Neelam Kothari

Biography

Neelam Kothari is a former Indian actress and an established jewellery designer. After her early childhood in Hong Kong, her family moved to Bangkok and Neelam was holidaying in Mumbai and was approached by Ramesh Behl. She decided to give it a shot and did Jawaani in 1984 alongside Karan Shah (Tina Munim's nephew), but the film became a flop. She soldiered on ahead and became famous in 1986 in the film Ilzaam opposite another debutante Govinda. She went on to make a regular pairing with Govinda in movies such as Love 86 (1986), Khudgarz (1987), Hatya(1988), Taaqatwar (1989) and Do Qaidi (1989). She also Starred in the 1987 Hit film, Aag Hi Aag opposite Dharmendra and Chunkey Pandey and directed by Shibu Mitra. Since then she made many other movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s met with mixed success including Ek Ladka Ek Ladki starring opposite Salman Khan. She is also noted for her appearance in the 1998 movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where she appeared as herself in the movie playing a VJ. In 1999 she appeared in the multi-starrer family film Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United.

Most Known For

Indian Idol

as Self

The Great Indian Kapil Show

as Self

Made in Heaven

as Kriti Malhotra

The Ba***ds of Bollywood

as Neelam Kothari

Madness Machayenge - India Ko Hasayenge

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

as Neelam (Special Appearance)

Shankra

Hum Saath Saath Hain

as Sangeeta Chaturvedi Pandey

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

as Self

Agneepath

as Siksha Chauhan

Ek Tha Raja

as Shilpa

Afsana Pyar Ka

as Nikita

Banjaran

as Neha Singh

Ek Ladka Ek Ladki

as Renu

Khudgarz

as Jyoti Sinha

Sindoor

as Lalita Kapoor (as Neelam)

Deewangee

as Mrs. Mehta

Pratigyabadh

as Shobhna

Ilzaam

as Aarti (as Neelam)

Parampara

as Sapna