Masaba Gupta is all set to star in Amazon Prime Video's Modern Love Mumbai. The designer-actor, who started her acting career with Netflix's Masaba Masaba in 2020, is now promoting her second show. During a recent interview, Masaba was asked about being a 'modern' woman, being born to Neena Gupta out of a wedlock and more.
As for what sets love apart in modern times, the designer-turned actor said that now both partners expect to be given a seat at the table. She said, “Today, one has the option to walk out, in a good or bad way. Also, times have changed and so have gender rules. Today, men are okay with being house-husbands and dads, as are women. More importantly, women are independent, they have financial independence. They share equal responsibility and goals in life.”
On being asked if she is often trolled for being a 'modern' woman, Masaba 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.”
She added that even today, a child born out of wedlock would be looked at differently. “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.”
(Source: Indian Express)
