Biography
Who is Neha Sharma?
Early life and education
Neha Sharma was born on November 21, 1987, in Bhagalpur, India, to her father Ajit Sharma. She grew up alongside her sister Aisha Sharma in a Hindu family. For her schooling, she attended the Mount Carmel School located in Bhagalpur.
After finishing her school education, she moved to New Delhi. There, she pursued a course in fashion design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. During her childhood years, she faced severe health challenges and suffered from asthma.
Acting career highlights
Neha began her professional career working in the entertainment industry as both a model and an actress. She has appeared in several well-known Hindi and Telugu language films throughout her career. Some of her early movie appearances include the films Crook and Yamla Pagla Deewana 2.
She later expanded her film credits by taking on roles in Solo and Tanhaji. In addition to feature films, she made her web series debut in the legal drama Illegal. She also played the title roles in the short films Kriti and Vikalp.
Personal life and hobbies
Outside of her acting work, Neha maintains a variety of personal hobbies and physical training routines. She enjoys cooking, listening to music, reading books, and dancing. She has formal training in the traditional Indian classical dance form known as Kathak.
To further develop her dancing skills, she learned street hip hop, salsa, merengue, jive, and jazz at Pineapple Dance Studios in London. She also considers Kate Moss as her primary style inspiration and has expressed ambitions to launch her own clothing label in the future.
Business and media ventures
In the media, Neha has been featured frequently on various popularity lists. She placed multiple times on The Times of India publication list of fifty most desirable women. Also, she appeared on the FHM magazine list of one hundred sexiest women in the world.
Aside from her entertainment career, she has expanded into sports ownership and the hospitality sector. In 2020, she became a co-owner of the Birmingham Challengers soccer team. Later in 2024, she co-founded a Japanese restaurant named Call Me Ten located in the Vasant Vihar district of Delhi.
Birthday and age
Neha Sharma was born on November 21, 1987, which makes Neha 38 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Neha shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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