Actress Sushmita Sen recalls the backlash she faced after adopting her elder daughter Renee at the age of 24, saying that even her manager at that time had abandoned her.

talking to ndtvSushmita said that people doubted whether she would be able to remain a successful heroine after becoming a mother or not.

She said that her decision to embrace motherhood as a single woman was at the peak of her career, but the reaction from parts of the film industry was disappointing. Sushmita said that she was told that she would stop getting lead roles, but said that some of her biggest hits came after she became a mother.

Recalling that period, Sushmita talked about the reaction she got after adopting Renee and said, “My manager had run away.” She said her manager told her, “You’re not serious about your career and I can’t represent someone who becomes a mother at 24.” He also said that he was warned that he would no longer get lead roles and would eventually be pushed into ‘character roles’.

Sushmita said that motherhood has made her stronger. She said, “I gave my biggest hits after becoming a mother.” After adopting Renee in 2000, she worked in films eyes, I am here right And why did i love. Later she returned with OTT series Arya and biographical drama clap.

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Motherhood has been the center of her life, she said. In 2010, he adopted his second daughter, Alissa, whom he has called a “beautiful little universe.” Both Renee and Alissa are often seen together at public events and in social media posts. Renee, who has also ventured into acting, has talked about being raised by her mother to be down-to-earth and fearless.

Sushmita, the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title in 1994, said the criticism following her decision did not change her stand.

He was last seen in the series Biography clapWhere she played the role of transgender activist Shrigauri Sawant.