In her book “Sach Kahun Toh,” veteran actor-director Neena Gupta stated that her close friend Satish Kaushik offered to marry her after she gave birth to her daughter Masaba Gupta out of wedlock. During her 1980s romance with former West Indian cricketer Vivian Richards, Neena became pregnant. The book, which was published by Random House India, chronicles Neena’s life from her unusual pregnancy through single motherhood and a successful comeback in Bollywood.
According to a review of Sach Kahun Toh published in Film Companion, when Neena was pregnant with Masaba, Satish came up with a marriage proposal. He told her, “Don’t worry, if the child is born with dark skin, you can just say it’s mine and we’ll get married. Nobody will suspect a thing.”
Meanwhile, during an Instagram video conversation with star Kareena Kapoor Khan, who released the book on June 14, Neena revealed that she has been working on the autobiography for 20 years and has frequently wondered if anybody would be interested in reading about her.
“I would start and wonder, ‘What is there to write about my life? Why would people be interested in reading it?’ Then the lockdown happened… And I did a lot of thinking about my life and decided to resume writing again. Everything is out of my system now. Things I was hiding for so many years. That’s a big relief. I think, maybe after reading the book, even if one person doesn’t make the mistake which I did, if they feel ‘yeah, we should not do this,’ it’ll be worth it,” Neena said.
The book also addresses issues like casting couch, film industry politics, and also talks about what it takes for a young actor to survive without a godfather or guide.
