Neena Gupta was advised to marry a gay businessman when she was pregnant: 'I laughed them off'

Neena Gupta, known for her bold choices, faced societal pressures as an unmarried pregnant woman. Advised to marry a gay businessman to avoid controversy, she refused, prioritising her integrity.
Neena Gupta was advised to marry a gay businessman when she was pregnant: 'I laughed them off'
Neena Gupta was unmarried when she was pregnant with Masaba Gupta and she had shared her entire experiences in her biography. The actress was known for being quite honest about her opinions and bold in her choices, way ahead of time. Neena continues to leave many inspired with her wisdom that she shares on social media.The actress had opened up in her biography about the kind of advices that she got when she was pregnant and not married.She said in her biography, 'Sach Kahun Toh', that her friend Sujoy Mitra advised her to marry a gay businessman. The actress said, “I laughed them off because I didn’t feel right about getting married just to avoid controversy. I knew I would have to answer very difficult questions.”She said further, “Being a public figure meant that our lives, mine and my child’s, would always be up for speculation. But I told myself I would cross that bridge when I come to it. Until then, I would hide behind loose clothes for as long as I could.”
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Meanwhile, Satish Kaushik was a very good friend of Neena and the actress had revealed that he had offered to marry her. Neena had spoken about it during a musical event which was held by Anupam Kher after Satish Kaushik passed away, just to celebrate him as he would have liked. She had said there, "When I was pregnant, I was very worried because my pregnancy was very messy. It was very controversial, so he came to my house. So, I was very worried and I was crying, I said, 'I didn't know what would happen next'. Satish said, 'Nancy, don't worry. If your child is dark, then I'll tell everyone it's mine'.”Neena was last seen in Akshay Kumar's 'Kesari 2'

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