Neha Dubey | |
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| Born | Ahmedabad, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Psychoanalytic psychotherapist, actress |
| Parent(s) | Ravi and Lilette Dubey |
| Relatives | Ira Dubey (sister) Lushin Dubey (aunt) |
Neha Dubey is an Indian psychotherapist based in Mumbai and former actress who occasionally appears in Hindi theatre and films. [1]
Dubey was born in Ahmedabad to Lillete Dubey and is married to Ravi. She has one sister, Ira Dubey, who is also an actress.
Dubey trained at the Regent's College School of Psychotherapy in London. [2] She then worked at Guy's Hospital and the Psychotherapy Center of London Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (LACAP) in London. She now has a private practice in Worli, Mumbai.[ citation needed ]
From her days in high school and college, Dubey acted bit roles, almost all of them uncredited, in plays staged by Primetime Theatre Company, the troupe to which her mother Lillete Dubey belonged. [3] It was while she was a student of Psychiatry in London that Neha made her major theatre debut. She appeared in the West End as Olivia in Stephen Beresford's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. [4] During her time in London, she played several minor roles for TV and films where Indian/Asian characters were called for. These included a number of independent films, including Monsoon Wedding , Bow Barracks Forever and Manasarovar .
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2001 | Monsoon Wedding | Ayesha Verma | Hindi,English | |
| 2003 | The Perfect Husband | Hindi,Punjabi,English | ||
| 2003 | Munnabhai M.B.B.S. | Shalini | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Manasarovar | Hindi,Marathi,Malayalam,English | ||
| 2004 | Sau Jhooth Ek Sach | Zoya | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Bow Barracks Forever | Anne | Hindi,English,Bengali | |
| 2005 | Bye Bye Miss Goodnight | Niramala | Hindi | |
| 2006 | My Bollywood Bride | Alisha | Hindi,English |
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