Flashback: Sridevi wanted janhvi to get Married by 20

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Alexis

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Posted: 7 years ago

But, mom Sridevi never approved of daughter's acting career and didn't want her to struggle as the industry can be a harsh place to be in. In a interview with Times Of India, Sridevi was asked whether she wants her daughter Janhvi to become an actor. Well, the answer a simple and straight NO.

She told the leading daily, "Not at all. I think people presume that because she is my daughter she has to become an actress. I feel sad when people think I'm an aggressive mother pushing her daughter to join films or lose weight. Janhvi is health conscious, like me. I'm extremely careful about my diet and workout, and she follows me. In fact, I play tennis with both my daughters twice a week. Recently, one of the ladies at the health club told her, How sad to see you here working out so hard! Your mother must make you come here and do all these things, no?' Jahnavi was so angry. She came home and told me, 'Mum, it's my wish that I am coming here. I am doing it to be healthy and not because you are pushing me to become slim'."

Sridevi said she wants Janhvi to instead focus on her studies. "I don't want her to do anything at this point besides focusing on her studies. Janhvi is just 15 and doing very well in school. I am happy with that. She's too young to do films or anything else. I want both my daughters to get a good education. I missed out on it as I was working from a very early age. I was very good at studies but because I became busy with films, I couldn't complete my education," added the MOM acror.

Sridevi also added that she has no aspiration of Janhvi becoming an actor and wished that she could get her married her soon and settle her down.

The veteran actress had said: "I am perturbed by the rumors about her getting ready for films. She hasn't even decided what she wants to do in life. Right now, I want her to concentrate on studies. When she completes her studies, ideally I would like her to get married and settle down."