Satish Kaushik once asked Neena Gupta to marry him after discovering she's pregnant: 'You can just say it’s mine'

Neena Gupta has no doubt led an extraordinary life both professionally and personally. Summing up her years of wisdom and experiences in her memoir, Sach Kahun Toh: An Autobiography, Neena revealed how her friend and filmmaker Satish Kaushik once proposed to her after discovering she’s pregnant out of wedlock.

The actress who has been quite frank about her struggles of raising daughter Masaba as a single mother, in her book wrote about Satish Kaushik’s proposition and how he told her, "Don’t worry, if the child is born with dark skin, you can just say it’s mine and we’ll get married. Nobody will suspect a thing." Neena, of course, chose to raise Masaba on her own.

In a post on social media Masaba had shared an excerpt from Neena’s book from the time she was born and wrote in a post, “When I was born, my mum had Rs 2000/- in her bank account. A timely tax reimbursement would bump that number up to Rs 12,000/- and ofcourse I was a C-section baby. As I read mom’s biography I learn so many things & the hardships she has had to endure. I work very hard every single day of my life & never ever let anyone not give me what I deserve only to make sure I can pay her back for bringing me into this world.....with interest!”

Masaba is Neena and iconic West Indies cricketer Sir Vivian Richard’s daughter. She is a celebrated designer who turned to acting with the Netflix show Masaba Masaba.