Shoma Anand Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Neelam Arora
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Bina Mathur in TV serial ‘Hum Paanch' (1995)
Physical Stats & More
Height [1]IMDB	in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in feet & inches- 5’ 3”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Barood (1976)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 February 1958 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	66 Years
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Amritsar, Punjab
Educational Qualification	College Dropout [2]IMDB
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widow
Marriage Date	Year 1987
Family
Husband/Spouse	Tariq Shah (Director); he died of double pneumonia on 3 April 2021 at a private hospital in Mumbai
Children	Daughter- Sarah Shah
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (Businessman) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	She has three elder sisters and one elder brother.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shoma Anand

• Shoma Anand is a veteran Indian film and television actress.

• In 1968, she moved from Amritsar to Mumbai.

• She learnt dancing from Shambhu Sen (father of the music director, Samir Sen).

• Her father’s friend, Janki Das suggested her to audition for the main lead in the film, ‘Barood’ (1976).

• She was asked to change her name to Neelu Bobby by the publicist, Deep Sagar. After meeting Pramod Chakraborthy, the director of ‘Barood’ (1976), she decided to debut in Bollywood with her name, Shoma Anand.

• There were rumours she was dating Ketan Desai, a Bollywood director while shooting for the Bollywood film, ‘Coolie’ (1983).
  

  Ketan Desai

• Reportedly, she got married to an NRI, Bobby (from Canada) in 1984.

• She appeared in the Bollywood films, like ‘Judaai’ (1980), ‘Himmatwala’ (1983), ‘Ghar Ek Mandir’ (1984), ‘Aag Aur Shola’ (1986), ‘Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni’ (1989), ‘Hungama’ (2003), and ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ (2003).
  

• She acted in various Hindi TV serials, including ‘Hum Paanch’ (1995), ‘Bhabhi’ (2002), ‘Shararat’ (2003), and ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’ (2012).