Renowned fashion designer and actress Masaba Gupta is preparing to welcome her first child. In a conversation with Faye D’Souza, she discussed the unwelcome advice she has been receiving throughout her pregnancy.
Masaba Gupta speaks out against unwelcome pregnancy advice, says her masseuse advised her to eat rasgullas to have a fairer child
Masaba said, “It happened to me just yesterday that somebody who came up to me for some pre-natal something telling me, ‘You must eat a rasgulla every day’ because your kid has to turn out lighter than you. And then, 15 days before that, I was getting another pre-natal massage, because that’s what I do, and she (her masseuse) said to me, ‘Aap na doodh liya karo (you must consume milk). Saawla nahi hona chahiye, nahi honi chahiye, whatever (your child must not turn out dusky).’ It was said with so much innocence. You have no choice – what can I do? Punch my masseuse? No.”
She added, “You raise a child that hopefully has the resilience to power through it. That’s all you do. There’s no other way because it’s not going to change. It’s going to be spoken of in hush tones because certain things now aren’t politically correct. But it’ll be spoken of. The number of times people think calling someone ‘kaali’ (dark) is a way of putting them down, I find that so absurd. And I’m just giving you an example of a masseuse who comes from a certain section of society. You’ll be shocked at how many educated, wealthy, well-read people also feel this way. I’m witness to it till today. It’s 2024, and it hasn’t changed.”
Masaba is the daughter of acclaimed actress Neena Gupta and celebrated West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards. She tied the knot with actor Satyadeep Mishra in January of the previous year, and they revealed in April of this year that they are expecting a baby. Masaba and Satyadeep collaborated on the Netflix India series Masaba Masaba, which portrays aspects of her personal and professional life. The show had two seasons but has not been renewed for a third season yet.
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