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2 Acting career  





3 Other work  





4 In the media  





5 Filmography  



5.1  As actress  





5.2  As producer  





5.3  Television  







6 References  





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Nitu Chandra
Chandra in 2019

Born

(1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40)

Occupation(s)

Actress, film producer, martial artist

Years active

2003–present

Parents

  • Umesh Chandra (father)
  • Neera Chandra (mother)
  • Relatives

    • Nitin Chandra (Brother)

    Nitu Chandra (born 20 June 1984) is an Indian actress, film producer and theatre artist.[1] She is also a classical dancer and a sportsperson, involved in the promotion of basketball in the country through her close association with the NBA and Taekwondo, being a fourth Dan black-belt.[2] She has her own production house named Champaran Talkies, winning the National Film Award for the film Mithila Makhaan in the category of Best Maithili Film.[3] The national award-winning film was directed by her brother Nitin Chandra.

    Early life and education[edit]

    Chandra's mother tongue is Bhojpuri.[4] She was educated at the Notre Dame Academy, Patna and completed her undergraduate education at Delhi's Indraprastha College.[5] She started modelling and Nitu gives credit of her success to her mother, a native of East Champaran in Bihar.[6] She has appeared in several advertisements and videos for firms since her graduation. She holds two Dan black beltsinTaekwondo and represented India in the 1997 World Taekwondo ChampionshipsinHong Kong.[7]

    Chandra's brother is Nitin Chandra who directed the movie Deswa.[8]

    Acting career[edit]

    Chandra debuted in the Hindi film industry in 2005 with Garam Masala in which she portrayed the role of Sweety, an air-hostess. She also acted in Godavari, a Telugu film, in 2006. In 2007 she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film, Traffic Signal.

    In 2008, she had four releases, being directed by Dibakar Banerjee, Rahul Dholakia, Ashwini Dheer and Vikram. Her Tamil film, Yavarum Nalam with Madhavan, released in 2009, was declared a major hit. In 2010 she was seen in four Hindi films, Rann, Apartment, No Problem, in which she made a special appearance, and Sadiyaan, and one Tamil film, Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai.[citation needed]

    In 2011 Deswa, a Bhojpuri film which she produced and which was directed by her brother, was released.[9]

    In 2013, she acted in the Tamil-language action film Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan alongside Jayam Ravi. She has completed filming for a Greek film Home Sweet Home,[10] in which she plays an Indian girl.[11] She had to learn Greek for the film and also dubbed herself.[12] She has two Hindi films, Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot and Shooter, coming up.[4]

    In 2020, she appeared in the Hollywood show Gown and out in Beverly Hills with Bollywood actor Sammy John Heaney.[citation needed]

    Other work[edit]

    Chandra became the brand ambassador for the Hoop, a Gitanjali brand.[13] She also took part in a commercial for Mysore Sandal Soap. Nitu Chandra also appeared in music director Ismail Darbar's music video "Rasiya Saajan" along with Zubeen Garg.[14] She was also seen in the music video of Bombay Vikings' singer Neeraj Shridhar's hit single "Aa Raha Hoon Main".[15] She also appeared in a successful remix of Sajna Hai Mujhe from D.J. Hot Remix Vol.1 (and the song appeared in 7 other albums after that), and the super hit song Mera Babu Chhail Chhabila (CD - Sophie & Dr.Love, DVD - D. J. Hot Remix Vol.2 & The Return Of Kaanta Mix) alongside Sophie Choudry (the song appeared in 9 other albums after that).[citation needed]

    In 2013, Chandra made her debut in theatre,[16] in a play, called Umrao, which featured her in the title role. The Times of India".[17] She has been hosting Rangoli on DD National since May 2017. In 2018, Chandra became Community Ambassador for Patna Pirates in pro kabbadi league.[citation needed]

    In the media[edit]

    In 2008, 7Seas Technologies launched a 3D mobile game, Nitu — The Alien Killer, with Nitu Chandra as the lead character.[18]

    Nitu was featured on the cover of the January 2009 issue of Indian Maxim.[19]

    Filmography[edit]

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    As actress[edit]

    Year

    Film

    Role

    Language

    Notes

    2003

    Vishnu

    Teju

    Telugu

    Telugu debut film

    2005

    Garam Masala

    Sweety

    Hindi

    Hindi debut film

    2006

    Godavari

    Rajeswari 'Raji'

    Telugu

    2007

    Traffic Signal

    Rani

    Hindi

    2008

    One Two Three

    Inspector Mayawati Chautala

    Summer 2007

    special appearance in song

    Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

    Sonal

    2009

    Satyameva Jayate

    Basara Papa

    Telugu

    Yavarum Nalam

    Priya Manohar

    Tamil

    Bilingual film
    Tamil debut

    13B

    Hindi

    2010

    Mumbai Cutting

    Rann

    Yasmin Hussain

    Apartment

    Neha Bhargav

    No Problem

    Sophia

    Sadiyaan

    special appearance in song

    Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai

    Tejaswini

    Tamil

    2011

    Yuddham Sei

    Cabaret Dancer

    Special appearance in song "Kannitheevu Ponna"

    Kucch Luv Jaisaa

    Ria

    Hindi

    Deswa

    Bhojpuri

    Special Appearance

    2013

    Aadhi Baghavan

    Rani Sampatha / Karishma

    Tamil

    SIIMA Award for Best Actress in Negative role

    Settai

    Herself

    Special appearance in song "Laila Laila"

    2014

    Manam

    Air hostess

    Telugu

    Cameo appearance

    Power

    Kannada

    Special appearance in song "Why Why (YY)"

    2015

    Thilagar

    Village Dancer

    Tamil

    special appearance in song

    2016

    Block 12

    Indian Goddess

    Greek

    2017

    Singam 3

    Bar Dancer

    Tamil

    Special Appearance in song "O Sone Sone"

    Vaigai Express

    Radhika/ Jyothika

    Dual Role

    Brahma.com

    Nitu Chandra

    2021

    Never Back Down: Revolt

    Jaya

    English

    Hollywood Debut[20][21]

    As producer[edit]

    Year

    Film

    Language

    Notes

    2011

    Deswa

    Bhojpuri

    2016

    Mithila Makhaan

    Maithili

    Television[edit]

    Year(s)

    Show

    Role

    Channel

    Notes

    Ref.

    2017–2018

    Rangoli

    Host/presenter

    DD National

    [22]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "'Mithila Makhaan' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  • ^ "'Taekwondo' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  • ^ "'Champaran Talkies' has something for all: Neetu Chandra". Champaran Talkies. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  • ^ a b "Bhojpuri film industry not growing: Neetu Chandra". Sify. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  • ^ "Neetu shoots kick & punch". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  • ^ "Bollywood Celebrity Interview". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  • ^ "Neetu Chandra receives second black belt in Taekwondo". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  • ^ "Patna boy to represent India at global business meet in Ireland". The Times of India. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  • ^ "Timing relief for Deswa". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  • ^ "Rediscovered myself with my Greek film: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  • ^ "Neetu in awe of her Greek film look". Hindustan Times. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  • ^ "I'm too young for marriage: Neetu Chandra". The Times of India. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  • ^ Das, Chuman (29 January 2009). "Neetu Chandra signs her first ad campaign". Businessofcinema.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  • ^ "| Bollywood News | Celebrity News". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  • ^ "Bombay Vikings - Aa Raha Hoon Main". Universal Music India/Vevo. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2015 – via YouTube.
  • ^ Jha, Subhash K. (12 November 2013). "Don't want to dilute my moment of glory: Neetu Chandra". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  • ^ "Theatre Review: Umrao". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  • ^ "7Seas Technologies ropes in Neetu Chandra for 3D mobile action game — The Economic Times". The Times of India. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  • ^ "Bollywood Movie News, Desi Blog: Neetu Chandra Maxim January 2009". Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  • ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (11 November 2020). "'Never Back Down: Revolt': Kellie Madison Directing For Mandalay, Wonder Street & SPWA". Deadline. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  • ^ Unnikrishnan, Abhilasha (31 December 2020). "Neetu Chandra on making her Hollywood debut in 'Never Back Down: Revolt'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  • ^ "Swara Bhaskar bids adieu to DD National's 'Rangoli'". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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