Compliment her on her new look and she grins and says, “It hasn’t come easy as I am a complete foodie sticking to a strict diet was the toughest thing. But then when I look at myself in the mirror now, I feel it was worth the trouble.”

That’s not all. This Punjabi kudi has other reasons to smile as well. Lately she has been working with acclaimed actors like Naseerddin Shah, Paresh Rawal and Boman Irani. And has also made a foray into the off- beat cinema, with films like Mithiya which is doing the rounds in film festival circuit and next release I M 24. She is currently working on Shivam Nair’s Chala Murari Murder Karne.

With such interesting projects in her kitty and her new lean and mean look that is making heads turn, Neha has all the reasons to be on cloud nine.