Neha Sharma (, born 21 November 1987) is an Indian actress and model. Sharma made her acting debut with the

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Chirutha ''Chirutha'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh, and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the banner Vyjayanthi Movies. The film stars Ram Charan, Neha Sharma, Prakash Raj and Ashish Vidyarthi whi ...

'' (2007) and her Hindi film debut with ''

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'' (2010). She was highly appreciated for the semi-hit ''

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''. Sharma has appeared in several films including ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2020). She made her web debut with the series ''

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'' in 2020 and has also been part of the short film ''

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'', where she played the titular role.

Early life

A native of

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, Sharma attended the

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and pursued a course in fashion design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in

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. She confessed being severely asthmatic in childhood and always unwell and weak physically. She also claimed to be completely cured of

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with the blessing of a family in

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Personal life

Her personal hobbies are cooking, listening to music, reading, and dance. Sharma is trained in the Indian classical dance form called

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. Apart from that, she has also learned street hip hop, Latin dancing-salsa, merengue, jive, and jazz from the

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. She considers Kate Moss as her style inspiration. Sharma also aspires to launch her own clothing label.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Short Film

Music videos

Recognition

* Featured at No. 31 in

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's 50 Most Desirable Women in 2010, at No. 26 in 2011, at No. 15 in 2012, at No. 13 in 2013, at No. 17 in 2014, at No. 32 in 2015, at No. 33 in 2016, at No. 36 in 2017, at No. 44 in 2018, at No. 44 in 2019, at No. 32 in 2020. * Featured at No. 7 on

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100 sexiest women in the world in 2014.August Cover Girl: Neha Sharma
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Neha 1987 births Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Bihar Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Female models from Bihar Indian film actresses People from Bhagalpur