Neha Chauhan is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is best known for her appearances in the found-footage

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'' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'' (2010) and the

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drama '' G Kutta Se'' (2015).

Early life

Neha was born in Nigeria and moved to

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, India. Her father is from

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. She spent most of her life in

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and moved to

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to become a film director.

Career

She debuted with the Bollywood film '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'' (2010). She was cast after

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saw her in her brother's wedding video. Though Chauhan wanted to assist Banerjee, he chose her for the role of Rashmi. Besides, she also took on the role of assistant to the casting director of the film and auditioned her co-actors. She was nominated for the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She made her Tamil film debut in the movie ''Yaan'' (2014). She worked in the

bilingual '' G Kutta Se'' (2015), which met with critical acclaim, praising her performance. She has appeared in the critically acclaimed English movie ''A Billion Colour Story'' (2014). She then starred in the web series ''

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'' (2016), ''Humorously Yours'' (2016), ''

Shaitaan Haveli ''Shaitaan Haveli'' is an Indian horror comedy television series created by Varun Thakur directed by Ajay Singh and produced by OML Production. The show stars Bhupesh Singh, Varun Thakur and Neha Chauhan. ''Shaitaan Haveli'' premiered on 5 Janua ...

'' (2018), and ''Inside Edge'' (2019). She has also acted in the Telugu film ''

Aaviri ''Aaviri'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language horror thriller film written, directed, and produced by Ravi Babu. The film features Neha Chauhan, Ravi Babu, Sri Muktha, Bharani Shankar, and Mukhtar Khan in principal roles. ''Aaviri'' was relea ...

'' (2019). She plays the role of Kalpana Kaul in the web series ''

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''. Her highly acclaimed role came when she played

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in the web series ''Rocket Boys''.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chauhan, Neha Living people Actresses from Indore Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Indian web series actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Hindi television Indian expatriates in Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian actresses