Sushmita Sen recalls leaving Akshay Kumar film midway because daughter Renee was hospitalised: ‘Knew this is the end of my career’

Sushmita Sen talked about her daughter Renee's medical condition, and recalled when she had to fly back to India from a film shoot because Renee was hospitalised.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | August 26, 2023 01:38 PM IST

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Sushmita Sen's elder daughter turns 23-years-old. (Photo: Renee Sen/Instagram)

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Actor Sushmita Sen, who was recently seen in the web show Taali, has opened up about embracing motherhood at the age of 24 and the challenges associated with it. Sushmita called motherhood ‘not so romantic’, and said that it is a relationship that one grows into. Sushmita has adopted two daughters, Renee Sen and Alisah Sen.

Sushmita also gave an example about how juggling work and being a mother came with a cost of it’s own. In a conversation with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, Sushmita opened up about the time she had to pause working on a film starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor because she had to leave the shoot midway to visit her daughter, who was hospitalised in Mumbai.

The actor said, “Renee needs me to be there. Renee was not very well when she came into my life, she had a medical condition, a very severe one. So, I’m filming all the way in Canada with Akshay and Kareena, and it’s a multi-star cast, dates taken for Canada, and I have this pressure. People as it is are saying she’s not going to take her career seriously because now at 24, she has become (a mother). So, I have a point to prove. I must be there on time, I must do my job, no complaints.”

Sushmita continued, “I got a call from Bombay, my father was babysitting Renee and he said she’s been hospitalised and she’s very serious. I took a flight back, and said, ‘I know this is the end of my career, I’m so sorry.’ They were very nice about it, at least superficially I think, but I left and I came back to my daughter and then saw her through one week of hospitalisation and then ran back to say I’m ready for the job, but the damage was done. So it was tough to be in two three different places.”

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The Taali actor said that every step has been a challenge. She said, “The good part is the romance in wanting to be a mother and then imagining what motherhood would be like. Then the practicality sets in, and then there’s a lot that is not so romantic as the notion is but it’s like a beautiful relationship you grow into.”

In addition to Taali, Sushmita has also been acclaimed for her performance in the Disney+ Hotstar series Aarya, which will soon return with a third season.

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