Neelam Kothari
ActingAlso Known As
Neelam Kothari Soni, नीलम कोठारी
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.
Movies
(44 total)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
as Neelam (Special Appearance)
Hum Saath Saath Hain
as Sangeeta Chaturvedi Pandey
Agneepath
as Siksha Chauhan
Deewangee
as Mrs. Mehta
Parampara
as Sapna
Ek Ladka Ek Ladki
as Renu
Doodh Ka Karz
as Reshma
Afsana Pyar Ka
as Nikita
Do Qaidi
as Neelu
Waqt Ki Awaz
as Dancer / Singer
Khudgarz
as Jyoti Sinha
Hatya
as Sapna
Indrajeet
as Neelu
Paap Ki Duniya
as Aarti
Pyar Ka Karz
as Seema
Banjaran
as Neha Singh
Aag Hi Aag
as Aarti Chaudhari
Farz Ki Jung
as Kavita
Pratigyabadh
as Shobhna
Taaqatwar
as Inspector Sharma's girlfriend
TV Shows
(6 total)
Made in Heaven
as Kriti Malhotra
The Ba***ds of Bollywood
as Neelam Kothari
Indian Idol
as Self
