Sushmita Sen was crowned the Miss Universe pageant in 1994 when she was only 19 years of age. Afterwards, she began her acting career and became one of the most promising actresses of her time. Then, at 24 years of age, she made the bold decision to adopt her elder daughter, Renee. Later, she also welcomed her second daughter, Alisah into her life in 2010. However, initially, her mother was completely against her decision. Now, the actress shared how she could take the bold decision of adoption with her father’s help.
Sushmita Sen reveals how she became ‘ready’ to be a mother at 24
In an interview with Humans of Bombay, the 47-year-old actress, Sushmita revealed that she never wanted her any of relationships crumble under the weight of obligations. Thus, despite dating multiple times, she didn’t culminate in something like marriage. However, during her Miss Universe duty, she had to visit orphanages, where she got acquainted with certain things related to being a mother. This oriented Sushmita towards adoption, and she became ‘ready’ to be a mother ever since she was crowned Mis Universe in her late teens. She said:
“It was creating an emotional bond where I was thinking that there is such a gap– somebody wants to be a mother, and there’s a child who wants to have, needs a mother. Perfect fit. Why can’t it just be that simple. My years of travel and being around kids had a huge impact and I knew I was ready for it.”