Birthday Special: Bollywood's first black belt actress Neetu Chandra, a hit of a hit debut film was deeply related to controversies

Mumbai, June 19 (IANS). Who can forget the bubbling air gas woman ‘Sweety’ of ‘Garam Masala’? Actress Neetu Chandra, who made her debut in Bollywood with this film in 2005, won the audience’s hearts with her first film. However, he had a deep connection with controversies. June 20 is the 41st birthday of the actress. Neetu is not only an excellent actress, but also model, producer, theater artist, classic dancer as well as a black belt in Taekwondo. The journey of Neetu, known as Bollywood’s first Black Belt actress, was inspiring as well as controversy. Neetu Chandra was born on June 20, 1984 in Patna, Bihar. He studied at Draprastha College in Delhi after completing his schooling at the Notre Dame Academy in Patna. Neetu gives her success to her mother Dutch Chandra, a resident of East Champaran. Neetu, who began her career with modeling, worked in various ads and gradually entered the world of films. In 2005, Neetu made her Bollywood debut in Priyadarshan’s comedy film ‘Garam Masala’, in which she was in the lead roles starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. His character in the film is called ‘Sweety’. The success of this film made him famous overnight. Neetu said in an interview: “Garam Masala was a superhit. Because of Priyadarshan Sir, I was sure that this film would be held by the audience. Even today, people call me ‘Garam Masala Girl’.” He then won his acting in the Telugu film ‘Godavari’ in 2006 and Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Traffic Signal’ in 2007. The special thing is that Neetu was in the streets of Mumbai for a week for ‘Traffic Signal’. Neetu prepared her character by staying on the street. Neetu is the first Bollywood actress to have the fourth Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo. He represented India at the World Taekwondo Championships in Hong Kong in 1997 and also participated in the World Corfball Championship in Delhi in 1995. She also received a silver medal in Taekwondo at the national matches. In 2012, Korean embassy, ​​New -Delhi, honored him with the fourth Dan Black Belt. In addition, she is associated with NBA to promote basketball and was also the brand ambassador of Patna Pirates, the winning team of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2017. With the first hit film he achieved a lot of achievements. However, he also had a deep connection to controversies. During the recording of the Telugu film ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in 2009, actor Rajaekhar was accused of carrying and assaulting him wrongly. Neetu filed a complaint with the Hyderabad, Human Rights and Women Commissions Commissioner. Rajekhar’s wife and film director Jeevita accused Neetu of harassing. In the year 2025, Neetu filed a pill in the Patna High Court against the song ‘Maniac’ by Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh. He described the lyrics of the song as an insult to women and Bhojpuri. Neetu said: “Such obscene songs create discomfort for women and girls in Bihar. It is harmful to society and country.” In 2010, the photoshoot of a magazine Neetu also brought controversies. The photoshoot was called obscene by some people, after which Neetu experienced criticism. In addition, in 2022, Neetu revealed that a great businessman offered him to become a ‘salaryid woman’ in exchange for Rs 25 lakh per month, which he rejected. Neetu left Bollywood to Hollywood. He made a special identity around the world by playing the role of a fighter named Jaya in the Hollywood film ‘Never Back Down: Revolt’ in 2021. According to the information, Neetu received this role without audition. Actually, filmmaker David Jailon decided to take him in his film after watching his films and martial art skills. In addition, she was also seen in the Hollywood show ‘gown and outside in Beverly Hills’. Neetu worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. It ‘Oy Lucky! Lucky OA! ‘, ’13 B: Fear has a new address’ as well as more films. His production company Champaran Talkies made the Bhojpuri film ‘Mithila Makhan’, which received the National Award. The film was directed by his brother Nitin Chandra. -Ians mt/ecd