Shilpa Shetty to take a break from her work in order to look after her daughter Samisha, says 'A child needs that time'

On the special occasion of Mother's Day, Shilpa Shetty, who recently became a mother once again, opens up about taking a break from her work life. In an interview with a leading website, Shilpa reveals how she took the same decision when her first child Viaan was born and now she's going to do the same for Samisha. "My mum was a working woman and she always said to me that we have the luxury of time whereas, for her, it was a luxury. She couldn't afford to take out that much time because we had to make ends meet. We came from a middle-class family who slowly climbed up and became an upper-middle-class family but they worked so hard to give us the best life. I just feel that we have choices as women."

She talks about how she was very clear about her priorities from the beginning. "I was very clear I would be a hands-on mom with my first child. I wanted to be with Viaan for the first 7 years. I intend to do that with Samisha too. That phase is the most important phase of a child's life. Samish was kind of unplanned and then in the year I decided to take up two films, this happened. I was about to finish with Nikamma when I knew this. Then, Hungama 2 was supposed to be over but there was a delay and then the lockdown happened. So Samisha came with the destiny of having this time with me. Now, consciously I'll reduce my work again and have to pace it out. I'll be picking and choosing things again."