ABOUT SIMRAN

Simran BornRishibala Naval 4 April 1976 (age 38)[1] [2] Mumbai , Maharashtra , India Years active1995–present Spouse(s)Deepak Bagga *Simran* (born *Rishibala Naval*; 4 April 1976) is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil , Telugu  and a fewMalayalam  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. Having a string of successes in her early career, in 1999, Simran received critical praise for playing a blind woman in"Thulladha Manamum Thullum ". However the turning point of her career came with the success of "Vaali " (1999) which made Simran the most sought-after actress in the industry. At the peak of her career she agreed to play the role of an antagonist  in"Parthen Rasithen " (2000) and a suffering woman from a premarital agreement  in"Priyamaanavale " (2000), both went on to become commercial and critical successes. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress  for "Kannathil Muthamittal " (2002), as the mother of an adopted 9 year old daughter. Other than romantic dramas, Simran had also appeared in two blockbuster comedy films alongside Kamal Hassan ; "Pammal K. Sambandam " and "Panchathantiram ", both released in 2002. In Telugu, Simran starred in a series of commercially successful films,"Samarasimha Reddy " (1999), "Kalisundam Raa " (2000) and "Narasimha Naidu " (2001), and for the latter, she received her firstFilmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress nomination. With the success of the 2004sci fi  film "New ", Simran left the film industry following her marriage with her childhood family friend Deepak Bagga.[3]  In 2008 she made a comeback to Tamil cinema with"Vaaranam Aayiram ", where she played the role of a mother and a wife to the characters played by Suriya  and won theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 1998, entertainment portal Rediff.com called her "one of Tamil cinema's top female draws".[4] [5]  In 1999, she was featured in Forbes  Magazine as the most prolific actress with a diverse portfolio from the Indian sub continent.[6]  Well noted for her dancing and acting skills in the Indian film industry, she won three Filmfare Awards South  including Best Female Debut for "Once More ", "V.I.P " and "Nerrukku Ner ," oneTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress  for "Thulladha Manamum Thullum ", three Cinema Express Awards  and was awarded twice with the Kalaimamani  award in 1999 and 2003.[7] [8] Personal life and backgroundCareerEdit 1995–1997: Debut and breakthrough Simran made her debut in the 1995 Hindi film "Sanam Harjai" directed by Saawan Kumar .It was the first Indian film to be shot in New Zealand  and Simran stayed shot abroad for three months,[13]  though the film was disaster at box office.[14]  Jaya Bachchan  saw Simran presenting the show"Superhit Muqabla" on Doordarshan’s Metro channel, and subsequently offered her a leading role in her production, the romantic drama "Tere Mere Sapne " (1996). She then starred in supporting roles in "Muqaddar ","Angaara " and "Daadagiri ", "Bal Bramhachari ","Agni Morcha", "Gunda Gardi " opposite Ayub Khan  and along with Dharmendra .[15] Meanwhile she was acting in South Indian languages and was a huge star in Tamil and Telugu. 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. In 1997, she appeared in her only Kannada film till date, "Simhada Mari " oppositeShivarajkumar . She then received her first film offer from the Tamil movie industry ,Vasanth 's multi-starrer "Nerukku Ner ]", produced by Mani Ratnam , and she signed on to work on the film swiftly in order to work with the noted producer. Then Simran starred in several successful movies such as"V.I.P " (1997), "Natpukkaga " (1998), "Aval Varuvala " (1998) and "Kannedhirey Thondrinal " (1998) with leading actorsPrabhu Deva , Sarath Kumar , Ajith Kumar and Prasanth  respectively . She got her first break through the movie "Thulladha Manamum Thullum " opposite Vijay  in 1999.It was a super hit Movie.1998–2000: Success and stardom in South Indian films Following successful debut in Tamil and Telugu films, in 1998 she had her first release in K. S. Ravikumar 's "Kondattam "opposite Arjun Sarja .[16]  She also appeared in a supporting role with Akkineni Nagarjuna  and Deepti Bhatnagar  in "Auto Driver ". Both performed averagely at box office. She tasted her first success with Ajith Kumar  in "Aval Varuvala ", a remake of 1997 Telugu film "Pelli ".[17]  Her role was well received by the critics.[18] In the same year she acted in blockbuster"Vaali " opposite Ajith Kumar  and she won several awards for her acting which includes a Kalaimaamani award; she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress . She revealed that after working on the film, she became “alert in her choice of films”, only signing ventures which had big production banners.[19]  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. She saw a 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 " oppositeKamal 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 . However the movie was an average grosser, although it won several accolades from the audience.Telugu cinema careerEdit She enjoyed stupendous success in Telugu movie industry  as she acted with the superstars 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. After starring in some unsuccessful movies in 1997 and 1998, she became overnight sensation with her first blockbuster"Samarasimha Reddy " opposite Balakrishna in 1999. In 2000 she starred in "Kalisundam Raa " opposite Venkatesh  and "Nuvvu Vastavani " opposite Nagarjuna . Both of the movies were blockbusters. 2001 was a mixed year in her career since her movie "Mrugaraju " opposite Chiranjeevi becoming a flop and "Bava Nachadu "opposite Nagarjuna  and "Daddy " oppositeChiranjeevi  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 and "John Appa Rao 40 plus ".