Neha Sharma (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian film actress and model. A native of Bihar, Sharma attended the Mount Carmel School in Bhagalpur and pursued a course in fashion design from the National Institute of Fashion technology (NIFT), New Delhi.
Sharma’s first role was in the Telugu film Chirutha, released in 2007. Her first Hindi film was Mohit Suri’s Crook, released in 2010. Sharma made a cameo appearance in Kunal Kohli’s Teri Meri Kahaani, and was cast in a full fledged role in Ekta Kapoor’s Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum
Personal life
Her hobbies are cooking, listening to music, reading and dance. Sharma is trained in Indian classical dance form called Kathak. Apart from that she has also learned street hip hop, Latin dancing-salsa, merengue, jive and jazz in London. She considers Kate Moss as her style inspiration. Sharma also aspires to launch her own clothing label.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chirutha | Sanjna | Telugu film | |
| 2009 | Kurradu | Hema | Telugu film | |
| 2010 | Crook | Suhani | Hindi debut | |
| 2012 | Teri Meri Kahaani | Meera | Cameo appearance | |
| Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum | Simran | |||
| 2013 | Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story | Simran | ||
| Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Suman Khanna | |||
| 2014 | Youngistaan | Anwita Chauhan | ||
| 2016 | Kriti | Kriti | Short film | |
| Xuanzang | Kumari | Mandarin film | ||
| Tum Bin II | Taran | |||
| 2017 | Mubarakan | Advocate Nafisa Qureshi | ||
| Solo | Akshara | Malayalam film | ||
| Bhama | Tamil film | |||
| 2020 | Tanhaji | Kamla Devi | ||
| Illegal | Niharika Singh | web series | ||
| Ik Sandhu Hunda Si | Punjabi film | |||
| 2021 | Jogira Sara Ra Ra |
TBA | Filming |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Co-actor | Singer | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dheeme Dheeme | Tony Kakkar | Tony Kakkar | Desi Music Factory | |
| 2020 | Galib | Gippy Grewal | B Praak | Humble Music | |
| Dil Ko Karaar Aaya | Sidharth Shukla | Yasser Desai, Neha Kakkar | Desi Music Factory | ||
| Lambo Car | Guri | Guri | Geet MP3 | ||
| 2021 | Thoda Thoda Pyaar | Sidharth Malhotra | Stebin Ben | Zee Music Company |
Recognition
- Placed at No. 5 in the List of Fastest Rising People (2010) in India. The list was published by Google Zeitgeist.
- Featured at No. 31 in The Times of India’s 50 Most Desirable Women.
- Featured at No. 1 in the Times Poll of Hottest Female Debut.
- Featured at No. 7 on FHM 100 sexiest women in the world.