Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Neena Gupta Counters Marriage Questions and Body-Shaming With Blunt Replies
Neena Gupta talked about people asking questions that are too personal.
One question was, “When are you getting married?”
She said she replies that she does not depend on the people asking.
She also described an incident when people commented on the shape of her saree.
They asked if she was pregnant because it looked bulky near her waist.
Gupta told her team to say that she was pregnant.
She advised people who are body-shamed to give the same answer.
Her message was that people should not interfere with others’ choices or appearances.
Neena Gupta discussed how she responds to intrusive questions about marriage and comments about her appearance.
During a CNN-News18 interaction, she answered “When are you getting married?” with “Tumhare baap ka nahi khati.”
Gupta translated the phrase as meaning she is not dependent on the people asking about her personal choices.
She recalled people asking whether she was pregnant after her saree appeared bulky around her waist.
Gupta said she told her team to say she was pregnant and advised others to use the same response against body-shaming.
- Who
- Veteran actor Neena Gupta.
- What
- She shared blunt responses to intrusive marriage questions and body-shaming comments.
- When
- During a CNN-News18 interaction; the date was not specified. Her series Chumbak was reported as released on Thursday, September 11.
- Where
- The interaction was with CNN-News18; no specific location was stated.
- Why
- To explain how she handles people who comment on personal choices, marital status, or appearance.
Neena Gupta’s View
Intrusive Commenters’ View
Comments on personal choices
Neena Gupta’s View
Gupta said people should not feel entitled to question others about marriage or ask why their choices matter to them.
Intrusive Commenters’ View
People around her asked questions such as “When are you getting married?” and commented on her marital status.
Comments about appearance
Neena Gupta’s View
Gupta treated remarks about her waist and possible pregnancy as body-shaming and suggested responding by saying, “I am pregnant.”
Intrusive Commenters’ View
People commented that her saree appeared bulky near her waist and asked whether she was pregnant.
- Person
- Neena Gupta
- Platform
- CNN-News18
- Marriage question
- “When are you getting married?”
- Hindi response
- “Tumhare baap ka nahi khati”
- English meaning
- “I am not dependent on you.”
- Body-shaming response
- Gupta advised people to tell commenters, “I am pregnant.”
- Related series
- Chumbak, a comedy-drama series released on Thursday, September 11
