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, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year, Samay[1] and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan.[2]

Neeraj Sood
Born (1969-10-18) 18 October 1969 (age 54)
NationalityIndian
Alma materNational School of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1999 to present
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
SpouseAnju Sood since 2005

Early life and education edit

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 edit

Neeraj Sood started his acting with career small screen. He managed to bag a role in Sony TV[8]’s Missing[9] 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.[1] 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,[10] Cadbury Eclairs, Idea,[11] Kala Hit,[12] Perk,[13] Just Buy App,[14] Dailyhunt.[15] Carwale.com,[16] Birla Cement and Kosh Atta.[17] His most popular advertorial appearance was Cadbury Miss Palanpur ad[18] where he was cast alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He has also appeared in Star Plus Nayi Soch[19] ad campaign alongside Aamir Khan, Sony Networks 'HAPPY INDIA' pack[20] and Red Lebel Republic Day ad.[21]

Personal life edit

Neeraj Sood belongs to a middle class family from Mandi[4], Himachal Pradesh.[5] 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.[citation needed]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Director Notes
2002 Kali Salwar Fareeda Mehta
2003 Pinjar Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Samay Photographer Robby Grewa [1]
Dhoop Dobriyal Ashwini Chaudhary
Calcutta Mail Avinash's friend Sudhir Mishra
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women Gopal Manish Jha
2005 Yahaan Shoojit Sircar
Mangal Pandey: The Rising Bangdu Ketan Mehta
2006 Dil Se Poochh Kidhar Jaana Hai Shrirang Dhhavle[22] [23][24][25]
Kya Tum Ho Baiju Anish Sahebsingh Ahluwalia
2007 Kuch Khel Kuch Masti Salar Shaikh [26]
2008 Hulla Client in Godown Jideep Varma
Black & White Subhash Ghai
2009 Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Lalwani Shimit Amin
2010 Band Baaja Baaraat Masood Maneesh Sharma
2012 Agneepath Karan Malhotra
2013 Meridian Lines Venod Mitra
Dedh Ishkqiya Abhishek Chaubey
2014 Darr@ the Mall Rajendra Singh Pawan Kripalni
Bhootnath Returns Nitesh Tiwari
2015 Tera Mera Tedha Medha MS Chittaranjan Tripathy
Phantom Shopkeeper Kabir Khan
2017 Shubh Mangal Saavdhan Sugandha's father R. S. Prasanna [2]
2018 Brina Daulatram Pawan Kumar Sharma [27]
2018 Yahan Sabhi Gyani Hai Anant Tipathi
2018 Manto Kishori Nandita Das
2018 Mitron Father Nitin Kakkar
2019 Setters Bhanu Ashwini Chaudhary
2019 Jabariya Jodi Pathak ji Prashant Singh [28]
2020 Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari Pandit Dubey Ji Abhishek Sharma [29]
2021 83 Kabir Khan
2022 Good Luck Jerry Anil Sidharth Sengupta Disney Plus Hotstar film[30]
Raksha Bandhan Harishankar Anand L Rai
2023 Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Purushottam Mama [31]

Upcoming films edit

Year Film Character Director
Upcoming Jai Mata di[32] Navjot Gulati[32]
Sayana Restaurant owner
Chhote Nawab[33] Kumud Chaudhary[33]
Darklight Panditji Mayur Hardas[34]
Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani[35] Dallu Singh Rajan Kothari[36] & Dayal Nihalni[37][35]
DNA Mein Gandhiji Phool Singh Sandeep Nath
Dilphire[38][39][40] Ramdeen Puneet Prakash[40][39][38]

Television series edit

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

Year Series Broadcasting Channel
1999 Missing[9] Sony TV[8]
2000 Kagaar Sahara One
Drishtant
Lekin Star Plus
Thriller@10 Zee TV
Kadam Sahara One[41]
B4line
2001 Zohra Mahal[42] ETC[43]
Star Bestsellers[44] Star Plus
Khauf SAB TV[45][46]
Haqeeqat[47] Sahara One[41]
2002 Kashmeer Star Plus
2004 Rat Hone Ko Hai[48] Sahara One

[41]

2005 Siddhant Star One
Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai Sahara One[41]
2008 Shubh Kadam
2010 Mr. & Mrs. Sharma Allahabadwale[49] SAB TV[46][45]
2011 Humse Hai Liife Channel V
Afsar Bitiya[50] Zee TV
2013 Tota Mayna SAB TV[46][45]
2014 Zindagi Khatti Meethi[51] Disney
Servece Wali Bahu[52] Zee TV
2017 Partners[53] SAB TV[46][45]
2018 Krishna Chali London[54] Star Plus
Bitti Business Wali[55] &TV

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External links edit

Neeraj Sood at IMDb