She is the daughter of Bollywood actor-director Deepak Tijori and fashion designer Shivani Tijori
Samara completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Sophia College, Mumbai. She studied at Jamnabai Narsee School and later Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer, where she also played football at the national level.
As a child, she once thought her dad died while watching him in Ghulam — she began crying during a train scene
Despite being a “star kid,” she says that didn’t help her get roles easily — her first audition was with 180 girls
Samara openly discusses mental health and the portrayal of anxiety, reflecting her psychology background and thoughtful approach to complex characters
Samara has worked behind the camera too — she assisted on films like Dishoom and Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship
She made her film debut in Bob Biswas (2021), where she played Abhishek Bachchan’s daughter. Samara also stars in the web series Masoom alongside Boman Irani, gaining praise for her performance
More recently, Samara was seen in the Amazon Prime Video psychological crime thriller series Daldal co-starring Bhumi Pednekar
The young actress has left everyone impressed with her act as a journalist in the film and has truly emerged as the surprise talent on the Suresh Triveni-directorial

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