Sneha Ullal (born 18 December 1985) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tollywood and Bollywood films. Sneha Ullal is best known for her role in the Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga and Simha. Sneha Ullal was born in Muscat, Oman to Indian immigrants parents of Devadiga community from Mangalore. Sneha Ullal studied at Indian School Muscat and Indian School Salalah in Oman. Later she moved to Mumbai with her mother and attended Durelo Convent High School and later studied at MMK College. At college Sneha Ullal befriended Arpita Khan, her college mate and the younger sister of Bollywood actor Salman Khan. The friendship led to the chance meeting with Salman Khan and film offers. In 2007, she was cast to appear in Pirate’s Blood by prolific horror filmmaker and character actor Steg Dorr. In interviews Dorr would say “we canceled them because of hurricane. We could not get it going on and the financing fell through.” The role later went to Oman actress Maimoon Al-Balushi.
