Simone Singh

Simone Singh
Simone Singh
	Singh at a Fashion Event in 2014
Born	10 November 1974 (age 50); Jamshedpur, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand)
Other names	Simone Samar, Simone Singh Samar
Occupation(s)	Actress, Model
Notable work	Ek Hasina Thi, Maja Ma
Spouse	Fahad Samar
Father	Daljit Singh
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Simone Singh Samar (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress and model best known for portraying Sakshi Goenka, a cunning and powerful woman, in Ek Hasina Thi TV Series^[1]^[2]

Biography

Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974.^[1]

She 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.^[1] She has been also praised for the role of Sakshi Goenka, a cunning and powerful woman, in Ek Hasina Thi.^[2]

She has been acclaimed for her role in Being Cyrus, co-starring Boman Irani, Dimple Kapadia and Saif Ali Khan. She also played the iconic role of Camilla in the blockbuster movie Kal Ho Na Ho and delivered a memorable performance as Rukshar in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. She is the first Indian TV actress to present at the International Emmy Awards in NYC.^[3] She also served on the jury of the International Emmy Awards.^[4]

Filmography

Simone Singh at Lakme Fashion Week in 2012

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Priya Kapoor
2001	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham	Rukhsar	Guest appearance
2002	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Meghna
2002	Sur – The Melody of Life^[5]	Divya
2003	Sssshhh...	Malini Gujral^[6]
2003	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Camilla	Special appearance
2006	Being Cyrus	Tina Sethna
2007	Marigold	Shazia
2007	Delhii Heights	Saima
2008	Bhram	Vinnie
2008	Via Darjeeling	Preeti R. Sen
2009	99	Jahnavi
2010	Rann	Nalini
2019	Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas	Vandana Sethi
2019	Laal Kaptaan	Begum
2020	Love Aaj Kal	Zoe's Mother
2022	Maja Ma	Kanchan Adhia

Television


Year	Title	Role
1995	Swabhimaan^[7]	Gayatri
1995	A Mouthful of Sky^[8]	Madhulika
1997	Sea Hawks^[7]	Rupal
	Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh	Anita
	Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai	Chandni
1998–2003	Heena^[8]	Heena
1999	Hello Friends^[9]	Sanjana^[10]
2001	Tum Pukar Lo^[8]	Piya^[11]
2003–2004	Aandhi	Chandni
2004	Kosmiic Chat	Host/presenter^[12]
2005	Kasshish^[13]	Pia
2007	Virasat	Anushka Lamba
2014	Ek Hasina Thi^[14]	Sakshi Goenka
2019–2020	Bahu Begum^[15]	Razia Begum

Web series

Year	Name	Role
2018	Haq Se^[16]	Fatima
2019	Four More Shots Please!^[17]	Sneha Patel
2023	Jee Karda	Antara Singh
2024	Raisinghani vs Raisinghani	Dr. Ramaya Grewal

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Outcome
2002	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role – Female	Heena	Nominated
2003	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role – Female	Heena	Nominated
2003	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
2015	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress in a Negative Role	Ek Hasina Thi	Won

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Pictures: Meet Simone Singh of TV show Ek Haseena Thi". Daily Bhaskar. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Simone Singh to present award at iEmmies". Indian Television. 10 November 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha (8 August 2005). "Emmys to hit India soon!". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "Sur | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook India.
^ "Sssshhh!!!". Sify.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Ek Hasina Thi to Heena: 5 memorable TV shows starring birthday girl Simone Singh". India Today. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ""Acting is all about being able to think on your feet, improvise, and follow instructions"". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 May 2001. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ "Zee TV launches new sitcom 'Hello Friends' inspired by popular American series 'Friends'". India Today. 13 September 1999. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "HELLO FRIENDS | Hindi Serial | Full Episode - 1 | Zee TV Show". 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
^ Published on Dec 2, 2019 (2 December 2019). "Tum Pukaar Lo | Hindi Tv Serial | Full Episode 02 | Zee Tv". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "What's on the cards?". www.telegraphindia.com.
^ "Simone high on style and serials". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Simone Singh makes comeback on small screen after nine years - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "'I don't intend to take long breaks': Simone Singh returns to TV with a daily soap 5 years after Ek Hasina Thi". DNA India. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Four More Shots Please actor Simone Singh: Once you play a strong character, you are offered similar characters for years". 26 February 2019.

External links

Simone Singh at IMDb

[bhaskar-1] "Pictures: Meet Simone Singh of TV show Ek Haseena Thi". Daily Bhaskar. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.

[:0-2] "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.

[3] "Simone Singh to present award at iEmmies". Indian Television. 10 November 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[4] Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha (8 August 2005). "Emmys to hit India soon!". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[5] "Sur | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook India.

[6] "Sssshhh!!!". Sify.^{[dead link]}

[auto3-7] "Ek Hasina Thi to Heena: 5 memorable TV shows starring birthday girl Simone Singh". India Today. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[auto1-8] ""Acting is all about being able to think on your feet, improvise, and follow instructions"". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 May 2001. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[auto-9] "Zee TV launches new sitcom 'Hello Friends' inspired by popular American series 'Friends'". India Today. 13 September 1999. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[auto2-10] "HELLO FRIENDS | Hindi Serial | Full Episode - 1 | Zee TV Show". 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.

[11] Published on Dec 2, 2019 (2 December 2019). "Tum Pukaar Lo | Hindi Tv Serial | Full Episode 02 | Zee Tv". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[12] "What's on the cards?". www.telegraphindia.com.

[13] "Simone high on style and serials". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[14] "Simone Singh makes comeback on small screen after nine years - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[15] "'I don't intend to take long breaks': Simone Singh returns to TV with a daily soap 5 years after Ek Hasina Thi". DNA India. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[16] "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.

[17] "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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Simone Singh
Singh at a Fashion Event in 2014
Born	(1974-11-10) 10 November 1974 (age 50) Jamshedpur, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand)
Other names	Simone Samar, Simone Singh Samar
Occupation(s)	Actress, Model
Notable work	Ek Hasina Thi, Maja Ma
Spouse	Fahad Samar
Father	Daljit Singh