Neena Gupta slams people for mocking her for speaking in Hindi; says, “Khabardar Hindi medium bola toh” : Bollywood News

Veteran performer Neena Gupta, who frequently posts videos of herself speaking in Hindi, recently shared a new one in which she attacked her detractors. She claimed that because she uses her mother tongue, she often gets called “Hindi-medium” and made fun of.

Neena Gupta slams people for mocking her for speaking in Hindi; says, “Khabardar Hindi medium bola toh”

On Wednesday, Neena shared a video of herself sitting in front of a magnificent mountain view while chastising people for referring to her as a “Hindi-medium” and a “TV actor.” She said in the video, “Mujhe ek baat kehni hai jo mujhe yaad ayi aur main bade din se kehna chah rahi thi... hamare desh mein na kuch terms hoti hai, jaise 'Arrey yeh toh TV actor hai'. Ek term hota hai 'yeh toh Hindi-medium hai', aur ek term hoti hai 'Arrey haath se kha rahi hai, chee! Churi-kaate se nahi kha rahi hai'.”

Neena further added, “Toh mere ko bohut bar boltein hain 'Hindi-medium hai' kyunki main achi Hindi bolti hoon, kyunki yeh meri matra bhasha hai. Toh main yeh kehna chaah rahi hoon ki isme hume kabhi sharam nahi karni chahiye.”

“I am proud to be 'Hindi-medium'. I am proud to eat and dress up the way I want to. And I am proud to be called a TV actor. Hum kayin baar gussa ho jate hai ki hume 'Hindi-medium' kaha, ya apne aap ko neecha samajhne lag jate hai. Nahi samajhna. I am proud to be what I am, if I feel from inside that I am doing the right thing. Am I right?” Neena concluded. Sharing the video, she wrote in caption, “Khabardar Hindi medium bola toh.”

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Fans lauded the actress for her thoughts and poured their love in the comments section. A user wrote, “Well said maam,” “So true…people need to hear this.”

On the film front, Neena Gupta's most recent on-screen appearance was in the film Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. However, the veteran actress has a busy slate of upcoming projects, including Vishal Bhardwaj's web series titled Charlie Chopra and The Mystery Of Solang Valley, R Balki's Lust Stories 2, Anurag Basu's Metro In Dino, a romantic comedy called Pachhattar Ka Chhora, Baa, Ishq-E-Nadaan, and Sabun, which also stars Jackie Shroff.

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