Neha Dubey

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Neha Dubey
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Born
Ahmedabad, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Psychoanalytic psychotherapist, actress
Mother 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]

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Biography

Dubey was born in Ahmedabad to Lillete Dubey and is married to Ravi. She has one sister, Ira Dubey, who is also an actress.

Career as psychiatric counselor

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 ]

Career as actress

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 .

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2001 Monsoon Wedding Ayesha VermaHindi,English
2003 The Perfect Husband Hindi,Punjabi,English
2003 Munnabhai M.B.B.S. ShaliniHindi
2004ManasarovarHindi,Marathi,Malayalam,English
2004 Sau Jhooth Ek Sach ZoyaHindi
2004 Bow Barracks Forever AnneHindi,English,Bengali
2005Bye Bye Miss GoodnightNiramalaHindi
2006 My Bollywood Bride AlishaHindi,English

References

  1. "Dreams decoded, Lifestyle – Sunday Read". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 9 July 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Priyanka Dasgupta, TNN (10 April 2008). "This is my first international award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. "Lillete Dubey's 'The PrimeTime Theatre Company' Celebrates its 15th Anniversary..." MumbaiTheatreGuide.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. "A princess at West End". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.