Shilpa Shetty Kundra opened up about the scariest detail of her life how her mother was asked to abort her and how she had a difficult pregnancy.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra made a huge name in the industry in the past 30 years. She had seen the highest peak in her career and taken the lowest blows but never stopped and reinvented herself after winning Bigg Boss UK. While most actresses try to set unrealistic beauty standards, Shilpa Shetty Kundra encourages people of all ages to make Yoga a way of living. Recently, Shilpa Shetty Kundra revealed a shocking detail of her life and how her mother was asked to abort her.
Shilpa, born in 1975 in Mangalore, Karnataka, was raised by a strong woman who always supported her and has always been a pillar of strength for her. Recently, in an interview with Zoom, Shilpa opened up about the shocking details of her life. She revealed that her mother, Sunanda Shetty, was asked to abort her.
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Shilpa shared that when her mother conceived her, she thought she would lose her, and doctors suggested aborting the child. Everyone thought her mother would have a miscarriage as she was constantly bleeding. She also added that she was a 'stillborn'. Shilpa was quoted as saying:
"When I was conceived, she (Shilpa's mother) thought she was going to lose me. Doctors suggested that she should abort the child because she went through a very difficult pregnancy. They thought she was going to have a miscarriage because she was constantly bleeding. And I was stillborn.
Shilpa added that her mother always believed she was here for a bigger purpose. However, Shilpa thinks that her purpose extends to her career in cinema. Shilpa further added that it is one of the reasons why she constantly puts up inspiring messages on her social media.
It was in 1993, when Shilpa Shetty Kundra made her acting debut with Baazigar, opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Since then, she has been part of super hit films like Dhadkan, and Life in a... Metro, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Rishtey and many more. In 2009, Shilpa Shetty married. Raj Kundra. In 2012, Shilpa embraced motherhood with the arrival of her first child, Viaan. And in 2021, Shilpa welcomed a daughter via adoption, and named her Samisha.
On the work front, Shilpa Shetty Kundra will be next seen in the film, Sukhee.
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