Mandira Bedi opens up on the societal pressures she faced for delaying her pregnancy

Mandira Bedi has been a major fitness influencer and overall a very strong woman but she too has faced societal pressures when it comes to her personal life. The actress recently opened up about her struggles about the time when she decided to delay her pregnancy and how she was torn between personal and professional life.

Mandira is hosting the web show ‘Shaadi Fit!’, in which she said that since she had to face certain societal pressures living in the Indian society. She said “Living in Indian society, as a woman you tend to face several stereotypes. When I decided to delay my pregnancy due to work commitments, it was the most difficult decision I had to make. I was looked at differently, and people perceived me as a woman who is career-oriented. You would think that is a good trait to have, but our society thinks differently about a married woman. In fact, even after my child was born, I was always divided between my personal and professional lives.”

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Mandira tied the knot with filmmaker Raj Kaushal in 1999 and they have an 8-year-old son named Vir. Talking about her husband Mandira said that he has been her support system throughout. She said her only relief was her husband who supported her a lot through this phase and does till date. Raj takes care of Vir so that Mandira can manage her shoots.

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She gave a message to all the women saying that they should believe in their capabilities. “I think my message to every married woman is to believe in yourself and your capabilities, rather than focusing on societal beliefs and norms. My career has made me into the person I am today. I have struggled and carved my niche in the entertainment industry and I feel very proud of it,” concluded Mandira.

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