Did You Know Neena Gupta Rinsed Her Mouth With Dettol Post Her First Kissing Scene With THIS Actor?

Neena Gupta has been one of the actresses who is known for wearing her heart on the sleeves. She has been the one challenging the stereotypes for decades now and doesn't know the art of mincing words. However, the legendary actress has been making the headlines these days for a surprising revelation about her first kissing scene.

This happened during the recent promotions of her upcoming series Lust Stories 2 wherein she plays the role of an uber cool dadi who suggests her granddaughter to get intimate with her prospective husband before marriage and called it a test drive. Needless to say, the uber cool dadi did made heads turn with her advice.

As Neena is grabbing the attention for her yet another impressive role, she has recently opened up about her first onscreen kissing scene from the 90s. During an interview with Instant Bollywood, Neena revealed that her first kissing scene happened for a television show Dillagi in the early 1990s opposite Dilip Dhawan.

As she recalled her first kissing scene, Neena revealed that she had rinsed her mouth with dettol after the kissing scene. In fact, she also admitted that the wasn't physically or mentally prepared for the scene.

"It had the first-ever lip-to-lip kissing scene on Indian TV. I couldn't sleep all night. It wasn't like he was a friend, we were acquaintances. He was good-looking, but that doesn't really matter in these situations, because physically and mentally, I wasn't ready. I was so tense, but I convinced myself to go through with it. As soon as it ended, I rinsed my mouth with Dettol. It was so difficult for me to kiss somebody who I don't know," Neena was quoted saying.

The actress also emphasised that the makers even thought of promoting the show using the kissing scene. However, it backfired and they had to remove it following an uproar among the audience. Interestingly, Dillagi also featured Irrfan Khan.

Meanwhile, talking about Lust Stories 2, the series happens to be an anthology and features stories from Sujoy Ghosh, Amit Ravindernath Sharma, R Balki and Konkona Sensharma. Releasing on June 29, Lust Stories 2 also features Mrunal Thakur, Angad Bedi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vijay Varma, Kajol, Kumud Mishra, Tillotama Shome and Amruta Subhash.