By Ila Sankrityayan

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Veteran actor Neena Gupta opened up on the adorable bond she shares with her granddaughter and said that she doesn't feel like a grandmother and instead prefers to be called by her name.

In a conversation with ANI, she said, 'I don't feel like a grandmother. In fact, I have told the little one not to call me naani but 'call me Neena'.'

On October 12, Neena's daughter, Masaba Gupta and her husband, Satyadeep Misra, announced the arrival of their baby girl with a joint Instagram post. Masaba shared an adorable monochrome photo of her baby's little feet.

They also posted a picture of a white lotus and a moon set against a blue backdrop with their announcement written on it. The post read: 'Our very special little girl arrived on a very special day. 11.10.2024. Masaba & Satyadeep.'

The 'Badhaai Ho' actress who plays the role of a grandmother in the upcoming film 'Hindi-Vindi', also opened up on her role, saying, 'In the film, I am also playing a very smart grandmother who is a music teacher in India.'

'Hindi-Vindi' is created by filmmakers including director Ali Sayed, writer Jay Sharma and producers Aniket Deshkar, Anil Sharma and Sunny Shah.

The film also stars 'The Archies' fame Mihir Ahuja and Australian singer Guy Sebastian.

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On speaking about the film, she said, 'It is a movie which basically revolves around a grandmother and a grandson, grandson being played by Mihir (Ahuja), who is also a musician. It's a very emotional kind of a story and a very real story which people will connect with, and it has a major part in the movies, the music, and that's why we have Guy (Sebastian) who is playing his father. So it has a lot of beautiful music, it has a lot of emotions, and it is very real.'

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A ward-winning musician duo, Javed-Mohsin, and Guy Sebastian have composed music for the film. Speaking on his working experience, Sebastian said Mohsin was full of passion, talent and very humble.

'I loved working on the music for this film. Scoring for a film is very different from writing songs for my own project or for other artists' albums. In film, you almost compose backward. It's fun starting with the visual and knowing what the scene needs, but you have to get it right and make sure the music matches what the director wants the audience to feel. Mohsin was full of passion and obviously talent. He is also very humble, kind and open to any ideas thrown his way,' he said.

On making his acting debut, Sebastian said, he has been a huge fan of acting and scriptwriting and though he has been involved in television for long, acting is a difficult art form.

'I think it was a really tough thing for me to tackle, if I'm being honest, because I have many actor friends and people I admire. I'm a huge fan of film and a huge fan of scriptwriting. I've been writing music for a long time. I've been involved in television for a long time, but acting is a really difficult art form that deserves respect, and because I have respected it so much, I think I put a lot of pressure on myself. I realized that for a scene to look great, you truly need to believe that you are that person,' he added.

Mihir, who rose to fame with his performance in 'The Archies,' also shared his working experience with veteran actors Neena Gupta and Guy Sebastian, saying, 'It is Guy's first acting project, but he nailed it and no one on set felt like this si his first acting gig. It was great working with both of them.'

While praising Neena, he shared, 'I used to just sit and watch her. And I was just analyzing her. So I was just hoping that she doesn't look at me so it looks awkward. But I was just analyzing it was an acting school for me, an acting workshop just to watch her perform in front of me, and observe the way she just switches in emotions.'

'Hindi Vindi' is a musical drama exploring intergenerational language barriers within the migrant community. It was released in Australia on February 27. (ANI)