Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and model who works in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Japanese films. She has won the Femina Miss India 2002 pageant and was among the highest 10 finalists in Miss Universe within the same year. She has also been one of the leaders of MTV Roadies since Season 13.
Early life
Dhupia was born in Cochin (present-day Kochi), India to a Sikh family. Her father, Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, served within the Indian Navy, and her mother, Manpinder, (Babli Dhupia) may be a homemaker. She visited Naval Public School, Cochin then transferred to Navy Children School, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, affiliated with the University of Delhi, with honors in History.
Career
Dhupia made her acting debut during a play in New Delhi called Graffiti. Thereafter she appeared during a music video for Indipop band Euphoria and modeled for advertisement campaigns. She then appeared within the TV serial Rajdhani. In 2002, she participated in the Femina Miss India pageant, where she was crowned as Miss Universe India in 2002. She was subsequently sent to the Miss Universe 2002 pageant in Puerto Rico where she placed within the top 10. After placing within the pageant, Dhupia intended to pursue a career within the Indian Foreign Service but turned to act instead.
Film career
Her Bollywood debut was with the 2003 film Qayamat: City Under Threat, which had a mean performance at the box office. She rose to fame together with her role Julie then appeared in Sheesha (2005) during a dual role of dual sisters but it didn't have best at the box office. She then starred in films like Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), which did well at the box office, and featured during a segment of the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).
In the following years, Dhupia appeared in supporting roles in multiple films including Chup Chup Ke (2006), Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007), Mithya (2008), Maharathi (2008), Singh Is Kinng (2008)[8], and Dasvidaniya (2008). In 2011, she played Braun within the film Dear Friend Hitler about Gandhi.
Other
Dhupia has modeled on the runway for designers like Rohit Bal and D'damas.In 2016, Dhupia conceptualized and hosted a Bollywood podcast called #NoFilterNeha on the Indian music app Saavn, during which she interviews Bollywood celebrities. The show received positive reviews, with over 2.3 million listeners. Dhupia debuted season four in November 2019 and plans to expand the podcast into an internet series.
Dhupia and Angad Bedi in 2019
Personal life and off-screen work
Dhupia has run within the Mumbai Marathon to support the priority India Foundation and helped to boost over 5 lakhs. She also helped to boost money for victims of the 2011 Sikkim earthquake. She performed at the GR8 Women's Award 2012.
She also participated in the Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 in Sri Lanka as a special guest alongside Bollywood actors like Sunil Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Anil Kapoor, and actress Bipasha Basu.
She started dating actor Angad Bedi and therefore the couple decided to urge married during a private ceremony at a Gurudwara on 10 May 2018. On 18 November 2018, she gave birth to a woman. Neha Dhupia has been fat-shamed for her post-pregnancy weight gains by certain sections of the media.
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