Samikssha Batnagar (born 12 January 1988)[2] is an Indian actress who was seen in various Hindi serials on Star Plus and Zee TV until 2014 in both supporting as well as lead roles.

She did a cameo in Madhur Bhandarkar's Calendar Girls, released in the year 2015,[3] marking her Bollywood debut and in 2017 she acted in the Shreyas Talpade-directed movie Poster Boys, opposite Bobby Deol, which is her first lead role opposite a popular actor.

[4][5] Her biggest break was when she got to play the lead role in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera (Star Plus).

Followed by this, she appeared in Uttaran (Star Plus),[6] Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (Life OK), Baal Veer (SAB TV), Kum Kum Bhagya (Zee TV)[7] and a few other well-known serials.

[8] In the span of 2021 and 2022, Batnagar appeared in Black Rose, Dhoop Chhaon and Anth The End.