Neha Mahajan (born 18 August 1990) is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in

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and

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films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in an English film in 2012, the Canadian-British production ''

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'' directed by Deepa Mehta. In 2013, Mahajan played Ophelia in Madhav Vaze's stage production of ''

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'' in Marathi. She then appeared in ''

Ajoba Ajoba is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Sujay Dahake and written by Gauri Bapat. It is allegedly based on true events and relates to how a leopard trekked from Malshej Ghat to Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay ...

'' (2013), and ''Feast of Varanasi'' (2014). In 2015, she made her Mollywood debut as Vishaya in the indie drama ''

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''. Most recently Neha appeared in the 2019

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series '' Leila'', a dystopian drama. She was also seen in Rohit Shetty's action film ''

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''. In 2020, she made her Hollywood debut in the action-thriller '' Extraction''.

Early life

Mahajan is the daughter of Sitar artist Pandit Vidur Mahajan, and has been accompanying him on his sitar performances while also performing solo. She was born in Talegaon Dabhade, Pune in the state of Maharashtra. Mahajan attended Trimble Tech High School in

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, and later finished her master's degree in Philosophy from the

University of Pune Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

. She has been involved in theater and cinema and has worked in

, English,

and

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language cinemas.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahajan, Neha Living people Indian film actresses Female models from Maharashtra Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Marathi cinema People from Talegaon 1990 births Actresses from Pune Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses