Shabana Raza

Shabana Raza
Raza in 2010
Born	(1975-04-18) 18 April 1975 (age 50)
Other names	Neha
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–2009
Spouse	Manoj Bajpayee ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1

Shabana Raza (born April 18, 1975), known professionally as Neha, is an Indian former actress and film producer known for her work in Hindi films. She made her acting debut with Kareeb ^[1] (1998). Neha is best known for Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999), Fiza (2000), Rahul (2001), Aatma (2006) and Acid Factory (2009). She is married to actor Manoj Bajpayee since 2006.

Career

Shabana Raza made her film debut opposite Bobby Deol in Kareeb (1998). Her next release was Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999), where she played the leading lady opposite Ajay Devgn. She went on to act in several more films, including Fiza (2000) where she played Hrithik Roshan's love interest, Rahul (2001) and Aatma. After a break, she returned to acting in 2010 under her original name. ^[2]

Personal life

Shabana Raza was born on 18 April 1975. ^[3] She met actor Manoj Bajpayee, after the release of her film, Kareeb, and they began a relationship. The couple got married in April 2006. ^{[4] [5]} They have a daughter named Ava Nayla Bajpayee who was born in 2011. ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Kareeb	Neha		[8]
1999	Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet	Meena Singh		[9]
2000	Fiza	Shehnaz Sulaiman		[10]
2001	Ehsaas: The Feeling	Antara Pandit		[11]
	Rahul	Mira Singh Sharma		[12]
	Alli Thandha Vaanam	Meenakshi "Meena"	Tamil film	[ citation needed ]
2003	Smile		Kannada film	[ citation needed ]
2004	Muskaan	Jahnvi		[ citation needed ]
2005	Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai	Asha Thakur		[ citation needed ]
2006	Aatma	Neha A. Mehra		[ citation needed ]
2009	Acid Factory	Nandini S. Sanghvi		[13]

References

1. "When Shabana Raza said she was 'forced' to change her name to Neha for Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Kareeb: 'I wasn't okay with it'". The Indian Express. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
2. "I was forced to change my name". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
3. "Remember Neha aka Shabana Raza Bajpayee? Here's what the Kareeb actress is upto". Mid-Day. 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024.
4. "I was just happy being Mrs. Manoj Bajpai : Neha". Hindustan Times. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
5. Sharma, Suman (1 August 2012). "Manoj Bajpayee: My wife rarely praises me". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
6. "Manoj Bajpayee - The Family Man". The Indian Express. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
7. "Manoj Bajpayee becomes a father". NDTV. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
8. Taliculam, Sharmila (31 July 1998). "The girl next door". Rediff.com . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
9. Verma, Suparn (8 May 1999). "Lost and frowned". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025. Neha, who makes her first appearance after Kareeb, may have a great figure but on-screen her curves don't show much, especially since she is made to wear hot pants and short dresses through the film.
10. "Malaysia bans Fiza". Hindustan Times. 2000. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
11. Kulkarni, Ronjita (30 November 2001). "Ehsaas drains you of all feeling". Rediff.com . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
12. "Hip Hip Hurray to Aarakshan to Rahul: The best of director Prakash Jha". IBN Live. Retrieved 17 December 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. "Acid Factory – Movie Total Collection (2009)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

External links

• Shabana Raza at IMDb