Masaba Gupta has talked several times about different trials she had to face in her professional and personal life. Recently, fashion designer-turned-actor spoke about how even today she has to hear racist and sexist comments time and again. Masaba, in an interview with Faye D’Souza for her YouTube channel, said, once a person compared her looks to late actor Om Puri.
While speaking about the body shaming and racist comments she has to deal with, Masaba said, “I keep seeing that how lighting plays such a big part in how you look. There have been times where I have done a shoot where the lighting is slightly different and I’m looking a little bit more light-skinned than I am. And then people would say, ‘How is your skin so fair? It is a skin tint that I am showing people, and if I put a filter, my face will look kind of blurred. Someone said, ‘But what are you doing with a makeup brand, you have skin like Om Puri.’ What business does anyone have to talk about anything except Om Puri’s acting talent? Sometimes, all that people see is the textured skin or the acne scars on you. Which is why I have to keep doing more, being more successful. That’s my fight. Hopefully, 10 years later, someone will say they could see beyond my scars.”
Masaba is the daughter of former West Indies cricketer Sir Viv Richards and veteran actress Neena Gupta. She married actor Satyadeep Mishra in January 2023. The couple revealed in April 2024 that they were expecting a baby.