In
a
recent
interview,
Neena
Gupta
revealed
that
her
daughter
Masaba
Gupta
once
asked
her
why
she
wanted
to
marry
Vivek
Mehra,
whom
she
had
been
seeing
for
around
8
to
10
years
at
the
point.
Neena
explained
to
her
that
marriage
is
important
in
this
society
because
otherwise
people
don't
get
respect.
She
further
shared
that
Masaba
understood
her
and
that
she
is
the
kind
of
person
who
does
anything
for
her
mother's
happiness.
Speaking
to
Times
of
India,
Neena
said,
"Frankly,
I
didn't
have
to
tell
her.
Vivek
and
I
were
going
around
for
eight
to
10
years;
he
used
to
come
down
to
my
house
in
Mumbai
and
I
often
used
to
go
to
Delhi.
But
yes,
precisely
speaking,
when
I
told
Masaba
that
I
want
to
get
married,
she
wanted
to
know
why.
I
told
her
that
marriage
is
important
if
you
have
to
live
in
this
society
else
you
don't
get
respect."
She
continued,
"And,
Masaba
understood
me.
Masaba
is
one
person
who
will
do
anything
for
her
mother's
happiness
whether
she
likes
it
or
not.
So,
I
was
not
worried.
I
was
just
feeling
a
bit
awkward
in
telling
her
that."
The
couple
is
in
a
long
distance
relationship.
About
making
it
work,
Neena
said,
"Toh
bhai
dekho,
woh
apna
kaam
nahi
chhodna
chahte
aur
main
apna
kaam
nahi
chhodna
chahti
(So,
he
doesn't
want
to
quit
his
job,
and
I
don't
want
to
quit
mine).
I
had
left
work
sometime,
but
I
have
realised
after
getting
back,
work
gives
me
immense
happiness.
Besides,
we
are
not
in
that
young
phase
where
our
kids
are
small
or
we
have
to
produce
kids.
We
even
got
married
much
later
in
your
life.
Sometimes
he
does
say
'tumko
mere
saath
rehna
chahiye
(you
should
live
with
me)
as
you're
my
wife
and
then
I
tell
him
that
aapko
mere
saath
rehna
chahiye
(you
should
live
with
me)
as
you're
my
husband.'"
The
two
tied
the
knot
in
a
secret
ceremony
in
the
United
States
in
2008.
She
had
recently
revealed
that
she
met
Vivek
on
a
flight
from
London
to
Mumbai.
Explaining
why
she
believes
in
destiny,
she
shared
that
it
was
by
pure
chance
that
Vivek
came
and
sat
next
to
her.