Simone Singh

Simone Singh
Simone Singh
Singh in 2013
Born (1974-11-10) 10 November 1974 (age 51)
Jamshedpur, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand)
OccupationActress
SpouseFahad Samar
FatherDaljit Singh

Simone Singh Samar (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films and television. Singh is best known for her role in television shows Heena, A Mouthful of Sky and Ek Hasina Thi, and the films Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Being Cyrus and Maja Ma. For Ek Hasina Thi, she won the ITA Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role.

Early life

Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974. Her father Daljit Singh is former Indian first-class cricketer and pitch curator.

Career

Singh in 2012

Singh made her acting debut with the English language series A Mouthful of Sky followed by a role in Sea Hawks in 1995. She played the title role in another popular television series Heena, which gave her wide recognition and was the highest rated show on Indian television at the time. Singh's popular roles in films include: Camilla in Kal Ho Na Ho and Rukshar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. She is the first Indian TV actress to present at the International Emmy Awards in NYC. She also served on the jury of the International Emmy Awards.

Singh received acclaim for her role in Being Cyrus, co-starring Boman Irani, Dimple Kapadia and Saif Ali Khan. Indrani Roy Mitra from Rediff.com stated: "Singh ably compliments Boman's presence, playing his naïve and oppressed wife to the T."

Singh played a powerful rich woman Sakshi Goenka in the 2014 series Ek Hasina Thi. A critic of The Indian Express noted, "The most interesting and powerful performance is by Simone. Her attitude and elegance comes across distinctly in her character." Her performance earned her the ITA Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role and Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role.

In 2022, Singh played a wife struggling with her sexual identity alongside Madhuri Dixit in the film Maja Ma. Reviewing the film, Saibal Chatterjee noted: "One member of the supporting cast who deserves a special mention is Simone Singh, cast as the coquette whose life, as it transpires, is beset also by a slew of troubles."

Filmography

Simone Singh at Lakme Fashion Week in 2012

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Priya Kapoor
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rukhsar Begum Guest appearance
2002 Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya Meghna
Sur – The Melody of Life Divya
2003 Sssshhh... Malini Gujral
Kal Ho Naa Ho Camilla Special appearance
2006 Being Cyrus Tina Sethna
2007 Marigold Shazia
Delhii Heights Saima
2008 Bhram Vinnie
Via Darjeeling Preeti R. Sen
2009 99 Jahnavi
2010 Rann Nalini
2019 Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Vandana Sethi
Laal Kaptaan Begum
2020 Love Aaj Kal Zoe's Mother
2022 Maja Ma Kanchan Adhia

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Swabhimaan Gayatri
A Mouthful of Sky Madhulika
1997 Sea Hawks Rupal
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh Anita
Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai Chandni
1998–2003 Heena Heena
1999 Hello Friends Sanjana
2001 Tum Pukar Lo Piya
2003–2004 Aandhi Chandni
2004 Kosmiic Chat Host/presenter
2005 Kasshish Pia
2007 Virasat Anushka Lamba
2014 Ek Hasina Thi Sakshi Goenka
2019–2020 Bahu Begum Razia Begum

Web series

Year Name Role Notes
2018 Haq Se Fatima
2019–2025 Four More Shots Please! Sneha Patel
2023 Jee Karda Antara Singh
2024 Raisinghani vs Raisinghani Dr. Ramaya Grewal

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Heena Nominated
2003 Nominated
Stardust Award Best Supporting Actress Sur – The Melody of Life Won
2015 Indian Telly Awards Best Actress in a Negative Role Ek Hasina Thi Won
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress in a Negative Role Won

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Ek Hasina Thi / Needs to be more convincing". The Indian Express. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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  7. ↑ Roy Mitra, Indrani (23 March 2006). "Being Cyrus is a unique attempt". Rediff.
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  9. ↑ "Maja Ma trailer: Madhuri Dixit is a middle-class mom battling past scandal and a conservative society". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.[permanent dead link]
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  22. ↑ "Rajeev Khandelwal, Surveen Chawla, Simone Singh in ALTBalaji's web-series". 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  23. ↑ "Four More Shots Please actor Simone Singh: Once you play a strong character, you are offered similar characters for years". 26 February 2019.
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