# Sameksha
**Sameksha** (also credited as Samiksha Singh and, after marriage, Sameksha Oswal) is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada-language cinema and in Hindi television, and who later moved into directing and producing. Several reference sources disagree on her birth date: Rotten Tomatoes and GudVibe give 8 October 1985 in [Chandigarh](https://www.edgepedia.org/chandigarh)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sameksha) • [2](https://www.gudvibe.app/person/2822-samiksha), her IMDb entry gives 8 October 1979[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1), and a Times of India profile gives 14 February 1985, also in Chandigarh[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sameksha-Singh). She is not the only Indian performer known by the name; other actresses and creators called Sameeksha or Sameksha are listed at the end of this article.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Chandigarh, India; birth date reported variously as 1985, 1979, and 1985[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sameksha) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1) • [4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sameksha-Singh) |
| Film debut | Lead role in the 2004 Telugu film *143*, directed by Puri Jagannadh[2](https://www.gudvibe.app/person/2822-samiksha) |
| Early recognition | Best Debut Actress award in the Tamil industry for *Arinthum Ariyamalum* (2005)[5](https://thelifestylejournalist.com/kit-kat-girl-ki-vapsi/) |
| Punjabi films | *Lucky Di Unlucky Story*, *Jatts In Golmaal*, *Kirpaan*, *Fateh*, and *Vaapsi*[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/sameksha-takes-acting-break-after-marriage-turns-director/articleshow/76840498.cms) |
| Television roles | Sonia Kapoor in *Zaara*; Queen Olympias in *Porus*; roles in *P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke*, *21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897*, *Khichdi*, and *Tantra*[5](https://thelifestylejournalist.com/kit-kat-girl-ki-vapsi/) • [6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/sameksha-takes-acting-break-after-marriage-turns-director/articleshow/76840498.cms) • [7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/porus-actor-sameksha-photos-5066754/) |
| Marriage and career shift | Married singer and industrialist Shael Oswal in Singapore in July 2020 and took a sabbatical from acting to direct[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/sameksha-takes-acting-break-after-marriage-turns-director/articleshow/76840498.cms) |
| Producing | Producer credits on *Max, Min & Meowzaki* (2022) and *Bhaiyya Ji* (2024)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1) |
## Film career
**Debut and South Indian cinema.** Director Puri Jagannadh cast Sameksha as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film *143*, which is generally recorded as her film debut[2](https://www.gudvibe.app/person/2822-samiksha) • [8](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/samiksha-singh/filmography.html). She followed it with Tamil films including *Arinthum Ariyamalum* (2005), *Mercury Pookkal* (2006), *Manasundi Kaani* (2006), and *Thee Nagar* (2007), and won the award for Best Debut Actress in the Tamil industry for *Arinthum Ariyamalum*[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sameksha) • [5](https://thelifestylejournalist.com/kit-kat-girl-ki-vapsi/). Her Telugu credits also include *Brahmanandam Drama Company* (2008) and *Dhada* (2011)[8](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/samiksha-singh/filmography.html).
**Punjabi cinema.** From 2013 she appeared regularly in Punjabi films: *Jatts In Golmaal*, *Lucky Di Unlucky Story*, *Kirpaan: The Sword of Honour* and *Fateh* (2014), and *Vaapsi* (2016)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sameksha) • [6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/sameksha-takes-acting-break-after-marriage-turns-director/articleshow/76840498.cms). She described *Vaapsi* as having received good recognition, with standing ovations at an Australian film festival and the LA film festival[9](https://urbanasian.com/featured/2017/02/i-was-always-hungry-for-good-work-sameksha/). A Tribune review of *Vaapsi* singled her out among the cast, writing that the film "brings out some talent in the form of actress Sameksha, who does justice to her small role"[10](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-reviews/insipid-home-coming-246290/).
**Hindi films.** She played Manjri in the Hindi film *Pranaam* (2019) opposite [Rajeev Khandelwal](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajeev-khandelwal)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1) • [11](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/gyan-zone/body-mind-and-spirit-297147/). In 2024 she played Balbiro Kaur in the Punjabi biographical drama *[Sucha Soorma](https://www.edgepedia.org/sucha-soorma)*, starring [Babbu Maan](https://www.edgepedia.org/babbu-maan) as the folk legend Sucha Singh and directed by Amitoj Maan; the film released in theaters on 20 September 2024[12](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/raipur/sucha-soorma/ET00408229).
## Television
Sameksha made her small-screen debut with the soap *Zaara*, playing the lead role of Sonia Kapoor on Sahara One[5](https://thelifestylejournalist.com/kit-kat-girl-ki-vapsi/). Her later television work included *Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli*, *[Arjun](https://www.edgepedia.org/arjun-tv-series)*, *P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke* (in which she played Kirti and Indira Jaisingh over 36 episodes), *Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai*, *21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897* (63 episodes as Sohni), *Porus* (as Queen Olympias), *Khichdi*, and *Tantra*[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1).
**Porus.** In a 2018 interview with [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) she said that after about 15 years in the industry she wanted character-based roles rather than lead heroine parts, and called her Porus role one of the strongest characters written on television[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/porus-actor-sameksha-photos-5066754/). She also appeared opposite [Mohit Raina](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohit-raina) in *21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897*, playing his wife[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/porus-actor-sameksha-photos-5066754/). During the shooting of *Porus* she suffered burns, according to a Times of India report from December 2017[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sameksha-Singh).
In April 2017, Sameksha came out in support of actress [Shilpa Shinde](https://www.edgepedia.org/shilpa-shinde) against Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai producer Binaifer Kohli, speaking about harassment she said she had experienced earlier[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sameksha-Singh) • [13](https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/entertainment/actress-sameksha-opens-up-about-her-harassment-dgtl-1.608060).
## Direction, marriage, and producing
In July 2020, months after her marriage to singer and industrialist Shael Oswal in Singapore, Sameksha announced a sabbatical from acting to concentrate on directing and script writing. She had already directed the music video "Tere Naal", shot with Shael during the lockdown, and two short films, *Love Me Not* and *Dyed Love*, which she said would circulate at international film festivals[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/sameksha-takes-acting-break-after-marriage-turns-director/articleshow/76840498.cms). Her IMDb profile lists producing credits on *Max, Min & Meowzaki* (2022) and *[Bhaiyya Ji](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhaiyya-ji)* (2024)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1). She returned to acting with *Sucha Soorma* in 2024[12](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/raipur/sucha-soorma/ET00408229).
Away from acting she is known for speaking about health and fitness; in a 2016 Tribune interview she described her varied exercise routine, including dance, yoga, and mixed martial arts training for an upcoming film[11](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/gyan-zone/body-mind-and-spirit-297147/).
## Other people called Sameeksha or Sameksha
The name is shared by several other Indian entertainers, and databases sometimes conflate them:
- **Sameeksha Katyal**, an Indian actor, writer, and filmmaker who moved to the United States in 2016 on a scholarship to [Drexel University](https://www.edgepedia.org/drexel-university) and wrote and co-produced the short film *U& Me* (2019); she later made *The Interview from Hell* with co-writer Michael Chabbler[14](https://voyagela.com/interview/check-sameeksha-katyals-story/).
- **Sameeksha**, a Kannada actress born 1996 in [Bangalore](https://www.edgepedia.org/bangalore), a model-turned-actress known for the serial *Subbalakshmi Samsara* and films including *The Terrorist* (2018), *Love Li* (2024), and *Ronny* (2024)[15](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/sameeksha/32187/filmography) • [16](https://moviekoop.com/Celeb/sameeksha).
- A Mumbai-based assistant director and actress credited as Sameeksha, whose credits include second-unit and assistant-director work on *Pagglait* (2021), *Article 370* (2024), *Visfot* (2024), and *Jolly LLB 3* (2025), and an acting role as Siri in *Love Li* (2024)[17](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12716527/).
- **Sameeksha Takke**, a 28-year-old Mumbai cricket content creator nicknamed "Atrangi Womaniya" who played professional cricket for over a decade before an ankle injury, hosted [Mumbai Indians](https://www.edgepedia.org/mumbai-indians)' talk show MI Live, and appeared in the film *Chakda 'Xpress* (2022 shoot)[18](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-sameeksha-takke-explains-got-nickname-atrangi-womaniya-opens-working-chakda-xpress-just-wanted-space-breathe-air-anushka-sharma-s/).
- **Sameeksha Sud**, a television actress who has described giving about 140 auditions in Mumbai before landing the show *Baal Veer*, followed by *Doli Armaanon Ki*[19](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/relationship/actress-sameeksha-sud-talks-about-her-struggle-in-mumbai-acting-journey-love-life-bond-with-parents/articleshow/121865469.cms).
## References
1. [Sameksha – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sameksha)
2. [Samiksha – GudVibe](https://www.gudvibe.app/person/2822-samiksha)
3. [Samiksha Oswal – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1963306/?nmdp=1)
4. [Sameksha Singh – Times of India topic page](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sameksha-Singh)
5. [Kit-Kat Girl Ki Vapsi – The Lifestyle Journalist](https://thelifestylejournalist.com/kit-kat-girl-ki-vapsi/)
6. [Sameksha takes acting break after marriage, turns director – Times of India, ETimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/sameksha-takes-acting-break-after-marriage-turns-director/articleshow/76840498.cms)
7. [Porus actor Sameksha: I've done enough running around the trees in south films – The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/porus-actor-sameksha-photos-5066754/)
8. [Samiksha Singh filmography – FilmiBeat Telugu](https://telugu.filmibeat.com/celebs/samiksha-singh/filmography.html)
9. [I was always hungry for good work – Sameksha – UrbanAsian](https://urbanasian.com/featured/2017/02/i-was-always-hungry-for-good-work-sameksha/)
10. [Insipid home coming (Vaapsi review) – The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-reviews/insipid-home-coming-246290/)
11. [Body, mind and spirit – The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/gyan-zone/body-mind-and-spirit-297147/)
12. [Sucha Soorma – BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/raipur/sucha-soorma/ET00408229)
13. [Actress Sameksha opens up about her harassment – Anandabazar Patrika](https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/entertainment/actress-sameksha-opens-up-about-her-harassment-dgtl-1.608060)
14. [Check Out Sameeksha Katyal's Story – Voyage LA Magazine](https://voyagela.com/interview/check-sameeksha-katyals-story/)
15. [Sameeksha – BookMyShow filmography](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/sameeksha/32187/filmography)
16. [Sameeksha – Moviekoop](https://moviekoop.com/Celeb/sameeksha)
17. [Sameeksha – IMDb (assistant director/actress)](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12716527/)
18. [Sameeksha Takke interview – Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-sameeksha-takke-explains-got-nickname-atrangi-womaniya-opens-working-chakda-xpress-just-wanted-space-breathe-air-anushka-sharma-s/)
19. [Actress Sameeksha Sud interview – Navbharat Times](https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/relationship/actress-sameeksha-sud-talks-about-her-struggle-in-mumbai-acting-journey-love-life-bond-with-parents/articleshow/121865469.cms)
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