 | Kannu Padappogudhaiyaa | Vijayakanth Karan | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Vaali | Priya Shiva | Ajith | Tamil | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1998 | Kannethirey Thondrinal | Priya | Prashanth | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Poochudava | Abbas | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Kondattam | Arjun | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Natpukkaga | Sharath Kumar | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Time | Prabhu Deva | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Autodriver | Nagarjuna | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Priya O Priya | Abbas, Vadde Naveen | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | Daadagiri | Mithun Chakraborty | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Maa Nannaki Pelli | Srikanth | Telugu | ||
| 1997 | V.I.P | Prabhu Deva Abbas Rambha | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Surya, Vijay | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Gunda Gardi | Govinda | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Agni Morcha | Saif Ali Khan,Kajol | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Once More | Kavitha | Vijay,Shivaji Ganesan | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Bal Bramhachari | Seema Choudhary | Hindi | ||
| 1996 | Indraprastham | Chitra Narayan | Mammootty | Malayalam | Winner: Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1996 | Angaara | Pooja Pascal | Mithun Chakraborty | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Muqaadar | Mithun Chakraborty | Hindi | ||
| 1996 | Tere Mere Sapne | Arshad Warsi,Priya Gill | Hindi | ||
| 1996 | Sanam Harjai | Sanjay Dutt | Hindi |
[edit] Awards
Simran was nominated for 3 National Film Awards (India) for her performances in "Vaali" ,"Indraprastham" and "Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi".She has got almost 20 awards totally in all languages.Here are her awards in Tamil Film Industry. She has got 6 Tamil Nadu Government Awards.
- Tamil Nadu Government Award - 1997 - Best Debutant (VIP)
- Tamil Nadu Government Award - 1999 - Best Actress (Thulladha Manamum Thullum - Vaali)
- Kalaimamani Award - 1999 - Best Actress (Vaali)
- Tamil Nadu Government Award - 2000 - Best Actress (Parthen Rasithen)
- Tamil Nadu Government Award - 2001 - Best Actress (Priyamanavale)
- Tamil Nadu Government Award - 2002 - Best Actress (Kannathil Muthamittal)
She has got 6 Filmfare awards.
- Filmfare Award - 1997 - Best Debutant (VIP)
- Filmfare Award - 1999 - Best Actress (Thulladha Manamum Thullum - Vaali)
- Filmfare Award - 2000 - Best Villain (Parthen Rasithen)
- Filmfare Award - 2001 - Best Actress (Priyamanavale)
- Filmfare Award - 2002 - Best Actress (Kannathil Muthamittal)
- Filmfare Award - 2003 - Best Actress (Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi)
