Shoma Anand is an actress and costume designer, known for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Hungama (2003) and Salma (1985). She was previously married to Tariq Shah.
Shoma Anand
Movies
Kal Ho Naa Ho
The film’s female lead, Naina (Preity Zinta) narrates the story. Her father had committed suicide years ago which left a deep impact on her heart. Her family is dysfunctional since her mother and grandmother just cannot stop arguing. But when Aman (Shahrukh Khan) arrives next door, the whole gloomy conditions…
Hum Paanch
Medical representative Anand Mahtur lives middle-class life with his second wife Beena and five daughters. His first wife passed away when her three daughters were very small; Anand has two daughters with Beena; and they all live as a family–including Anand’s first wife, who speaks to him from her photo…
Coolie
A wealthy, but evil man named Zafar Khan, has fallen in love a girl named Salma and wants to marry her, but she and her father do not let him. Zafar is arrested for various crimes and is imprisoned for 10 years, but when he is discharged, he sees that…
Fun Facts
Partner of actor , director Tariq Shah if Bahaar Ane Tak fame.
Daughter named Sarah,.
Was involved with Ketan Desai during the days of Coolie.
Got married in 1987.
Has 3 sisters and a brother. She is the youngest.
She is from Amritsar, Punjab. Her dad shifted to Mumbai in 1968. Those days, she used to visit a friend , whose house was located near Shambhu Sen's (music director Samir Sen's dad) house. Shambhu Sen used to teach dance at his house. So then, she too started to learn dance from him. In fact, she was more in to dance. Even today, she loves to dance but acting just happened after Barood . Her father, her mom, three sisters and one brother make-up the parent side ofher family, and she the youngest. Her dad is in to business. She dropped out of college (first year) because of Barood .
Her dad's friend Janki Das (actor), had told him that veteran filmmaker Mr. Pramod Chakraborty (producer-director of Barood ) was looking for a new girl for his film. He advised her to try for the lead role. And he also told her that Rishi Kapoor was selected to be the hero of the film. Just for Rishi Kapoor, she said she would try her luck, and she got the role.
Shoma was discovered by publicist Deep Sagar. He renamed her Neelu Bobby. When she met Pramod Chakraborthy, she ditched Deep Sagar and the name Neelu Bobby .
There were reports she married a NRI named Bobby from Canada. This was in 1984. She never confirmed the news.
Real name is Neelam Arora .
In the early 70's she signed a few film with the screen name "Neel Kamal"". The films were shelved when she refused to shoot those films. She told the producers she was getting married. Publicist Deep Sagar told her to say this lie so she could get out of her contracts with them.
Starred on the shelved movie Jai Mata Kala Mandir's ""Devi""(1991). Starring Shoma Anand