Neena 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 two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and two Filmfare OTT Awards.

Neena Gupta
Gupta in 2012
Born
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
EducationNational School of Drama
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, MA, MPhil)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television director
Years active1982–present
Spouses
Amlan Kusum Ghose
(m. 1977; div. 1978)
    Vivek Mehra
    (m. 2008)
    PartnerViv Richards (1980s)
    ChildrenMasaba Gupta

    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). 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.

    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. In June 2021, publisher Penguin Random House India released her autobiography Sach Kahun Toh.

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