Neena Gupta

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Actor, Director & Producer, India

Neena Gupta is a two time National Award winning actor, an acclaimed director and producer.

She is a popular name in Indian commercial cinema, but it is her work with art filmmakers of India that gained her recognition as an actress. She hosted the Indian version of the television quiz show The Weakest Link, Kamzor Kadii Kaun. She directed Saans, a cult TV show in which she also played the main lead. In 2018, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho. She has two series, Panchayat and Masaba Masaba, on Amazon and Netflix respectively.

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Perchance To Dream

21st November
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

How a generation of women fought their battles
Dolly Thakore, Neena Gupta
Chair : Arghya Lahiri

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Dolly Thakore, Neena Gupta, Arghya Lahiri

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