Neena Gupta calls herself 'the most conventional person'; recalls experiences during Masaba Gupta's birth

Neena Gupta is known as one of the most versatile actors of Bollywood. She's known for starring in both critical and commercial hits. However, her personal life also intrigues people since she gave birth to daughter Masaba Gupta out of wedlock in 1988. Now, Neena has claimed that she is not a rebel, and instead a 'chuha (mouse)'.

Speaking with Brut India, she said, "I am not a rebel. I am a chuha (mouse). I am not unconventional. I am the most conventional person right now. Just because I had a baby out of wedlock, which millions of women have in India and out… But the media made me into, ‘Ah brave’. After my death the headline will come, ‘Neena Gupta who lived life on her own terms passes away’. I did not."

She also recalled the time when Masaba was born and said that she had both good and bad experiences. While she enjoyed motherhood, she was also at the receiving end of social stigma.

"It was very strange because there was so much happiness and so much unhappiness. I was so happy to have Masaba. And then this whole media and everybody - they made my life miserable. So I used to stay at home, not go out and enjoy my child and kind of put curtains in front of my eyes. Telling myself that the bad people, they don’t exist. Whoever is good, I will enjoy them," she said.

Neena had Masaba Gupta with ex-partner and former West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards. They had an affair while he was married, and later refused to end his marriage to be with Neena. Masaba was then raised by Neena who had a strained relationship with her father till the age of 18.

On the work front, Neena recently featured in the psychological thriller 'Vadh' alongside Sanjay Mishra.

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