Zwigato's director Nandita Das talks about single parenting, and says- 'It's tough but lovely'
Bollywood actress and director Nandita Das recently talked about single parenting and also about bonding with her son Vihaan. 'Zwigato' director Nandita Das talks about single parenting, and says- 'It's tough but lovely'
Bollywood actress and director Nandita Das is currently making headlines for her upcoming film 'Zwigato', starring famous comedians kapil sharma and Shahana Goswami. Recently, Nandita appeared in the 'Pinkvilla' series 'Woman Up Season 4' where she spoke about her upcoming film as well as various topics like inequality and colorism. Along with this, he also openly discussed being a single parent and bonding with his son Vihaan.
Nandita separated from her husband Subodh Maskara in the year 2017, and since then she is raising her son Vihaan single-handedly. In a conversation with 'Pinkvilla', the actress-director talked about single parenting and said that it is difficult, but there are lovely joys in it. Talking about single parenting, she said, "So a lot of questions about single parenting come up. people say 'well you split up, what happened? He seems like a nice guy.' I am like that yes even two good people cannot be so comfortable. We have given so much importance to the institution of marriage, there are some wonderful relationships, but there are also some relationships that are either because of convenience or women. Not financially independent, so can't get out of that relationship because of children or some other reason.
Sharing one of her experiences, she said, “I remember once I was walking to Vihaan's school and a kid's mother came up to me and she said, 'Oh, I feel so good that I have done my homework. Has resigned from the post of CEO of the company. My reaction was like 'Oh, what happened?' While he said that he would find another CEO, my child would not get another mother. It suddenly made me feel guilty. I was thinking 'and I am working'. Vihaan was probably six or seven years old. I felt like I was going to start my shoot and I started feeling bad again."
He further said that children should see their mother's work, as they will respect that their mothers also have dreams and desires. Nandita continued, "But over the years I've realized that it's wonderful for kids to see their moms work. That way they'll respect that moms don't just take care of the house. Also, There are desires and dreams. Then they will start seeing them as complete people. Only then they will have girlfriends and they will interact with other girls, they will see them as complete people.
Referring to a study about children of working moms, Nandita said, “I came to know at Stanford that there was a study where they said if you have a daughter and if she sees a woman working If so, you are a role model for him. So he will grow up with the confidence to act. If you have a son, don't worry as the son will grow up to be better with other women because he has seen a strong, independent woman."
When asked about the challenges she faces being a single parent, she said, "Yes, to answer your question, single parenting is difficult if you are a working person and you are a woman. who grew up with the Guilt most women struggle with but also the lovely joys that come with it. My son and I have a lovely bond and we talk about so many things, Let's travel together.
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