Neeraj Sood Explained

Neeraj Sood
Birth Date:1969 10, df=y
Birth Place:Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:National School of Drama
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1999 to present
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Height:5 ft 11 in
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Spouse:Anju Sood since 2005

Neeraj Sood is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi-language films and television. He is best known for his roles in films like Matrubhoomi, , Samay[1] and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan.[2]

Early life and education

Neeraj Sood[3] was born on 18 October 1969 in Mandi,[4] Himachal Pradesh.[5] After completing his basic education from Vijay High School, Mandi, he acquired his graduation and post-graduation degree from Vallabh Govt College,[6] Mandi.  He discovered his passion for acting while taking part in college plays. Coming from a middle-class family Neeraj Sood did not have the money to pay for Indian Theatre so he decided to join National School of Drama,[7] New Delhi. After spending three years (1996-1999) at NSD and acquiring a diploma in acting, Neeraj finally came down to Mumbai to follow his dream of becoming an actor.

Acting career

Neeraj Sood started his acting with career small screen. He managed to bag a role in Sony TV[8] ’s Missing in 1999. He soon started getting roles in many serials and by the year 2000 he was seen in popular serials like Kagaar, Drishtant, Lekin, Thriller@10, Kadam and B4line. In the same year he made his big screen debut in Bollywood with Kali Salwar. Two years later he was cast in critically acclaimed films like Ek Haseena Thi, Pinjar and Samay. Soon he started getting recognition as an actor.

Neeraj Sood has successfully managed to work in both small and big screens for years. Yahaan, Black & White, Agneepath, Tere Naam, Band Baja Baarat are some of his notable films, whereas Khauf, Hqeeqat, Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai, Zindagi Khatti Meethi are some of his popular works on small screen.

Apart from acting in films and tele serials, Neeraj Sood has appeared in number of advertorials. He has worked for popular brands like Docomo, Cadbury Eclairs, Idea, Kala Hit, Perk, Just Buy App, Dailyhunt. Carwale.com,[9] Birla Cement and Kosh Atta. His most popular advertorial appearance was Cadbury Miss Palanpur ad where he was cast alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He has also appeared in Star Plus Nayi Soch ad campaign alongside Aamir Khan, Sony Networks 'HAPPY INDIA' pack and Red Lebel Republic Day ad.

Personal life

Neeraj Sood belongs to a middle class family from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He has one elder brother Raman Sood and one younger sister Ritu Mahajan. He married Anju Sood on 20 June 2005, a match arranged by his family.

Filmography

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Notes
2002Kali SalwarFareeda Mehta
2003PinjarChandraprakash Dwivedi
SamayPhotographerRobby Grewa
DhoopDobriyalAshwini Chaudhary
Calcutta MailAvinash's friendSudhir Mishra
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without WomenGopalManish Jha
2005YahaanShoojit Sircar
BangduKetan Mehta
2006Dil Se Poochh Kidhar Jaana HaiShrirang Dhhavle
Kya Tum HoBaijuAnish Sahebsingh Ahluwalia
2007Kuch Khel Kuch MastiSalar Shaikh
2008HullaClient in GodownJideep Varma
Black & WhiteSubhash Ghai
2009LalwaniShimit Amin
2010Band Baaja BaaraatMasoodManeesh Sharma
2012AgneepathKaran Malhotra
2013Meridian LinesVenod Mitra
Dedh IshkqiyaAbhishek Chaubey
2014Darr@ the MallRajendra SinghPawan Kripalni
Bhootnath ReturnsNitesh Tiwari
2015Tera Mera Tedha MedhaMSChittaranjan Tripathy
PhantomShopkeeperKabir Khan
2017Shubh Mangal SaavdhanSugandha's fatherR. S. Prasanna
2018BrinaDaulatramPawan Kumar Sharma[10]
2018Yahan Sabhi Gyani HaiAnant Tipathi
2018MantoKishoriNandita Das
2018MitronFatherNitin Kakkar
2019SettersBhanuAshwini Chaudhary
2019Jabariya JodiPathak jiPrashant Singh[11]
2020Suraj Pe Mangal BhariPandit Dubey JiAbhishek Sharma[12]
2021 83
2022 Good Luck Jerry Anil Disney Plus Hotstar film[13]
Raksha Bandhan Harishankar
2023 Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Purushottam Mama [14]

Upcoming films

!Year!Film!Character!Director
UpcomingJai Mata di[15] Navjot Gulati
SayanaRestaurant owner
Chote Nawab[16] Kumud Chaudhary
DarklightPanditjiMayur Hardas[17]
Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani[18] Dallu SinghRajan Kothari[19] & Dayal Nihalni[20]
DNA Mein GandhijiPhool SinghSandeep Nath
Dilphire[21] [22] RamdeenPuneet Prakash

Television series

Neeraj Sood has appeared in more than 25 serials on Indian National Television.

!Year!Series!Broadcasting Channel
1999MissingSony TV
2000KagaarSahara One
Drishtant
LekinStar Plus
Thriller@10Zee TV
KadamSahara One[23]
B4line
2001Zohra MahalETC[24]
Star Bestsellers[25] Star Plus
KhaufSAB TV[26] [27]
HaqeeqatSahara One
2002KashmeerStar Plus
2004Rat Hone Ko HaiSahara One
2005SiddhantStar One
Kituu Sabb Jaantii HaiSahara One
2008Shubh Kadam
2010Mr. & Mrs. Sharma Allahabadwale[28] SAB TV
2011Humse Hai LiifeChannel V
Afsar Bitiya[29] Zee TV
2013Tota MaynaSAB TV
2014Zindagi Khatti Meethi[30] Disney
Servece Wali Bahu[31] Zee TV
2017PartnersSAB TV
2018Krishna Chali London[32] Star Plus
Bitti Business Wali[33] &TV

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  6. Web site: VALLABH GOVERNMENT COLLEGE MANDI (H.P.). Mandi District Himachal Pradesh. en. 2019-01-19.
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