Neena Gupta | |
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![]() Gupta in 2012 | |
Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Education | National School of Drama |
Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, MA, MPhil) |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Spouses | Amlan Kusum Ghose
(m. 1977; div. 1978)Vivek Mehra (m. 2008) |
Partner | Viv Richards (1980s) |
Children | Masaba Gupta |
Neena Gupta is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television along with few Malayalam films. She has received several awards including three National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and two Filmfare OTT Awards.
Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a young widow in Woh Chokri (1994) and for Uunchai (2022). In 2018, she saw career resurgence for starring as a middle-aged pregnant woman in the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics) and received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[1][2][3]
Gupta's television appearances include a leading role in the drama series Saans (1999) and as the host of the Indian version of the television quiz show The Weakest Link, named Kamzor Kadii Kaun.[4] In June 2021, publisher Penguin Random House India released her autobiography Sach Kahun Toh.[5]