Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain fame Shubhangi Atre was 21 years old when she gave birth to her daughter Ashi who is now 17-year-old. Shubhangi and her husband Piyush Poorey divided the responsibility of raising the child and they indeed did a brilliant job.
During a recent interview with BT, Shubangi talked about it and shared, “I was in Pune and my husband was working in an advertisement agency. Till our baby grew a year old, I was taking care of her completely but after that, I started giving auditions. When I got shows like Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Kasturi, Piyush left his job so that I could pursue acting. Later when I settled down a bit and we figured out our schedules, he resumed work.”
She added, “Apart from my husband, my extended family was also equally supportive. Whenever we needed our parents, they would instantly come and help us out. Not once did anyone make me feel that my daughter is missing out on something because of my work engagements. It has been completely normal in my household since day one and I think as a family, we have bonded more due to this.”
Talking about the time when their daughter was little, she recollects, “While I was doing my first show and was living in Mumbai, I used to go to Pune every weekend to meet my daughter. Once they shifted here, then it got a lot easier. Initially, some people felt I wasn’t doing the right thing. Many a time I wondered too, but now my daughter Ashi says it was all worth it. The two of us are like best friends today.”