Swaroop Sampat

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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1958)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Dr. Swaroop Rawal
| image = Swaroop Sampat.jpg
| caption = Rawal in 2014.
| imagesize =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|11|3}}<ref>http://peperonity.com/go/sites/mview/apnabollywood/13117052/14165071</ref>
| birth_place = [[India]]
| birth_name = Swaroop Sampat
| star sign =
| spouse = [[Paresh Rawal]]
| occupation= [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|Model]], [[Film producer|producer]]
| title = [[Femina Miss India|Miss India Universe 1979]]
| competitions =
Miss India 1979<br/>(Winner)
| alma_mater=[[University of Worcester]], [[England]]
| children = Aniruddh <br/> Aditya
}}

'''Dr. Swaroop Rawal''' ,(''nee''<nowiki/>','''Sampat''' ), (born 3 November 1958) is an Indian actress who has acted in several Hindi language films such as ''[[Naram Garam]]'' and ''[[Nakhuda]]'' and is known for her performance in television serials like ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760045/|title=Swaroop Sampat|website=IMDb}}</ref> She won the [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] contest in 1979<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india-winners-2012-1964/1980-1971/articleshow/5022042.cms|title=1980-1971 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes|website=Femina Miss India}}</ref> and represented [[India]] at [[Miss Universe 1979]].<ref name=Recipe>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-right-recipe/article2243650.ece | title=The right recipe | date=14 April 2007 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=29 May 2018 }}</ref>

==Early life==
[[File:Swaroop Sampat and Paresh Rawal.jpg|thumb|right|Paresh Rawal and Swaroop Sampat at the screening of the film ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'']]
Swaroop obtained a PhD. in Education<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worcester.ac.uk/about/news/6755.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024180747/http://www.worcester.ac.uk/about/news/6755.html |archive-date=2007-10-24 }}</ref> from the [[University of Worcester]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swaroop Sampat-Profile|url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/photoshow/8115924.cms?curpg=2|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=7 April 2015}}</ref> She did her doctoral thesis on using drama to enhance life skills in children with learning disabilities.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Teaching-life-skills-is-now-her-role/articleshow/5158046.cms|title=Teaching life skills is now her role | Ahmedabad News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Swaroop Sampat became successful with the hugely popular TV comedy show ''[[Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi]]'', where she played the role of [[Shafi Inamdar]]'s wife. She had reportedly rejected another important serial on television at that time because she found the script of ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' very touching and was sure that it connected well with common people and showed their day-to-day activities and living with simplicity. It is a decision she is happy about as the serial turned out to be an all-time hit. She also appeared in the [[Kamal Haasan]]-[[Reena Roy]] starrer ''[[Karishma (1984 film)|Karishma]]''.

Swaroop modeled for ''Shringar,'' a [[kumkum]] company. She teaches acting to disabled children.

==Other pursuits==
She is a trainer, traveling across India to conduct workshops for teachers to impart this knowledge for the benefit of children.<ref name="auto"/>

She was selected by the then [[Gujarat]] Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to head an educational program for children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.groundreport.com/Arts_and_Culture/Gujarat-Chief-Minister-Narendra-Modi-selected-Acto_4/2885564 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116171239/http://www.groundreport.com/Arts_and_Culture/Gujarat-Chief-Minister-Narendra-Modi-selected-Acto_4/2885564 |archive-date=2009-11-16 }}</ref>

She was selected as one of the top 10 Global finalists for the Global Teacher Prize conducted by Varkey Foundation, amongst 10,000 nominations from 179 countries worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=મુકેશ અંબાણીથી ઓછી સંપતિ નથી પરેશ રાવલની પત્ની હિરોઈને પણ ટક્કર આપે છે… {{!}} Rahasya|url=https://rahasya.onlinestauts.com/paresh-raval-wife/|access-date=2021-03-25|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Swaroop is married to actor [[Paresh Rawal]].<ref name=Recipe /> She directs and acts in plays starring her husband. They have two sons, Aniruddh and Aditya.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
! Film
! Role
! Year
|-
| ''[[Naram Garam]]''
| Kusum
| 1981
|-1991
| ''[[Nakhuda (film)|Nakhuda]]''
| Sonia Gupta
| 1981
|-
| ''[[Sawaal (1982)|Sawaal]]''
| Reshmi S. Singh
| 1982
|-
| ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]''
| Padma
| 1983
|-
| ''[[Lorie (film)|Lorie]]''
| Suman
| 1984
|-
| ''[[Karishma (1984 film)|Karishma]]''
| Sapna
| 1984
|-
|''[[Bahu Ki Awaaz]]''
|Kavita
|1985
|-
|''[[Karamdaata]]''
|Neeta
|1986
|-
| ''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]''
| Shanti
| 2002
|-
| ''[[Saptapadii]]''
| Swati Sanghvi
| 2013
|-
| ''[[Ki and Ka]]''
| Kia's mother
| 2016
|-
| ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]''
|Suhashini Shergill
|2019
|-
|''[[The White Tiger (film)|The White Tiger]]''
|The Great Socialist
|2021
|}

==Television==

{| class="wikitable"
! No.
! Show
! Role
! Year
|-
| 1.
| ''[[Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi]]''
| Renu
| 1984
|-
| 2.
| ''[[Yeh Duniyan Gazab Ki]]''
|
| 1990's
|-
| 3.
| ''[[All the Best- DD Metro]]''
|
| 1990s
|-
| 4.
|''[[Biwi Toh Biwi Saala Rey Saala (TV series)|Biwi Toh Biwi Saala Rey Saala]]''
| Lakshmi
| 1990s
|-
| 5.
|''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]''
|
| 1990s
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Swaroop Sampat}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080128200119/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=083a483e-feb4-498f-8a6d-b93ad37e92fb I wasn't an actress to begin with: Swaroop Sampat] interview at [[Hindustan Times]]
*{{Bollywood Hungama person|swaroop-sampat}}

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| before=[[Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan|Alamjeet Chauhan]]
| title=[[Femina Miss India|Miss India]]
| years=1979
| after=[[Sangeeta Bijlani]]
}}
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{{Miss Universe 1979 delegates}}
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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Worcester]]
[[Category:Femina Miss India winners]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Miss Universe 1979 contestants]]
[[Category:Female models from Mumbai]]

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