Sameksha

Sameksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in Chandigarh.^{[1][2][better source needed]} Sameksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting and eventually became a director and a producer at SSO Production.

In July 2020, Sameksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore.^[3]

Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film 143. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film Arinthum Ariyamalum,^[4] where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya.^[2]

Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama Fateh, following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to Punjabi cinema.^[5][6] Sameksha's role in Vaapsi (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festivals.

Sameksha, alongside film work, made her television debut on Sahara One's Zaara – Pyaar ki Saugat, in the titular role.^[7] She also played a parallel lead role in the long-running soap opera Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli on Zee TV. She also portrayed the role of Roshni in the crime thriller Arjun on Star Plus, followed by a stint in the political thriller, P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke.^[8]

From 2017 to 2018, she portrayed Olympias in Sony TV's historical drama Porus opposite an ensemble cast of Laksh Lalwani, Rohit Purohit and Rati Pandey.^[9][10]

In 2018, she played Parminder in the Star Plus sitcom Khichdi Returns.^[1] From 2018 to 2019, she played Saudamini in Colors TV's Tantra.

In 2022, she along with her husband, Shael Oswal, produced the film Max, Min and Meowzaki under their production house - SSO Productions.^[11]