

The film was produced by director Mani Ratnam. In Nerukku Ner, she was paired opposite Suriya (in his debut). The song " Minnal Oru Kodi" picturized with Prabhu Deva and Simran became a chartbuster and all-time hit for the actors." Both films garned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for the year. In Once More she played the female lead opposite Vijay along with veteran actors Sivaji Ganesan and Saroja Devi. Her Tamil Cinema debut was marked in 1997 with films "Once More" and "V.I.P.". Her Telugu debut was "Abbai Garipalli" with Suman, Sanghavi and Lakshmi, "Priya O Priya" with Naveen Vadde, Veteran Brahmanandam and Lakshmi and "Maa Nannaku Pelli" with Krishnamraju and Meka Srikanth. She appeared in her Kannada debut Simhada Mari, opposite Shivarajkumar. Her first break in South Indian film Industry was through Malayalam film Indraprastham opposite Mammootty. It was the first Indian film to be shot in New Zealand, Simran was presenter of the show Superhit Muqabla on Doordarshan's Metro channel, and was subsequently offered a leading role by ABCL production, the romantic drama Tere Mere Sapne (1996) in which she is known for the hit song Aankh Marey. Simran made her debut in the 1995 Hindi-language film Sanam Harjai, directed by Saawan Kumar. Main article: Simran filmography Debut and breakthrough (1995–1997) The couple have two children, Adheep Odo (born 11 June 2005) and Aadit Veer (born 16 March 2011). She married Deepak Bagga, her childhood friend on 2 December 2003. She actively participated in dance & drama during her school and college tenure. Anthony's high school, Versova and finished her 12th from Children Welfare Centre Yari Road in Mumbai.

Simran has two younger sisters, Monal and Jyothi Anand, and a younger brother Sumeet Naval. Simran was born as Rishibala Naval on 4 April 1976 to Punjabi parents in Mumbai her father is Ashok Naval and mother is Sharda Naval. 2.4 Return to films and television debut (2004–2018).2.3 Widespread success and critical acclaim (2000–2003).In 2008, Simran made a successful comeback through Vaaranam Aayiram, which won her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2004, Simran took a break from the film industry following her marriage with her childhood friend Deepak Bagga. Simran received her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress in 2002. Sambandam (2002), Panchathantiram (2002), Samarasimha Reddy (1999), Kalisundam Raa (2000) and Narasimha Naidu (2001). She was a part of several successful movies including Priyamaanavale (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002),, Pammal K. In 1999, Simran received critical praise in the Tamil films Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999) and Vaali (1999), establishing herself as one of the most popular actress in Tamil cinema. In the same year, she debuted in Tamil through V.

Subsequently, she made her debut in South Indian cinema through the Malayalam film Indraprastham (1996) and Kannada film Simhada Mari (1997). Simran hosted the show Superhit Muqabla, before entering into film industry through her first Hindi film, Tere Mere Sapne (1996). She has predominantly appeared in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films.She has won South Filmfare Award, One Tamil Nadu State Award, Cinema Express Awards and a Kalaimamani Award. Retrieved 7 March 2012.Simran Bagga (born Rishibala Naval 4 April 1976), known mononymously as Simran, is an Indian actress, producer and dancer.
