Simran

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 VIP 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 Ratnams 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 Menons 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 horrorcomedy Aranmanai 4 the thriller Andhagan and the Amazon Prime Video spy action series Citadel Honey Bunny Her subsequent credits include the Tamil horrorthriller Sabdham 2025 Adhik Ravichandrans action film Good Bad Ugly 2025 the drama Tourist Family 2025 and the Hindi film Gabru 2026