Neena Gupta recounts trying to convince Masaba against taking up acting: 'Jis tarah tumhara shakal hai... You won't become an Alia Bhatt'

'Bhaai Ho' actress who will w share screen with actor Sanjai Mishra in 'Gwalior',spoke about her daughter and designer Masaba Gupta in an interview with a daily.

Neena spoke about that one vice she gave her daghter at beginning of her career. Neena said: “I told her ‘If you want to be an actor n you go abro. Jis tarah tumhara shakal hai, body hai, tumhe yahan Indian milieu mein bahot kam role milenge even if you become a good actor. So tumko woh heroine nahin milegi. Toh Hema Malini nahin bage, Alia Bhatt nahin bage."

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During her interaction with Rajeev Masand on show, "Women We Love", Gupta was asked if she felt any regrets or 'grudges' as ne of her friends gave her work.

Opening about matter, actress said, “Big grudges, ne of my friends gave me work, ne of my friends. I have very close friends, who have been making movies and he was making one small movie and a atre actor from my play suggested my name to him and wo bhool gaya tha.”

On professional front, Veteran actor Neena Gupta and Sanjai Mishra are sharing screen toger in a film called "Gwalior" written and directed by Rajiv Barnwal and Jaspal singh Sandhu. 

"It is an interesting concept. I play Manju Mishra, a housewife, and story narrates how an uneducated woman who is perceived as weak handles a situation involving cash crunch,” Neena shared . 

Sanjai will play her retired teacher husband, Sambhu Nath Mishra, she ded.

Neena Gupta was last seen in 'Bhaai Ho'. 

comedy-drama is directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma and is jointly produced by Vineet Jain, Hemant Bhandari and Aleya Sen under banner of Junglee Pictures and Chrome Pictures. Through trailer, one understands that concept is different and is t something that has been touched upon before. In India ‘Log Kya Kahenge’ is a major crisis and this movie seems to be focussing on that.