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“I know the region very well,” she said proudly.
Her parents, who moved to this country from India, still live in Michigan City, where her father was a physician and her mother managed his private practice.
“She was always on the phone with insurance companies,” Gupta recalled.
Gupta family
Rati Gupta, right, with her father, Dr. Rakesh Gupta, mother Bina Gupta, of Michigan City, and her brother Dr. Neil Gupta in a recent photo. (Provided by Rati Gupta)
In kindergarten, Gupta thought middle names were the same as nicknames, so one day when her classmates revealed their middle names to each other, she said, “Butterfly.” Like her childhood nickname, she has been fluttering around the entertainment industry for several years now without a net in sight.
“Five or 10 years ago, I thought my life was a mess,” she admitted. “Nothing seemed to fly right.”
Her parents, who moved to this country from India, still live in Michigan City, where her father was a physician and her mother managed his private practice.
“She was always on the phone with insurance companies,” Gupta recalled.
Gupta family
Rati Gupta, right, with her father, Dr. Rakesh Gupta, mother Bina Gupta, of Michigan City, and her brother Dr. Neil Gupta in a recent photo. (Provided by Rati Gupta)
In kindergarten, Gupta thought middle names were the same as nicknames, so one day when her classmates revealed their middle names to each other, she said, “Butterfly.” Like her childhood nickname, she has been fluttering around the entertainment industry for several years now without a net in sight.
“Five or 10 years ago, I thought my life was a mess,” she admitted. “Nothing seemed to fly right.”