Neena Gupta On Her Character In Sardar Ka Grandson: ‘When You Get Something Like This, You Must Dive Into It’

Remember when Neena Gupta shared a post on social media in 2017 seeking work? Along with a beautiful picture of herself, the veteran actress wrote: “I live in mumbai and working am a good actor looking fr good parts to play.” Things have changed quite a lot since then and today she’s one of the most popular veteran actresses of the industry with super hits such as Badhaai Ho and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan to her credit. She is now gearing up for her next film, Sardar Ka Grandson, which will premiere on Netflix on 18^th May.

Also featuring Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh, the comedy drama stars Neena as a central character. In a chat with Mid Day, she shared, “Things have changed for actors my age. Now, unique roles are being written for us, which never used to happen before.” In the film, her character Sardar often reminisces about her past, something that she has in common with the actress. Neena ji explained that she remembers her past a lot and feels that going back in time does not mean ruining the present. In fact, she gets motivated to not make the same mistakes again.

In the film, Neena has played the role of Arjun’s 80 year old grandmother, for which she had to sport a lot of prosthetics and makeup to look convincing. Talking about how difficult it was, the actress shared, “After pack-up, everybody used to run home while I used to sit in my vanity van and remove my make-up. But this role is precious to me. Not everybody gets to play a central character. When you get something like this, you must dive into it.”

Up next, the actress will share the screen with Amitabh Bachchan in Vikas Bahl’s Goodbye. We wish her only the best!