Top 44 Neena Gupta Quotes

I have lived a life of many shades and am very thankful to God for what he has given me and not given me.

I don’t know if any woman is completely happy with the way she leads her life or with the way people treat her.

Men should never be the prime focus of women’s life.

Doing theatre in Delhi didn’t guarantee success in Mumbai.

Yes, I have found a loving husband and family in Delhi.

In PhD, my topic was Stage Techniques in Sanskrit Drama – theory and practice. I wanted to combine my drama training with Sanskrit drama, which has a very rich history in literature.

The entire unit of ‘Saath Phere’ is like an extended family for me.

I used to tell myself that I am a good actor, I have a good body, I have a pretty face, have long hair, have a good soul, so if there is one thing I don’t have, don’t make a big issue of it.

I don’t say one thing and do another.

I feel that I have not got my due in films. However, I did a lot of good work on television and that’s why I never got typecast.

Traditionally, our society has always seen women as homemakers and men as bread-earners. The demarcations are engraved in stone, perhaps.

I am genuinely interested in comedy and I know that I have good comic timing as well.

Everything is destined, I believe… People you meet and end up marrying.

I’m was a very shy person, a very shy person and couldn’t go to people in my college. We used to do plays, and I would never get the main female role. I would always get a boys’ role because it was a girls college and I was a little taller than other girls.

This whole thing about a woman staying alone and being happy is just a myth. Everyone needs someone in their lives.

I was offered ‘Bigg Boss’ twice but I can’t do such shows.

I posted something on Instagram saying I am looking for meaningful work. At that time, I was sure my daughter Masaba would be angry. She however, reposted it and wrote another beautiful post. She is a very good writer. That post almost changed things for me. I am glad I did what I did.

I watch lots of American shows like ‘Desperate Housewives’ and so on.

The more trauma and bad experiences you have, the more you are able to laugh on yourself and the situation.

It’s so strange that God has had his way of looking after me.

I can look Punjabi, South Indian, gareeb and ameer too.

We all want to be appreciated. Don’t we?

As women, we always crave for family and a loving partner and in our quest to find that happy space we overlook a lot of things.

Who ever lives life on their own terms?

Every child needs both parents.

Even though I did things which were not in accordance with the society’s norms, deep down, I am an orthodox woman.

Coming back to ‘Saath Phere’ after a break of more than six months is like walking into an old home.

In theatre, there is a camaraderie that makes you believe you’ve been working with your co-actor for a long time.

I got offered big roles after ‘Badhaai Ho’ but if the film hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t have gotten. It’s business, nobody is emotional about it.

If you don’t have one thing, what’s the big deal? Not everybody has everything.

I know many big stars who asked for work when they were out of it.

I won’t get a role if I say I want to do that. It depends on how saleable you’re at that time.

The media had built my perception of being a strong woman because of my personal life. I wanted to play the damsel in distress, but I wasn’t given an opportunity to explore that kind of a character.

Life is very tough for women. When you are a certain age, you are left alone at home with no one to share your life with.

Once you decide to marry, you have to work at it to keep it rocking.

There are mothers who sacrifice their dreams for family and feel terrible about it. There are mothers who are career women as well, without being apologetic about it.

I was an innocent Delhi girl, which is good for an actress, but worked against me when I shifted to Mumbai.

My image is a media-built image. I’m not what my image is.

Films are a business. They take who’s working.

My mother was very interested for me to become an IAS officer.

I simply love doing household chores and cooking.

I had enjoyed ‘Big Boss.’

I think everyone is lonely whether you are in a good marriage or a bad marriage somewhere down the line you become lonely, and to get rid of that loneliness you have to try really hard.

I take audience reaction very seriously.