Neelam Kothari

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Hong Kong, 1968-03-03

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1984	Jawaani	Sanam S. Malhotra	0
2	1986	Love 86	Isha	30
3	1986	Ilzaam	Aarti (as Neelam)	40
4	1987	Aag Hi Aag	Aarti Chaudhari	63
5	1987	Khudgarz	Jyoti Sinha	45
6	1987	Sindoor	Lalita Kapoor (as Neelam)	35
7	1987	Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam	Jaya Srivastav	0
8	1988	Paap Ki Duniya	Aarti	61
9	1988	Khatron Ke Khiladi	Sunita Mahesh Singh	40
10	1988	Hatya	Sapna	63
11	1988	Waqt Ki Awaz	Dancer / Singer	62
12	1988	Gharana	Lalita (Dharamdas' daughter)	90
13	1989	Dost Garibon Ka	Rekha	70
14	1989	Do Qaidi	Neelu	65
15	1989	Hum Bhi Insaan Hain	Rekha	100
16	1989	Farz Ki Jung	Kavita	73
17	1989	Billoo Baadshah	Jyoti	0
18	1989	Taaqatwar	Inspector Sharma's girlfriend	75
19	1989	Mitti Aur Sona	Anupama	30
20	1990	Agneepath	Siksha Chauhan	63
21	1990	Pyar Ka Karz	Seema	58
22	1990	Chor Pe Mor		95
23	1990	Badnaam		0
24	1990	Doodh Ka Karz	Reshma	49
25	1991	Shankra		50
26	1991	Afsana Pyar Ka	Nikita	65
27	1991	Pratigyabadh	Shobhna	57
28	1991	Indrajeet	Neelu	40
29	1991	Banjaran	Neha Singh	63
30	1992	Khule-Aam	Priya	0
31	1992	Laat Saab	Anju/Mona	10
32	1992	Ek Ladka Ek Ladki	Renu	61
33	1993	Parampara	Sapna	66
34	1993	Antim Nyay	Seema A. Varma	40
35	1993	Santaan	Asha	0
36	1995	Sauda	Jyoti	0
37	1996	Ek Tha Raja	Shilpa	75
38	1996	Zordaar	Anju Sharma	0
39	1998	Mohabbat Aur Jung	Priya	0
40	1998	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Neelam (Special Appearance)	74
41	1999	Hum Saath Saath Hain	Sangeeta Chaturvedi Pandey	60
42	2001	Kasam		0
43	2002	Deewangee	Mrs. Mehta	64

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2004	Indian Idol	Self	61
2	2019	Made in Heaven	Kriti Malhotra	73
3	2020	Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives	Self	53
4	2024	Madness Machayenge - India Ko Hasayenge		0
5	2024	The Great Indian Kapil Show	Self	70
6	2024	The Tribe	Self	0