Forgotten Heroine Neera Arya's Story to Shine on the Silver Screen: Rupa Iyer Makes Bollywood Debut in Biopic

The incredible yet overlooked story of Neera Arya, one of India's earliest women freedom fighters and the first female spy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj (INA), is now being brought to life through a biopic — with Kannada filmmaker Rupa Iyer stepping into the lead role. This marks her debut in Bollywood, both as an actor and a storyteller.