Neha Mahajan

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Neha Mahajan
Neha Mahajan at the premiere of Coffee Ani Barach Kahi (cropped).jpg
Neha Mahajan at the premiere of Coffee Ani Barach Kahi
Born18 August 1990 (34 years)
Talegaon Dabhade, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
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 which was marred with controversy during its release as it was initially banned in India by the censor board as the film-makers did not agree to delete the scenes which depicted the female lead completely nude. However the film-makers challenged the decision in High Court where the film was given clearance and released without any cuts with an "A" certificate. [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 EnglishNeysa RavNetflix film
2021 Koi Jaane Na HindiBindiya
2023 Gadad Andhar Marathi
2024BabuMarathi [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Praveen, S.R. (31 August 2015). "Directors out against CBFC directives". The Hindu . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Ghosalkar, Ashwini (27 September 2018). "4th Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018: Neha Mahajan has two Bollywood projects in her kitty!". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Shetty, Akshata (28 February 2013). "Theatre director Madhav Vaze directs Shakespeare's Hamlet in Marathi". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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  5. ↑ Kannan, Arathi (7 December 2015). "'Chaayam Poosiya Veedu': Angels and demons..." Manorama Online... Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Talegaon girl Neha mahajan makes her Bollywood debut". Sakaal Times. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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