Neha Mehta

Neha Mehta is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Anjali Taarak Mehta in India's longest running sitcom TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.[1]

Neha Mehta
Mehta at the Sab Ke Anokhe Awards 2014
Born (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978
Patan, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active2001–present
Known for
Websitetwitter.com/nehamehtaa

She ancestrally belongs to Bhavnagar, Gujarat but was brought up in Vadodara and Ahmedabad. She comes from a family that has deep roots in Gujarati literature and she herself is a Gujarati speaker. Her father is a popular writer who inspired her to become an actress. She holds a degree in Masters in Performing arts (MPA), in Indian Classical Dance and Diploma in Vocal and drama.[2][3]

Career

Mehta did Gujarati theatre for many years, Sahebji being one of the known-ones. She started her Indian television career in 2001 Zee TV channel serial called Dollar Bahu. From 2002 to 2003 she played title role in STAR Plus TV serial Bhabhi' She played the role of Kushik in Raat Hone Ko Hai in 2004.

In 2008 she played the role of Anjali Mehta in SAB TV's television series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah which was currently her longest television run. Anjali Mehta is the wife of the narrator and main character in the show, Taarak Mehta. Her character is a young, sophisticated and modern woman. Anjali is a dietician and controls her husband Taarak Mehta's diet as well.

She hosted a SAB TV show Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! as herself with Shailesh Lodha from 2012–2013.[4][5][6]

In August 2020, Neha quit the show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah in order to start a new project.

Filmography

Television
Year Show Role Language
2001 Dollar Bahu Vaishali Hindi
2002–2003 Bhabhi Saroj Hindi
2002 Sau Dada Sasu Na Anuradha Gujarati
2004 Raat Hone Ko Hai Kushik Hindi
2008–2020 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Anjali Taarak Mehta (ATM) Hindi
2012–2013 Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! Host Hindi

Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
2001Janmo JanamSumanGujarati Film
2008EMIPrenana's lawyer and friendHindi film
2010Better HalfKaminiGujarati film

References
  1. Shweta Bhosle and Gurucharan Singh at on Location of Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma | TopNews. Topnews.in (18 May 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  2. Best Gujarati Actress Neha Mehta | Tarak Mehta Fame | Interview by Devang Bhatt. YouTube. Retrieved on 19 June 2016.
  3. Jain, Kiran (6 August 2015). "Revealed! You will be shocked to know the education qualifications of'Taarak Mehta…' star cast". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. Home. SAB TV. Retrieved on 19 June 2016.
  5. SAB TV. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  6. "Taarak Mehta's 500 episode celebration!". The Times of India. 18 December 2010.
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