Deepika Padukone skipped a director’s meeting for her baby— his reaction left her surprised

Deepika Padukone has opened up for the first time on her life post welcoming daughter Dua. She reveals she had a complicated pregnancy and is now balancing work while priortising her daughter

Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh welcomed their baby girl in September 2024. They have successfully managed to keep their little one away from the limelight and the prying eyes of the paparazzi. The power couple does not intend to expose their bundle of joy to the public or reveal many details about her.

Deepika Padukone on motherhood and work-life balance

However, in a recent interview with Marie Claire, Deepika Padukone opened up about motherhood and how her daughter Dua has changed her life for the better.
“I wouldn't say I'm lost,” she said when asked how she’s handling the transition. “But I wouldn't say I've found [my new identity] either. I feel like I'm navigating it.”

Deepika admitted she doesn't know if her life will ever go back to the way it was before the birth of her daughter — especially her professional life, where she had mastered multitasking across her many roles.

“I don't know if [work] will be what it used to be before I had a baby, and I don't even know if I want it to be that way… Is [this] my new routine and schedule?” she said, posing the question almost to herself.

She also recalled a particularly telling incident when she declined a meeting with a director because she wanted to be home with Dua. “He turned around and said, ‘Oh, looks like she's taking motherhood very seriously,’” she recounted, fixing her face into a quizzical expression. “I don't know if that was a compliment or a jab. What does that mean — taking motherhood seriously? Yeah!”

On the guilt aspect

Despite the privilege she enjoys as one of the most influential persons of the world and having all the help she needs with her baby, the actress is still navigating and understanding this new role.  “I do have to tell myself that your life doesn't end the minute you have a child, and that you do need to get back to your life, or at least a part of your life before you had a baby… But every moment where I'm not able to be with her, there is guilt.”

Ranveer Singh on Deepika turning a mother

“This is the best version of Deepika I have ever known,” new father Ranveer Singh said in the same interview. “As it is often said, ‘the way you do one thing is the way you do everything.’ That holds true in the case of Deepika as a mother. She is completely present. Absolutely immersed. Extremely attentive, sensitive, caring, and beautifully gentle.”

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