Neetu Kapoor started acting at the early age of 8 under the name Baby Sonia and appeared in a lot of films as a child artist. Her lead role as an actor began since the film Rickshawala in 1973.
As a lead actor, she appeared in 55 films, from 1973 to 1983. But decided to leave the industry after getting married to her many times co-star and actor Rishi Kapoor. She made a comeback in the year of 2009 with Love Aaj Kal in a cameo and her last on-screen appearance was Besharam, which did not rock at the box office.