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Actress Had Affair With Married Cricketer, Got Pregnant, Best Friend Offered To Marry Her And Claim The Baby, She Said No

Actress Had Affair With Married Cricketer, Got Pregnant, Best Friend Offered To Marry Her And Claim The Baby, She Said NoLast Updated: August 12, 2026, 19:23 IST1 / 10 Neena Gupta was in a relationship with married West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards when she became pregnant with their daughter, Masaba. 2 / 10 When Neena was pregnant, her close friend Satish Kaushik offered to marry her and said she could tell people the baby was his. 4 / 10 Richards was already married and had a family when his relationship with Neena began. ADVERTISEMENT5 / 10 Neena revealed that she first wondered whether she should continue the pregnancy, with people around her advising her to consider an abortion. 6 / 10 She ultimately decided she wanted the baby and called Vivian to tell him she was pregnant.

Last Updated: August 12, 2026, 19:23 IST

1 / 10 Neena Gupta was in a relationship with married West Indies cricketer Vivian Richards when she became pregnant with their daughter, Masaba.

2 / 10 When Neena was pregnant, her close friend Satish Kaushik offered to marry her and said she could tell people the baby was his.

3 / 10 Neena turned down the idea of marrying simply to avoid social judgement and chose to raise Masaba as a single mother.

4 / 10 Richards was already married and had a family when his relationship with Neena began. He later supported her decision to have their child.

5 / 10 Neena revealed that she first wondered whether she should continue the pregnancy, with people around her advising her to consider an abortion.

6 / 10 She ultimately decided she wanted the baby and called Vivian to tell him she was pregnant. He supported her decision to have the child.

7 / 10 Neena's autobiography Sach Kahun Toh revealed that she was excited about becoming a mother despite knowing she would face questions as an unmarried woman.

8 / 10 Neena later said she remained emotionally attached to Vivian for years and that she and Masaba continued to spend time with him when possible.

9 / 10 Masaba was born in November 1989, and Neena eventually built a life raising her daughter before marrying chartered accountant Vivek Mehra in 2008.