Masaba Gupta reveals she was tagged 'too modern' for being born out of wedlock

After Netflix ’s Masaba Masaba, celebrity designer Masaba Gupta is all set for her second acting project, an anthology titled Modern Love Mumbai . The upcoming anthology is an adaptation of the internationally acclaimed anthology which includes six shorts featuring the likes of Pratik Gandhi, Arshad Warsi , and Fatima Sana Shaikh among others. However, she will be seen in the short story ‘I love Thane’ which has been helmed by Dhruv Sehgal. Talking on the sidelines of her upcoming project, Masaba told Indian Express that she revealed that she has been tagged too modern for being born out of wedlock.

Masaba is the daughter of actress Neena Gupta and Sir Vivian Richards who is born out of wedlock. When asked if she ever had to face the negative impact of being modern, she said, “All the time, my mother was called a modern woman. When she made Saans , it was called modern, and ahead of time. I have been tagged too modern for being born out of wedlock. Honestly, it’s wonderful to be modern but there’s no size that fits everyone. I think the responsibility of being modern is to be accepting, however, we have become more intolerant. I think we are going back in time.”

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Further, she revealed that she would never have the guts to have a baby out of wedlock as she doesn’t want to take that extra pressure. “Accepting is one thing but what happens behind the scenes is something else. You would pass comments like that she slept with someone and had a baby. I read stories of so many single moms who have had kids out of wedlock. They do have to deal with whispers and people talking behind their backs. Nothing has changed with time. Being a modern woman, do I have the guts to have a baby out of wedlock? Never. I don’t want to take that extra pressure, and put a child in that space.”

Masaba was last seen in Netflix’s series Masaba Masaba directed by Sonam Nair. The series is based on her life and also features her mother Neena. The first season of the show was a hit among viewers, and Masaba will be soon returning with season 2.