Neena Gupta is currently basking in the glory of winning a National Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her brilliant film, Uunchai. She received the honor after 30 years. Now her fans and the whole industry are praising her hard work. 

On August 16, the 70th National Film Awards were announced and Neena Gupta received the award. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Neena Gupta opened up about her award and her first reaction to the honor. Talking about her first reaction, Neena said, "Well, I got the news just half an hour back, and I was happily surprised to know about it. Then I took a pause, and asked my manager to double check it, just to be sure (laughs). After that, I was really happy and emotional with the news. I am so excited about it. It was really nice to read my name among all the other winners."

In Unnchai, Neena's captivating expressions, genius performance, and screen presence. Talking about her hard work, she said, “This honour reflects that my hard work was noticed. Mereko aisa lagta hai ke aap kaam kare jaao, and kabhi na kabhi phal milta hai, aaj nahi toh kal (I strongly feel that one should focus on working hard, and it will surely get noticed some day). And it has happened with me with the award."

“Last I got two National Film Awards back in the 1990s for my documentaries. Now, I got the award again after almost 30 years, which is a very big deal for me," she added. 

When asked who she will dedicate the award to, she said, “I would like to dedicate it to myself. Because I have done all the hard work… This is the result of my hard work. It reflects my journey and how far I have come.. Kabhi na kabhi toh result aata hai, and this award is a testimony to it."