Neena Gupta is one of the evergreen actresses of Bollywood. The diva has been ruling the silver screens for a long time now, and her continued impeccable performances have enthralled the audiences thoroughly. Moreover, she is known for her fun-loving and captivating personality, where she never shies away from sharing truth bombs. Currently, the actress is busy with the promotions of her upcoming film, Lust Stories 2. And in one of her recent interactions, she spoke up about her childhood.
In a recent interview with Indian Express during the promotion of her upcoming film, Lust Stories 2, Neena Gupta opened up on her childhood and recalled how her mother brought her up in a very strict regime. She highlighted how her mother never made her aware of things like sex and periods, and also mentioned how the former even made her avert roaming out with her female friends. Speaking more about it, she mentioned:
“We didn’t know anything about sex. My mother never told me about what is sex, she never told me what are periods. When I was in college, my mother used to be so strict that she would not even let me go to watch a movie with my girlfriends... In the earlier times, the girl was given some information before she got married. They were told what would happen on the first night, so that she isn’t scared or the guy doesn’t run away. However, even then, women were told it was their job to deliver children and how they need to fulfil their ‘duty’ when their husband asks for sex."
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For the unversed, in her personal life, Neena was in a serious relationship with eminent cricketer, Vivian Richards during the 80s. Although the duo did not marry, she had her daughter, Masaba out of wedlock with her relationship. While Vivian did not want to take responsibility of his daughter, Neena being a brave woman stepped ahead to single-handedly raise her daughter. In an earlier interview with Brut India, Neena had opened up on her brave decision to raise her lovechild and revealed that she preferred to stay indoors because of the constant criticism she faced from people around her, who taunted her with stereotypical comments.
Years after her affair with Vivian Richards and the birth of her daughter, Masaba, Neena Gupta gave a second chance to her life when she married Vivek Mehra in 2008. The latter took a special place in Neena’s life since she not only loved her, but also accepted her daughter as his own. In an older interview with the Humans of Bombay, Neena shared more about her decision to marry Vivek and called it a tough phase, since Vivek too was previously married and had two kids. Nevertheless, the duo passed it all with a brave face.
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Despite having a pained past with West Indian cricketer, Vivian Richards, Neena Gupta has never been able to hate him for the same. Speaking about the same, in an interview with the Humans of Bombay, Neena revealed that since he loved Vivian at one point of time, it was now not easy to hate him. In her words:
“I believe once you love somebody, how can you hate? You cannot live, you cannot be together. I don’t hate my ex-boyfriends. I don’t hate my ex-husband. Why should I hate? Agar koi mereko itna bura lagta hai toh mai bachcha usse paida karungi kyun? Mai pagal hun kya?”
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