Neetu Singh

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Neetu Kapoor
Born	Sonia Singh July 8, 1958 (1958-07-08) (age 49) India
Other name(s)	Sonia Singh Kapoor Neetu Singh Kapoor Neetu
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1968 , 1972-1982 (Retired)
Spouse(s)	Rishi Kapoor (1979-present)

Neetu Singh (born July 8, 1958) as Sonia Singh, is an Indian and retired Bollywood Actress. She worked as a child actor under the name Baby Sonia playing dual roles in the hit film Do Kaliyan(1968), a remake of the Parent Trap. She made her debut as a heroine in Rikshawala (1972), which flopped. She took a small role in Yaadon Ki Baarat (1973), which became a hit, and her sizzling dance number to the song "Lekar hum" brought her so much attention that she was immediately elevated to heroine roles again. In most of the films, Neetu was cast as the fun-loving daughter or the 'optimistic' or 'lively' girlfriend. She was buxom. She danced with and cajoled all the top young stars of her day, especially Rishi Kapoor with whom she appeared in half a dozen films.

On film and off Neetu and Rishi (son of Raj Kapoor) romanced each other. This romance led to the nuptials of the couple, when in 1979 after a much publicized engagement that was the talk of Bollywood, they were married. Neetu was 21 at that time. She was at the top of her career, having just been nominated for a Filmfare Award as Best Supporting Actress for Kaala Pathar (1979)^[1], but she retired.^[2] She dismissed the allegation that she left films, because it was customary for actresses married to the famous Kapoor family to retire after marriage, claiming that it was her "personal choice."^[3]

Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor have two children. Riddhima their daughter is a fashion designer and recently married to a Delhi based industrialist called Bharat Sahni. Their son Ranbir Kapoor is an upcoming film actor. ^[4]