Published 15:01 IST, December 13th 2019

Neena Gupta reacts to her 'Our age roles, should be done by us' remark on Saand Ki Aankh

When the trailer of the film, Saand Ki Aankh released, there was a huge 'ageism' debate that broke out on social media. Neena Gupta has now reacted to it.

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When trailer of film, Saand Ki Aankh released, re was a huge 'ism' debate that broke out on social media. Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar were seen playing characters above ir . On that te, many older artists of industry claimed that given , only ones that fit cut should be chosen. One of m was Baadhai Ho actress Neena Gupta who had tweeted saying, "Humari umar ke role toh kam se kam humse kara lo bhai."

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Neena Gupta reacts 

Neena Gupta in an interaction with a leading media publication reacted to her remark and said, "I don't understand why my statement in Saandh Ki Aankh was such a controversy. I didn't want to snatch anyone's role. I just... I wished that an older woman like me would have played it and it doesn't mean I wanted bad for anyone else. So, as today I posted I wanted to work opposite Rajnikant, I hope I am t snatching anyone's role."

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On occasion of superstar's 69th B'day, actress posted a picture with him. Take a look below- 

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What's next for actress? 

On work front, Neena Gupta is set to feature in several upcoming Bollywood films. She will play a prominent role in Kangana Ranaut's next film, Panga, set to release next year. She will also feature in Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif's film Sooryavanshi which is set to release on March 27, 2020. Finally, she is also set to feature in Ayushmann Khurrana's upcoming film, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which recently began filming back in September. 

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14:32 IST, December 13th 2019