Neena Gupta’s Biography | Birth | Education | Marriage | Debut | TV Serials | Films | Awards

By Ishwi Singh  |  First Published Oct 18, 2023, 2:33 PM IST

Neena Gupta is an Indian actress and director. In the year 1982, she made her acting debut with the film ‘Saath Saath.’ In the year 1993, she was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Debut in a Non-Feature Film for ‘Bazaar Sitaram.’

Neena Gupta is an Indian actress and director. She was born on 4 July 1954 in Delhi. Her sun sign is Cancer. She completed her schooling from Laurence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh. She holds Master’s and M Phil degrees in Sanskrit. 

Neena Gupta is married to Vivek Mehra. She has a daughter Masaba Gupta. 

Neena Gupta’s favourites

Her hobbies include dancing and cooking. 

Her favourite actors are Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, and Hema Malini. 

Her favourite colour is red.

Her favourite singer is Lata Mangeshkar. 

Interesting facts about Neena Gupta

Neena Gupta has worked in both Bollywood films and Hindi TV serials. 

In the year 1982, Neena Gupta made her acting debut with the film ‘Saath Saath.’

She has also worked in international films based like, Gandhi (1982), The Deceiver (1988), Mirza Ghalib (1989), In Custody (1993), and Cotton Mary (1999). 

She performed in the popular song ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’ along with Madhuri Dixit in the film ‘Khalnayak.’ 

Neena Gupta’s marriage

Neena Gupta was previously married to veteran cricketer, Sir Viv Richards. The couple took a divorce in the year 1989. 

In 2008, she married a Chartered Accountant, Vivek Mehra. 

Awards

In the year 1993, she was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Debut in a Non-Feature Film for ‘Bazaar Sitaram.’

In 1994, she won the National Film Award the second time for Best Supporting Actress for the film ‘Who Chhokri.’

In 1999, she directed the TV serial ‘Saans.’

Neena Gupta’s projects

Neena Gupta’s popular TV serial and web series are, Masaba Masaba (2020), Panchayat (2020), Dil Se Diya Vachan (2010), and Saat Phere Saloni Ka Safar (2005).

Some of Neena Gupta’s most loved films are, Shubh Magal Zyada Savdhaan (2020), Vadh (2022), Pinni (2020), Veere Di Wedding (2018), 83 (2021), Khulji (2017), Mulk (2018), The Last Colour (2019), Dial 100 (2021), and Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway (2023).

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