Neha Mahajan

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Neha Mahajan
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Neha Mahajan at the premiere of Coffee Ani Barach Kahi
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Years active2004–present
ParentPandit Vidur Mahajan

Neha Mahajan is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films, in addition to Marathi theatre. [1] [2] Mahajan made her debut in 2012, with the English-language Canadian-British production Midnight's Children directed by Deepa Mehta.

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In 2013, Mahajan played Ophelia in Madhav Vaze's stage production of Hamlet in Marathi. [3] She then appeared in Ajoba (2013), and Feast of Varanasi (2014). [4] In 2015, she made her Mollywood debut as Vishaya in the indie drama The Painted House . [5] Most recently Neha appeared in the 2019 Netflix series Leila , a dystopian drama. She was also seen in Rohit Shetty's action film Simmba .[ citation needed ] In 2020, she made her Hollywood debut in the action-thriller Extraction .

Early life

Mahajan is the daughter of Sitar artist Pandit Vidur Mahajan, and has been accompanying him on his sitar performances while also performing solo. She was born in Talegaon Dabhade, Pune in the state of Maharashtra. [6] Mahajan attended Trimble Tech High School in Texas, and earned her master's degree in philosophy from the University of Pune. She has been involved in theater and cinema and has worked in Marathi, English, Hindi and Malayalam language films.

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageRoleNotes
2012 Midnight's Children English young Naseem
2014 Ajoba Marathi
Feast of Varanasi Hindi Maya
2015 Coffee Ani Barach Kahi MarathiAbha
Nilkanth Master Yashoda
The Painted House Malayalam Vishaya
2016Aai Tujha AashirwadMarathi
Friends
YouthYutika
One Way Ticket Urvashi
2017 TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi Rajashree
2018 Gaon HindiSango
Simmba Kavya
2019 Leila PoojaNetflix series
2020 Extraction EnglishNeysaNetflix
2021 Koi Jaane Na HindiBindiya Amazon Prime
2023 Gadad Andhar Marathi

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