In a recent interview, the famous fashion designer, Masaba Gupta recalled going through financial struggles in her business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Masaba Gupta, daughter of the veteran actress, Neena Gupta, is a famous Indian fashion designer. She has her own label, House of Masaba. Besides being a fashion designer, she is also an actress, and manages her own makeup line, Lovechild. Masaba is in an exciting phase of her life as she is set to welcome her first child in October 2024 with Satyadeep Mishra. For the unversed, the couple tied the knot in 2023.
Today, Masaba Gupta is considered one of the most successful Indian fashion designers. However, that was not always the case, and she, too, had seen her share of ups and downs. In a recent interview with Faye D’Souza for her YouTube channel, the fashion designer and entrepreneur talked about the financial struggles she faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and the helplessness she felt during the tough time.
As she spoke about the financial setbacks that her business faced during the pandemic, Masaba Gupta said that she didn’t even have enough money to pay her cook’s salary. Calling this the ‘worst time’ of her life, the actress recalled how she thought that the lockdown would last for only two days and didn’t expect her life to turn around. To quote her:
“In 2020, when COVID hit, it was the worst time of my life. I don’t think I had even Rs 12,000 to pay to my cook. In March, 2020, the lockdown happened and we thought it was mostly for a day or two, and it was extended to 14 days. In those 14 days, my life completely turned around. Fashion was at the bottom of the food chain at that time.”
Further, Masaba said that she was clueless when her Business Head called her and said that they had no money as no one was buying anything. Although her Business Head was confident and said they would get out of this tough situation, Masaba revealed that she cried after that call. She had to shut down some outlets and franchises as the lockdown extended. She added:
“I think I had some Rs 2 lakhs in the bank account. So, we thought we will hold on to that Rs 2 lakhs, keep making masks and keep our focus and cut our losses.”
In the same interview, the fashion queen also shared that she always faced criticism for her looks and skin colour. She said that whenever her colour seemed fair in the photographs due to the lighting setup, people would say it was editing or she was whitewashing the photos. Masaba recalled the time when she launched her makeup brand. Someone compared her to Om Puri, while others commented on her scars.
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