Editing Neetu Singh (section)

==Career==
[[File:Neetu Singh,Shatrughan Sinha returns from IIFA 2012 04.jpg|thumb|Kapoor with [[Shatrughan Sinha]] at [[IIFA Awards]] in 2012]]
Singh entered films as an uncredited child artist in ''[[Suraj (1966 film)|Suraj]]'' (1966) starring [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Rajendra Kumar]]. This was followed by appearances in other top-grossing films like ''[[Dus Lakh]]'' (1966), ''[[Do Kaliyaan]]'' (1968), ''[[Waris (1969 film)|Waris]]'' (1969), and ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970 film)|Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' (1970). She was particularly appreciated for playing the double role of twin sisters in ''Do Kaliyaan''.<ref name="filmfare1"/> In most of these films, she was credited as Baby Sonia.

In 1973, she played her first lead role in ''[[Rickshawala]]'' opposite [[Randhir Kapoor]]. The film was a remake of the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Rickshawkaran]]'' (1971), but failed to match the success of this film. Later that year, however, Singh garnered mainstream attention for her appearance in a popular song "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil" from [[Nasir Hussain]]'s blockbuster film ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' (1973).

The romantic films ''[[Rafoo Chakkar]]'' (1975) and ''[[Khel Khel Mein (1975 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]'' (1975) established her and [[Rishi Kapoor]] as a popular on-screen pair, and they were subsequently cast in several more films together. ''Khel Khel Mein'' in particular was propelled by the success of [[R.D. Burman]]'s soundtrack. She gained further commercial success in ''[[Shankar Dada]]'' (1976) opposite [[Shashi Kapoor]] and {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Maha Chor]]}} (1976) opposite [[Rajesh Khanna]].

Her two most prominent films in this time period were ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975) and ''[[Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (1976), both ensemble films directed by leading filmmaker [[Yash Chopra]]. In the action drama ''Deewaar'', she played the vivacious love interest to Shashi Kapoor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/film-of-the-month-1975-deewaar-amitabh-bachchan-javed-akhtar-6220753/ |title=Film of the Month: 1975's Deewaar |first=Shaikh |last=Ayaz |date=17 January 2020 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> The ensemble musical romantic drama ''Kabhi Kabhie'', which featured her as an adoptee determined to find her birth mother, was one of the most acclaimed films of that time and continues to be remembered today for its soundtrack by [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] and [[Sahir Ludhianvi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/40-years-of-yash-chopras-kabhie-kabhie-10-interesting-lesser-known-facts-about-the-film-1195450.html |title=40 years of Yash Chopra's 'Kabhie Kabhie' |date=27 January 2016 |website=News18}}</ref>

Singh's most successful release of 1977 was ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', directed by veteran filmmaker [[Manmohan Desai]], in which she played a young doctor in love with a singer played by Rishi Kapoor. In the same year, Desai also cast her in the adventure film ''[[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharam Veer]]'' opposite [[Jeetendra]] and the crime drama ''[[Parvarish (1977 film)|Parvarish]]'' opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. All three of these films ranked among the top five highest-grossing films of the year, with ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' taking the top spot.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

For the next few years, Singh achieved success as the solo female lead in films like ''[[Priyatama]]'' (1977), ''[[Maha Badmaash]]'' (1977), ''[[Dhongee]]'' (1979), and ''[[Chorni]]'' (1982). She was also featured in a number of popular ensemble films like ''[[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]'' (1977), ''[[Kasme Vaade]]'' (1978), ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'' (1979), ''[[Kaala Patthar]]'' (1979), ''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1980), ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]'' (1981), and ''[[Teesri Aankh (1982 film)|Teesri Aankh]]'' (1982). In these films, her most successful associations were with actors like Jeetendra, Amitabh Bachchan, and Randhir Kapoor. For Yash Chopra's ''Kaala Patthar'', she earned her first nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

After her marriage in 1980, she retired from acting. Her last film to be released was ''[[Ganga Meri Maa]]'' (1983). 

After a 25-year hiatus, Singh made her comeback with a cameo appearance in [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]'s romantic comedy-drama ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2009 film)|Love Aaj Kal]]'' (2009), opposite her husband as the older version of his love interest in the film. 

Singh's first lead role post-retirement was that of a middle-class Punjabi mother in [[Habib Faisal]]'s ''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]'' (2010), which won the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]. She then made a special appearance in Yash Chopra's [[swan song]] ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012), and also co-starred with her son [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in the comedy ''[[Besharam (2013 film)|Besharam]]'' (2013). After 9 years, she ended her hiatus by starring opposite [[Anil Kapoor]] in ''[[Jug Jugg Jeeyo]]''. Her performance earned her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/jug-jugg-jeeyo-neetu-kapoor-anil-kapoor-varun-dhawan-and-kiara-advani-to-begin-shooting-2324427 |title=''Jug Jugg Jeeyo'': Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan And Kiara Advani To Begin Shooting |last=Chaubey |first=Pranita |date=12 November 2020 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref>