When Neena Gupta told me that she’d be concerned if her kid was gay



Neena Gupta is known for expressing her thoughts without fear, and this one time, she didn’t try to mince her words for being politically correct. During the promotions of ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’, Neena said same-sex love wasn’t a taboo for her but added that she would have been concerned if her own kid was a gay.


“My daughter has many gay friends. Even I have friends who are gay. For me, it was okay. It was not a taboo. But I am sure if tomorrow my son or my daughter confesses of being gay, it would be a matter of concern. I think it will take a long time to understand and for that reality to sink in,” the actress had during an interview with me for The Indian Express. 


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