Neha Mahajan is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in

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and

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films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in 2012, with the

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Canadian-British production ''

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'' directed by

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. In 2013, Mahajan played Ophelia in Madhav Vaze's stage production of ''

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'' in Marathi. She then appeared in '' Ajoba'' (2013), and ''Feast of Varanasi'' (2014). In 2015, she made her Mollywood debut as Vishaya in the indie drama '' The Painted House''. Most recently Neha appeared in the 2019

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series '' Leila'', a dystopian drama. She was also seen in Rohit Shetty's action film ''

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''. 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

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. Mahajan attended Trimble Tech High School in

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, and earned her master's degree in philosophy from the

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. She has been involved in theater and cinema and has worked in

, English,

and

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language films.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahajan, Neha Living people Indian film actresses Female models from Maharashtra Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema People from Talegaon Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Pune Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses