Samara Tijori was born on October 17, 1995, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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.

She trained in acting and dance — including Kathak, Jazz, Contemporary & Bollywood styles

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

Samar poses with John Abraham during the shoot of Dishoom

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