Samiksha Bhatt
Samiksha Bhatt is an Indian film and television actress. She began her acting career with the Oscar nominated feature film Ballad of Rustom. [1] She went on to appear in several television serials, most notably as Sita in Sankat Mochan Hanumaan and as Chandni in Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan. She worked in feature films such as Ballad of Rustom, The Zero Line, Kuch Alag Sa, Hinsa Par Vijay, The Past, short films such as Love Letters, Qoft, Papa, Valentine, Naermugam and shows like Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Tota Weds Maina, Na Aana Is Des Laado, Encounter, Akbar Birbal, Khauff Begins... Ringa Ringa Roses etc. Her latest release is the horror feature film The Past, where she has played a ghost who has a past. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] [12][13]
Early life and family[edit]
Samiksha was born in Dungarpur. Her family later moved to Jaipur. Her mother, Late Rachana Bhatt worked as the branch manager of Bank of Baroda. Her father, Dr. Raghava S. Bhatt has worked as vice president for multinational groups of marble mining. He now works as a marble mining consultant as well as an Astrology and Vastu consultant.[14] Samiksha has been an all-rounder in school and college. She won numerous awards in academics, dancing, singing, drawing and quiz competitions. She was given the title of Miss Paulina and Best Student Award in St. Paul's Senior Secondary School. She used to actively participate in plays at school and college.She pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from the Manipal University.[15][16]
Early career[edit]
In the final year of graduation, she began auditioning for films and bagged a prominent role in the film Ballad of Rustom, that later went on be in the contention for Oscars for Best Feature Film in the 86th Academy Awards, 2014.[17][18] She finished shooting for it along with her course at Manipal, but gave interviews in software companies with the idea of having a stable income and landed with placement in two companies at the same time. She went on to work as a software engineer in an American firm in Bangalore for a short while. She soon realized that this is not where her passion lies and wanted to pursue a career in acting. She began auditioning along with working as a software engineer. She did a few projects like the Tamil telefilm Naermugam[16][15] that won the Best Film award on Kalaignar TV, a Mortein commercial, and a few print shoots. She used to get a lot of offers and audition calls from Mumbai while she was in Bangalore. This, along with her film Ballad of Rustom winning accolades in numerous international film festivals motivated her to move to Mumbai leaving her job behind.
Acting career[edit]
In 2012, Samiksha moved to Mumbai for a full-time career in acting. She began auditioning fervently and soon was selected to play the lead role of Sita in television serial Sankat Mochan Hanumaan. She completed 230 episodes of the same.[19] Alongside, she was a member of Pritha theatre group. Later she played the leading role of Chandni in comedy television serial Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan and completed 120 episodes of the same.[20][21] She established herself as a versatile actress doing leading roles of contrasting variety in feature films Ballad of Rustom, The Zero Line, Kuch Alag Sa, Hinsa Par Vijay, The Past and short films Love Letters, Qoft, Papa, Valentine, Naermugam and shows like Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Tota Weds Maina, Na Aana Is Des Laado, Encounter, Akbar Birbal, Khauff Begins... Ringa Ringa Roses etc. Her latest release is the horror feature film The Past, where she has played the ghost who has a past.
Other work[edit]
Associate director[edit]
She worked as Associate Director in the film Hinsa Par Vijay in 2014.
Voice over artist[edit]
She has given the voice of ghost in the film The Past herself.
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Category | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Naermugam | Tamil Telefilm | Cop | Won Best Film Award on Kalaignar TV | [22] |
| 2013 | Valentine | Short Film | Catherine | Won Best Actress Award at Lakecity International Film Festival | [23][24] |
| 2014 | Kuch Alag Sa | Feature Film | Shanti | [25][26][27] | |
| 2015 | Hinsa Par Vijay | Feature Film | Malini | Actor and Associate Director | [28][29] |
| 2016 | Ballad of Rustom | Feature Film | Veena | Contention for Oscars, Academy Awards 2014 for Best Feature Film | [30][31][32] |
| 2016 | Love Letters | Short Film | Theatre Actress / Art Student | [33] | |
| 2017 | The Zero line | Feature Film | Shafina | [34] | |
| 2017 | Papa | Short Film | Daughter | [35] | |
| 2018 | The Past | Feature Film | Ghost / Sanjana | [36][37] | |
| 2018 | Qoft | Short Film | Vayjanti | [38] |
Television serials[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Number of Episodes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 - 2013 | Sankat Mochan Hanumaan | Sita | 230 Episodes | [39] |
| 2012 | Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Jaya | [40] | |
| 2013 | Tota Weds Maina | Aarti | [41] | |
| 2013 | Khauff Begins... Ringa Ringa Roses | Anita | [42] | |
| 2014 | Encounter | Malini Vinod More | [43] | |
| 2014 | Akbar Birbal | Shantipriya | [44] | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan | Chandni / Chandu | 120 Episodes | [20][21][45] |
Web series[edit]
| Year | Title | Category | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Virgin House | Web Series | Twinkle | [46] |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lakecity International Film Festival | Best Actress | Valentine | Won | [15] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Oscars 2014: From 'About Time' to 'Zaytoun,' 289 features qualify for Academy Awards".
- ↑ "The Past movie: Review, Cast, Director - Free Press Journal". 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Past 2018 Wiki, Cast, Story, Songs, Trailer, Vedita Pratap Singh - Wiki11". www.wiki11.com.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ "Kids scorch the ramp at Kiddies Fashion Show". mumbainewsnetwork.blogspot.in.
- ↑ "IndianShowBiz.com » GP Goenka International School students scorch the ramp at Kiddies Fashion Show by Corronet Innovations". www.indianshowbiz.com.
- ↑ POP Bollywood (10 May 2018). "Exclusive Interview With Starcast Of Past Movie - Vedita Singh - Samiksha Bhatt" – via YouTube.
- ↑ Filmymantra.com (17 May 2018). "Exclusive Interview Of The Past Movie I Filmymantra" – via YouTube.
- ↑ Bollywood Adda (7 April 2018). "Upcoming Horror Film The Past Interview Of Samiksha Bhatt & Dipti" – via YouTube.
- ↑ Bollywood Ki Baten (8 April 2018). "The Past HORROR MOVIE Interview Gagan puri, Vedita, Yuvraaj, Rajesh, Sonia, Jaya, Samiksha, Deepti" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "जयपुर की समीक्षा भट्ट चमकेंगी ऑस्कर पुरस्कार के लिए नामांकित हुई फिल्म 'दी पास्ट' में".
- ↑ Ltd., Webpulse Solution Pvt. "Vastu Shastra Expert,Vastu Consultant Delhi,Vastu Services Jaipur,India". www.vasturaghava.com.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Samiksha Bhatt". veethi.com.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Samiksha Bhatt". Nettv4u. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (17 December 2013). "289 Feature Films Eligible for Best Picture Oscar".
- ↑ "Oscar Eligible Movies From 2013". IMDb.
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 [5]
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 [http://www.filmsntv.com/2014/09/catch-samiksha-bhatt-urf-chandu-in-her.html
- ↑ "Naermugam". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Behance". www.behance.net.
- ↑ "Valentine". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ [6]
- ↑ "Kolkata Boy in Kuch Alaag Sa - Times of India".
- ↑ "Kuch Alag Sa". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "TV Serial & New Episodes On – Latest News, Photos & Videos". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Hinsa Par Vijay". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ [7]
- ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (17 December 2013). "289 Feature Films Eligible for Best Picture Oscar".
- ↑ "Ballad of Rustom". 3 March 2016 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Love Letters". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "The Zero Line". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Papa". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "The Past movie: Review, Cast, Director - Free Press Journal". 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Past". 11 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Qoft". 28 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Sankat Mochan Hanumaan" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Tota Weds Maina" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Khauff Begins... Ringa Ringa Roses" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Encounter" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Akbar Birbal" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Virgin House" – via www.imdb.com.
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