Neeta Shah (born 2 Jan 1981) is an Indian producer, author, and marketing consultant in

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Biography

Shah grew up in a part-

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, part-

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family in the

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locality of

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. Though she became interested in acting in Bollywood films at age 15, her family convinced her to become a chartered accountant. Shah pursued modelling and was briefly on an

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television show but ultimately decided not to become an actress. In 2012, she worked as the Vice President of Business Development at iRock Media. Her novel '' Bollywood Striptease'' was published by

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in February 2012 and iRock Media bought the rights to its film adaption before its released. Her second book, ''The Stranger In Me'' was co-written by Aditi Mediratta and released in May 2019. Shah produced and helped finance '' Noorani Chehra'' and co-produces the television show ''Gamer Log''. As of 2022, she co-heads

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's production company RDP Pulp Fiction Entertainment.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Neeta 1981 births Living people English-language writers from India Indian women novelists Writers from Mumbai