Updated On: 22 January, 2026 10:28 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Neha Dhupia opened up about her first-ever audition and her first acting project on The Bombay Film Stories. The actress also recalled her early modelling days with actresses Chitrangda Singh and Udita Goswami

Neha Dhupia
Before Neha Dhupia made it big on the screen, she spent a brief time modelling, starring in advertisements and music videos in Delhi. Although those days may be bygone, when Neha appeared on mid-day’s The Bombay Film Story, she opened up about her initial experiences, with the excitement similar to that of a teenager living her firsts.
Neha recalled her first-ever audition for a music video with the band Euphoria, where everyone laughed at her, but she ended up bagging. She shared, “I remember in my audition. They were like, ‘What can you do that is fun?’ Because I was very, very athletic, I used to run, and stuff like that. There was a tree. And they were like, ‘But your audition has not started right now.’ And I thought to myself, and I said, ‘No, I can do this.’ I hung upside down on a tree. So, they just laughed at me, and they called me inside.”