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Ace fashion designer Masaba Gupta opened up on facing racism while growing up and also shared how her mother, Neena Gupta, inhibited her from joining the industry due to her looks. Read on.
In an interview with Faye D’Souza for her YouTube channel, Masaba shared how she faced discrimination and body shaming as a child. She said, “I keep seeing how lighting plays such a big part in your appearance. There have been times when I have done a shoot where the lighting is slightly different, and I look a little bit more light-skinned than I am. And then people would say, ‘How is your skin so fair?’ It’s a skin tint I am showing people, and if I put a filter, my face will look blurred.”
Masaba further shared that since she launched her makeup brand, Lovechild, people have been very mean to her. “Someone said, ‘But what are you doing with a makeup brand? You have a skin like Om Puri.’ What business does anyone have to discuss except Om Puri’s acting talent? Sometimes, all that people see is textured skin or acne scars, so 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,” she stated.
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