Masaba Gupta Opens Up About Trolling: People Only See Textured Skin...

Ace fashion designer Masaba Gupta, who is expecting her first child, recently opened up about being trolled for her acne marks. She said that someone compared her skin with Om Puri's skin.

"You Have Skin Like Om Puri"

In an interview with Faye D'Souza. Masaba Gupta recalled an incident when she posted a video of herself on Instagram without applying any filter. She mentioned, "It is a skin tint 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?"

She added, "Sometimes, all that people see is textured skin or acne scars on you. Which is why I have to keep doing more, and being more successful. That's my fight. Hopefully, 10 years later, someone will say they could see beyond my scars."

Masaba on her Mother's Struggle:

In the same interview, Masaba also shared the challenges she and her mother dealt with stating, “When she was pregnant with me, she didn't have her mom around, her father was against it because it was out of wedlock. My father Viv Richards wasn't around, and friends were around but it was not the same, everyone had their life. She couldn't tell people that she was pregnant with me, so she had to hide her pregnancy. She didn't have money. When I asked her how she managed through all of this she just said, ‘I was very happy to have a child of my own. I had no clue how I would bring you up."

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Masaba Gupta and Satyadeep Mishra announced their pregnancy in April 2024.