Neha Sharma
Neha Sharma is an Indian actress, model, and businesswoman.
Sharma has appeared in several films including Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, Solo and Tanhaji. She made her web debut with the series Illegal in 2020 and has also been part of the short film Kriti and Vikalp, where she played the title roles.
Early life
Neha Sharma was born on 21 November 1987, to a Hindu family in Bihar, Sharma attended the Mount Carmel School in Bhagalpur and pursued a course in fashion design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi. She confessed being severely asthmatic in childhood and always unwell and weak physically. She also claimed to be completely cured of asthma with the blessing of a family in Hyderabad.
Personal life
Her personal hobbies are cooking, listening to music, reading, and dance. Sharma is trained in the Indian classical dance form called Kathak. Apart from that, she has also learned street hip hop, Latin dancing-salsa, merengue, jive, and jazz from the Pineapple Dance Studios in London. She considers Kate Moss as her style inspiration. Sharma also aspires to launch her own clothing label.
Sharma has frequently appeared in The Times of Indias 50 Most Desirable Women list. She was placed 31st in 2010, 26th in 2011, 15th in 2012, 13th in 2013, 17th in 2014, 32nd in 2015, 33rd in 2016, 36th in 2017, 44th in 2018 and 2019, and 32nd in 2020. She was also featured on FHM 100 sexiest women in the world list, where she was placed 7th in 2014.
Entrepreneurship
Football
In 2020, Neha became co-owner of IPL Soccer Team Birmingham Challengers, with H Dhami, Bambi Bains, Juggy D, and Blu Blood.
Hospitality
In 2024, Neha ventured into hospitality, by co-founding a new Japanese restaurant named Call Me Ten with Karann R Chawla, Angadh Singh, and Akshay Shokeen. The restaurant officially opened its doors to the public in September, 2024 and is based in the district of Vasant Vihar, Delhi.