Actor Neena Gupta has always had an unconventional voice. She’s always been unapologetic about her choices that may not always fit society’s default and traditional setting. She’s not someone who is afraid of taking up space and is a living proof of how age is just a number.

In her latest interview, she made the audience burst into laughter by confessing that she prefers gifts over love. In her trademark bindass style, she declared herself “materialistic.”

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In the interview with Zoom, Neena was asked whether she would prefer a partner who does not plan surprises or give gifts, but expresses love sometimes. With her trademark honesty and wit, Neena said, “I prefer gifts to pyaar. Pyaar kya matab? Nonsense. I am very materialistic.”

She went on to share a story. Recalling a conversation with a friend, she said she had once been venting about how her husband fell short in certain ways and how she’d started comparing her relationship with others. That’s when her friend shared a piece of advice that really stuck with her.

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“My friend once said something really nice to me. I was arguing, complaining about how my husband doesn't do this, or her husband doesn't do that. So she explained to me, you know, you should tell your husband that in love, things like property, jewellery, clothes, they're all included. If I just say, 'I love you, I love you so much,' and that's it… That’s not enough. You have to do something too. Give something. At least a saree on my birthday,” Neena added.

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Neena is currently busy with the promotion of Metro In Dino. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anurag Basu, and Taani Basu and directed by Anurag Basu, the film stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Neena.