Biography 2

(Source : www.thebharat.com )

When Jaya Bachchan saw this pretty young thing, she immediately called her for a screen test. That's how Tere Mere Sapne happened to Simran.

The film was released amid much hype, as it was the first production of Amitabh Bachchan's prestigious ABCL banner. For a while, it seemed there would be no looking back for the hot starlet. But Tere Mere Sapne didn't fare very well at the box office. And Simran was left out in the cold by Bollywood.

Soon, Simran became part of the heroine exodus from Mumbai to the South. The turnabout in her prospect started sometime then. Her first Tamil film, Once More, had a heavy star cast with the Thespian Sivaji Ganesan and current rage Vijay playing key roles. But Simran, with mini skirts hugging her svelte frame and an impish smile adorning her face, immediately gained attention. So much so, she had become a rage even before the film released, solely on the merit of her appearance in the film's TV promos.

But it was only with VIP that Simran actually came into the limelight properly. VIP, starring Rambha, Prabhu Deva and Abbas, created the image that would make Simran a star the hottest sex symbol in town.

By the time that Mani Rathnam spotted her for Nerukku Ner, Simran was a star in her own right. She was practically on every Tamil magazine cover, thanks largely to the stunning and revealing costumes she wore for photo sessions.

The siren tag has stood Simran in good stead. She has had a phenomenal number of hits to her credit in a short span of time: Kannethere Thondrinal with Prashanth, Thullatha Manamum Thullam with Vijay, Aval Varuvala and Vaali with Ajith are just a few examples.

Though most of her hits have been love stories, Simran was not used just as a sex symbol. Rather, luckily for her, these films gave Simran ample scope to emote and show her range as an actress.

Off-screen, Simran is a home-loving Punjabi girl, who loves to make friends with people, go shopping and cook "nice Punjabi food" for friends. She is extremely popular in the building she lives in and her neighbours describe her as the "simple Punjabi girl with her head firmly fixed on her shoulders, without any starry airs".

Simran is practical enough to realize that her popularity is not a permanent thing and says that she will exit from films the day she feels it's time to do so. But first, she wants to do a few memorable roles that will help her stay forever embedded in the minds of the Tamil audience.

Simran has acted in a couple of Malayalam films, too. She has also done a Kannada film opposite Shivraj Kumar. Her fair skin, sharp features and pleasing personality has attracted Telugu audience, too. She starred with Suman Ranganathan in her debut Telugu film, Abbayigar Pelli.

Since then, she has acted with all the leading Telugu stars such as Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna and Mohan Babu. Simran has also done a song sequence with Chiranjeevi in Annayya. With plenty of talent and glamour, Simran is a deadly combo all right. Her new films like Kalasi Undaam Raa, Nuvvu Vastavani, Yuvaraju and Annayya are all running to packed houses. Clearly, Simran is here to stay.