Neena Gupta shared the story of her broken engagement, when the relationship was called off just before the wedding. She also spoke about the double standards of the society, where strong, self-reliant women are not easily accepted.
GoWell-known Bollywood actress Neena Gupta is often in the headlines. Sometimes because of her personal life, sometimes because of her clothes. As everyone knows, Neena is one of those people who shares the most personal and painful stories of her life without caring about the society. Recently, Neena has spoken openly about her marriage, the double standards of society and a painful incident in her life.
Recently, while talking to ‘Humans of Bombay’, Neena Gupta shared an unheard story of her life, which troubles her even today. After the engagement, Neena Gupta was very excited about her marriage. She was ready to start her family. She also went to Delhi to buy clothes and jewellery. But suddenly, a phone call just before the wedding ruins everything. That person suddenly broke the relationship without giving any clear reason. Neena gets a call that “the marriage is not happening now”. When they asked what happened, she said she had to undergo sinus surgery.
Neena Gupta told that till date she does not know the real reason for the breakdown of the marriage. She kept asking her parents what happened, but they never told her until today. She was very sad at that time. But the story did not end here. About six months later, the same person contacted her again and proposed marriage. But by then Neena had changed her mind. Keeping his self-respect in mind, he rejected that offer.
Does society not accept self-reliant women?
During the interview, Neena also talked about the social mentality where even today people become uncomfortable seeing women living their lives in their own way. He said, “95% of men want women who will obey them in every way. Who have no opinions of their own and who are not completely dedicated to their career.” Neena believes that in a patriarchal society, an independent woman is often not considered “suitable” for marriage. She also clarified that she is not saying this about every man, but based on her long experience she said that the society is still not ready to completely accept strong women.
This issue comes up again and again
Neena Gupta’s personal life always attracts everyone’s attention. Her decision to become a single mother in 1980 is still a topic of discussion. Even after so many years, this issue keeps coming up again and again. But Neena never looked back. Even today, when people mention it, Neena considers it a mirror of a social thinking which has not been able to free itself from traditional shackles.