Veteran actress of Bollywood, Neena Gupta recently launched her autobiography, titled Sach Kahun Toh. The actress has unleashed few unheard and shocking stories from her up-side-down journey in the glamour world of Bollywood. She opened up about the challenging phase of her life when she was about to welcome her daughter, Masaba because then she was an unmarried pregnant woman. Alongside facing societal pressure, she was also in financial trouble. In an excerpt in the book, Neena reveals that one of her friends even tried to get her married to a gay man when she was pregnant with Masaba.
The Badhaai Ho fame, Neena Gupta was in love with the former West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards. After being in a relationship with him, she got pregnant with their daughter Masaba. However, the actress reveals that Vivian did not agree to leave his wife back then and she had to face many challenges being unmarried pregnant women. In the book, she reveals how one of her friends suggested that she should marry a gay banker who lived in Bandra (Mumbai). Apparently, Neena’s other friend Sujoy Mitra revealed to her that the man wanted to get married to her to avoid societal pressures. After getting married to her, he wished to tell the world that child was his. However, the wedding didn’t take place.
According to a report by Zoom, while mentioning the incident, Neena reveals, “I laughed them off because I didn’t feel right about getting married just to avoid controversy. I knew I would have to answer very difficult questions. Being a public figure meant that our lives, mine and my child’s, would always be up for speculation. But I told myself I would cross that bridge when I come to it. Until then, I would hide behind loose clothes for as long as I could.”
For the unversed, while talking to Kareena Kapoor Khan recently, Neena Gupta reveals that she would not have revealed these unheard stories from her real-life if her parents were alive today. She says her mother struggled all her life to keep her(Neena) safe from getting embroiled in the controversy.
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