- Neelam Kothari Soni, better known as Neelam, is an actress who has also ventured into jewellery design.
Kothari was born and raised in a business-class family in Hong Kong. She studied at the Island School and soon shifted to Thailand with her family.
She visited Mumbai for a holiday, where she was approached by Ramesh Behl, the director of the movie Jawaani (1984).
Kothari was frequently cast opposite Govinda, and she worked in 14 movies with him, some of which are Ilzaam (1986), Sindoor (1987), Khudgarz (1987), Do Qaidi (1989), Billoo Baadshah (1989) and Taaqatwar (1989).
Another star she consistently worked with was Chunky Pandey, with whom she did films like Aag Hi Aag (1987), Zakham (1989), and more.
She also worked in two Bengali films in 1990, Mandira (1990) and Badnam (1990). The same year, she appeared as Reshma in the Marathi movie UPKAR DUDHACHE (1991).
She also played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's sister in the award-winning movie Agneepath (1990) that year.
She played a small but impactful role as a DJ in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which starred superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji.
She also appeared in the family drama movie Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999) as Salman Khan's sister. She was nominated for her role as the Best Supporting Actress at Zee Cine Awards in 2000.
She appeared in a web series on Netflix, Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives (2020), which started in 2020, along with other star wives like Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor, and link=nm12060839].
Kothari won three awards in 2019. First, she was given the Blackswan Award in 2019 for Women's Empowerment. Then, she was recognised as the Most Promising Jeweller of the year and given the Iconic Achievers Award. Finally, she won the Global Spa Fit and Fab Jeweller Award.- IMDb Mini Biography By: official_review
- SpousesSamir Soni(January 24, 2011 - present)Rishi Sethia(2002 - ?) (divorced)
- Was engaged to Govinda in 1986. But Govinda's mother was against the relationship.
- Was engaged to Bobby Deol.
- Was once related to Feroz and Fardeen Khan through marriage. Neelam's ex husband Rishi Sethia, is the nephew of Rajendra Sethia. Rajendra Sethia was married to Fardeen Khan's half sister Sonia Sethia. (Sahani).
- Could not speak Hindi when she entered films in 1984.
- Starrred in the shelved film Khoon Jawab Degaa (1989). Starring Chunky Pandey, Sumeet Saigal,Neelam,Vinod Mehra, Aruna Irani, Sudha Chandran. Produced by R.K.Handa.Directed by Sisir Misra .The film was eventually shelved due to Neelam not giving dates . She claimed Sisir Mishtra gave her a raw deal in Biloo Badshah. She was unhappy how her role shaped up.
- I was 26 years younger to Superstar Rajesh Khanna Saab. But my chemistry with him in Ghar Ka Chirag was so excellent that our pair was appreciated by the audience and critics alike. Ghar Ka Chirag remains the biggest hit of my career. Then the 8 hits with Govinda and 3 with Chunky Pandey.
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