57 Reasons to Love Neetu Singh
A successful actress, star wife and star mother - one of Bollywood's bubbliest and most vivacious actresses of all time, Neetu Singh turns 55 today. Having started her on-screen journey at a very early age, the actress has run her life and career on her own terms.
Here's a quick glimpse into the life of Neetu Singh so far.
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Bollywood veteran Neetu Singh, who is also Rishi Kapoor's wife and mother to Rockstar Ranbir Kapoor, turns 57 today. From when she began her on-screen journey at a very early age in the year 1966 to now, she has been admired for her talented and bubbly self. Lets have a look at the life of one of Bollywood's most vivacious actresses of all time, in pictures.
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Little Neetu was then seen in a dream double role of twin sisters in the film Do Kaliyaan (1968). Based on Hollywood's The Parent Trap (1961), her performance as the twin sisters who try to reconcile their estranged parents in the film won the hearts of both filmmakers and audiences alike. She then appeared in films such as Waris (1969) and Pavitra Paapi (1970).
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Neetu's life actually changed when future husband Rishi Kapoor signed a slew of films with her, as he was desperately looking for a young actress to feature opposite him in films after his Bobby co-star Dimple Kapadia left showbiz to marry superstar Rajesh Khanna.
The hot new pair impressed both filmmakers and the audience with their on screen chemistry in hit films such as Khel Khel Mein (1975), Rafoo Chakkar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977). -
Neetu also went on to feature with other top actors of her time such as Shashi Kapoor in Deewaar (1975); Amitabh Bachchan in Adalat (1977), Parvarish (1977), The Great Gambler (1979) and Yaarana (1981); Randhir Kapoor in Kasme Vaade (1978); Rajesh Khanna in Chakravyuh (1978); Jeetendra in Dharam Veer (1977) and Priyatama (1978); and Shatrughan Sinha in Kaala Patthar (1979), for which she was nominated for a Filmfare Award as Best Supporting Actress.
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Having devoted her time to her family and two children, Neetu Singh made her big film comeback after a hiatus of 26 years on the insistence of her actor husband.
Her return to Bollywood saw her in a brief role opposite Rishi himself in director Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal (2009).
