In 1995 she closed shop and by her own confession had a spiritual awakening that led to a complete transformation in her vision and perspective towards life.
Neeta Mehta was born in 1956 in an academically effluent Gujarati family.
Her family had been an ardent devotee of spiritual guru- Maa Anandmayee(1896-1982), and Neeta had been visiting her Ashram from her childhood.
Now known as Swami Nityanand Giri. and She has even penned a book dedicated to her Guru. The book is titled "In Love With The Divine Mother - Shree Shree Ma Anandamayee".
Neeta claims in an televised interview that she sacrificed all worldly desires and embraced the spiritual path towards divine awakening.
Not inclined towards academics she enrolled at FTII Pune acting course when she was only 16 and soon entered the glamorous Make belief world of Hindi cinema.
Neeta Mehta,is living a pious and spiritually inclined "Satvik" lifestyle in Mumbai (with her visits to Rishikesh and Colorado as a part of her spiritual journey) .
She started a jewellery business in Mumbai (then Bombay) focussing on retail as well as export business.
She has now disassociated her self from the world of bollywood.
Has a youtube channel where she posts all her video's on spirituality. The channel is called "Swami Nityanand Giri".