Actor Neena Gupta has often called out the discrimination that women have to face in Indian society and in a recent interview, Neena said that women are often judged by the clothes they wear, and she believes that such things in society might never change. Recently, while promoting her upcoming web series Chumbak, Neena recalled an incident when a tailor objected to her friend’s clothing while she was giving her measurements. Neena’s statement comes days after Kriti Sanon found herself in a storm for an outfit she wore in an advertisement.

Neena Gupta on policing around women’s outfits

Discussing attitudes toward women’s dressing, Neena shared that in a neighbourhood like Sita Ram Bazaar, which is located in Delhi, women are still expected to cover their faces with a veil. She told , “I think it’s going to stay like this. It is not going to change. Not at all. Mark my words. Because society is such. Even today, nothing has really changed. Whatever has changed, it has changed only by a few percentage points. What has changed is that women have started earning.”

When asked about the solution to this problem, Neena said, “We can do only one thing. We can give our sons a good education. We can teach them to respect women. That is the only way. Maybe after one, two, three, four generations, perhaps something will change. But can we discuss this in small towns and villages? Who will tell them? For them, the son is more important.”

Neena then shared the incident with her friend and recalled, “I have a friend, and this is a true incident. She went to a tailor and asked him to make a spaghetti-strap blouse with a neckline of about 10-11 inches. And the tailor told her, ‘Don’t wear a blouse then.'”

‘Not right to judge someone on their clothes’

This isn’t the first time that Neena has spoken openly about women having the freedom to wear what they like. In 2022, the actress had strongly reacted to being trolled for her dress. She had written on social media, “I want to post this because there are people who believe that those who wear sexy clothes like I am wearing right now are useless. Let me tell you, I have done an MPhil in Sanskrit, and I have done a lot of other things too. So, it is not right to judge someone on the basis of their clothes. Trolls, do take note.”

Neena’s comments after Kriti Sanon’s ontroversy

A few days ago, actor Kriti Sanon was under scrutiny for her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan advertisement. The ad was eventually pulled down by the brand. “If our recent advertisement has inadvertently hurt the sentiments of some segments of society, that was not our intent at all,,” they wrote. The ad was pulled down shortly after Kriti, who is also one of the investors in the brand, questioned, “When will we stop telling women what to wear?” She added, “Culture and traditions are in her heart, not in her neckline.”