Neelam Kothari Soni was born in Hong Kong and made her acting debut with ‘Jawaani’ opposite debutant Karan Shah, though now Neelam has taken a step back in her acting career and works as a jewelry designer. She was last seen in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. Apart from her Neelam’s best friends Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Pandey, and Seema Khan were also seen in this Netflix series.
Talking on Woman up season 3 Neelam confessed that she was targeted and picked on by people due to her accent she added,” So first of all I wanted to clarify certain things. I wasn’t born with this accent, in Hong Kong, I went to a British school. Then from Hong Kong, I moved to Bangkok and then I went to a British school. So that’s why people say where she gets this accent from. It’s a twang.”
She further explained, “It’s a mix of American, British I mean… So, have I been picked? I mean people have picked on me. They have said you know ‘oh the accent is still you know with her after so many years.’ I mean it’s just an inherent thing. Now if you watch my interviews, you know back in the 80s and if you watch my interviews today, I think I speak the same way.”
Neelam has ruled over hearts during the 80s and 90s and her fans cannot wait for the actress to come back into the movie business.
