The ‘maa’ in Mahima
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Actress Mahima Chaudhary tells Metrolife how much she’s enjoying her new role as a mother
After being in hibernation for long, Mahima emerges, looking in the pink of health and attired in a pink gown. “I am so busy these days, ever since Aryana was born, I want to spend every moment with her. Her growing-up days won’t come back,” she says.
In the City recently, Mahima says being a mother is very challenging. “It’s very
exhausting, you have no days off, you stay awake all night. I was so energetic and full of
action while pregnant but once the baby was born, it became a different ball game.”
Mahima elaborates on her role as a mom, “my little one just started school so I have been packing lunch boxes for her, I just don’t know what to put. I have learnt so much about nutrition and good lifestyle. Partying and going out has lost its significance.”
So is Mahima content with the role of a full-time mother? “I have done all kinds of films, the comedy, the romantic, you name it. I just don’t want to do the same thing anymore, I want to do characters which have spunk and life, even if it’s just a tiny role. Right now, I am in the process of considering some roles, especially in
children’s film.”
Speaking about her much talked about break-up with Leander Paes and her whirlwind romance and marriage with architect Bobby Mukherjee, she says, “I went through
a tough period, and that was all everyone talked about. But now I am happily married. We got married at a function in Las Vegas and nobody had a clue. When I came back and told my journalist friends that I was married, no one believed,” she adds.
Mahima also reminisces about her favourite roles . “Obviously, Pardes is very special as it’s my first film, I still meet people who say they have watched the film 22 times, Dil Kya Kare is another of my favourites. In Bhagban I had a guest appearance, but I loved the film, as it made me cry. But by far, Yeh Tera Ghar, Yeh Mera Ghar is my favourite, as it was very close to me in real life.”
For Mahima, Bangalore is very close to her heart. “I love the weather here. I remember shooting for Dil Kya Kare here at the Bishop Cotton School, and I injured myself. Over the years, I have kept coming here and it always surprises me to see how well the City has soaked in the culture, both, the traditional and the contemporary elements,” she says signing off.
