SWAROOP SAMPAT

SWAROOP SAMPAT - Film Actress

Swaroop Sampat (born 1958) won the Miss India contest in 1979  and represented her country at Miss Universe 1979. Swaroop has obtained a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Worcester in England. She has done her doctoral thesis on using drama to enhance life skills in children with learning disabilities. She has been a leading expert in this field.

Swaroop Sampat became successful with the hugely popular TV comedy show Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, where she played the role of (late) Shafi Inamdar's wife. She had reportedly rejected another important serial on television at that exact time because she found the script of Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi very touching and was sure that it connected well with common people and showed their day to day activities and living style with simplicity. It is a decision she is still happy about as the serial turned out to be an all-time hit.

Swaroop Sampat has acted in several Hindi language films such as Naram Garam, Nakuda, Himmatwala, Trikon Ka Choutha Kaun, Karamdhata etc.

Swaroop was a highly sought after model and modelled for Shringar, a kumkum company and many other products. She is also a teacher’s trainer now traveling across India to conduct workshops for teachers who engage themselves in imparting this knowledge for the benefit of children. She was selected by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to head an educational program for children. She also teaches acting to disabled children.

Swaroop is married to comedy actor Paresh Rawal, and also directs and acts in plays starring her husband. Paresh and Swaroop have two sons Aditya and Aniruddh - aged 18 and 21 respectively.