Recently, Mira Rajput hit the headlines because of her comment on motherhood. She was also called out for allegedly shaming working mothers. In a recent event Shahid was asked to comment on the whole issue and he said:
“First of all I think Mira started the conversation by saying that ‘these are my personal comments’. I don’t think she made a direct comment on anybody or any category of women so to say. I think she was talking about a very personal stand point. I think Mira is speaking for a section of women who really aren’t being represented. There are times when those women feel that they should not be celebrated. By that I mean women who might not be doing a job, women who might choose to be at home, have a baby, take care of that baby and consider that something important enough to do at a certain stage in your life.A different stage of life you might choose to be something else. I took five months off when I was having Misha because I felt it was important for me to be with my wife and my child. So, that’s a choice you make out of a certain sense of independence. And I think there are very few people who are showing any kind of appreciation towards these women. I don’t think what a mother does to her child is something that should not be appreciated. They should feel empowered and self-assured about the fact that they are extremely important and what they do is as important as any other job.”


“I personally feel that I might be the one who goes to work between me and Mira as husband and wife but what she is doing for Misha is far more important, far more relevant. I really wish I could but between the two of us one has to go to work and I happen to be that person. So I think she was speaking from a very positive space. I do understand that people have a strong point of view and people get hurt about things but I think we are in a time where everybody is getting hurt about everything so I honestly don’t feel there is any sense in trying to keep everyone happy. We are also in a time where anybody who is important or being given importance says something, a lot of people want to gain importance by saying something against them. So we just live in that kind of a time. I personally went through her entire interview and I infact even retweeted it because I felt what she is saying is really relevant. All she is saying is that women should have the right to choose.”

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