Neelu Vaghela ( hi, नीलू वाघेला; born 15 April 1970) is an Indian

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, dancer and

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, well known for her work in the Rajasthani cinema. She is also well known for the role of Santosh Rathi aka Bhabho in the soap opera ''

Diya Aur Baati Hum ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' () is an Indian television soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2011 to 10 September 2016 completing 1,487 episodes. Produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions. It starred Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh. Set on ...

'' and its sequel ''

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'' on Star Plus. She has her own production house, Aruneel Films, which makes Rajasthani movies.Saloni Bhatia
"Raj film queen on telly"
''Daily Pioneer'', 4 February 2012

Early life and career

Neelu Vaghela started her career as a stage artist and was chosen for films. She appeared in ''Supattar Binani'' in 1981 at the age of 11 and acted in ''Bai Chali Sasariya'' which was remade in Hindi as ''

Saajan Ka Ghar ''Saajan Ka Ghar'' is a 1994 Indian Bollywood film directed by Surendra Kumar Bohra. It stars Juhi Chawla and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal roles. The whole film revolves around Juhi's character. Juhi has once again proved her acting talent in the fi ...

''. She has spent her earlier phase of life in

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

. She has also appeared in films like ''Ramgarh Ri Ramli, Jai Karni Mata, Naini Bai Ro Mayro, Lancha Gujri, Derani Jethani, Ramkudi Ghamkudi, Baisa Ra Jatan Karo, Dadosari Laadli, Veer Tejaji'' and ''Bai Chali Sasariye''. Vaghela became a household name after portraying Bhabho on popular Star Plus soap ''Diya Aur Baati Hum.'' She then went on to participate in dance reality show ''

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'' 5 with her husband Arvind Kumar. On 23 March 2013, Vaghela and her husband finished in 3rd place on the fifth season of ''

''. She is married to Arvind Kumar, and has two children - a boy Kaizer and daughter Vanshika.

Television

Filmography

*'' Ramgarh Ri Ramli'' *'' Jai Karni Mata'' *'' Naini Bai Ro Mayro'' as Naini Bai *'' Baba ji ka tullu'' *'' Derani Jethani'' *''Dharambhai(with '' Naresh Kanodia'' and Arvindkumar)'' *'' Ramkudi Ghamkudi'' as Ramkudi Ghamkudi *'' Binani'' *'' Baisa Ra Jatan Karo'' *'' Dadosari Laadli'' *''Veer Tejaji'' *''

Bai Chali Sasariye ''Bai Chali Sasariye'' is a 1988 Rajasthani language film. The movie ran for 100 days and thus created a history in Rajasthan cinema. It was reported in 2004 that the film helped revive interest in films made in the Rajasthani language, but an a ...

'' *'' Nanad Bhojai'' *'' Supattar Binani'' *''Lado Tharo Gaon Bado Pyaro'' *'' Binani'' *'' jaatni'' *Baba Ramdev

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1970 births Living people People from Rajasthan 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Indian stage actresses Indian television actresses Indian soap opera actresses Actresses in Gujarati cinema Actresses in Hindi television {{india-actor-stub