Neelam Kothari

Biography

Neelam Kothari Soni (born 9 November 1969), known mononymously as Neelam, is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. She was born in Hong Kong.

She made her acting debut with Jawaani (1984), followed it in various films opposite Govinda such as Love 86 (1986), Ilzaam (1986), Sindoor (1987), Khudgarz (1987), Hatya (1988), Farz Ki Jung (1989), Billoo Badshah (1989), Taaqatwar (1989) and Do Qaidi (1989); simultaneously starred opposite Chunky Pandey in films Aag Hi Aag (1987), Paap Ki Duniya (1988), Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988), Ghar Ka Chiraag (1989), and Mitti Aur Sona (1989).

In 2020-22 she appeared alongside Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Pandey, and Seema Sajdeh in 2 seasons of the reality television series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives that streamed on Netflix.

In October 2000, Neelam married Rishi Sethia, the son of a businessman from the UK but they got divorced soon after. After a brief relationship with actor Samir Soni, she married him in 2011. In 2013, they adopted a daughter and named her Ahana.