I spent prime years without a lover: Neena Gupta

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Veteran actor-director Neena Gupta on Monday said her autobiography “Sach Kahun Toh” is an honest tell-all tale about her life, chronicling her professional highs and personal lows. Published by Random House India, the book touches upon several milestones of Gupta’s life, from her unconventional pregnancy, single parenthood to a successful comeback in Bollywood.

During an Instagram video chat with actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, who launched the book, Gupta said she has been writing the autobiography for 20 years and would often wonder if people were even interested in reading about her.  “I would start and wonder, ‘What is there to write about my life? Why would people be interested in reading it?’ Then the lockdown happened… And I did a lot of thinking about my life and decided to resume writing again.

 “Everything is out of my system now. Things I was hiding for so many years. That’s a big relief. I think, may be after reading the book, even if one person doesn’t make the mistake which I did, if they feel ‘yeah, we should not do this’, it’ll be worth it,” Gupta said. Kapoor Khan said she doesn’t view the book as a document of Gupta’s “mistakes”, rather, a sincere effort to put forth a life “that has been lived with all heart.” “Too much heart! Gupta quipped.