Neeta Puri

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Neeta Puri
Born
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupation(s)Actress,
Model [1]
Years active1983–1999
Known for Nafrat Ki Aandhi
Awwal Number
Satyamev Jayate
Title Miss India USA 1983 [2]
SpouseKhursheed Latif
Website neetapuri.com

Neeta Puri is an Indian-American former actress and model who worked predominantly in Hindi films.

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Early life

Puri was born in Punjab, India. She won the Miss India contest of New York in 1983. [2]

Career

She made her film debut in 1985.

Personal life

Neeta Puri is married to Khursheed Latif, who is also a Hindi film director. Puri owns a western clothing and jewelry store named "Neeta Puri's Expressions". [3] She now lives in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.

Filmography

YearTitleRole(s)Director(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
1987 Satyamev Jayate Roopali Raj N. Sippy Hindi [4]
1988 Aaj Ke Angaare CynthiaVinod K. Verma [5]
1989Wohi Bhayanak RaatRupaaliVinod Talwar [6]
JailkhanaD.S. Azad
Nafrat Ki Aandhi  ———  Mehul Kumar Dancer in He-Man song
Mera NaseebS. Karnam [7]
Lashkar Sanga's DaughterJagdish Kadar [8]
Apna Desh Paraye Log ShivaniPradeep Hooda [9]
Khuli Khidki Neetu A. JayantP. Chandrakumar [10]
1990 Awwal Number Maria Dev Anand [11]
1991 Afsana Pyar Ka M.R Shahjahan
Shiv Ram Jagdish A. Sharma
1992Ye Hai Ghar Ki MahabharataRekhaChander Sharma [12]
Benaam RishteShyam Gupta
1992 Mahanagaram Sony T. K. Rajeev Kumar Malayalam Movie
1993Kasam Teri KasamRaman Kumar[ citation needed ]
1994Pyara SangamRamnath Roy
MastiIqbal Channa [13]
Ajana Path Srinivas Chakraborty Bengali
1999Hai Kaun WohRakesh KakariaHindi [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1985-1986 CBS Schoolbreak Special Maneka DesaiSeason 2 Episode 3 [15]

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