Neha Pendse

Nehha Pendse Bayas (née Pendse; born 29 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work primarily in Marathi and Hindi films and television, along with appearances in other language films. She has received several awards including two Maharashtra State Film Awards and a Filmfare Award Marathi. Pendse started her career as a child artist in Ekta Kapoor's horror show Captain House in 1995, when she was ten years old. She rose to prominence through notable roles in Hindi TV shows like Padosan and Hasratein. Her film debut happened in 1999 with an uncredited appearance in Daag: The Fire, followed by playing Sunny Deol's sibling in Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin. Her first role as an on-screen adult came in 2002, at age 17, in the Telugu romantic comedy Sontham and the Tamil romantic drama Mounam Pesiyadhe. Next, she acted in the romantic film Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu (2003), the suicidal drama Nothing but Life (2004), and the action-thriller Abraham & Lincoln (2007). Notably, she gained recognition in the Marathi film industry during the late 2000s, starring in films like Agnividya and the family drama daily soap Bhagyalakshmi, portraying complex characters. Although she appeared in various Marathi films thereafter, including the fictional biopic Dusari Goshta (2014), the comedy Premasathi Coming Suun (2014), the inspirational drama Balkadu (2015), and the drama Natsamrat (2016). Despite her success in Marathi cinema, she also made notable appearances on Hindi television, notably in the sitcom May I Come In Madam? in 2016 and participated in Bigg Boss season 12. In 2021, Pendse's performance in the Marathi film June, which she co-produced, garnered critical acclaim, earning her a Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Actress. In 2020, she married businessman Shardul Singh Bayas.