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- Veteran actor Neena Gupta 's much-awaited memoir, which she wrote during the nation-wide lockdown in 2020, released in June 2021. The book is titled ' Sach Kahun Toh ', after her popular video series on Instagram where she shared her life advice and reflections.
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Jun 15, 2021 · 7 min read. Neena Gupta's autobiography Sach Kahun Toh has been published by Penguin Random House, India. Last year, when the world was afflicted with uncertainties, leading publishing houses in India announced a roster of celebrity memoirs. The timing could not have been more apt.
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Jun 23, 2021 · Sach Kahun Toh' is a tell-all memoir about the life experiences that has made Neena Gupta an iconic personality. Read the TOI micro review here of the much-awaited memoir.
Jun 17, 2021 · Neena Gupta's memoir, 'Sach Kahun Toh' was launched on 14 June by actor Kareena Kapoor Khan. During a candid conversation, Neena revealed details about her book and shared hints about...
- On Being Labelled and Stereotyped
- On Reins Put on Indian Girls, and The Fallacy of The Great Indian Marriage
- On The Reality of ‘Happy Divorces’
- On Finding Home in Your Calling
- On Empathy and Gratitude
- On Embracing Vulnerability and Owning Up to One’S Misgivings
- On Power Dynamics
- On Heartbreaks and Finding Love
- On Being The Underdog
- On Dealing with Judgement
Neena Gupta starts off by brushing aside the labels given to her by the media—‘The original rebel,’ ‘Self-confident,’ and ‘Unapologetic.’ She writes, I know it’s contradictory to be called ‘behenji’ and ‘shameless’ in the same breath but these two words have been the most descriptive of my life. I was a Sanskrit-loving girl who wore tops with spagh...
Neena discusses how her impulsive decision to marry Amlan, her boyfriend, wouldn’t have happened, had it not been for her orthodox family. You understand her plight and the desperation to cut cords, and fly free into the world. Marriage is often a gruesome fallacy many girls and women have fallen prey to. Still do. A flawed perception that marriage...
Vismaya’s deathis a reminder of the prevailing stigma around divorced women in our country. So, I found it pertinent when Neena Gupta shared an amusing incident during her divorce proceedings. ‘DIVORCE?’ she practically screamed. ‘Why? You both seem so nice and comfortable with each other. He even went out to buy you a Coke. My husband wouldn’t car...
Neena Gupta’s ardent love for cinema inspires you to find your life purpose. But I had become too ambitious and didn’t see myself ever being a regular housewife. I wanted more from life. It’s a beautiful thing to listen to someone who’s inspired and talks at length about their passion. Image source: film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron As for me, seeing myself...
One of my favourite portions in this book is the unusual but endearing friendship between Neena Gupta and her widowed Sindhi landlady in Mumbai. ‘People will say, look at this widow, going out with her young PG to drink juice and have fun.’ I was shocked when she told me this. From then, I started to feel even more affectionate and protective towar...
Neena Gupta has been as candid as possible in her autobiography, owning up to her insecurities. Over the years, I have had moments of self-doubt and regret, much like any other parent. I am projected as this strong, independent woman by this media. Fans often call me a ‘rebel’ who is an inspiration to women everywhere. In truth, though, I am the we...
She rues her social conditioning growing up, and how she feared that her mother would blame her for inciting the male gender. But nobody wanted to discuss these matters because they were awkward topics? They thought that too much knowledge would lead us astray? That we would think we were equal to men? Image source: film Khalnaayak She discusses th...
Neena Gupta discusses her romantic relationships, including Vivek Mehra, her husband. There is no bitterness when she talks about her past relationships. Still, you feel her pain when she talks about a certain ex, and your heart will twinge when reading about her ordeals as a single mother. I had just Rs. 2000 in my bank account, and I had been inf...
An incredibly talented artist like Neena Gupta was sidelined and overlooked for lead roles on the big screen until after forty long years. Post her marriage with Vivek Mehra, she was considered ‘retired’ by the TV and movie industry, finally making her snap. Image source: film Badhaai Ho It’s when she put up her viral ‘Instagram’ post- ‘I live in M...
People continue to judge Neena Gupta. Image source: film The Last Color I firmly believe that Neena Gupta was born far ahead of time. Not just in her professional sphere, when the progressive roles she essayed were tainted as ‘playing the vamp’. But also on the social sphere, it’s not easy, even in 2021, for an Indian woman to go against her family...
Jun 16, 2021 · 1. Neena Gupta’s memoir has been in the works for 20 years now. During her interview with Kareena Kapoor Khan, Gupta confessed that her book is not a recent undertaking, and that she’s been trying to pen it down for the last 20 years.
Sep 24, 2020 · Penguin Random House India announces the acquisition of award-winning actor Neena Gupta’s memoir, Sach Kahun Toh. This deeply intimate account of her extraordinary personal and professional journey will be published in the summer of 2021 under the Ebury Press imprint of Penguin Random House India. This memoir will chronicle her childhood days in Delhi’s Karol […]
Nov 1, 2021 · In Sach Kahun Toh, actor Neena Gupta chronicles her extraordinary personal and professional journey-from her childhood days in Delhi's Karol Bagh, through her time at the National School of Drama, to moving to Bombay in the 1980s and dealing with the struggles to find work.
