Neha Dhupia

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Neha Dhupia

Dhupia at the L'Oral Femina Women Awards 2013

Born 27 August 1980 (age 37)[1][2]

Kochi, Kerala, India[3]

Occupation Actress, model

Years active 2000present

Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]

Title Femina Miss India Universe 2002

Beauty pageant titleholder

Major Femina Miss India 2002

competition(s) (winner)
 Miss Universe 2002

(Top-10 finalist)

Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and beauty queen who is predominantly
known for her work in Hindi, Teluguand Malayalam language films. She made her acting debut in a
stage play and later appeared in a music video for Euphoria. Dhupia then ventured into modelling.
Dhupia made her screen debut in 1994 Malyalam film Minnaram. Her Hindi film debut came in 2003
with Qayamat: City Under Threat. She subsequently starred in successful films including Kyaa Kool
Hai Hum (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and also played supporting roles in top
grossing Bollywood productions Chup Chup Ke (2006) and Singh is Kinng (2008). In addition to her
film career, Dhupia is a winner of the Femina Miss India title (2002).

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1Early life
2Career
o 2.1Film career
3Personal life and off-screen work
4Filmography
5Television
6See also
7References
8External links

Early life[edit]
Dhupia was born in Kochi, India to a Punjabi Sikh family.[4][3] Her father, Commander Pradip Singh
Dhupia, served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, (Babli Dhupia) is a homemaker. She
went to Naval Public School then transferred to Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.[2] She
graduated from Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, affiliated to the University of Delhi, with
Honours in History.[5]

Career[edit]
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Dhupia made her acting debut in a play in New Delhi called Graffiti. Thereafter she appeared in a
music video for Indipop band Euphoria and modeled for advertisement campaigns. She then
appeared in the TV serial Rajdhani In 2002 she entered the Femina Miss India pageant finishing in
first place, winning the Femina Miss India Universe title, and was subsequently sent to the Miss
Universe 2002 pageant in Puerto Rico. She was placed in the top 10.
Dhupia at a press conference at the 13th IIFA Awards

Film career[edit]
Dhupia made her film debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Qayamat: City Under Threat, which had an
average performance at the box office. She rose to fame with her role Julie and then appeared
in Sheesha (2005) in a dual role of twin sisters but it did not do well at the box office. She then
starred in films such as Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), which did
well at the box office, and featured in a segment of the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).
In the following years, Dhupia appeared in supporting roles in multiple critically and commercially
acclaimed films including Chup Chup Ke (2006), Ek Chalis Ki Last
Local (2007), Mithya (2008), Maharathi (2008), Singh Is Kinng (2008) and Dasvidaniya (2008). In
2011, she played Eva Braun in the film Dear Friend Hitler about Mahatma Gandhi.
Her most recent films are Moh Maya Money, Paying Guest, Action Replayy, De Dana
Dan and Pappu Can't Dance Saala. She has worked on her first international project with Chris
Kattan in IFC's Bollywood Hero.
Other
In 2016, Neha conceptualized and hosted a Bollywood podcast called #NoFilterNeha on the Indian
Music App called Saavn, in which she interviews famous Bollywood celebrities. The show received
positive reviews, with over 2.3 million listeners. In 2017, she returned with #NoFilterNeha Season 2.

Personal life and off-screen work[edit]

Dhupia has run in the Mumbai Marathon to support the Concern India Foundation and helped to
raise over 5 lakhs.[6] She also helped to raise money for victims of the 2011 Sikkim earthquake.[7] She
performed at the GR8 Women's Award 2012.[8]
She also participated in the Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 in Sri Lanka as a special guest along
with Bollywood actors such as Sunil Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Anil Kapoor, and actress Bipasha Basu.[9]