Neha Dhupia Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Chotu
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Malayalam Film (Child Artist): Minnaram (1994) Japanese Film (Actress): Nattu Odoru! Ninja Densetsu (2000) Telugu Film (Actress): Ninne Ishtapaddanu (2003) Bollywood Film (Actress): Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) Pakistani Film (Actress): Kabhi Pyar Na Karna (2008) Punjabi Film (Actress): Rangeelay (2013) Hindi TV (Actress): Rajdhani (2000)
Award(s)	2018 • Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Bollywood film, Tumhari Sulu • Sony Pictures India Award for Breaking Societal Stereotypes
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 August 1980 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	44 Years
Birthplace	Cochin, Kerala
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature/Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kochi, Kerala
School(s)	• Naval Public School, Kochi • Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi
College	Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	Graduation in History
Religion	Sikhism
Food Habit	Vegetarian (Earlier, she used to be non-vegetarian)
Hobbies	Shopping, Doing Yoga, Travelling, and Reading
Controversy	In 2020, in one of the episodes of MTV Roadies Revolution, a male contestant said that he had slapped a girl for cheating on him with five other boys. Neha Dhupia scolded him and said that "It's her choice.” Reportedly, the netizens trolled Neha for her fake feminism. [1]News 18
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Ritwik Bhattacharya (Squash Player) • James Sylvester (Dentist) • Yuvraj Singh (Cricketer) • Angad Bedi (Actor)
Marriage Date	10 May 2018
Family
Husband/Spouse	Angad Bedi (Actor)
Children	Daughter- Mehr Dhupia Bedi (born on 18 November 2018) Son- Name not known (born on 3 October 2021)
Parents	Father- Pradip Singh Dhupia (Retired Indian Navy Officer) Mother- Manpinder aka Babli Dhupia (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Hardeep Dhupia (works with Jet Airways)
Favourites
Cuisine	Chinese
Actor(s)	Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
Actress(es)	Jaya Bhaduri, Rakhee, Smita Patil, Tabu, Kareena Kapoor
Book	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Colour(s)	Light Red, Purple
Destination(s)	Spain, Netherlands, and France
Style Quotient
Car(s)	• Renault Duster • Toyota Land Cruiser

Some Lesser Known Facts About Neha Dhupia

• Does Neha Dhupia drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Neha Dhupia in an Event

• Neha Dhupia wanted to become an athlete, but later, she chose acting as her career. While talking about this, in an interview, she revealed that she had engaged in a wide range of sports including tennis, swimming, and basketball. Neha also expressed her desire to take on roles as an athlete or coach in sports biopics, specifically mentioning her interest in portraying Deepa Malik and Dutee Chand in films.

• She made her first on-screen appearance as a child artist in 1994 with the Malayalam film, Minnaram.

• In 2002, she won the beauty pageant title, ‘Femina Miss India.’
  

  Neha Dhupia won the ‘Femina Miss India 2002’ title

• In the same year, Neha Dhupia was among the top 10 contestants in the Miss Universe pageant.
  

  Neha Dhupia among the top 10 contestants in ‘Miss Universe 2002’

• Before acquiring all the fame, she had appeared in Indipop band Euphoria’s music video, Sha Na Na. Moreover, Euphoria also made her a member of their band for some time.

• Neha was a stage actress before shining the stages of beauty pageants, and till date, she loves stage more than the screen.

• She did her first play in New Delhi, titled, Graffiti.

• She has been working as a model for various advertisement campaigns.

• For her film, Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Neha made her co-actor wash his hands several times before he came to the act because the scene demanded Neha to lick his palm.
  

  Neha Dhupia in ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’ (2007)

• In 2009, Neha did her first American TV mini-series, Bollywood Hero, in which she played the role of Lalima Lakhani.

• She has hosted several TV shows like ‘Comedy Circus’ in 2011 and BFFs with Vogue in 2018.
  

  Neha Dhupia on the set of ‘BFFs With Vogue’ (2018)

• Neha Dhupia is an ardent comic book lover.

• In one of her interviews with Bollywood Life, she told that she regrets doing the film, Sheesha (2005) in her life the most, in which she played the double role.

• She is a fitness enthusiast and loves doing yoga and workout in her daily routine.

• In 2012, she turned to vegetarian when she read about how meat stays in your body for six months.

• In 2013, Neha Dhupia appeared in the Colors TV show, Nautanki: The Comedy Theatre.
  

  Neha Dhupia on the set of ‘Nautanki: The Comedy Theatre’ (2013)

• She has worked in various languages films like Malayalam, Japanese, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi, and English.

• She is also a philanthropist and does charity regularly.

• In 2016, Neha appeared as the gang leader in MTV India’s reality show, MTV Roadies X4 : Your Gang, Your Glory.

• She has also hosted several seasons of an audio chat show, #NoFilterNeha on Saavn. In this show, she interviewed famous celebrities of Bollywood.

• In 2017, she judged the comedy show, Chhote Miyan Dhaakad, aired on Colors TV.

• On 10 May 2018, at the age of 37, Neha Dhupia tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend, Angad Bedi in an intimate wedding ceremony.
  

  Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi marriage picture