Neelu Vaghela

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Neelu Vaghela
Born (1970-04-15) 15 April 1970 (age 53)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Actress, Dancer, TV presenter
Years active1981–present
Known for Diya Aur Baati Hum
Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji
SpouseArvind Kumar
Children2

Neelu Vaghela (born 15 April 1970) [1] [2] is an Indian actress, dancer and television personality, well known for her work in the Rajasthani cinema. She is also known for the role of Santosh Arun Rathi aka Bhabho in the soap opera Diya Aur Baati Hum and its sequel Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji on Star Plus. She has her own production house, Aruneel Films, which makes Rajasthani movies. [3]

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Early life and career

Neelu Vaghela started her career as a stage artist and was chosen for films. She appeared in Supattar Binani in 1981 at the age of 11 and acted in Bai Chali Sasariya which was remade in Hindi as Saajan Ka Ghar . She spent her earlier phase of life in Jaipur.

She has also appeared in films like Ramgarh Ri Ramli, Jai Karni Mata, Naini Bai Ro Mayro, Lancha Gujri, Derani Jethani, Ramkudi Ghamkudi, Baisa Ra Jatan Karo, Dadosari Laadli, Veer Tejaji and Bai Chali Sasariye. [4]

Vaghela became a household name after portraying Santosh Arun Rathi aka Bhabho on popular Star Plus soap Diya Aur Baati Hum . She then went on to participate in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 with her husband Arvind Kumar. On 23 March 2013, Vaghela and her husband finished in third place on the fifth season of Nach Baliye .

She is married to Arvind Kumar, and has two children: a son, Kaizer, and a daughter, Vanshikha. There are rumours of her being separated from her husband, as she has unfollowed him from social media accounts and also removed 'Vaghela' surname. [5]

Television

YearSerialRoleNotes
2011–2016 Diya Aur Baati Hum Santosh Arun Rathi aka Bhabho [6]
2012–2013 Nach Baliye 5 ContestantWith husband Arvind Kumar [7]
2013Meri MaaHost [8]
2017–2018 Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji Santosh Arun Rathi aka Bhabho [9] [10]
2018–2019 Main Maike Chali Jaungi Tum Dekhte Rahiyo Satya Amarnath Sharma / Satya Vikramjeet Singh [11] [12]
2020 Shaadi Mubarak Bua [13]
2020–2021 Aye Mere Humsafar Pratibha Kothari [14]
2021–2022 Pavitra: Bharose Ka Safar Uma Thakur [15]
2022–2023 Bindiya Sarkar Barfi Kantilal Bharadwaj
2023 Laal Banarasi
2024–present Suhaagan Shanti Shukla

Filmography

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