Neena Gupta says she married Vivek Mehra out of ‘compulsion’: 'I don’t understand love, except the love I have for my child'

Veteran actress Neena Gupta has made a candid admission about her marriage to chartered accountant Vivek Mehra, revealing that it was not driven by romance but by circumstance.

In a recent conversation with Shubhankar Mishra, Neena was asked a simple yet loaded question — did she marry for love? Laughing lightly, she responded, “This is a very difficult question.”

She then added, “I don’t understand love. I only understand the love I have for my child. I don’t understand anything else.”

“Jarrurat thi, bahut”

When further asked why she decided to marry Vivek Mehra, Neena replied with striking honesty. She said, “Jarrurat thi, bahut. Agar humko samaj mein rehna hai toh samaj ki kuch niyamo ka palan karna padta hai, yeh mai apni galtiyo se seekhi. Ya toh ap island par raho, ya toh ap jaise marji raho. Yaha pe kya hai na jo mai sochti hoon waisa baki log nahi sochte na. Mai kahi jati hoon toh mujhe ajeeb se drishti se dekha jata hai. Toh mai comfortable feel nahi karti. Shaadi karlo sab theek ho jata hai. It's very sad thing but it's true.”

Neena further stated that while she believes marriage is important, it does not mean one should marry just anyone. However, she admitted that staying single as a woman can be extremely difficult in society.

On daughter Masaba and changing times

For the unversed, Neena Gupta married Vivek Mehra in a private ceremony in the United States after meeting him on a flight in the mid-2000s. As per reports, the couple currently shares a long-distance marriage, with Vivek based in Delhi and Neena working in Mumbai.

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Neena also opened up about advising her daughter, Masaba Gupta, during her live-in relationship. Neena revealed that she had urged Masaba to get married quickly because of the societal pressure and the challenges she herself faced as a single woman.



However, she acknowledged that times have changed and younger women think differently today. She added that she has now stopped giving advice on marriage altogether.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”