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Neena Gupta’s broke ex-boyfriend mocked her for making ‘bharta and coffee’ at Prithvi cafe during initial days in Mumbai: ‘I paid for his cigarettes’

Neena Gupta recalled being mocked for doing hard work during her initial days in Mumbai.

By: Entertainment Desk
Mumbai | October 22, 2024 10:12 AM IST

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Neena Gupta recalls when she was kicked out of the house in the middle of the night. (Photo: Neena Gupta/Instagram)

Actor Neena Gupta is glad that she now has the ability to choose her projects, a privilege that she didn’t have early in her career. In a recent interview, Neena Gupta opened up about up about taking on poor roles in the past only for money, after which she would secretly wish that those projects remain unreleased. She explained that the reason she chose those roles was because she was determined to never borrow money to survive.

In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Neena Gupta said, “I have always lent money to people, but never borrowed. Whenever I lend money, I don’t do it with the intention of being paid back. It makes no sense if you wait for them to repay you, because it hurts the relationship.” She went on to add, “When I came to Mumbai from Delhi with my ex-boyfriend, both of us didn’t have work, so I started working at the Prithvi café. I would make bharta in the evening, and the owner used to give me free dinner. In the interval, I used to make Irish coffee. We would just hang out there waiting for a director or producer would spot us.”

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“One day, my boyfriend came, and I think he was drunk, and he asked if I had come all the way from Delhi only to become a waitress here. He mocked me, despite me paying for his cigarette money. He was questioning me for working hard, but wasn’t bothered about borrowing money from me. Thank God, I didn’t marry him,” Neena Gupta said with a hearty laugh.

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The actor also recently welcomed her granddaughter. On the sweet occasion, Neena shared a photo with the little one and wrote, “Meri beti ki beti – Rab rakha (My daughter’s daughter – God is kind).” Neena Gupta’s career had a resurgence following Badhaai Ho, and she will also be seen in Metro In Dino next.

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