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Jassi aka Mona Singh is a famous actress and a television presenter. She got into fame with the serial 'Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi' on Sony entertainment television. Born on 8th October 1980, Mona hails from a sikh family. She has grown up in Nagpur and Pune.

Mona's first venture was 'Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi' where she played a central character, which brought her lots of fame and fan following. Then she took part in one dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa and won that show. She then participated in an event based on AIDS awareness. In 2007 she became the brand ambassador for Sony Entertainment Television.

Mona has done the anchoring for the shows like Extreme Makeover, Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4 and Extra Shots. She has done endorsement for many brands. She also hosted the show Entertainment ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega. Mona made one film named as 'Bobby Pushkarna' Mona has featured in the blockbuster '3 Idiots' as Kareena Kapoor's elder sister, Mona. She was also seen in the movie 'Utt Pataang'. Mona is a leading model and has bagged many awards for her performance on the small screen.

Currently, the talented actress is busy in her daily soap on Sony Entertainment Television, Kya Hua Tera Vaada.

Sameksha Singh, also known as Sameksha, is an Indian actress, mostly appearing in Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films.She has been part of various films like 143, Arinthum Ariyamalum, Kirpaan, Fateh and she is playing an intelligence agent Keerti who goes as undercover documentary maker Indira jai singh to know the truth about Sartaj singh on Star Plus's P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke.

Sameksha, born as Samiksha Singh, is the daughter of Sat Paul, a business man, and Usha Kwatra, a retired official at the Punjab Secretariat. She was raised in Punjab with traditional values and orthodox upbringing. With Sameksha’s father’s business seeing some bad times and the family running solely on her mother’s income, she was brought up to know the importance of education, security and stability in life.

Even after graduating as an Electronics Engineer, such strict regimes made it difficult for her to break out of her shell and she guarded her personal space. She was always an introvert, never a rebellious child. But from not being a people’s person back then, Sameksha has grown up to be a charming, positive and witty woman that she is today.

Sameksha started her career through modelling, which she forayed into at a very early stage in her life. Her parents didn’t approve of the career shift that she made, but with convincing and compromising she made her way into the field. She went on to act in films despite the fact she didn’t have any acting background or experience. She also studied Shakespearean literature and drama during this time, balancing her studies and career efficiently.

Her big break into the film industry came through the dynamic director Puri Jagannadh who cast her as the lead female role in the Telugu movie 143. She played the role of Sanjana and won the heart of the masses in Tollywood too. From then on, her journey in the Film Industry took off and she acted in many other films.

After making her mark with the first film itself in Tollywood, Sameksha made her debut in Kollywood with the popular Tamil movie Arinthum Ariyamalum  where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya, directed by Vishnu Vardhan. She won the award for the Best Debut Actress in Tamil industry for the same. She further appeared in her next release, Mercury Pookkal, opposite Srikanth and Meera Jasmine. Till date, Sameksha has starred in more than 15 movies in Tamil and Telugu.

She has been part of various mediums and languages over time and her role in Vaapsi has been critically acclaimed in various film festivals. She learnt Gatka (Sikh martial art) for her movie Fateh. And for her contributions to punjabi cinema she was given Balraj Sahni Honour Award She was part of other commercial comedy hits like Lucky Di Unlucky Story and Jatts In Golmaal,Kirpaan, Fateh, etc.
Sameksha made her debut in T.V. soaps with the Sahara One show Zaara – Pyaar ki Saugat where she played the titular role.

She was also seen playing the role of Nilanjana Roy in the popular daily soap Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli on Zee TV. She played the role of the wife of male protagonist acp Arjun rawte's wife Roshni on a crime series Arjun on Star Plus. Currently she is a part of the cutting-edge Indian political thriller drama, P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke, where she plays the role of Indira Jai Singh – a documentary filmmaker who is enthusiastic about capturing the lives of the Kargil war heroes.

Sameksha has also appeared in many print commercials like Kit-Kat, Monte Carlo, American Express Card, Amway, World Gold Council, Mother Dairy, Havell’s switches and television commercials like Johnson's baby prickly heat powder, Hyundai Xing, Sunsilk, Metro Tyres, Univercell mobile, etc. She undertook an intensive training course in acting at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Academy, New York Campus in 2015.

The young , sensuous and bold actress Paoli Dam made the world to know her even before her first film released in the Bollywood. Paoli started her career through a Bengali serial 'Tithir Atithi'. Then she made a debut in Bengali films through the film 'Agnipariksha' in the year 2006. Over the years, the sexy actress has worked in more than a dozen Bengali films. Today, she is a known actress in the Bengali film industry. Born on 4th October 1980, the stunning beauty is a post graduate in Chemistry. Paoli originates from a Bengali Hindu family. She did her schooling from Loreto School and then went to Vidyasagar college in Kolkata for bachelors degree and then she attended Rajabazar Science College for getting a masters degree in chemistry. The talented actress has worked with Bengali maestros like Rituparno Ghosh and Gautam Ghose. Her most appreciated role in Bengali is from the film 'Kalbeela'.

Paoli made her debut in Hindi through the thriller film 'Hate Story'. She captured everybody's eyes for her bold look in the film. Her next release will be Vikram Bhatt's 'Ankur Arora Murder Case' which is directed by Suhail Tatari. She will be playing a role of the lawyer in this film. Kay Kay Menon will also be seen in this film.

The young , sensuous and bold actress Paoli Dam made the world to know her even before her first film released in the Bollywood. Paoli started her career through a Bengali serial 'Tithir Atithi'. Then she made a debut in Bengali films through the film 'Agnipariksha' in the year 2006. Over the years, the sexy actress has worked in more than a dozen Bengali films. Today, she is a known actress in the Bengali film industry. Born on 4th October 1980, the stunning beauty is a post graduate in Chemistry. Paoli originates from a Bengali Hindu family. She did her schooling from Loreto School and then went to Vidyasagar college in Kolkata for bachelors degree and then she attended Rajabazar Science College for getting a masters degree in chemistry. The talented actress has worked with Bengali maestros like Rituparno Ghosh and Gautam Ghose. Her most appreciated role in Bengali is from the film 'Kalbeela'.

Paoli made her debut in Hindi through the thriller film 'Hate Story'. She captured everybody's eyes for her bold look in the film. Her next release will be Vikram Bhatt's 'Ankur Arora Murder Case' which is directed by Suhail Tatari. She will be playing a role of the lawyer in this film. Kay Kay Menon will also be seen in this film.

Kavya Madhavan is an Indian film actress who works in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) as a child artist. As a heroine Kavya's debut film was Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil(1999) while she was in the ninth standard. It was a super hit and from then on there was no looking back. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the films Perumazhakkalam (2004) and Khaddama (2010).

Kavya was born on September 19, 1984 in the village of Nileshwaram in Kasargod district, Kerala, India, to P. Madhavan and Shyamala. She attended Nileswaram GLP School and entered the film industry as a child artist. She learned dancing during her school days and participated in competitions. She was a Kalathilakam in a Sub District Schools Youth Festival.

She first appeared as a child in Kamal's film Pookkalam Varavayi (1991). Her talent was soon recognized, and she was offered other projects such as Pavam IA Ivachan (1994) and Azhakiya Ravanan (1996). When she was in ninth standard, she got an offer to play as a heroine in Lal Jose's film Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, which became a super hit. After her leading role, she became popular in the Malayalam film industry. It has been claimed that she was the busiest female actress in Malayalam. She and Dileep are sometimes referred to as the Golden pair. The Dileep-Kavya pairing has produced several big hits, including Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999) and Meesa Madhavan (2002). In 2010 the pair acted in the film Pappy Appacha. Kavya’s films include Mizhi Randilum, Dhosth, Madhuranombarakattu, Sadanandante Samayam and Meesa Madhavan, of which the last movie earned record collections in the Malayalam film industry. Her other films include Chakkara Muthu, Iruvattam Manavatti, Annorikkal, Kochi Rajavu, Aparichithan, Perumazhakkalam, Gowrisankaram, Runway, Athisayan, Thilakkam and many more. She has acted in a few Tamil films; Kasi was her first film in Tamil that performed well at the box office. She has also acted in some more Tamil films, En Mana Vaanil and Sadhu Miranda. She has acted with various superstars in the Malayalam industry including Mohanlal, Mammootty, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and Dileep. She also wrote lyric for the song 'En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu' for the film One Way Ticket.

She was married to Nischal Chandra on February 5, 2009 at Kollur Mookambika Temple. After the marriage she went to Kuwait to stay with her husband. However, she returned home in June the same year and did not go back thereafter. She filed a divorce petition with the Family Court at Ernakulam on July 24, 2010. Kavya Madhavan and Nischal Chandra had appeared before the Ernakulam Family Court on May 25, 2011 and expressed their willingness, for a mutual divorce. She was granted divorce by court on May 30, 2011.

Isha Koppikar born Isha Koppikar, is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Koppikar married her boyfriend Timmy Narang on 29 November 2009.

Koppikar was born in Mahim, Mumbai. She has one younger brother. Eesha graduated in Life Sciences at Ramnarain Ruia College in Mumbai. It was during her time at college that she appeared in a photoshoot for Indian photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha. The shoot led to work in advertising as a model, notably for L'Oréal, Rexona, Camay, Tips & Toes and Coca-Cola. Eesha contested the 1995 Miss India contest, winning the Miss Talent Crown.

Her modelling work gave her an introduction to the film industry and to her first film appearance in the Tamil movie Kaadhal Kavithai in 1998.  Since then, Eesha has made over forty films and has several Hindi films in production or due for release in 2010. She continues to model for fashion designers Anita Dongre and Pria Kataria Puri, and is currently the Indian representative of the Italian fashion company Police Watches and Jewellery. Outside her work in film, music and television, Eesha is a spokesperson for the animal rights organisation PETA and received the 10th Anniversary Huminatarian Award in December 2009.  She has a black-belt in Taekwondo.

The 1997 Hindi film Ek Tha Dil Ek Thi Dhadhkan, directed by Shahrukh Sultan, is often quoted as being Koppikhar's first film, but there is no evidence the project was ever released.  Her career must therefore be said to have begun with the 1998 Tamil film Kaadhal Kavithai, co-starring alongside Prashanth, and directed by Agathiyan, with music by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Continuing her Tamil film career, Koppikhar's second movie was En Swasa Kaatre in 1998, opposite Arvind Swamy, directed by K. S. Ravi, with music by renowned music director A. R. Rahman. 1998 saw a third film, this time a cameo appearance in Praveen Kanth's Jodi, starring Prashanth and Simran Bagga.

In 1999, Koppikhar alternated between appearances in the Telugu comedy Chandralekha, co-starring Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishnan, directed by Krishna Vamshi; and the Tamil gangland movie Nenjinile, starring Vijay and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar.

By 2000, Koppikhar's sights were on Bollywood, but this did not stop her appearing in four Kannada films: Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya with Ramesh and directed by Praveen Naik, with music by Karthik Raja; O nanna nalle, starring and directed by Ravichandran; alongside actor-director Ravichandran again in O Nanna Nalle; and finally Surya Vamsha, directed by S Narayan and starring Vishnuvardhan in a double role as father and son.

After four films in 2000, and a detour to Mumbai for a brief appearance in Fiza and an item number in Rahul, Koppikhar returned to the south in 2001 for Sundar C's Tamil project Kaathal Solla Vanthen. This was another film never to leave the development stage although a soundtrack of the same name was made available. However, the Telugu comedy Prematho Raa, starring Venkatesh and Simran Bagga, and directed by Uday Shankar, saw Koppikhar's penultimate South Indian role. She signed off her South Indian career in the Tamil action film Narassima, directed by Tirupathisamy and starring Vijayakanth.

Taking time out from four Kannada films in 2000, Koppikhar appeared alongside Karisma Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan in Khalid Mohamed's Fiza. An item number appearance in Prakash Jha's Rahul completed Koppikhar's introduction to Hindi film. Brief returns to South India in 2001 were coupled with Koppikar's proper Bollywood debut in a small supporting role in Rajiv Rai's Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, starring Arjun Rampal and Sunil Shetty. Koppikar was paired with Shetty in the film. 

Her next release was K. Raghavendra Rao's urban comedy Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa, opposite Govinda, Juhi Chawla and Johnny Lever. By 2002, Koppikhar appeared to be consigned to support roles until she was asked by Ram Gopal Varma to appear in an item number for his underworld movie Company starring Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi and Manisha Koirala. The number in question was Khallas, choreographed by Ganesh Hegde and the effect on cinema audiences and critics was to leave her with the enduring nickname Khallas Girl. A second notable item number, Ishq Samundar, in Sanjay Gupta's Reservoir Dogs remake Kaante, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty, was enough to raise her profile and in the following year she took the Stardust Award for Most Exciting New Face for Khallas.

Koppikhar's career produced five films in 2003. In Dil Ka Rishta, directed by Naresh Malhotra, she played opposite Arjun Rampal and Aishwarya Rai, marking Koppikar's second appearance with Rampal. Prawaal Raman's portmanteau film Darna Mana Hai saw her alongside college whipping boy Aftab Shivdasani. Dr Chandrakprakash Dwivedi cast her in the role of Urmila Matondkar's sister in the sectarian film Pinjar, also starring Manoj Bajpai. A brief appearance in J. P. Dutta's war movie LOC Kargil paired her opposite Sunil Shetty again. And in Harry Baweja's Qayamat: City Under Threat, she played one of three terrorists fighting off co-stars Ajay Devgan and Sunil Shetty; a role which would bring her a Filmfare nomination in the Best Villain category.

In 2004, Koppikhar's films were releasing on average every two months. Both Mani Shankar's science fantasy Rudraksh and Kundan Shah's madcap comedy Ek Se Bhadkhar Ek teamed her next to perennial acting partner Sunil Shetty. In Krishna Cottage, she was cast opposite Sohail Khan for Santram Verma's creepy ghost story. Inteqam, directed by Pankaj Parashar and co-starring Manoj Bajpai, saw her revive the role played by Sharon Stone in the original Hollywood version: Basic Instinct. Another cameo appearance in Kunal Kohli's Hum Tum with Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji could have left a comedy taste to 2004, but this would be the year of street protests following Karan Razdan's controversial Girlfriend, co-starring Amrita Arora and Aashish Chaudhary caught in a lesbian love triangle. The film provoked public poster burning and calls for the film to be banned.

In 2005, she eased up somewhat only releasing four films. Sangeeth Sivan's bawdy comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, with Anupam Kher, Ritesh Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor saw her nominated in three separate award ceremonies (IIFA, Zee Cine Award and Star Screen Awards) for best comedy role.  Two more comedies saw her make guest appearances: David Dhawan's Salman Khan vehicle Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?, and Abbas-Mustan's whodunit, 36 China Town with Akshaye Khanna and Kareena Kapoor. A return to Ram Gopal Varma's Factory saw her alongside Chunky Pandey in Vishram Sawant's gangster flick D: Underworld Badhshah, starring Randeep Hooda.

Farhan Akhtar directed a 2006 remake of the Amitabh Bachchan hit Don: The Chase Begins Again, this time with Shahrukh Khan in the lead. Koppikhar was cast as Khan's girlfriend 'Anita'. By now the success of Don was in contrast to her stuttering career with a string of films stuck in production or abandoned. Vicky Ranawat's Haseena Smart Sexy and Dangerous crept out towards the end of 2006, Jagdish A Sharma's murder mystery Garhee appeared on DVD, Hansel Mehta's Raakh was dropped, whilst Koppikhar's highest profile film of 2007, Nikhil Advani's multi starrer Salaam-e-Ishq, saw her sharing limited screen time with Sohail Khan. Ram Gopal Varma's much discussed Shabri, directed by Lalit Marathe -a role which led to her being unrecognised in character and barred from the film set by security men - has yet to attract a distributor.

Later in the year came the haunted love triangle of Ram Gopal Varma's Darling, with Fardeen Khan and Esha Deol. Koppikhar's first film release of 2008 was Atul Agnihotri's Hello, based on the novel One Night in a Call Centre by Chetan Bhagat. This was followed within weeks by Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi, a Rajshri Production directed by Khashik Ghatak and co-starring Sonu Sood. She has had three films released in 2010, Jahnu Barua's Har Pal, Right Yaaa Wrong by Neeraj Pathak and Manoj Tiwari's Hello Darling.

Her latest release is Shabri (2011) directed by Lalit Marathe where she plays a woman gangster of Mumbai.

Isha Koppikar has signed for Marathi Movie titled ‘Maat’.Where she is playing lead role, The movie is produced by Manali Mangesh Sawant under the banner of Saayali Dream Ventures, and will be directed by Manohar Sarvankar.The film also stars Sameer Dharmadhikari. MAAT story revolves around an ambitious couple passed through different stages of life, different colors of life.

Between filming Koppikhar, like many Bollywood actors, performs in stage music shows. In addition to this she has appeared in two music videos: Patli Kamar by KK for a private album commissioned by Sony in 2001/2002; and Bandish Projekt's Bhor (Satyam Shivam Sundaram) in 2004, choreographed by Bosco-Caesar. In 2006 she appeared onstage in the Indian Idol Grand Final to dance with the two finalists, and 2007 saw her as one of three judges in the celebrity dance competition Nach Baliye3, alongside director David Dhawan and Vaibhavi Merchant. She served as a judge in the Miss Universe 2008 contest, held on 14 July in Vietnam alongside, amongst others, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli and former winner in 2004 Jennifer Hawkins.

In 2008, prior to her taking on her married name, she adopted a second spelling change to her name from Ishaa Koppikar to Eesha Koppikhar, following the advice of numerologist Niraj Mancchanda.

In August 2009, Koppikhar presented the new Colors wrestling show 100% De Dhana Dhan.

After a prolonged 10-year affair with Inder Kumar both broke off.  Both Isha and he patched-up after the divorce but the relationship did not last too long.

Leena Mogre and Preity Zinta introduced her to hotelier Timmy Narang, whom she married on November 29, 2009.

Thaman Kumar is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough in the 2012 film, Sattam Oru Iruttarai, opposite Bindu Madhavi.

Thaman Kumar was signed up for a film titled London Maappillai in 2011 but the film failed to finish production, and thus his first release became the thriller Aachariyangal (2012). He replaced Vikram Prabhu in Sneha Britto's Sattam Oru Iruttarai after a successful audition and featured in the lead role opposite Bindu Madhavi and Piaa Bajpai. The film, a remake of the yesteryear film of the same name, released with little publicity and failed at the box office, with a critic noting "Thaman Kumar showed signs of confidence, but struggled overall to deliver a satisfying performance". He will be next seen in Summa Nachunu Irukku alongside Vibha Natarajan.

Ravi Mohan known professionally as Jayam Ravi is an Indian Tamil film actor. Debuting in the 2003 Tamil film Jayam, Ravi is best known for his appearances in the M. Raja-directed M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Something Something ... Unnakum Ennakum and Santhosh Subramaniam.

Ravi was born to tamil parents editor Mohan and Varalakshmi Mohan. He has one brother, M. Raja, who is a Director. He also has a sister, Roja Mohan, who is a dentist. He completed his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya in Ashok Nagar, Chennai. He studied dancing with the bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan and performed his arangetram at the age of 12. After completing his degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College, Chennai, he decided to get into the acting industry. He has also undergone training in acting with Kishore Namit Kapur Institute in Mumbai.

He is a martial arts expert and a trained bharatanatyam dancer. He also learned martial arts for the character in his second film, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi. Prior to acting, Ravi had been an assistant director to Suresh Krishna in the 2001 film Aalavandhan.

Ravi made his acting debut in the 2003 Tamil film Jayam, produced by his father and directed by his brother M. Raja. The film, a remake of the 2002 Telugu blockbuster of the same name, became highly successful at the box office, running up to 200 days. Thanks to the enormous success of the film, the prefix \\\"Jayam\\\" was given to his name Ravi.

His next venture was M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi (2004), the remade version of the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, in which he starred alongside Asin Thottumkal. The film, considered a family entertainer, received the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Film and fetched Ravi himself the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Then came Daas (2004) which marked 100 days in theaters and termed as an average. Mazhai, a remake of the Telugu movie Varsham is also became an average. This was followed by Sarans Idhaya Thirudan unlike his previous films, this film garnered negative reviews as well as very poor box office returns.

In 2006 he appeared in the film Something Something Unakkum Enakkum, which turned out to be a super mega hit, much like the original version. It made a huge mark on the Tamil film industry. Trisha Krishnan acted alongside Ravi in the film, (she was in the original version too). His next film Deepavali under director Ezhils direction released February 2007. This film, which saw him pairing with Bhavana Balachandran, was good but not good as expected. It was an average movie.

In 2008 Ravi appeared in three films. In his first release Velli Thirai, he appeared in a cameo role, whilst his second release was the family-drama Santhosh Subramaniam, once again under his brother M. Rajas direction in a remake again. In the Tamil version of the 2006 Telugu film Bommarillu, in which he starred opposite Genelia DSouza, he essayed the role of a young man, whose choices and wishes are continually subdued by his fathers. The film won high accolades and went on to become one of the most successful films of the year, whilst Ravi received a Filmfare nomination for the Best Actor Award. Next he starred in the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom, directed by late cinematographer-director Jeeva, who died in the midst of the films shooting in Russia. Completed by Jeevas assistant Manikandan, his wife Aneez Tanveer and his guru P. C. Sreeram, Dhaam Dhoom released in mid 2008. Though the film had the biggest opening of Jayam Ravis career, it turned out to be only a moderate hit. For his portrayal of a Gautham Subramaniyam, a man accused in a murder he did not commit, however, Ravi received rave reviews from critics.

In 2009, he starred in the action film Peranmai, directed by S. P. Jananathan, in which he enacted the role of Dhruvan, a tribal forest officer. His performance was widely appreciated and praised, whilst the film itself was lauded for its patriotic theme. Ravi also did something few Indian male stars have done, appearing in his opening scenes in the film near nude and proudly showing off his bare body.

Ravi is currently working on the film Thilalangadi, pairing up with his brother for the fifth time to appear in a remake of a Telugu film. In the Tamil version of the 2009 blockbuster film Kick, he will be sharing screen space with Shaam, Tamannaah for the first time and with veteran actor Prabhu for the second time after Something Something Unakkum Enakkum.

Ravi is married to Aarthi Vijayakumar, daughter of film producer Sujatha Vijayakumar, on 4 June 2009.

Richa Pallod is an Indian model and film actress who has acted in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Model turned actress, Richa Pallod, made her entry into the tinsel world with a minute role in the film Pardes (1997). She started modeling at the age of 16, has featured for several ads films and appeared in Falguni Pathaks music videos Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi and Piya Se Mil Ke Aaye Nain. The actress debuted with the Telugu film Nuvve Kavali (2000) which won critical acclaim and won her the Filmfare best actress award. Later she did several films in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi.

The tall, confident lady, best known for her role in 'Julie' in the year 2004. Neha Dhupia was born on 27th August, 1980 in a Sikh family at Kochi, Kerala. She belongs to the naval background, her father Pradip Singh Dhupia, being a naval officer and mother Manpinder, is a homemaker. Hailing from naval service family, she resided at number of places due to her father's posting. She has completed her schooling from Army Public School, New Delhi and holds a History (Hons.) degree from Delhi University.

Neha started her career by acting in a play called 'Grafitti', she featured in a music video for an indi-pop band, Euphoria. Her bold and confident personality made her the face of number of advertisements, for the brands like, Reebok, Mitsubishi Lancer, Wagon R, Airtel, National, Maxim magazine. She started acting on-screen with the TV serial, 'Rajdhaani', which also starred Randeep Hooda and Saakshi Tanwar. She attained wide fame with the crowning of Femina Miss India Universe 2002. Following year, she participated in Miss Universe pageant of 2002, where she was amongst the top 10 finalist.

Title of Miss Femina caught her the film director's eyes. Neha debuted in Bollywood in the year 2003 with an action-thriller 'Qayamat' and in the same year, she ventured into Telugu films with 'Ninne Istapaddanu'. Her phenomenal acting skills got appreciated in 2004 film, 'Julie'. She has appeared in the multi-starrer hits, such as 'Kyaa Kool Hai Hum' and 'Shootout At Lokhandwala'. And she has done supporting role in the movies like, 'Chup Chup Ke', 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local', 'Singh Is Kinng', 'Action Replay' and 'De Dana Dan'. Neha has also acted in critical movies like 'Dus Kahaniyaan', 'Mithya', 'Dasvidaniya', 'Maharathi' and 'Gandhi to Hitler'. Her upcoming projects being, Dharma Productions' 'Ungli' and a Punjabi movie, 'Rangeelay'.

Neha has lend her helping hand to charitable causes, where she is attached with Concern India Foundation that supports children, elderly and lower income group women and has also raised funds for earthquake victims of 2011 Sikkim.