Namrata Shirodkar reveals the exact reason why she quit acting after marriage with superstar Mahesh Babu
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 19, 2022 04:29 PM2022-12-19T16:29:05+5:302022-12-19T16:29:05+5:30
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Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar are one of the most powerful couples in the Tollywood industry. The couple got married in 2005 and after 17 years of her marriage with the superstar, Namrata spoke about if she regrets quitting her acting career after her getting married to him.
Namrata shared that she has always been lazy and at the end of the day, the choices she had made in her life makes her happy. She revealed, “I was a bit lazy in many ways and for me, nothing was planned like I always said. Whatever has happened has organically happened. I could say the choices I have made are right and I’m happy with the choices I have made."
Adding to that, Namrata further emphasised that the reason she had got into acting was to break free from the tedious rut of modelling. But getting to know Mahesh Babu and later embracing motherhood had changed her entire world.
Namrata further emphasised that the reason she had got into acting was to break free from the tedious rut of modelling. But getting to know Mahesh Babu and later embracing motherhood had changed her entire world. She stated, “So I was a bit lazy…even when I got into acting, it was because I was bored of modelling. I got into acting which was the obvious next step and by the time I really enjoyed my work and thought seriously about my craft, I met Mahesh and we got married so if I had taken my work seriously, my life would have been very different from what it is now…so I’m not complaining but my happiest moment was when I and Mahesh decided that we should get married and my whole world changed after that and the whole experience of being married is a great experience.
The whole phase of motherhood is a great experience so I don’t think I would exchange or change that for anything. It is not worth it.
Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar had got married in 2005. After a year, the couple gave birth to their first child Gautham Krishna, who was a premature baby and was in critical condition during his birth.
His condition had turned stable after the doctors treated him in time. Later in 2012, the couple became proud parents to daughter Sitara.
She won the Femina Miss India title in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as the Kachche Dhaage (1999), Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Pukar (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award,[2] Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the crossover cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was successful overseas, particularly in the UK
Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin.
She is the younger sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar, and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in Brahmachari (1938).
Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and finished in sixth place.The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen as first runner-up.
Shirodkar's debut film was meant to be Purab Ki Laila Pachhim Ki Chhaila, with Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty in the lead and music by Nadeem Shravan. This movie was never released. The movie was completed after her retirement and the title was changed to Hello India but it is still awaiting release. Shirodkar made her actual debut with a small role in the film Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), along with Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna.
