Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actor and professional dancer who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry. She is known for her appearance in Indian reality shows such as ‘MTV Roadies – Season 15’ (2017) and ‘MTV Splitsvila 11’ (2018).
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Wiki/Biography
Samyuktha Hegde was born on Friday, 17 July 1998 (age 25 years; as of 2023) in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), India. She grew up in Bengaluru.
Samyuktha Hegde in her childhood
Samyuktha did her schooling at St. Paul’s English School in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Reportedly, she enrolled herself in a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and journalism course but left it midway to pursue acting and dance.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): 32-26-32
Family
Samyuktha Hegde belongs to a middle-class family in Bengaluru.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about her parents.
Samyuktha Hegde with her parents
Samyuktha Hegde has a brother named Deepak Hegde.
Samyuktha Hegde with her brother, Deepak Hegde
Relationships/Affairs
According to sources, Samyuktha was rumoured to be dating Baseer Ali, an Indian model and television personality. As per reports, both started dating each other during their journey in an Indian television reality show ‘MTV Roadies’ in 2017.
Samyuktha Hegde and Baseer Ali in MTV Roadies (2017)
Reportedly, Samyuktha Hegde is said to be dating a German guy named Chris Sauer.
Samyuktha Hegde with Chris Sauer
Religion
Samyuktha Hegde follows both Hinduism and Christianity as her mother is a Christian, and her father is a Hindu Brahmin. [1]Deccan Chronicle
Career
Film
Kannada
In 2016, Samyuktha Hegde made her debut in the film industry with a Kannada language film ‘Kirik Party’ in which she appeared as “Aarya T.”
Samyuktha Hegde as ‘Aarya T’ in the film ‘Kirik Party’ (2016)
She appeared in other films in the Sandalwood film industry such as ‘College Kumar’ (2017), ‘Omme Nishyabda Omme Yuddas’ (2019), ‘Thurthu Nirgamana’ (2022), and many more.
Telugu
Samyuktha Hegde appeared in the Tollywood film industry for the first time in 2018 in the film ‘Kirrak Party,’ the remake of the Kannada film “Kirik Party” (2016). Samyuktha appeared as Satya in the film.
Samyuktha Hegde as Satya in the film ‘Kirrak Party’ (2018)
Tamil
Samyuktha, in 2019, made her debut in the Kollywood film industry with the film ‘Watchman’ in which she appeared as Anitha.
Samyuktha Hegde as Anitha in the film ‘Watchman’ (2019)
She worked in other Tamil language films including ‘Comali’ (2019), a comedy-drama film, ‘Puppy’ (2019), ‘Theal’ (2022), and ‘Manmadha Leelai’ (2022).
Samyuktha Hegde as Nikitha Krishna Moorthy in the film ‘Comali’ (2019)
Samyuktha Hegde as Ramyain the film ‘Puppy’ (2019)
Web Series
In 2019, Samyuktha Hegde appeared as Meesha, a girl next door, in the high school drama web series “Puncch Beat season 2” and made her debut in the Hindi language web series.
A poster of ‘Puncch Beat Season 2’ (2022)
Television
Reality Shows
In 2017, Samyuktha appeared in an Indian reality show ‘MTV Roadies (Season 15)’ as a contestant. She was the semi-finalist in the show.
Samyuktha Hegde in MTV Roadies Season 15 (2017)
In 2018, she entered another reality show ‘MTV Splitsvila 11’ as a wild card entry and became the runner-up in the show.
Samyuktha Hegde in ‘MTV Splitsvila 11’ (2018)
Kannada
Samyuktha made her debut on the Kannada television show with the reality show ‘Big Boss Kannada Season 5’ (2017) as a contestant. The show was aired on Colours Kannada.
Samyuktha Hegde in ‘Big Boss Kannada Season 5’ (2017)
Award
In 2017, Samyuktha Hegde won the Filmfare Award South – Best Supporting Actress for the film ‘Kirik Party,’ a 2016 Kannada – language romantic comedy film.
Samyuktha Hegde with the Filmfare Award South in 2017
Facts/Trivia
- Samyuktha Hegde is a fitness enthusiast. She could be spotted practising hula hoop, gyming, and other physical fitness activities on social media.
- She is a trained dancer.
- She likes orange juice. [2]Samyuktha Hegde – Instagram
- Reportedly, in 2020, Samyuktha Hegde, along with her friends, was abused by a group of men and a woman in one of the parks near Agara lake in Bengaluru while working out for wearing a sports outfit in public. Samyuktha, in a post on social media, explained how a woman named Kavitha Reddy abused her for wearing a sports bra in public and later went on to attack one of her friends as well. Following the incident, a group of men surrounded her and threatened to link her name to a drug racket scandal group. Samyuktha reported the case against the individuals involved in this case. A few days after this incident, Samyuktha received an apology letter from Kavitha Reddy, which Samyuktha shared on social media and accepted the same.
An apology letter written by Kavitha Reddy to Samyuktha Hegde for misbehaving and abusing her publically in 2020
- Reportedly, in 2022, on the sets of ‘Kreem,’ a Kannada language social thriller, Samyuktha got injured while performing a stunt. According to Abhishek Basanth, the director of the film, Samyuktha was suggested to use ropes or stunt doubles, but she refused to do so and got her ankle twisted and knee injured. She was immediately taken to the hospital and was discharged in a few hours.
Samyuktha Hegde being treated for the injuries
While explaining the incident in an interview, Abhishek Basanth said,
Our team asked her to use ropes or a stunt double for the suggestion shots to make sure that she is safe. Being a martial arts practitioner she nailed the entire sequence but right before the final shot, she got slipped and injured.” [3]The New Indian Express
Abhishek added that a viral picture of Samyuktha covered in blood from the sets of the film ‘Kreem’ is just makeup, and she didn’t suffer any kind of blood loss due to the accident. [4]The New Indian Express
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