Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Neena Gupta.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Neena Gupta is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a young widow in Woh Chokri (1994). In 2018, she saw career resurgence for starring as a middle-aged pregnant woman in the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) and received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
I lie very little and am a very straight-forward person.
I can laugh at my own grief.
I simply love doing household chores and cooking.
I'd like do a film which I can carry entirely on my own.
I have lived a life of many shades and am very thankful to God for what he has given me and not given me.
It was a mistake not to marry at the right age. When you get older, even men aren't interested in you.
I've always decided that I would never be dependant on a man.
Yes, I have found a loving husband and family in Delhi.
In theatre, there is a camaraderie that makes you believe you've been working with your co-actor for a long time.
The entire unit of 'Saath Phere' is like an extended family for me.
Saath Saath' was my first big mistake!
With 'Badhaai Ho,' I loved the script but was anxious that someone else might get the role.
I don't say one thing and do another.
Everything is destined, I believe... People you meet and end up marrying.
I know people who've had dreams unrealised due to circumstances.
I always wanted to do good work and play strong parts.
It is close to impossible to find a man who can bear with a woman, who is a notch above or equal to him. Such men are still not there in this world. It is like we will always be facing trouble in our lives.
I didn't want to get married to somebody just because I was ageing and wanted a child.
I am by and large an honest person, I have nothing to hide.
Marriage happened very late for me. It took place at a time, when my definition of companionship had really narrowed down.
I got offered big roles after 'Badhaai Ho' but if the film hadn't worked, I wouldn't have gotten. It's business, nobody is emotional about it.
I take audience reaction very seriously.
I was offered 'Bigg Boss' twice but I can't do such shows.
Whether I act or direct I ensure that there is a social message attached.
I used to tell myself that I am a good actor, I have a good body, I have a pretty face, have long hair, have a good soul, so if there is one thing I don't have, don't make a big issue of it.
Once you decide to marry, you have to work at it to keep it rocking.
I made a few mistakes in the beginning of my career. I didn't have anybody to guide me. I didn't have a secretary. I didn't call up directors, or meet people asking for roles.
I am an actor, I can do any role.
Films are a business. They take who's working.
Who ever lives life on their own terms?
My image is a media-built image. I'm not what my image is.
What I went through in personal life had a big impression on my professional choices.
Oh, I love reality shows.
This whole thing about a woman staying alone and being happy is just a myth. Everyone needs someone in their lives.
It's so strange that God has had his way of looking after me.
Coming back to 'Saath Phere' after a break of more than six months is like walking into an old home.
The media had built my perception of being a strong woman because of my personal life. I wanted to play the damsel in distress, but I wasn't given an opportunity to explore that kind of a character.
Doing theatre in Delhi didn't guarantee success in Mumbai.
I have always received roles of strong women from the beginning.
My role was cut from 'Sooryavanshi' because the track was not working for the film. So they had to take it out.
I won't get a role if I say I want to do that. It depends on how saleable you're at that time.
I lost my mother to cancer, so once Masaba was born, my father moved from Old Delhi to live with me in Mumbai.
I think everyone is lonely whether you are in a good marriage or a bad marriage somewhere down the line you become lonely, and to get rid of that loneliness you have to try really hard.
The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation.
I watch lots of American shows like 'Desperate Housewives' and so on.
I had enjoyed 'Big Boss.'
As women, we always crave for family and a loving partner and in our quest to find that happy space we overlook a lot of things.
I feel that I have not got my due in films. However, I did a lot of good work on television and that's why I never got typecast.
I know I do good work.
Traditionally, our society has always seen women as homemakers and men as bread-earners. The demarcations are engraved in stone, perhaps.
I usually don't get the movies I audition for.
Life is very tough for women. When you are a certain age, you are left alone at home with no one to share your life with.
Nobody wants to take a risk with scripts that push the envelope.
I didn't do anything with the thought that I want to go against society or bend any rules.
Loneliness is always there, it's a phase that comes and goes and it is a very difficult phase.
I've realised that nothing that happens is so grim that life can't go on. Life always goes on, no matter what. Even in the grimmest situation, I see hope.
Even though I did things which were not in accordance with the society's norms, deep down, I am an orthodox woman.
I'm not a strong woman at all. And I'm not a feminist. In fact, I'm very weak.
I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.