The actress who is a philanthropist and believes in charity turned 42 this year. She has worked in films in different languages like Malayalam, Japanese, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi, and English. Besides that, Neha Dhupia hosted several reality shows and even judged a comedy show in 2017. Before celebrating and wishing her all the success in the world, let's take a look at some fun facts about Neha Dhupia.

1. Among the top finalists of the Miss Universe Pageant

In 2002, Dhupia was considered among the top three finalists of the Miss Universe Pageant. In the same year, she won the beauty pageant title, 'Femina Miss India.'

2. Neha has worked in a Japanese movie:

The movie is titled Naturu Oduru, Ninja Densetsu. It is a movie about Bollywood which is made for Japanese people. Neha played the role of Meena, a popular Bollywood celebrity. She acted in quite a few international movies before entering Bollywood.

3. Euphoria made her a member of their band.

Before entering Bollywood, she made her first appearance in Indie-pop band Euphoria's music video, Sha Na Na. Moreover, Euphoria also made her a member of their band for a brief period of time.

4. She regrets doing this film.

Neha Dhupuia regrets doing the film, Sheesha (2005) in her life the most. In the movie, she portrayed a double role. In one of her interviews, she marked this movie as the biggest mistake of her life.

5. Neha made an actor wash his hands 5 times

The host of Splitsvilla made an actor wash his hands 5 times before shooting for a scene in Dus Kahaniyaan. In the scene, Neha has to lick the palm of the actor and that's the reason she made her co-actor was his hands several times.

Happy Birthday, Neha Dhupia!