Published 12:34 IST, May 18th 2020
Neena Gupta says 'Those were the days!' as she watches 'Mandi' on Netflix amid lockdown
Neena Gupta gets nostalgic as she watched Mandi on Netflix amid the nationwide lockdown and expressed "Those were the days!" by sharing a video from the film
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While phrase "Quarantine and chill" has become extremely popular, Bhai Ho actor Neena Gupta also joined bandwagon as she gave fans an insight into her quarantine diaries. actor reminisced good old days as she watched her own film from 1983 titled Mandi on Netflix. film was a satirical comedy based on politics and prostitution.
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Neena Gupta says 'Those were days' as she watched her own film 'Mandi' on Netflix
Neena Gupta is living her quarantine life to fullest and her Instagram handle is proof. From putting her culinary skills to test to sharing her home workout videos and expressing her thoughts on various national and societal reforms, Shubh Mangal Zyaa Saavdhan actor leaves stones unturned to keep her fans entertained and informed amid nationwide lockdown.
Gupta recently took to Instagram to take her fans back in time as she shared a video clip from her yesteryear film Mandi. video shared by her was of song 'Shamsheer Bhari Na Maang Gazab' from film which saw a young Neena performing Mujra. Along with sharing video, she captioned post writing, "Those were days! Watching Mandi on Netflix."
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1983 film Mandi is based on an Urdu short story titled Aanandi, which was written by Ghulam Abbas. plot of film revolves around story of a brol, which situated in heart of a city. However, things get ugly after some politicians have an eye on that area and want it because of its prime locality. Shyam Benegal directorial stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in le roles alongside Neena Gupta. It also featured an ensemble cast in supporting roles including Om Puri, Annu Kapoor, Satish Kaushik and Amrish Puri to name a few. film is available for everyone to watch on video-on-demand platform, Netflix.
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On career front, Neena Gupta is on a roll lately after she starred in several films over past few years. Gupta was last seen alongside Kangana Ranaut and Jassie Gill in sports-drama titled Panga. She will next be seen sharing screen with Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi, wherein she will essay role of Akshay Kumar's mor. release date of film has been pushed due to Coronavirus pandemic and its new release date has t yet been anunced by makers.
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12:33 IST, May 18th 2020