Neha Mahajan is an Indian Sitar player and actress and model known for her works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in 2012, with the English-language Canadian-British production Midnight's Children directed by Deepa Mehta.
In 2013, Mahajan played Ophelia in Madhav Vaze's stage production of Hamlet in Marathi. She then appeared in Ajoba (2013), and Feast of Varanasi (2014). In 2015, she made her Mollywood debut as Vishaya in the indie drama The Painted House. Most recently Neha appeared in the 2019 Netflix series Leila, a dystopian drama. She was also seen in Rohit Shetty's action film Simmba. 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 Texas, and earned her master's degree in philosophy from the University of Pune. She has been involved in theater and cinema and has worked in Marathi, English, Hindi and Malayalam language films.
Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes2012 Midnight's Children Young Naseem English 2014 Ajoba Sushma Marathi Feast of Varanasi Maya Hindi 2015 Coffee Ani Barach Kahi Abha Marathi Nilkanth Master Yashoda The Painted House Vishaya Malayalam 2016Aai Tujha Aashirwad Marathi Friends Youth Yutika One Way Ticket Urvashi 2017 TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi Rajashree 2018 Gaon Sango Hindi Simmba Kavya 2019 Leila Pooja Netflix series2020 Extraction Neysa Rav English Netflix film2021 Koi Jaane Na Bindiya Hindi 2023Gadad AndharMarathi2024Babu
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