| Alias | Rishibala Naval, Rishibala Bagga |
|---|---|
| Age | 42 years |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Weight | 62.00 Kgs |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Language Worked in | Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam |
| Spouse | Deepak Bagga |
| Children | Adheep , Aadit |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Education | She did her schooling from St. Anthony's high school, Versova and finished |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Parents | Ashok Naval, Saradha |
| Brothers | Sumith |
| Sisters | Monal |
| Favourite Actors | Monal |
| Favourite Actresses | Monal |
| Favourite Cuisine | Indian Cuisine North East India South Indian |
| Favourite Color | White |
| City | Mumbai |
Simran Bagga (born Rishibala Naval on 4 April 1976) is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in several Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli in 1997. Rediff has called her "one of Tamil cinema's top female draws."[1][2] In 1999, she was featured in Forbes Magazine as the most prolific actress with diverse portfolio from the Indian sub continent
Simran made her debut in the 1995 Hindi film Sanam Harjai directed by Saawan Kumar. Jaya Bachchan (ABCL Corp), who saw her in Superhit Muqabla on Doordarshan’s Metro channel (produced by Nimbus TV & Sports and directed by Sushil Datta), offered her a leading role in Tere Mere Sapne. She then starred in supporting roles in Muqaddar, Angaara and Daadagiri, Bal Bramhachari, Agni Morcha, Gunda Gardi opposite Ayub Khan and along with Dharmendra.Meanwhile she was acting in South Indian languages and was a huge star in Tamil and Telugu. In 1999 she starred in Anari No.1.
She moved to south Indian movies by acting first in a high-budget Malayalam film, Indraprastham with megastar Mammootty in the lead role and she tasted success, too. Then she was introduced in the Tamil movie industry by Vasanth with Nerukku Ner opposite Surya in 1997; the movie was a huge success and she was highly appreciated for her dancing in the song "Manam Virumbudhe." Then Simran starred in several successful movies such as V.I.P (1997), Natpukkaga (1998), Aval Varuvala (1998) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) with leading actors Prabhu Deva, Sarath Kumar, Ajith Kumar and Prasanth respectively . She got her first break through the movie Thulladha Manamum Thullum opposite Vijay in 1999.It was a super hit Movie.
Simran's real estate firm in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh Housing Board for low-income groups has developed a proposal to buy acreage in the outskirts of major cities and develop them into self-sustained communities for people under the poverty line. She has donated rupees 10 lakhs towards Kargil cause.
Simran's has 70 acres of land on Mumbai Nasik Highway named Rishi Farms out of which 7 acres was donated for old age homes managed by her father.