Neha Pendse

Nehha Pendse Bayas (born 29 November 1984) is an Indian actress who works in films and television.

She has acted in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, kannada films.

She is best known for her role Sanjana Hiteshi on the television series May I Come In Madam? which aired on Life OK.

She garnered praise for her performance in the Marathi drama film June and won a Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Actress.

She was born and brought up in Mumbai.

Pendse was born on 29 November 1984 in Bombay to Vijay Pendse and Shubhangi Pendse.

She was brought up in Mumbai and completed her schooling there.

Her sister is actress Meenal Pendse.

Pendse started her career as a child actor and made her debut with the film Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin in 1999.

She was later seen in films like Devdas.

Pendse made her television debut with the show Captain House which was by Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms.

In 2016, she played the lead role of Sanjana in the Life OK popular comedy show May I Come In Madam? which went off air in 2017.

She was a contestant on reality shows Comedy Dangal and Entertainment Ki Raat.

In 2018, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 12 and was evicted on Day 29.

In 2018, she was seen in the reality comedy game show Family Time With Kapil Sharma as the presenter opposite Kapil Sharma.

Pendse was a celebrity contestant in the twelfth season of the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother, Bigg Boss.

She was evicted after 4 weeks on 14 October (Day 28).

In 2021 she replaced Saumya Tandon as Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra in the popular daily Sitcom Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!, Pendse Quit the show in January 2022.

She gained a lot of praise for her performance in the Marathi drama film June and she won Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Actress.

The couple started dating in early 2019.

Neha changed her name after marriage, adding Bayas to her last name.

Pendse was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 49 in 2019.

The actress tied the knot with her boyfriend Shardul Singh Bayas on 5 January 2020.

During an interview, Neha revealed that Shardul proposed marriage three months after they started dating, in April.