Neena
Gupta
in
a
recent
interaction
with
a
news
portal,
said
that
even
though
directors
like
Shyam
Benegal,
Govind
Nihalani
and
others
knew
her,
they
never
saw
her
as
a
commercially
viable
actress.
She
added
that
it
was
always
Shabana
Azmi,
Smita
Patel
and
Deepti
Naval
who
were
seen
as
the
face
of
art
house
cinema.
The
Badhaai
Ho
actress
told
Outlook
India,
"See,
it
was
always
Shabana
Azmi,
Smita
Patil,
and
Deepti
Naval
who
were
seen
as
the
face
of
art-house
cinema,
and
even
though
Shyam
Benegal,
Govind
Nihalani
knew
me,
but
they
never
saw
me
as
a
commercially
viable
actor."
Neena
said
that
she
thought
everyone
was
a
friend
only
to
realize
that
wasn't
the
case.
She
added
that
she
was
hesistant
to
pursue
people
constantly
thinking
that
it
would
push
them
away
more
and
they
won't
speak
to
her.
"I
didn't
know
how
to
conduct
myself
in
the
industry.
I
thought
everyone
was
a
friend.
Nobody
is
your
friend.
They
are
doing
their
job
and
you
have
to
do
yours.
I
couldn't
learn
how
to
talk
to
people.
I
was
hesitant
to
persuade
people
constantly
thinking
it
would
push
them
away
more
and
they'll
end
up
not
talking
to
me.
I
was
very
shy
and
didn't
know
the
rules
of
the
business.
So,
I
made
plenty
of
mistakes,
and
have
been
made
a
fool
of
because
I
didn't
know
any
better,
I
am
a
'ghusudu'.
You
should
know
when
to
exit,"
she
told
the
publication.
In
another
chat
with
Times
Now,
Neena
said
that
even
though
Govind
Nihalani
was
'friendly'
with
her,
he
never
cast
her
in
a
lead
role.
The
actress
revealed,
"It
was
always
Shabana,
Smita,
Dipti,
we
got
nothing.
Not
just
me,
but
all
the
others
who
came
with
me.
Not
that
we
were
ugly,
or
we
were
bad
actors,
or
we
were
fat.
But
I
never
learned
how
to
interact
with
people."
Currently,
Neena
Gupta
is
in
news
for
her
recently
released
autobiography
'Sach
Kahun
Toh'
in
which
she
has
made
some
shocking
revelations
about
her
personal
and
professional
life.
From
her
ups
and
downs,
her
life
experiences,
her
decision
to
be
a
single
mother
and
other
sensitive
topics,
she
has
bared
it
all
in
her
book.
Workwise,
the
actress
will
next
be
seen
in
Amitabh
Bachchan-Rashmika
Mandanna's
Goodbye.