Fashion
designer
Masaba
Gupta
got
talking
about
the
discrimination
and
racism
she
faced
in
school
due
to
her
mixed
ethnicity
and
her
parents'
unconventional
relationship.
Masaba,
born
out
of
wedlock,
is
the
daughter
of
actor
Neena
Gupta
and
West
Indian
cricketer
Vivian
Richards.
She
revealed
that
she
faced
a
tough
time
in
school
due
to
her
skin
colour,
and
she
remembered
being
called
a
b*stard
child.
Speaking
to
Barkha
Dutt
on
Mojo
Story,
Masaba
said,
"It
was
reactions
of
friends
and
acquaintances,
people
who
you
thought
had
your
back
that
affected
me.
A
friend
of
mine
brought
up
the
colour
of
my
skin
every
time
I
asked
her
about
what
to
wear,
what
subject
to
study
or
what
sport
I
should
play.
I
thought
it
was
bizarre.
However,
more
than
the
colour
of
my
skin,
it
was
about
the
relationship
of
my
parents.
I
remember
being
called
a
b*stard
child
a
lot.
Lots
of
boys
in
my
school
will
ask
'is
she
the
ba**ard?'
I
didn't
understand
what
it
meant
and
I
went
and
asked
my
mother
when
I
was
young
and
she
explained
it
to
me
by
the
book.
She
said
this
is
what
it
means
and
be
prepared
to
get
more
of
this."
She
added,
"I
played
professional
tennis
in
school
and
I
was
permitted
to
come
late
to
the
class
as
I
was
playing
for
the
state.
The
boys
in
the
class
will
open
my
bag,
take
out
my
underwear
and
toss
it
around.
They
would
make
fun
of
my
shorts
because
I
was
a
bigger
girl.
They
would
be
like
'is
it
all
black
inside
from
the
colour
of
her
skin'.
You
think
you
outgrow
it
but
you
don't."
Masaba
recently
made
her
acting
debut
with
the
biographical
web
series
Masaba
Masaba.
Her
mother
Neena
and
her
played
themselves
in
the
series,
which
premiered
on
Netflix
on
August
28,
2020.