Veteran actress, Neena Gupta is currently the subject of intense social media speculation. Netizens pointed out her weight gain and spread rumours of her being pregnant at the age of 66. The controversy was sparked by her March 2026 appearance at the wedding reception of Tollywood stars, Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna in Hyderabad. As Neena refuted the rumours of a second-time conception, accounts of her struggles when she was pregnant with Vivian Richards’ child, Masaba, surfaced.
Where was Neena Gupta’s baby daddy, Viv Richards when she was pregnant?
Neena Gupta discovered she was pregnant with Vivian Richards’ child in 1989, at around 30. At that time, he had reportedly already returned to his home country, the West Indies, after his cricketing tour in India. The Vadh actress reached out to Viv via a phone call to inform him about the same and also to ask for his consent to give birth to the baby. Despite being married to Miriam Richards at the time, the legendary cricketer expressed his support for her decision. In her autobiography Sach Kahun Toh, Neena shared feeling “giddy with joy” about her pregnancy. Even though people around her suggested getting an abortion, she chose motherhood. The actress wrote:
