Neelesh Misra (RJ) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

 

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Neelesh Misra
Profession(s)	Radio Jockey, Lyricist, Journalist, Scriptwriter
Famous For	His radio show "Yaadon Ka IdiotBox"
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 May 1973
Age (as of 2023)	50 Years
Birthplace	Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
School(s)	St Joseph's College, Nainital Montfort Inter College, Lucknow
College/University	Kumaun University, Nainital Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi
Educational Qualification(s)	Bachelor of Arts in History A Journalism course from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi
Debut	Lyricist- "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" for the film Jism (2003, Bollywood) Writer- Once Upon A Timezone (2006, Novel) Radio Jockey- Yadoon Ka Idiotbox (2011)
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Storytelling, Writing
Awards	2007, 2012- Ram Nath Goenka Award 2009- Karpoor Chandra Kulish Memorial Award
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Yamini Misra
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife- Nidhi Razdan (m. 2005–div. 2007) Second Wife- Yamini Misra (present)
Children	Son- None Daughter- Vaidehi Misra
Parents	Father- Shiva Balak Misra Mother- Nirmala Misra
Siblings	None
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Chicken Biryani
Favourite Actor	Salman Khan
Favourite Actress	Deepika Padukone
Favourite Films	Bollywood- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Hollywood- Titanic (1997)
Favourite Singer	Alka Yagnik
Favourite TV Shows	Indian: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah American: The Walking Dead Since 2010
Favourite Colour	Blue
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹6.5 crore

 Some Lesser Known Facts About Neelesh Misra

• Does Neelesh Misra smoke?: Not Known

• Does Neelesh Misra drink alcohol?: Not Known

•  He was born and brought up in Nainital.

• Neelesh did his schooling from Mahanagar Boys Inter College, Lucknow and has completed his graduation from DSB Government Degree College, Nainital ( 1993)

• He has done his journalism course from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.

• Misra occupies a unique space on the Indian creative Landscape.

• Neelesh mainly specializes in writing Bollywood Lyrics, scripts and narrating stories.

• He is one of the award-winning journalists and owns India’s first professionally run Newspaper company, “Gaon Connection”. 

• Misra has also written the screenplay for Salman Khan‘s film “Ek Tha Tiger.” 

• As a lyricist, he started his career with Mahesh Bhatt‘s movie “Jism”( 2003).

• A few popular songs created by him include ‘Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai( Jism),’ ‘Chalo Tumko Lekar Chalein (Jism),’ ‘Bepanah Pyar Hai ( Krishna Cottage),’ ‘Maine Dilse Kaha (Rog),’ ‘Khubsurat Hai Vo Itna(Rog)’ and ‘Guzar Na Jaaye ( Rog).’

• Neelesh has written around five books that include ‘The Hijacking of IC-814’, ‘End of the Line,’ ‘The Story of the killings of the Nepal  Royals’ as well as ‘The Absent State’ and ‘Neelesh Misra Ka Yaad Shehar Volume-1 and 2.’ 

• He has also edited books like- ‘India Yatra’ and ‘Inspired India,’ ‘Ideas to Transform a Nation’ and ‘Dream Chasing- One Man’s Remarkable Life Story.’ 

• This highly talented Radio Jockey has achieved a big success as a storyteller for ‘Yaadon Ka Idiot Box with Neelesh Misra’ on 92.7 BIG FM. In this radio show, Misra tells his audiences about his ‘Yaad Shehar,’ which is an imaginative city that he himself has created. 

• He has covered the conflicts and insurgencies that are rapidly increasing in the South Asian region. The areas traveled by him also include the rebel heartland Kashmir to Naxalite dominated areas of Central and Eastern India. 

• Misra has also closely studied the Maoist insurgencies in Nepal.

• He has a passion for writing and creating appealing contents that connect him to the maximum number of people through books, stories, songs and scripts.

• Neelesh has set up a content creation company that works with an idea of having a team of highly skilled and talented people who have a special interest in creating content for media verticals.

• Misra worked as a journalist for the most part of his professional career. He has also worked as the Deputy Executive Editor at the Hindustan Times.

• Although Neelesh had initially married the famous NDTV journalist Nidhi Razdan, it resulted in divorce after a few years. His second marriage was with Yamini Misra and he has a daughter from this relationship.