Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta are one fabulous mother-daughter duo and we must say, they have set examples for their own generations. While Masaba is a renowned designer, Neena is a prolific actor who has carved a niche for herself. But as we all know, Masaba is Neena's daughter out of wedlock. During a recent interview with Rajeev Masand, when she was asked if she feels guilty of bringing up Masaba without a conventional family, she stated, "I feel it was a very selfish act on my part. Some of my friends told me it won’t be fair on part of the child, but kaun sunnta hai uss waqat, blind hotey hain. I also feel sad because she was lonely. I wish I had another child but circumstances weren't like that."
Furthermore, she was asked if she thinks it is still hard to have a child out of wedlock in today's time, Neena maintained that she would not advise youngsters to follow her example. "Nothing much has changed. You and I are the minority in this country. The majority is the same. What has changed? This (the decision to be an unwed mother) also people should not do what I done. It is very tough and it is not fair on the child," she added.
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Apart from this, Neena also talked how she suggested Masaba to not act in films because of her unconventional looks."I told her if you want to be an actor then you go abroad. Because tumhara jis tarah ka shakal hai aur body hai, tumhe yahan Indian mileu mein bohot kum role milenge, even if you become a good actor. So, tumko woh heroine nahi milegi. Hema Malini nahi banoge, Alia (Bhatt) nahi banoge," she concluded.
On the work front, Neena was last seen in Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra starrer Badhaai Ho.
