Sach Kahun Toh: Will There Be A Neena Gupta Biopic Based On Her Book?

Currently promoting Jitendra Kumar’s Panchayat Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video, which will be streaming from May 20, actor Neena Gupta teased her biopic. 

Gupta revealed that she is talking to filmmakers who are inspired by her autobiography “Sach Kahun Toh” and have shown interest in giving it the screen treatment.

Sach Kahun Toh came out last year and chronicled Neena Gupta’s journey from the time she was at the National School of Drama (NSD) to moving to Mumbai in the 80s and raising her daughter Masaba Gupta as a single mother. The book also showcases several chapters of her life – from her first marriage that lasted a year to how her daughter Masaba saved her life during a fire on the sets of Sanjay Khan’s serial The Sword of Tipu Sultan.

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Neena Gupta Biopic in the works?

Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the “National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress” for playing the character of a widow in Woh Chokri. Meanwhile, Neena will be seen in Goodbye, a film by the National Film Awards and Filmfare Award winner Vikas Bahl. She will be seen sharing the screen with Amitabh Bachhan, as per reports. The movie also features Rashmika Mandanna and Pavail Gulati in key roles.

Neena Gupta is yet to finalise plans for her biopic. However,  she told Indian Express that she just had her first meeting to discuss the film proposal. “Let’s see what happens,” she said. She further added that she has not thought of any actor to portray her in the film. “My opinion doesn’t matter. The producer will decide who is fit for it. I cannot interfere in it and I have not even thought about it yet,” she explained. 

According to reports, in 2021, Kareena Kapoor Khan launched Gupta’s book during a virtual event. At the time, Gupta had said she had been writing the autobiography for 20 years and would often wonder if people were even interested in reading about her. 

In an online interaction, the two women discussed their love and respect for each other. While Kapoor Khan stated that she had always admired Gupta's work and the way she lives her life, Gupta went on to say that she especially wanted the Jab We Met actor to launch her book because she had noticed how Kapoor Khan had continued to silently work throughout her two pregnancies and post marriage and she had found it inspiring.