New Delhi: Neena Gupta, who frequently posts videos of herself speaking in Hindi, recently released a new one in which she bashed her critics. The seasoned actor stated that because she speaks her mother tongue, she often gets labelled "Hindi-medium" and made fun of.
On Wednesday, Neena posted a video of herself sitting in front of a beautiful mountain view on Instagram Reels in which she slammed people for calling her 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' (I have been wanting to say something for a few days. In India, we hear some terms like 'TV actor' or 'Hindi-medium'. Sometimes people also mock you for eating with your hands instead of using knife and fork).”
"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 (Many people call me 'Hindi-medium' because I speak well in Hindi as it is my mother tongue. I want to say, we should not be ashamed of speaking in Hindi)," she added.
"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 (Sometimes we get angry or look down upon ourselves, when people mock us for speaking in Hindi. Don't do that to yourself). I am proud to be what I am, if I feel from inside that I am doing the right thing. Am I right?"
The actor went on to say she had no issues with her appearance, language, and eating habits. Neena Gupta was last seen in Rani Mukerji starrer 'Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway'.