Neetu Chandra

Neetu Chandra (born 20 June 1984) is an Indian actress, producer and theatre artist.[2] She is also an established classical dancer and an active sportsperson, involved in the promotion of basketball in the country through her close association with the NBA and Taekwondo, being a fourth Dan black-belt.[3] She has her own production house named Champaran Talkies, winning the National Award for the film Mithila Makhaan.[4] The national award-winning film was directed by her brother Nitin Chandra. Her younger Brother Abhishek Chandra is a Fashion Designer in Hindi Films.

Neetu (center) and Nitin (right) at IFFI, 2012

Neetu Chandra
Born (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984
Patna, Bihar, India
OccupationActress, film producer
Years active2005–present
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Relatives
  • Nitin Chandra (brother)
  • Abhishek Chandra (brother)

Early life and education

Neetu Chandra was born in Patna, Bihar in India. Her mother tongue is Bhojpuri.[5] She was educated at the Notre Dame Academy, Patna and completed her undergraduate education at Delhi's Indraprastha College.[6] She started modelling and Neetu gives credit of her success to her mother, a native of East Champaran in Bihar.[7] She has appeared in several advertisements and videos for firms since her graduation. She holds two Dan black belts in Taekwondo and represented India in the 1997 World Taekwondo Championships in Hong Kong.[8]

Neetu Chandra's brother is Nitin Chandra who directed the movie Deswa.[9]

Acting career

She debuted Hindi film industry in 2005 with Garam Masala in which she portrayed the role of Sweety, an air-hostess. She also acted in Godavari, a Telugu film, in 2006. In 2007 she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film, Traffic Signal.

In 2008, she had four releases, being directed by Dibakar Banerjee, Rahul Dholakia, Ashwini Dheer and Vikram. Her Tamil film, Yavarum Nalam with Madhavan, released in 2009, was declared a major hit. In 2010 she was seen in four Hindi films, Rann, Apartment, No Problem, in which she made a special appearance, and Sadiyaan, and one Tamil film, Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai.

In 2011 Deswa, a Bhojpuri film which she produced and which was directed by her brother, is released.[10]

In 2013, she acted in the Tamil-language action film Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan alongside Jayam Ravi. She has completed filming for a Greek film Home Sweet Home,[11] in which she plays an Indian girl.[12] She had to learn Greek for the film and also dubbed herself.[13] She has two Hindi films, Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot and Shooter, coming up.[5]

In 2020 she will be appearing in Hollywood show gown and out in Beverly Hills with Bollywood actor Sammy John Heaney. The show stars Patrick Simpson and Pol Atto.

Other work

Chandra was signed up as the brand ambassador for the Hoop, a Gitanjali brand.[14] She also took part in a commercial for Mysore Sandal Soap. Neetu Chandra also appeared in music director Ismail Darbar's music video "Rasiya Saajan" along with Zubeen Garg.[15] She was also seen in the music video of Bombay Vikings' singer Neeraj Shridhar's hit single "Aa Raha Hoon Main".[16] She also appeared in a successful remix of Sajna Hai Mujhe from D.J. Hot Remix Vol.1 (and the song appeared in 7 other albums after that), and the super hit song Mera Babu Chhail Chhabila (CD - Sophie & Dr.Love, DVD - D. J. Hot Remix Vol.2 & The Return Of Kaanta Mix) alongside Sophie Choudry (the song appeared in 9 other albums after that).

She is a Life Member of International Film And Television Club and International Film And Television Research Centre of Asian Academy of Film & Television.

In 2013, Chandra made her debut in theatre,[17] in a play, called Umrao, which featured her in the title role. The Times of India wrote that, "Neetu Chandra's debut on stage, though confident, doesn't create the desired impact and you wonder what's missing throughout the play".[18] She has been hosting Rangoli on DD National since May 2017.
In 2018, Chandra Becomes Community Ambassador For Patna Pirates in pro kabbadi league.

In the media and personal life

In 2008, 7Seas Technologies launched a 3D mobile game, Neetu — The Alien Killer, with Neetu Chandra as the lead character.[19]

Neetu was featured on the cover of the January 2009 issue of Indian Maxim.[20]

Neetu began a relationship with actor Randeep Hooda in mid 2010 but the couple parted ways in 2013.[21][22]

Filmography

As Actress
Year Film Role Language Notes
2003VishnuHero's friendTelugu
2005Garam MasalaSweetyHindi
2006GodavariRajiTelugu
2007Traffic SignalRaniHindi
2008One Two ThreeInspector Mayawati ChautalaHindi
2008Summer 2007Digamber's wifeHindi
2008Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!SonalHindi
2009Satyameva JayateBasara PapaTelugu
2009Yavarum NalamPriya ManoharTamil
200913BHindi
2010Mumbai CuttingHindi
2010RannYasmin HussainHindi
2010Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiTejaswiniTamil
2010ApartmentNeha BhargavHindi
2010No ProblemSophiaHindiSpecial appearance
2010SadiyaanHindi
2011Yuddham SeiTamilSpecial appearance in song "Kannitheevu Ponna"
2011Kucch Luv JaisaaRiaHindi
2011DeswaBhojpuriSpecial Appearance
2013Aadhi BaghavanRani Sampatha / KarishmaTamilSIIMA Award for Best Actress in Negative role
2013SettaiTamilSpecial appearance in song "Laila Laila"
2014ManamTeluguCameo appearance
2014PowerKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Why Why (YY)"
2015ThilagarTamilSpecial appearance
2016Block 12[23]Greek
2017Singam 3Bar DancerTamilSpecial Appearance in song "O Sone Sone"
2017Vaigai ExpressRadhika/ JyothikaTamilDual Role
2017Brahma.comNeetu ChandraTamil

As producer
Year Film Language Notes
2011DeswaBhojpuri
2016Mithila MakhaanMaithili

Television
Year(s) Show Role Channel Notes Ref.
2017–2018 Rangoli Host/presenter DD National [24]
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gollark: JS frameworks also get shoved in a lot in place of static pages, which is moronically stupid on various levels.
gollark: It contains unreasonably large amounts of code compared to better alternatives.
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References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1911617/
  2. "'Mithila Makhaan' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". TIMES OF INDIA.
  3. "'Taekwondo' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". TIMES OF INDIA.
  4. "'Champaran Talkies' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". Champaran Talkies. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. "Bhojpuri film industry not growing: Neetu Chandra". Sify.com. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. "Neetu shoots kick & punch". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. "Bollywood Celebrity Interview". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. "Neetu Chandra receives second black belt in Taekwondo". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  9. "Patna boy to represent India at global business meet in Ireland". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  10. "Timing relief for Deswa". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  11. IANS (4 July 2013). "Rediscovered myself with my Greek film: Neetu Chandra - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  12. "Neetu in awe of her Greek film look". Hindustan Times. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  13. "I'm too young for marriage: Neetu Chandra - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  14. Das, Chuman (29 January 2009). "Neetu Chandra signs her first ad campaign". Businessofcinema.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  15. "| Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | Celebrity News". BollywoodHungama.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  16. "Bombay Vikings - Aa Raha Hoon Main". Youtube.com. Universal Music India/Vevo. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  17. Jha, Subhash K. (12 November 2013). "Don't want to dilute my moment of glory: Neetu Chandra". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  18. "Theatre Review: Umrao". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  19. "7Seas Technologies ropes in Neetu Chandra for 3D mobile action game — The Economic Times". The Times Of India. 20 March 2008.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Neetu Chandra and Randeep Hooda split". Times of India. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  22. "Randeep Hooda and Neetu Chandra back together?". India Today. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  23. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2349952/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
  24. "Swara Bhaskar bids adieu to DD National's 'Rangoli'". Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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