EUTES Though Neerja’s career had taken off, her family decided to get her married to a man in Sharjah, UAE. She was married in the month of March 1985. This is where her life took a turn for the worse. The marriage proved to be a disaster. After two months, she left her husband at the age of 22. This was due to the pressurizing dowry demands. Neerja refused to surrender to the society because . she was born with the spirit to fight.