34 Facts About Neela Rasgotra

Dr Neela Rasgotra is a fictional character portrayed by Parminder Nagra on the television show ER.

Neela Kaur Rasgotra first appeared in late 2003 at the start of the 10th season as a talented but very reticent medical student from Southall, London, of Punjabi Sikh heritage.

Neela Rasgotra arrives on her first day as the ER is undergoing major renovations and is for the most part unnoticed, except by Dr Michael Gallant, who guides her through the rough start in the hospital, and Dr Greg Pratt, who flirts a little bit with her.

However, upon graduating, Neela Rasgotra has an identity crisis and turns down an internship at the University of Michigan, opting to work as a store clerk when no other position turns up.

Neela Rasgotra becomes close to Dr Michael Gallant prior to his deployment to Iraq, especially after he took the blame of a patient's accidental death, sparing Neela's probable dismissal.

At this point, Neela Rasgotra was struggling with her feelings for roommate Ray Barnett, who began to fall in love with her.

Neela Rasgotra kept her distance from Ray when she decided to move in with Abby Lockhart instead.

Neela Rasgotra pushes Ray and everyone else away when they try to offer her some comfort.

Neela Rasgotra gets angry at Michael's father, accusing him of telling Michael to go off to war when he could have stopped him, but Pratt offers her some comfort when he says that Gallant felt he had to be in Iraq, and that Pratt now understands this due to his own experiences in Darfur.

Neela Rasgotra, then taking a surgical elective, scrubs in and operates on Jerry, who eventually recovers from his injuries.

Neela Rasgotra later decides to leave the ER and start over as a surgical intern.

Later in her elective, Neela Rasgotra feels pushed away and neglected from her mentor when a new med student steals all the spotlight in front of Dr Dubenko.

Neela Rasgotra later discovers that Dr Dubenko holds feelings for her as does the new med student.

Neela Rasgotra called him on his cell after looking affectionately at the CD of love songs he burned for her.

Neela Rasgotra was still upset at Ray, as well as Tony, but grew concerned when Ray wouldn't answer his calls and did not show up at work.

Neela Rasgotra went by his apartment with no luck and later discovered he was hit by a truck and was hospitalized.

Neela Rasgotra then tells Katey she's finished taking Katey's anger about Ray's accident and Neela Rasgotra tells her that she will not take the blame for what happened to Ray because "I didn't make him get piss-drunk and wander in front of a truck".

Neela Rasgotra reveals that Ray himself doesn't blame her for the accident.

Some months later, Neela Rasgotra and Abby engage in an argument after Neela Rasgotra finds out that Abby is an alcoholic.

Neela Rasgotra gets very upset after Abby's comments and kicks her out of the apartment.

Abby and Neela Rasgotra make up some time later after Abby returns from rehab.

However, Neela Rasgotra has faced some professional and personal setbacks since that return: a wiz-kid surgical resident decided surgery wasn't for him and left for Pediatrics despite her efforts to convince him he could be a successful surgeon; she noted her sparse personal life on her birthday ; and she became close to a patient played by Aida Turturro who developed an infection that led to her death, sending Neela Rasgotra into the doldrums .

Neela Rasgotra has had a difficult time dealing with Andrew Wade, a young surgical intern who she feels is too passive to be a successful surgeon.

Andrew blames himself and Neela Rasgotra is critical of him for not telling her the earlier information.

Neela Rasgotra later tells Dr Dubenko she doesn't want to work with Andrew anymore, and Andrew gets transferred to a less-important surgical rotation.

Chastened, Neela Rasgotra later tells Andrew he did a great job and that she understands his motives in talking to the patient's family.

In "The Family Man," Neela Rasgotra is in a pre-coital position with Simon in her apartment while her phone rings.

Neela Rasgotra urges her not to take it, but she does, and finds that Duke wants her to meet with the Head of Surgery.

Neela Rasgotra sees him down below and he runs up to her, calling out in Italian.

Neela Rasgotra reaches her and hands her Italy pamphlets, telling her that they are at the closest thing to a canal right now, but it will change.

Neela Rasgotra responds saying that that was nothing and it was just the beginning, surely foreshadowing things to come.

Neela Rasgotra learns from Morris about Simon's childhood and is upset he never mentioned it to her.

Neela Rasgotra last appeared as a regular in episode 20 of season 15, "Shifting Equilibrium," in which she leaves County General for good after talking with Simon and Abby.

Neela Rasgotra is shown arriving at Le Chatelier Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she goes to a physical rehab center where Ray Barnett is shown helping patients.