1991–2007: Early life and acting debut Marda was born in either 1985. She was brought up in a Marwari family in a district town near Kolkata. Neha is a native of
Rajasthan. Marda was first recognized when she participated in
Sony TV's
Boogie Woogie as a contestant and became the winner in 2004. She was a part of the show when she was 11, 17 and 19 and judged for an episode when she was 21. In 2005, she made her acting debut in
Sahara One's
Saath Rahega Always. After the show went off air she played Shruti in
Ghar Ek Sapnaa. In 2006, she appeared in
Zee TV's
Mamta as Simran. In 2007, she acted in
Ssshhhh...Koi Hai in an episodic appearance followed by acting in
Ekta Kapoor's
Kahe Naa Kahe as Manvi.
2008–2015: Breakthrough with Balika Vadhu and Doli Armaanon Ki In 2008, she played the main lead as Priyamvada in
Zee TV's
Ek Thi Rajkumari opposite
Ali Merchant. Marda's breakthrough came when she landed the role of Gehna in
Colors TV's longest running show,
Balika Vadhu which she played from 2008 until 2011. In 2009, she played the lead in
Jo Ishq Ki Marzi Woh Rab Ki Marzi opposite
Neil Bhatt. From 2009 until 2010, Marda played the negative role of Pratima in
Star Plus's
Shraddha. In 2010, participated in
Imagine TV's
Meethi Choori No 1. In January 2011, she appeared as a guest contestant in
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 where she was paired with contestant
Meiyang Chang. In 2011, she participated in
Kitchen Champion 4 and
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. Marda later acted in shows like
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai (2012) and
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (2013). Marda was cast in
Zee TV's
Doli Armaano Ki, playing the lead role as Urmi Singh Rathore, a victim of domestic violence and abuse at the hands of her abusive husband, Samrat which became popular among audience. opposite
Mohit Malik. In 2015, Marda quit the show getting replaced by
Manasi Salvi. The show ended on 25 September 2015.
2015–2021: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and further projects In September 2015, after leaving
Doli Armaano Ki, Marda participated in
Colors TV's dance reality show
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in its eighth season. She entered as a wild card entrant along with
Anita Hassanandani and
Roopal Tyagi. She, along with her choreographer Rajit Dev had got eliminated after two weeks. In 2016, she participated in
Box Cricket League 2 where she joined
Karan Wahi's team, 'Delhi Draggons'. In 2017, she appeared as a guest contestant in
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 for the teen ka tadka special week and performed along with
Hina Khan. In 2018, she joined
Zee TV's
Piya Albela playing Bella. Later she appeared in an episodic role of Genda in
&TV's
Laal Ishq opposite
Sartaj Gill. In 2019, she participated in
Khatra Khatra Khatra. Since 2020, Marda has been playing the lead role as Shubhra in
Zee TV's
Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti opposite
Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi. Neha Quit
Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti on 13 October 2021 due to her Personal Issues.The makers decided to take a leap in a show where Neha was Supposed to play the role of her Character Shubra's daughter in the show but when she decided to quit the makers decided to cancel the show in December 2021. == Other work ==