Anushka Sharma: As a creative individual, you have to allow yourself that breathing room

After becoming a parent to Vamika, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma had taken a break from her professional life. 

Since then, Virat and Anushka have been very guarded of their daughter Vamika’s pictures. 

In an interview, Anushka had spoken about her pandemic pregnancy and why she hasn’t started working on her next project yet.

The Ae Dil Hai Mushkil actress, who was last seen in the 2018 film Zero, says that she wanted to take some time off and understand what it was that she wanted to do work-wise and what kind of movies she wanted to be a part of. 

Anushka says,

“The conversation surrounding mental health and the importance of taking a break has now gained prominence, given the trying times we’ve had adding that we need to acknowledge that having a packed schedule doesn’t make you a better worker. As a creative individual, you have to allow yourself that breathing room, that space to grow, invent, and re-invent".

She further adds that there is pressure that’s thrust upon women to look a certain way, even before they become mothers, before they get pregnant, and definitely after they’ve had a baby.

The actress says,

“Despite being somebody who is fairly self-aware, I was worried. I kept thinking – am I going to hate my body?” 

Sharma is now content to regain her strength at her own pace. 

The actress said that the pandemic pregnancy experience taught her to always look at the positives. 

“It allowed Virat and I to spend a lot of time together because he wasn’t playing any matches at the time. Had he been travelling, I wouldn’t have been able to accompany him in my condition".

On workfront Anushka announced her next project as a producer - a Netflix original series titled Mai.