Neena Gupta reveals a director gave her 'maa-behen ki gaali' in front of Vinod Khanna, Juhi Chawla: 'I started crying'

Veteran actress Neena Gupta recently recalled that the work culture in the 1980s was harsh and it would often translate into a toxic atmosphere on the set.

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, the actress was asked if she could recall a weird anecdote from her time in Bollywood in those days. Answering the question, Neena revealed that she was once abused in front of several other actors.

"I was doing a film and I had a very small role in it. I just had 2-3 dialogues in a scene. I was in a larger group. On the day of the shoot, those dialogues were also cut. I had no role left," she recalled.

Neena Gupta added, "I went up to the director and said 'I had two lines and you’ve cut those as well.' He gave me maa-behen ki gaali in front of everybody. Vinod Khanna was there, Juhi (Chawla), everybody and I just started crying because he abused me in front of everyone."

"I don’t think this happens today, or maybe it happens but I am not in the same position. No one would give me maa-behen ki gaalis today," the Badhaai Ho actress stated.

Meanwhile, on the work front, the actress was seen in Masaba Masaba Season 2 with daughter Masaba Gupta this year. She also starred in films like Goodbye, Uunchai and Vadh.