Simran profile
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Simran

4th April 1976 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Acting

Simran (born Rishibala Naval; 4 April 1976), also known as Simran Bagga, is an Indian actress, producer, and dancer who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. She began her acting career with the Hindi film *Sanam Harjai* (1995) and appeared in the ABCL production *Tere Mere Sapne* (1996), including the song "Aankh Maarey". In 1997, Simran appeared in the Tamil films *Once More*, *V.I.P.*, and *Nerrukku Ner*, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Her breakthrough in Tamil cinema came with roles in *Vaalee* (1999) and *Thullatha Manamum Thullum* (1999), the latter earning her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. Her Telugu films include *Samarasimha Reddy* (1999), *Kalisundam Raa* (2000), and *Narasimha Naidu* (2001). She also appeared with Kamal Haasan in the comedies *Pammal K. Sambandam* (2002) and *Panchathantiram* (2002), and played an adoptive mother in Mani Ratnam's *Kannathil Muthamittal* (2002), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. After a break from acting, Simran played a mother and wife in Gautham Vasudev Menon's *Vaaranam Aayiram* (2008), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later appeared in character roles in *Petta* (2019), the anthology *Paava Kadhaigal* (2020), *Mahaan* (2022), *Rocketry: The Nambi Effect* (2022), and the Hindi family drama *Gulmohar* (2023). In 2024, Simran appeared in the Tamil horror-comedy *Aranmanai 4*, the thriller *Andhagan*, and the Amazon Prime Video spy action series *Citadel: Honey Bunny*. Her subsequent credits include the Tamil horror-thriller *Sabdham* (2025), Adhik Ravichandran's action film *Good Bad Ugly* (2025), the drama *Tourist Family* (2025), and the Hindi film *Gabru* (2026).

88 Movies 4 TV Shows 103 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sabdham poster
Sabdham 28th February 2025 as Dr. Daina
Tiger 3 poster
Tiger 3 11th November 2023 as Nasreen Irani
Captain poster
Captain 8th September 2022 as Dr. Keerthi
Mahaan poster
Mahaan 10th February 2022 as Nachi
Petta poster
Petta 10th January 2019 as Mangalam
Odu Raja Odu poster
Odu Raja Odu 17th August 2018 as Kala Bhairavi (cameo appearance)
Aaha Kalyanam poster
Aaha Kalyanam 21st February 2014 as Chandralekha (Special appearance)
Seval poster
Seval 26th October 2008 as Gayatri
New poster
New 16th July 2004 as Priya
Yuva poster
Yuva 22nd May 2004 as Michael's Friend
Udhaya poster
Udhaya 28th March 2004 as Vasanthi
Jai poster
Jai 14th January 2004
Ottran poster
Ottran 24th October 2003 as Sudha
Arasu poster
Arasu 14th April 2003 as Meera
Youth poster
Youth 19th July 2002 as Item number for the song "Aal Thotta Boopathy"
Daddy poster
Daddy 3rd October 2001 as Shanti
12 B poster
12 B 15th May 2001 as Priya
Khauff poster
Khauff 2nd March 2000 as Ritu Pereira
Jodi poster
Jodi 9th September 1999 as Gayathri
V.I.P poster
V.I.P 4th July 1997 as Priya