An actress who got recognition with her debut show and bagged the prestigious Rashtra Gaurav Award is Samragyi Nema. The actress plays the role of a 40 plus mother to three kids in Star Plus’s Santaan What is to be noted here is that Samragyi in real life is only in her twenties.

Samragyi has also acted in some movies in the south. Like any other actress Samragyi too was a little apprehensive to essay a role double her age. She says, “I am too young to play the role of Gayatri Dixit. But the recognition this character has got me is overwhelming. I have fan following right from kids to elders. They want their daughters-in-law, wives and mothers to be like Gayatri.”

The talented actress received the prestigious award from the hands of the state minister Subodh Kant Sahay and music-director Ismail Darbar. Samragyi says, “I am very excited as I received such a prestigious award for my very first show as the lead. But I always believed in the character. Gayatri is a very strong character and difficult to essay. It is quite challenging to play 45 plus when in real you are just in your twenties.”

An animated Samragyi credits her success to her parents and God. She says, “I would thank my parents, my guruji, God, friends and my agent Rupesh Sonar. If it was not Rupesh I wouldn’t have agreed to do the role.”

Rashtra Gaurav Awards were held yesterday 2nd March at Iskon Auditorium, Juhu.