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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1958)}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Neetu Kapoor | image = File:Photos-Rakesh-Roshan-Hrithik-Roshan-Neetu-Singh-Ayesha-Jhulka-Ameesha-Patel-Mahima-Choudhary-and-others-snapped-at-the-bash-thrown-for-the-success-of-The-Roshans-documentary-2.jpg | caption = Kapoor in 2025 | birth_name = Harneet Kaur | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|7|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India | occupation = Actress | years_active = {{ubl|1966–present}} | spouse = {{marriage|[[Rishi Kapoor]]|1980|2020|reason=died}} | children = 2, including [[Ranbir Kapoor|Ranbir]] | relatives = [[Kapoor family]] }} '''Neetu Kapoor''' ([[née]] '''Singh'''; born '''Harneet Kaur'''; 8 July 1958<ref name="filmfare1"/>) is an Indian actress who is known for appearing in [[Hindi films]] throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. In 2012, Kapoor was inducted into the [[Walk of the Stars]], an entertainment hall of fame at [[Bandstand Promenade|Bandra Bandstand]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Neetu k">{{Cite web |title=The unforgettable Neetu Singh |last=Raheja |first=Dinesh |work=Rediff.com |date=9 April 2003 |access-date=25 July 2016 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/09dinesh.htm}}</ref> She is the recipient of several accolades, including two [[Filmfare Award]] nominations. Kapoor made her debut in the swashbuckler film ''[[Suraj (1966 film)|Suraj]]'' (1966) and thereafter played a dual role in the romantic comedy ''[[Do Kaliyaan]]'' (1968). She began her transition to mature roles with the vigilante film ''[[Rickshawala]]'' (1973) and had her breakthrough with [[Nasir Hussain]]'s masala film ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' (1973), where she appeared as a dancer. She rose to prominence with roles in the crime drama film ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975), the thriller film ''[[Khel Khel Mein (1975 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]'' (1975), the musical film ''[[Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (1976), the masala film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' (1977) and the fantasy film ''[[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharam Veer]]'' (1977). Her performances in the crime drama film ''[[Parvarish (1977 film)|Parvarish]]'' (1977), the horror film ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'' (1979), the disaster film ''[[Kaala Patthar]]'' (1979) and the musical film ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]'' (1981) were praised, and for ''Kaala Patthar'', she was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners |title=Check out the complete list of Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020 |work=Filmfare |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref> In 1980, she married actor [[Rishi Kapoor]], with whom she had two children, including the actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]]. She went on a hiatus after appearing in the thriller film ''[[Ganga Meri Maa]]'' (1983). Nearly three decades later, she made her acting comeback with a minor role in the romantic comedy ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2009 film)|Love Aaj Kal]]'' (2009). She has since led the comedy film ''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]'' (2010) which won her a [[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Award]], the action film ''[[Besharam (2013 film)|Besharam]]'' (2013), made a guest appearance in the romantic drama ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012) and starred in the film ''[[Jugjugg Jeeyo]]'' (2022), which earned her another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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