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Neetu Singh

Indian actress (born )

Neetu Kapoor

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Born

Harneet Kaur


() 8 July (age&#;66)

New Delhi, India

NationalityIndian
Other&#;namesNeetu Singh
OccupationActress
Years&#;active
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Spouse

Rishi Kapoor

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Children2, including Ranbir
RelativesKapoor family

Neetu Kapoor (néeSingh; born Harneet Kaur; 8 July [1]) is an Indian actress who is known for appearing in Hindi films throughout the late s, s and early s.

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In , Kapoor was inducted into the Walk of the Stars, an entertainment hall of fame at Bandra Bandstand in Mumbai.[2]

Kapoor made her debut in the swashbuckler filmSuraj () and thereafter played a dual role in the romantic comedyDo Kaliyaan (). She began her transition to mature roles with the vigilante filmRickshawala () and had her breakthrough with Nasir Hussain's masala filmYaadon Ki Baaraat (), where she appeared as a dancer.

She rose to prominence with roles in the crime drama filmDeewaar (), the thriller filmKhel Khel Mein (), the musical filmKabhi Kabhie (), the masala film Amar Akbar Anthony () and the fantasy filmDharam Veer (). Her performances in the crime drama film Parvarish (), the horror filmJaani Dushman (), the disaster filmKaala Patthar () and the musical film Yaarana () were praised, and for Kaala Patthar, she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[3]

In , she married actor Rishi Kapoor, with whom she had two children, including the actor Ranbir Kapoor.

She went on a hiatus after appearing in the thriller film Ganga Meri Maa (). Nearly three decades later, she made her acting comeback with a minor role in the romantic comedy Love Aaj Kal (). She has since led the comedy film Do Dooni Chaar () which won her a Zee Cine Award, the action film Besharam (), made a guest appearance in the romantic drama Jab Tak Hai Jaan () and starred in the film Jugjugg Jeeyo (), which earned her another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life

Neetu Singh was born on 8 July , as Harneet Kaur in New Delhi to PunjabiSikh parents, Darshan Singh and Rajee Kaur.[4] She began acting as a child artist shortly after her father's death.[1][5][6]

Career

Singh entered films as an uncredited child artist in Suraj () starring Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar.

This was followed by appearances in other top-grossing films like Dus Lakh (), Do Kaliyaan (), Waris (), and Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (). She was particularly appreciated for playing the double role of twin sisters in Do Kaliyaan.[1] In most of these films, she was credited as Baby Sonia.

In , she played her first lead role in Rickshawala opposite Randhir Kapoor. The film was a remake of the Tamil filmRickshawkaran (), but failed to match the success of this film. Later that year, however, Singh garnered mainstream attention for her appearance in a popular song "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil" from Nasir Hussain's blockbuster film Yaadon Ki Baaraat ().

The romantic films Rafoo Chakkar () and Khel Khel Mein () established her and Rishi Kapoor as a popular on-screen pair, and they were subsequently cast in several more films together. Khel Khel Mein in particular was propelled by the success of R.D. Burman's soundtrack. She gained further commercial success in Shankar Dada () opposite Shashi Kapoor and Maha Chor () opposite Rajesh Khanna.

Her two most prominent films in this time period were Deewaar () and Kabhi Kabhie (), both ensemble films directed by leading filmmaker Yash Chopra. In the action drama Deewaar, she played the vivacious love interest to Shashi Kapoor.[7] The ensemble musical romantic drama Kabhi Kabhie, which featured her as an adoptee determined to find her birth mother, was one of the most acclaimed films of that time and continues to be remembered today for its soundtrack by Khayyam and Sahir Ludhianvi.[8]

Singh's most successful release of was Amar Akbar Anthony, directed by veteran filmmaker Manmohan Desai, in which she played a young doctor in love with a singer played by Rishi Kapoor.

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In the same year, Desai also cast her in the adventure film Dharam Veer opposite Jeetendra and the crime drama Parvarish opposite Amitabh Bachchan. All three of these films ranked among the top five highest-grossing films of the year, with Amar Akbar Anthony taking the top spot.[citation needed]

For the next few years, Singh achieved success as the solo female lead in films like Priyatama (), Maha Badmaash (), Dhongee (), and Chorni ().

She was also featured in a number of popular ensemble films like Adalat (), Kasme Vaade (), Jaani Dushman (), Kaala Patthar (), The Burning Train (), Yaarana (), and Teesri Aankh (). In these films, her most successful associations were with actors like Jeetendra, Amitabh Bachchan, and Randhir Kapoor.

For Yash Chopra's Kaala Patthar, she earned her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[citation needed]

After her marriage in , she retired from acting. Her last film to be released was Ganga Meri Maa ().

After a year hiatus, Singh made her comeback with a cameo appearance in Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy-drama Love Aaj Kal (), opposite her husband as the older version of his love interest in the film.

Singh's first lead role post-retirement was that of a middle-class Punjabi mother in Habib Faisal's Do Dooni Chaar (), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. She then made a special appearance in Yash Chopra's swan songJab Tak Hai Jaan (), and also co-starred with her son Ranbir Kapoor in the comedy Besharam ().

After 9 years, she ended her hiatus by starring opposite Anil Kapoor in Jug Jugg Jeeyo. Her performance earned her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[9]

Personal life

See also: Kapoor family

During production of the film Kabhie Kabhie, Singh and actor Rishi Kapoor became romantically involved off-screen.

The pair married on 22 January Their children are Riddhima Kapoor Sahni (born 15 September ) and Ranbir Kapoor (born 28 September ).

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    • Riddhima is a fashion designer who married Delhi-based industrialist Bharat Sahni on 25 January Their daughter is Samara Sahni (born 23 March ).[10] Ranbir is an Indian actor who married actress Alia Bhatt on 14 April Their daughter is Raha Kapoor (born 6 November ).

    Following a recurring battle with leukemia and treatment in New York City, Rishi Kapoor died on 30 April [11] During the filming of Jug Jugg Jeeyo, she tested positive for COVID in Chandigarh in December [12] However, she recovered after an isolation period, returning to the film's sets in early January

    Legacy

    Singh is regarded as one of the most recognised actresses of Indian cinema.[13] In , she was placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.[14] One of the highest paid actress of late s, Singh appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list and [15] She was inducted into the Walk of the Stars, at Bandra Bandstand, where her hand print was preserved under her married name Neetu Kapoor.[16]

    Filmography

    † Denotes films that have not yet been released

    Films

    Television

    Accolades

    In popular culture

    References

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