Neha Dhupia celebrates 20 years of Miss India win, jokes she’s ‘a few dress sizes bigger’

Neha Dhupia celebrated 20 years of her Miss India win on Monday, with an emotional submit. The model-turned-actor was felicitated on the not too long ago held Miss India contest, the place she selected to put on the identical robe that she had worn on the 2002 pageant. Neha recalled her journey of power, and stated that she selected to face for “every little girl who dares to dream.”

In the images, Neha’s husband, actor Angad Bedi, may be seen together with their two youngsters, Mehr and Guriq. It additionally occurs to be the primary time that Neha has revealed the face of her daughter Mehr on social media; the couple had beforehand made it a degree to not reveal their kids’s faces on-line. In one of many images, Neha’s mother and father Pradip Singh Dhupia and Manpinder Dhupia, are felicitating her too.

Neha’s caption learn, “20 years that went by in a flash … but if I shut my eyes and think , all I have is gratitude in my heart. I did nt think that it would be possible to wear this crown on stage again and relive one of the most precious moments of my life with my most precious people. 20 years later I stood taller , stronger , more experienced and a few dress sizes bigger 🙂 … but most importantly I stood for every little girl who dares to dream and work hard towards it , for every daughter who wants nothing more than to make her parents proud , for every partner who basis their relationship on love and equality and for every mother who wants to live her dream and wants nothing more than to have her children by her side as she does that … sometimes in life even if we don’t have a crown … we all have our sparkle… #shineon… Love Miss India 2002 -2022.”

Neha was a well known mannequin earlier than taking part within the Miss India 2002 pageant. She reached the highest 10 of the Miss Universe pageant the identical yr. Neha later made her Bollywood debut with Qayamat (2003). Her different films embrace Julie, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, Chup Chup Ke, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Dus Kahaniyaan, Mithya, Singh Is Kinng, Dasvidaniya, De Dana Dan, Phas Gaye Re Obama, Hindi Medium, Tumhari Sulu, and A Thursday.

Neha Dhupia additionally appeared as one of many ‘leaders’ on MTV Roadies.