TrendingVideosIndia
Opinions | CommentEditorialsThe MiddleLetters to the EditorReflections
Sports
State | Himachal PradeshPunjabJammu & KashmirHaryanaChhattisgarhMadhya PradeshRajasthanUttarakhandUttar Pradesh
City | ChandigarhAmritsarJalandharLudhianaDelhiPatialaBathindaShaharnama
World | United StatesPakistan
Diaspora
Features | The Tribune ScienceTime CapsuleSpectrumIn-DepthTravelFood
Business | My MoneyAutoZone
UPSC | Exam ScheduleExam Mentor
Don't Miss
Advertisement

Neena Gupta say having Masaba without pregnancy wasn't a brave move

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits
Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year
Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year
Advertisement

Jaipur, March 12

Advertisement

“I am not very brave. I guess a certain strength comes with honesty. Of course, opposed to the popular saying, honesty may not always be the best policy,” says actor Neena Gupta.

Advertisement

At the Jaipur Literature Festival for her autobiography ‘Sach Kahun Toh’, the actor, who has been doing a lot of work on different OTT platforms lately, feels that the digital revolution has ensured roles for women across age groups.

Neena Gupta shared her excitment about the literature festival on Instagram:

Advertisement

“I am 62 now, and there is enough work for me. In the past, it was not really easy for women above 40 to get many roles. But OTT has changed the scenario completely. Considering the fact that young directors are bringing forth scripts that do not really follow a set template of characters, there is a demand for actors across age groups. Frankly, I am glad that the digital medium has emerged in my lifetime — I am making the most of it.”

The actress shared a glimpse from the literature festival on her Instagram:

A screenshot of Neena Gupta’s Instagram Stories.

A National School of Drama (NSD) alumnus, Gupta, who has portrayed an array of characters across mediums like theatre, television and cinema, says that growing up in middle-class Delhi gave her a chance to observe varied characters from up-close, something that has always helped her sketch the characters on screen effectively.

“The rigorous theatre training ensures that you keep your eyes open to the minutest nuances which can be incorporated. The diverse sights, sounds and personality of a culturally rich city like Delhi that surrounded me from childhood shaped me immensely, and I draw from them constantly.”

Talking about her autobiography, she says for her, the most emotional part was writing about her father, mother and brother. “There stories were very sad, and everything came back when I wrote those chapters,” she says.

Adding that she would not really call the move to have her daughter Masaba without marriage “brave”, she adds, “I was a young girl who fell in love, got pregnant and had a child whom she wanted to keep. And it was not easy. Many well-wishers discouraged me, saying that things would get difficult. But when young, one seldom listens to anyone, right?” IANS

Advertisement
Show comments
Advertisement