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{{short description|Indian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samikssha Batnagar
| image = Samiksha Bhatnagar graces the special screening of ‘Poster Boys’.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Batnagar at the screening of ''[[Poster Boys]]''
| birth_date = 12 January<ref name="12January"> Gifting Myself Good Health: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/samiksha-bhatnagar-i-am-gifting-myself-good-health-and-wealth/articleshow/45854248.cms</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| citizenship = [[India]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011–present
}}
'''Samikssha Batnagar''' (born 12 January)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/samiksha-bhatnagar-is-now-samikssha-batnagar-243931 |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar is now Samikssha Batnagar |date=25 April 2021 |work=Tribune India}}</ref> is an Indian actress who was seen in various Hindi serials on [[Star Plus]] and [[Zee TV]] until 2014 in both supporting as well as lead roles. She did a cameo in [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s ''[[Calendar Girls (2015 film)|Calendar Girls]]'', released in the year 2015,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/spotted-madhur-bhandarkar-and-samiksha-bhatnagar-on-the-sets-of-calendar-girls/15562170 |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar & Madhur Bhandarkar. Sets of Calendar Girls |work=Mid Day}}</ref> marking her [[Bollywood]] debut and in 2017 she acted in the [[Shreyas Talpade]]-directed movie ''[[Poster Boys]]'', opposite [[Bobby Deol]], which is her first lead role opposite a popular actor.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar Poster Boys |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/heres-everything-know-bobby-deols-love-interest-samiksha-bhatnagar-poster-boys/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar & Bobby Deol. Sets of Poster Boys |work=Mid-Day |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bobby-deol-tv-actress-samiksha-bhatnagar-spotted-poster-boys-sets-photo-bollywood-news/18511160}}</ref>

==Career==

=== Career in television ===
Her biggest break was when she got to play the lead role in ''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]'' ([[Star Plus]]). Followed by this, she appeared in ''[[Uttaran]]'' ([[Star Plus]]),<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Bhatnagar Uttaran |work=PINKVILLA |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tvtags/colors-tv/uttaran-samiksha-bhatnagar-play-pakistani-woman}}</ref> ''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]'' ([[Life OK]]), ''[[Baal Veer]]'' ([[SAB TV]]), ''[[Kumkum Bhagya|Kum Kum Bhagya]]'' ([[Zee TV]])<ref>{{Cite news |title=Samiksha Kum Kum Bhagya |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Swati-Anurag-to-replace-Samiksha-Amit-in-Kumkum-Bhagya/articleshow/35847581.cms}}</ref> and a few other well-known serials.

=== Movie debut ===
She cameoed in [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s ''[[Calendar Girls (2015 film)|Calendar Girls]]'' in 2015. Followed by this, Batnagar finished shooting for the [[Shreyas Talpade]] directed ''[[Poster Boys]]'', which features [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Bobby Deol]] as well as [[Shreyas Talpade]] himself in the lead role. In the movie, she played the character of Surajmukhi opposite [[Bobby Deol]]. The movie released on 8 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/poster-boys-entire-dynamics-of-filmmaking-has-failed-says-sunny-deol/story-oSkeglt12DCd8eFHMWXQIO.html |title=Poster Boys |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In the span of 2021 and 2022, Batnagar appeared in ''Black Rose'', ''Dhoop Chhaon'' and ''[[Anth The End]]''. She was praised for her brilliant performance in ''Anth The End'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/anth-the-end-movie-review-divya-dutta-mukul-dev-starrer-rivets-you-with-suspense-enthuses-you-with-thrill-entertainment-news-2241484/ |title=Anth The End |work=Bollywoodlife}}</ref> and was said to have one of the best performances in ''Dhoop Chhaon''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhoop-chhaon/movie-review/95305903.cms/ |title=Dhoop Chhaon Movie Review : An over-the-top hodgepodge of subplots |work=The Times of India |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104161951/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhoop-chhaon/movie-review/95305903.cms |archivedate=4 November 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Movie
!Character
|-
|2015
|''[[Calendar Girls (2015 film)|Calendar Girls]]''
|[[Business woman]]
|-
|2017
|''[[Poster Boys]]''
|Surajmukhi
|-
|2018
|''[[Hamne Gandhi Ko maar Diya]]''
|Sudha Singh
|-
|2021
|''Black Rose''
|ACP Tara
|-
|2022
|''Dhoop Chhaon''
|Meghna
|-
|2022
|''[[Anth The End]]''
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Show
|-
|2011–12
|''[[Baal Veer]]''
|-
|2011–13
|''[[Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013–14
|''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]''
|-
|''[[Uttaran]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Kumkum Bhagya]]''
|-
|''[[Savdhaan India]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014–15
|''[[Yam Hain Hum]]''
|-
|''[[Peterson Hill]]''
|-
|''[[Stree Shakti]]''
|-
|''[[Neeli Chatri Wale]]''
|-
|2015–16
|''[[Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re]]''
|-
|2016
|''[[Gupp Chupp]]''
|-
|2021-22
|''Tera Chhalaava''
|-
|2022
|''[[Dharavi Bank]]''
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable"
!Play
!Year
!Role
|-
|''Rashomon Blues''
|2014–15
|Journalist
|-
|''Jai Shri Ram Ramayan''
|2022-23
|Goddess Sita
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.samikshabhatnagar.in}}
* {{IMDb name|id=8609347}}

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