Dhupia made her acting debut in a play in
New Delhi called
Graffiti. Thereafter she appeared in a music video for Indipop band
Euphoria and modeled for advertisement campaigns. She then appeared in the TV serial
Rajdhani. In 2002, she participated in the Femina Miss India pageant, where she was crowned as Miss India 2002. She was subsequently sent to the
Miss Universe 2002 pageant in Puerto Rico where she placed in the top 10. After placing in the pageant, Dhupia intended to pursue a career in the
Indian Foreign Service, but turned to acting instead.
Film career Her Bollywood debut was with the 2003 film
Qayamat: City Under Threat, which had an average performance at the box office. She rose to fame with her title role in
Julie and then appeared in
Sheesha (2005) in a dual role of twin sisters, but it did not do well at the box office. Dhupia then starred in films such as
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), which did well at the box office and featured in a segment of the anthology film
Dus Kahaniyaan (2007). In the following years, Dhupia appeared in supporting roles in multiple films including
Chup Chup Ke (2006),
Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007),
Mithya (2008),
Maharathi (2008), and
Singh Is Kinng (2008) and
Dasvidaniya (2008). In 2011, she played
Eva Braun in the film
Dear Friend Hitler about
Mahatma Gandhi.
Other Dhupia has modeled on the runway for designers such as
Rohit Bal and D'damas. In 2016, Dhupia conceptualized and hosted a
Bollywood podcast called
#NoFilterNeha on the Indian music app
Saavn, in which she interviews Bollywood celebrities. The show received positive reviews, with over 2.3 million listeners. Dhupia debuted season four in November 2019 and planned to expand the podcast into a web series. ==Personal life==