Neetu Chandra is in the eye of the sizzling Bollywood. Many controversies had pushed her into limelight, but only for all the wrong reasons.
Neetu Chandra's real fame in Bollywood town is her last Bollywood flick '
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye' with
Abhay Deol. The movie was hit at the box office.
Neetu Chandra was born in Patna, Bihar. A resident of Patliputra Colony, Neetu graduated from the Notre Dame Academy, Patna in 1997, and dreamt of entering the modelling world. Neetu's father, a businessman, was initially reluctant to let her pursue a career in showbiz but her mother, Neera, stood by her. Not surprisingly, Neetu attributes her success to her mother, a native of East Champaran in Bihar. She has done dozens of ads and videos for reputed firms since her graduation days in Delhi's IP College, University of Delhi.
Before entering the Hindi film Industry, Neetu was an avid sportsperson. She is a black belt holder in Taekwondo. She has represented India in two different games, which is very rare. She has represented India in International Taekwondo Championship at Hong Kong in 1996 and represented India in World Korfball Championship in 1995 at New Delhi. She is a national games Silver Medal winner in Taek-won-do. After completing her basic education, she started her work with small print ad campaigns in Delhi. But her hard work and persevarance took her to the Hindi film Industry.
This Gemini girl Neetu Chandra has traveled a long way from Patna to Mumbai, making it big in Bollywood. Starting off with small budget print commercials, she got her first break with 'Garam Masala' (2005), where she played the role of an air hostess.
She had a stronger presence and role in the Telugu movie 'Godavari (2006), directed by Sekhar Kammula. Close on the heels, her role as Rani in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Traffic Signal' (2007) brought her appreciation of the critics.
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