Neena Gupta on single motherhood: Actress recalls what she told a young girl who wanted daughter like Masaba

Neena Gupta recalls what piece of advice she gave to a young girl who wanted a daughter like Masaba Gupta; read on.

Neen Gupta raised Masaba Gupta as a single mother. She has spoken about her hardships several times. The actress has been very vocal about what struggles she faced after having Masaba and how she managed to make a career In Bollywood.

Neena had Masaba with her relationship with cricketer Vivian Richards; she had Masaba out of wedlock and raised her as a single mother.

Talking to Bollywood Bubble, Neena said, "When I came to Bombay, I was from a very protective background, and in every six months. I wanted to go back. And I knew whatever I may do, right or wrong; I can go back to my family and cry my heart out."

She continued, "So, once somebody came to me, a young girl, when I had Masaba and, said, 'I also want'. I said, 'No'. Your circumstances can be different from mine.But I could survive in Bombay despite everything because I knew I could always go back to my parents."

"I could go back in my parent's lap and have a good cry," she added.

Neena Gupta and Masaba were seen in a Netflix original semi-comical series Masaba Masaba.