Fashion designer Masaba Gupta says acting is therapy for her, not doing it for fame
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Renowned fashion designer Masaa is all set to return to the screen after two years with the latest Prime Video series 'Modern Love Mumbai'. She asserts that acting is like a 'therapy' for her and the recognition comes as a bonus.
MUMBAI: Celebrity fashion designer Masaba Gupta says she started taking up acting offers out of sheer love for the craft and not to achieve fame or success. Masaba, one of the most popular designers in the film industry, made her acting debut in 2020 with the Netflix series, 'Masaba Masaba', featuring alongside her actor mother Neena Gupta.
As she is set to return to the screen after two years with the latest Prime Video series 'Modern Love Mumbai', the 32-year-old designer asserts acting is like a 'therapy' for her and the recognition comes as a bonus.
"Suddenly people have started recognising me. For 12 years I worked hard in designs but no one knew, people thought, 'Masaba is an idea, she just does these clothes'. Life has changed for the better, I am calmer today. Being in front of the camera on a set and acting is meditative, it is therapy for me.
"It helps me at my work, at my home with my relationships. It is probably because I am not doing this to put food on my table. My validation doesn't come from which star am I working with," Masaba told PTI.
Though the desinger aspired to be an actor since her early teens, she is glad she didn't pursue it aggressively at the time as the industry would have slotted her in 'typical' roles.
