Masaba Gupta
{{Short description|Indian fashion designer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox fashion designer
| name = Masaba Gupta
| image = Masaba Gupta snapped attending the Power Brands event.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Gupta in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|11|2}}
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| nationality =
| education =
| label_name = Masaba
| awards =
| occupation = Fashion designer
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Madhu Mantena|2015|2019|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Satyadeep Mishra|2023}}
}}
| children = 1
| father = Viv Richards
| mother = Neena Gupta
| relatives = Mali Richards (half-brother)
| website = {{URL|https://houseofmasaba.com}}
}}
Masaba Gupta (born 2 November 1989) is an Indian fashion designer and actress with her own label called House of Masaba.{{Cite web |date=2 November 2021 |title=Masaba Gupta On Having A Working Birthday: I'm Glad To Celebrate With My Team |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-masaba-gupta-on-having-a-working-birthday-im-glad-to-celebrate-with-my-team/399565 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}
Early life
Masaba Gupta was born in 1988{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Shrinkhala |title=Neena Gupta On Daughter Masaba's Divorce: "I Was Devastated" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/neena-gupta-on-daughter-masabas-divorce-i-was-devastated-2189981 |accessdate=1 October 2020 |work=NDTV |date=4 March 2020}} and is the daughter of Indian actress Neena Gupta and West Indies' former cricketer Viv Richards and grew up in Mumbai. Her parents never married and she was raised by her mother, who moved the family from New Delhi to Mumbai. Gupta found a father figure in her late maternal grandfather, and when she turned 20 she reconnected with her father and the two now share a strong bond.{{Cite news|title=Neena Gupta: I want to tell all women that if you want to live in India and in society, you have to marry|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Neena-Gupta-I-want-to-tell-all-women-that-if-you-want-to-live-in-India-and-in-society-you-have-to-marry/articleshow/47203062.cms|access-date=7 September 2020}}
At the age of 8 she wanted to become a tennis player,{{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/beauty/masaba-gupta-indian-obsession-fair-skin/|title=Masaba Gupta cannot understand Indians' obsession with fair skin|last=Team|first=ELLE India|website=Elle India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-22}} but stopped training at 16.{{cite web| title = Tennis : Sania is an icon for Indian sport: Masaba| url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/24/stories/2005022401981900.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050224125730/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/24/stories/2005022401981900.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = 24 February 2005|date=24 February 2005| work = The Hindu| accessdate = 2013-10-08}} Passionate about dance and music, Gupta wanted to join Shiamak Davar's dance group, but did not when her mother discouraged it.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} She subsequently took up a course in music and dance{{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/fashion/masaba-gupta-journey/|title=Why Bollywood's favourite designer Masaba Gupta is the role model we all need|last=Team|first=ELLE India|website=Elle India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-22}} in London, but dropped out when she felt lonely and homesick.{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/you-have-to-learn-from-your-mistakes-masaba-gupta-on-neena-gupta-567820.html|title=You have to learn from your mistakes: Masaba G Gupta|date=24 December 2012|accessdate=2 April 2014|publisher=FirstPost}}
She later joined Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic of SNDT Women's University.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Gupta has stated that her schooling was sometimes marred with racism from other students.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Neena-Gupta-I-want-to-tell-all-women-that-if-you-want-to-live-in-India-and-in-society-you-have-to-marry/articleshow/47203062.cms|title=Neena Gupta: I want to tell all women that if you want to live in India and in society, you have to marry – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-22}}
Career
At the age of 19, Gupta applied for fashion in Mumbai with support from Wendell Rodricks. She named her first collection Kattran ({{Translation|Miniature bits of fabric}}).{{cite web |title=Take your chances like you take your vitamins: Masaba Gupta |date=31 October 2012 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/take-your-chances-like-you-take-your-vitamins-masaba-gupta/1/226982.html |publisher=India Today |accessdate=7 October 2013}} Her Lakme Fashion Week 2014 collection "Wanderess" was "inspired by novelist Roman Payne’s doe-eyed gypsy girl character, Saskia" in his novel, The Wanderess.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grazia.co.in/fashion/lakme-fashion-week-masaba-gupta-322.html|title=Lakme Fashion Week {{!}} Masaba Gupta|website=Grazia India}} Gupta has become known for the creative and artistic names she gives each collection.
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Gupta's design aesthetic has been defined as a blend of contemporary and traditional with modernity taking the upper hand. She specializes in ethnic wear for women and uses silk, chiffon and cotton as well as rich embroidery work, and is noted for her unconventional prints along with feminine drapes and silhouettes.{{cite web |title=My stint with Satya Paul an eye-opener: Masaba Gupta |date=13 August 2013 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/my-stint-with-satya-paul-an-eye-opener-masaba-gupta/1/299373.html |publisher=India Today |accessdate=7 October 2013}} The Mumbai daily broadsheet [https://www.dnaindia.com/ dna] remarked her work has "a unique Indianness in a very modern context", citing her "Tamil script sarees and jackets" and the way she uses cotton and muslin.{{cite web |title=What's your style: Fashion designer Masaba Gupta |date=31 July 2013 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1868191/report-what-s-your-style-fashion-designer-masaba-gupta |publisher=dna|accessdate=7 October 2013}}
In 2016, Gupta collaborated with Maybelline New York to produce a collection of clothes inspired by a new lipstick line that the company was launching, but the project fell through for a variety of logistical reasons.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/masaba-gupta-ties-up-with-maybelline-new-york-for-aifw-ss17-3054271/|title=Masaba Gupta ties up with Maybelline New York for AIFW SS'17|date=2016-09-28|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-22|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|date=2016-11-13|title=I would never work in Madhu's film: Masaba Gupta Mantena |language=en-US|work=dna|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-i-would-never-work-in-madhu-s-film-masaba-gupta-mantena-2272784|access-date=2018-03-22}} She has stated that the biggest regret of her career was her Stylista collection.
In 2017, she was tasked with representing India in an exhibit showcasing re-designs of Levi's iconic trucker jacket. She chose to use her signature cow motif. The exhibit also featured a re-design by Justin Timberlake and other celebrities.{{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/fashion/masaba-gupta-levis-jacket-justin-timberlake/|title=Masaba Gupta and Justin Timberlake have a major fashion project in common|website=Elle India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-22}}
Gupta has been credited as the first Indian designer to do a fashion show via Instagram. She claims that around 60 per cent of her sales happen through WhatsApp.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/121017/masaba-called-illegitimate-for-backing-firecracker-ban-gives-perfect-response.html|title=Masaba called 'illegitimate' for backing firecracker ban, gives perfect response|date=2017-10-12|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-03-22|language=en}}
In 2018 she launched a hijab-saree line targeting Muslim women who want to wear Indian high fashion.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bombaytimes.com/celebs/masaba-gupta-designs-a-hijab-saree/articleshow/63399145.cms|title=Masaba Gupta designs a 'hijab-saree'!|work=BombayTimes|access-date=2018-03-22}}
In 2019, Netflix announced a new TV series starring Gupta and her mother Neena Gupta,{{Cite news|last=Shah|first=Gayatri Rangachari|date=2019-07-26|title=Masaba Gupta's $1 million story|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/masaba-guptas-1-million-story/article28720932.ece|access-date=2020-05-12|issn=0971-751X}} Masaba Masaba, a semi fictional series in which the duo show glimpses of their lives with fashion and film.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-29|title=Masaba Masaba review: Masaba Gupta shines in one-time watch|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/masaba-masaba-review-netflix-masaba-neena-gupta-6573815/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Hungama |first1=Bollywood |title=Masaba Gupta kick-starts the shoot for second season of Netflix's Masaba Masaba : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/masaba-gupta-kick-starts-shoot-second-season-netflixs-masaba-masaba/ |date=26 March 2021 |language=en}}
Personal life
Gupta married film producer Madhu Mantena in 2015 in a civil ceremony.{{Cite news|date=8 October 2015|title=A Mumbai wedding for Masaba Gupta & Madhu Mantena|work=Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/a-mumbai-wedding-for-masaba-gupta-madhu-mantena/articleshow/49271918.cms|access-date=7 September 2020}} In late 2018 the couple announced that they were on a trial separation.{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2018|title=Masaba Gupta and Madhu Mantena go on trial separation after 3 years of marriage|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/celebrity/story/masaba-gupta-madhu-mantena-trial-separation-marriage-1323047-2018-08-26|access-date=2020-09-07|website=India Today|language=en}} The couple officially got divorced in September 2019.{{Cite news|date=March 2, 2020|title=Masaba Gupta and Madhu Mantena legally granted divorce by court|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/masaba-gupta-and-madhumantena-legally-granted-divorce-by-court/articleshow/74437386.cms|work=The Times of India|language=en}} She married Satyadeep Mishra, who played her ex-husband in Masaba Masaba, on 27 January 2023.{{Cite news|date=January 27, 2023 |title=Masaba Gupta tied the knot with beau Satyadeep Misra wearing a barfi pink House of Masaba lehenga|url=https://www.vogue.in/weddings/content/exclusive-masaba-gupta-tied-the-knot-with-beau-satyadeep-misra#:~:text=In%20an%20intimate%20court%20marriage,were%20an%20all%2Dheart%20affair.|work=Vogue|language=en}} Their daughter was born on 11 October 2024.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-18 |title=Neena Gupta reveals Masaba Gupta always wanted to have a girl child |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/neena-gupta-reveals-masaba-gupta-always-wanted-to-have-a-girl-child/articleshow/114327493.cms |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The Times of India}}
Filmography
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| 2020–2022
|Herself | |
| 2022
| Saiba |
| 2025
|Dancer |Special appearance in song "Khumaari" | |
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