Masaba Gupta is a fashion designer and actress
Renowned Indian fashion designer Masaba Gupta is overjoyed with her mother Neena Gupta’s National Award win. Neena Gupta was honored with the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her 2022 adventure film Uunchai. The ‘National Award’ is considered as the biggest award in India for film and TV personalities.
Uunchai is an adventure drama film directed by renowned filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya. The film stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Neena Gupta, Sarika, and Parineeti Chopra among others. Uunchai is a film about three childhood friends who are in their 80s and they decide to climb Mount Everest.
Upon its release, Uunchai received critical acclaim and emerged as a hit. The film won numerous awards including two prestigious National Film Awards. Neena Gupta won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress whereas the movie director Sooraj Barjatya the National Film Award for Best Director.
Neena Gupta’s daughter Masaba Gupta took Instagram to share the picture and captioned ‘Will tell my baby NaniJi is the coolest and was winning National Awards since 1994 with flowers in her hair’. Neena Gupta previously won a National Award in the year 1994.
Neena Gupta today is one of India’s highly acclaimed actresses. She has been featured in numerous TV shows, web series, and Indian films.
In 2017, in a bold move, Neena Gupta shared a post on Instagram asking for work and acting work. Her Instagram post made headlines and seemed modest. She received several offers after her Instagram post.
Neena Gupta’s career took a major resurgence in 2018
In 2018, she featured and played one of the leads in the blockbuster comedy-drama film ‘Badhaai Ho’. The film was written and directed by Amit Sharma. Badhaai Ho received widespread critical acclaim and is regarded as one of the best comedy films. the film happened to be career career-changing movie for its lead cast Ayushmann Khurrana, Gajraj Rao, and Sanya Malhotra including Neena Gupta.
Neena Gupta has featured in several critically acclaimed films such as 83, Kaagaz 2, Mast Mein Rehne De, Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway, Goodbye, Dial 100, Panga, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Mulk and Vadh among others.
Neena Gupta is presently seen in Amazon Prime Video’s most successful show Panchayat. She is shooting for its fourth season which will premiere in 2026.
Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta along with their families and friends have featured in a biographical drama series titled ‘Masaba Masaba’. The series premieres on Netflix and shows the real life of Masaba Gupta as a Bollywood fashion designer.
