Quick Facts
Biography
Shabana Raza (also known as Neha and now as Neha Bajpayee) is an Indian actress and Producer. She is married to actor Manoj Bajpayee.
Career
She was born as Shabana Raza into a Muslim family and made her film debut opposite Bobby Deol in Kareeb (1998). It was the maker of that film, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who gave her the screen-name 'Neha' which was the name of her character in that film. Her next release was Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999), where she played the leading lady opposite Ajay Devgan. She went on to act in several more films, including Fiza (2000) where she played Hrithik Roshan's love interest, Rahul (2001) and Aatma. After a break, she returned to acting in 2010 under her original name.
Personal life
In April 2006, she married actor Manoj Bajpayee. The couple have a daughter named Awa Nailah.
