Neena Gupta is a well-known veteran actress and TV series director in India. She won two National Awards for the Hindi films Bazaar Sitaram (1993) and Woh Chokri (1994).
Wiki/Biography
Neena Gupta was born in Delhi on Thursday, June 4, 1959 (age 64 years; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. She was educated at Lawrence School, Sanawar, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Later, she pursued her M.A. and M.A. in Sanskrit in Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family, caste and husband
Neena Gupta was born into a Hindu family. Her father’s name is late RN Gupta. Her mother Shakuntala Gupta died of cancer. She has a brother, Pankaj Gupta.
Neena Gupta’s old photos with her family
Old photos of Neena Gupta and her father
At the age of 16, she married a boy from Calcutta who had studied at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, but the marriage only lasted two years. In the 1980s, she met veteran actor Alok Nath while filming a TV series. There were rumors that they were engaged and later broke up.
Neena Gupta and Alok Nath in TV series
Later, she started dating Shaarangdev, the son of popular Indian classical singer Pandit Jasraj. There were rumors that the two had a private engagement ceremony, but later parted ways.
Sharon Dev
In the late 1980s, she began dating West Indies cricket legend Vivian Richards. The couple dated for nearly 13 years. She had an illegitimate daughter with him, born in 1989. Neena and Vivian’s daughter is popular Indian fashion designer Masaba Gupta. Although Nina never married Vivian Richards, she remained a good friend of his.
Neena Gupta and Vivian Richards
Neena Gupta and her daughter’s old photos
Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta old photos
Neena Gupta’s daughter’s old photos with Vivian Richards
In 2002, she met Vivek Mehra, a Delhi-based chartered accountant. They met on a flight to Mumbai and bonded instantly. Vivek had recently separated from his first wife. After dating for several years, the couple married in a private ceremony in the United States on July 15, 2008. Nina lives in Mumbai while her husband lives in Delhi.
Neena Gupta wedding photos
Neena Gupta and Vivek Mehra wedding photos
Neena Gupta and her husband
Profession
After completing an acting course from the National Academy of Drama in 1982, she began her acting career.
Old photos of Neena Gupta when she was studying at NSD
In 1982, she made her acting debut in the Bollywood film Saath Saath.
Neena Gupta as Saath Saath
In the same year, she came into limelight for her role as “Abha” in the international film “Gandhi”.
Neena Gupta in Gandhi
Later, she appeared in Bollywood films such as Mandi (1983), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), Rihaee (1988), Swarg (1990) and Drishti (1990).
Neena Gupta, “Swarg” (1990)
In 1985, she started acting in the Hindi television series “Khandaan”. Later, she appeared in many television series including “Baba” (1989), “Drishti” (1990), “Sans” (1999), “Sischi” (2000), “Jasi Jasi” “Koy Nahim” (2004) and “Kitani Mohabat Hai” (2009).
Stills from Neena Gupta’s TV series Saans
She made her Malayalam debut in 1991 with the film Vasthuhara.
Neena Gupta in Vasthuhara
Her bold appearance in the single “Choli Ke Peeche” with Madhuri Dixit in the film Khalnayak (1993) was one of the hit songs of that era.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nd5NLbUu44
In 1999, she directed the TV series “Saans”. In 2002, she hosted the game show “Kamzor Kadi Kaun”; aired on Star Plus.
Neena Gupta as Kamzor Kadi Kaun
She has played supporting roles in several Bollywood films, including Alone (2015), Veere Di Wedding (2018) and Mulk (2018).
In 2018, she came into the spotlight again with the Hindi comedy film “Badhaai Ho”.
Neena Gupta as Badhaai Ho
In the same year, she wrote the script of the Hindi television web series “Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain”.
kaine ko humsafar hain
In 2019, she appeared in several films, including “Music Teacher”, “Gwalior” and “The Last Color”.
Neena Gupta “The Last Color”
In 2020, she acted in Hindi films like Panga, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and 83.
Neena Gupta as Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
dispute
She had a long-standing relationship with cricket legend Vivian Richards. In 1988, she became pregnant with his child without getting married, which caused a big sensation in the media at the time. She received a lot of criticism and even her career suffered because of it.
Awards and Honors
national film award
1993: Bazaar Sitaram wins Best First Non-Feature Film (directed by Neena Gupta)
1994: Best Supporting Actress (Woh Chokri)
screen award
1999: Best Actress in “Sans”
Neena Gupta poses with winners
Film Audience Award
2019: Best Actress Badhaai Ho
2019: Badhaai Ho Best Actress (Critics)
india boston international film festival
2019: Best Actress “The Last Color”
favorite thing
Food: Rajma Chawal
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Color: cherry red
Facts/Trivia
- She is an alumna of the National School of Drama.
- According to reports, her mother wanted her to become an IAS officer.
- She played field hockey on the varsity team.
- She got Rs. In 1982, the movie “Gandhi” grossed $10,000 at the box office.
- According to sources, she was engaged three times, but none of them ended in marriage.
- She is good friends with her ex-boyfriend and the father of her daughter Vivian Richards.
Neena Gupta with Masaba and Vivian
- She appeared in many television commercials.
- She has appeared on the covers of various famous magazines.
Neena Gupta appears on multiple magazine covers
- She was often spotted drinking at parties.
Neena Gupta in the restaurant
- She follows a healthy vegetarian diet.
- Her hobbies include reading and traveling.
- She is an animal lover and has a pet dog, Luca.
Neena Gupta and her pet dog
- She is an ardent follower of Lord Ganesha.
Neena Gupta with the idol of Lord Ganesha
- She revealed in an interview that her biggest regret was having a child without getting married.
- In an interview, when asked why she did not support her daughter becoming an actress, she replied:
I told her if you want to be an actor then go abroad. Because tumhara jis tarah ka shakal hai aur body hai, tumhe yahan indian mileu mein bohot kum character milenge, even if you become a good actor. So, tumko woh heroine nahi milegi. Hema Malini nahi banoge, Alia (Bhatt) nahi banoge. “
- In 1997, she released a pop album called “Go To Court”, which was a huge flop.
- In 2017, she was in the news for a post on her Instagram account. She wrote:
I live and work in Mumbai. I’m a good artist looking for great work. ”
- After the release of her film Badhaai Ho in 2018, she received a thank you note from legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan’s thank you letter to Neena
- In June 2021, she revealed in her autobiography “Sach Kahun Toh” that when she was pregnant with her daughter Masaba, her good friend Indian film producer Satish Kaushik proposed to her. According to Gupta, Satish approached her and said:
Don’t worry, if the child is born with dark skin, just say it’s mine and we’ll get married. No one would suspect anything. ”
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