Neha Sharma (b. 1987), born in Bhagalpur, is an actor working across Hindi, Telugu and Tamil cinema. Beyond her on-screen career she has supported regional film from the Mithila belt, associated with efforts — alongside the Champaran Talkies team — to give Maithili cinema a wider platform.
She is one of several contemporary screen figures with roots in the region, a reminder that Mithila’s contribution to Indian culture continues into the present in film as much as in music and art.