Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant winner who works in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She went on to win the 2002 Femina Miss India pageant. Dhupia made her screen debut in 1994 Malayalam film Minnaram. Her Bollywood debut came in 2003 with the action thriller film Qayamat: City Under Threat; she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in the film.
Dhupia subsequently played supporting roles in successful films including Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and Singh is Kinng (2008). She won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2017 comedy drama film Tumhari Sulu.
Dhupia was born in Kochi, India to a Sikh family. Her father, Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, (Babli Dhupia) is a homemaker. She went to Naval Public School then transferred to Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, affiliated to the University of Delhi, with Honours in History.