“I Call My Girlfriends,” Neena Gupta Says She Learnt Not To Depend On Husband For Happiness

Be it raising a child as a single independent mother or surviving alone in a distant city, Neena Gupta has often lived life on her own terms. And her confidence, self-belief, and persistence have inspired many, including me.

But the ‘Badhaai Ho’ recently accepted that she sometimes felt lonely because she didn’t have a partner to lean on. However, she added that she was able to quickly overcome loneliness as she ‘does not dwell on the past’, reported Hindustan Times.

When quizzed if she felt lonely at times, she divulged, “Very often.”

“It happened all my life. Because I didn’t have a boyfriend or husband for many years. In fact, my father was my boyfriend; he was the man of the house. It has happened when I was disrespected at work.”

She further said, “I’ve often felt lonely, but God has given me the power that I’m always able to move on. I don’t dwell on the past.”

The ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ actor found love again in 2008 and married Vivek Mehra, a Delhi-based chartered accountant, in a private ceremony. However, she reportedly said that it’s only in the last Covid lockdown that she has spent enough time with him like a married couple at their holiday home in Mukteshwar.

“My husband actually lives in Delhi and I live in Mumbai, that’s our base. So actually, for the first time, we lived as husband and wife here, in the lockdown. First time I came to know him and he came to know me.”

But she admits that she can’t depend on him and has started keeping herself busy too.

“Initially, I used to crib, ‘Arre, we are together, but I hardly see you. You are always on the phone; I can’t talk to you.’ But now he says, ‘Arre, you are so busy! You are always on a call.’ And I am very happy like that.”

“I have learned that I have to be busy myself. I read or do whatever. I cannot depend on him for my happiness or time to share. I call up my girlfriends and I talk to them. This first lockdown has changed a lot for me.”

Gupta has been vocal about her personal life and never hesitated to share the mistakes she made. Her unapologetic attitude and love for life is infectious. You go, Neena Ji!

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