Neena Gupta was in a relationship with West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards and so they have a daughter, Masaba Gupta. Folks typically name Neena courageous for her option to grow to be a single mom, with out getting married. In a latest interview, the actress has opened up on relationship with Vivian and why they by no means obtained married. When requested whether or not the 2 had been really in love, Neena responded candidly in an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, “Go ask him. Everyone seems to be afraid to ask him. Why do all of you ask solely me? I feel we had been in love. Though we had been collectively for under a short time, the time we spent collectively was great.”
Reflecting on why marriage was by no means on the playing cards, Neena defined that sensible realities stood in the best way. “Woh already shadi shuda the, fundamental shadi kaise karti. Additionally, it wasn’t sensible. Both I might have needed to depart my job and go to the West Indies, or he would have had to surrender his profession and are available to India; neither of which was attainable,” she mentioned. When requested if he was okay with Neena giving beginning to their daughter as a result of he was married, the actress mentioned he was okay with it. Wanting again at that part of her life, she admitted that feelings guided her selections. “However at the moment, I used to be blind in love. In such a state of affairs, who listens to others? Who stops to replicate on their selections? Who listens to their mother and father? It was my resolution to have a baby. Then I requested him (Vivian) if he was okay with me giving beginning to his youngster, and he mentioned sure,” Neena Gupta recalled. She additionally mentioned that Vivian Richards by no means hesitated to publicly acknowledge their daughter, Masaba Gupta, as his personal. On the similar time, Neena admitted that single parenthood comes with its personal challenges, noting that elevating a baby alone is way from straightforward and should not all the time be perfect for the kid. Neena Gupta welcomed Masaba in November 1989. In one other latest interview, Neena urged girls to not see her and go for being pregnant with out marriage as a result of it is tough highway. She mentioned in an interview with People Of Bombay, “Younger ladies ko fundamental yeh kahungi, agar aap mere jaise bina shadi se bacha paida karna chaahte ho, bohot mushkil hai, mat karna. Do not do it as a result of somebody has executed it. (My recommendation to all of the younger ladies is that don’t even consider having a child with out getting married, simply because I did. It’s extremely tough, do not do it).”