Veteran Actress, Neena Gupta, Asks For A Job In An Instagram Post And Its A Lesson To Learn
In any time of one’s life, a situation would have arrived when you have asked for a job. Where asking for a job is considered a low on self-esteem, the veteran actress, Neena Gupta, is giving teaching a lesson that it’s not. The actress took to Instagram to share a pucture of her asking for a job. It was the caption that took our attention; she captioned the image, “I live in Mumbai and working am a good actor looking for good parts to play” (sic). Neena Gupta’s way of asking for a job, keeping aside her pride, is simply one cannot ignore.
It should not be forgotten that Neena Gupta is National Film Awardee. The fact that she went ahead and asked for work is something we should learn lesson from it. Neena’s post reveals she doesn’t want to sit idle and wishes to keep working till she can. Neena’s daughter and renowned designer Masaba Gupta shared the photo on Instagram. Masaba wrote she was proud of her mother and also revealed the life lessons she learned from he
Masaba wrote, “Just the other day I was telling someone .. how I am never afraid/ shy to ask for work. It’s obviously genetic. My mother put up this post on her Instagram today. I mean, my 62yr old national award winning mother. She told me I must always work … no matter what .. it keeps you from getting old…she told me they don’t write for women her age anymore … I don’t think anyone can replicate what she did for TV anymore.. she complains that she can’t do PR .. but says ‘I do good work, that’s my PR’.. time and again we’ve spoken about how whatever she asks for … in due time, she gets… But that’s the magic of a pure heart. The universe just can’t refuse you… the only advice I have the guts to give her is.. don’t work with anyone who won’t respect you ,at this age , that’s the bare minimum & it’s a strange strange industry she’s in… the advice she gives me in return is..’whatever you do, free ka PR mat khaana, your only someone’s kid/wife/niece/sister for this long. Prove yourself. WORK. Walk the talk & fly @neena_gupta #neenaji”
Well, Neena Gupta has all our respect for being this humble and not shying away from working. You have inspired us, Ma’am!