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Gauahar Khan says leaving Zehaan home was like ‘leaving a piece of my heart’, expresses desire to work with Shah Rukh Khan

Gauahar Khan talks about carrying forward Shah Rukh Khan's legacy in Fauji 2 and feeling mom guilt while leaving son Zehaan at home.

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Like many other celeb moms, Gauahar Khan has also come forward to talk about feeling guilty about leaving her newborn alone and going back to work. While some have even opened up about not getting enough opportunities as a new mother, Gauahar, who was blessed with her first child Zehaan with husband Zaid Darbar in May last year, says that the showbiz industry was nothing but supportive of her.

In an interview with SCREEN, she elaborates, “The industry has been extremely kind. I did Jhalak Dikhla Jaa as a host right after having Zehaan. So, I am extremely grateful to filmmakers and producers who have given me the opportunity to start working immediately and living my life as I used to before.”

Having said that, Gauahar Khan admits that no mother can escape mom guilt. “Leaving Zehaan home was like leaving a piece of my heart. However, it has gotten better now. Initially, I couldn’t even be away from him for a few hours. But Zaid has been nothing but supportive. He is either there with him or I am. I even take him with me to shoots sometimes. And, Zehaan is also growing and trying to understand these things slowly. I also make sure to pick work as per the needs of my baby,” she tells us.

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Meanwhile, Gauahar will be carrying forward Shah Rukh Khan’s legacy as her latest TV show, Fauji 2, is a spiritual sequel to his 1999 show, Fauji. While promoting the show at IFFI 2024 in Goa, with the entire team, she expressed, “It is an honour. First of all, the legacy of Fauji 2, then IFFI, and DD National. It is all extremely humbling and very exciting.”

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Ask her if there was any pressure in carrying SRK’s legacy forward, and she shares, “It gives me a lot of responsibility. When I read the first line in one of the first promos, which read that ‘Gauahar Khan will be taking Shah Rukh Khan’s legacy forward,’ I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was a lot of pressure. I do hope to work with him someday. I am really grateful to be cast in such an important role.”

Talking about the experience of shooting for Fauji 2, Gauahar Khan says, “We do everything very realistically. All the drills that happen on the ground is real. All the boys really sweat it out and how. We actually felt like we were a part of the Army and that was an amazing feeling.”

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Produced by Sandeep Singh, Fauji 2 features Vicky Jain and Gauahar Khan in the lead roles. The series premiered on DD National on November 18, 2024.

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