Actor Anil Kapoor recently opened up about his parenting skills, while highlighting how he now feels he could have been a much better father.
He spoke about how he wasn't there for his children the way he should have been, but also praised his wife, Sunita Kapoor, for almost functioning like a single parent when the kids were young.
Here's what he said.
Anil Kapoor opens up on parenting
In a podcast with Lilly Singh, Anil opened up on his role in his children's upbringing and how he wasn't there the way he should have been. He said, "I was hardly there. If my children say positive things about me, I feel happy that I have raised them well. But as a father, I could have been much better. I should have spent more time. In many ways, Sunita has been like a single parent. I was present, but not the way a father should be."
Kapoor is the father of actors Sonam Kapoor and Harshvardhan Kapoor, and filmmaker Rhea Kapoor.
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Anil also opened up on how he did not know enough about them, and their lives the way he should have. He said, "I barely knew which class they were in. I wouldn't remember their birthdays-my wife would remind me. They would ask me, 'When is my birthday?' and I would go blank. But they have grown up to be wonderful, happy individuals."
Anil tied the knot with costume designer Sunita in 1984, and the couple is now parents to three children. Sonam was the first to venture into Bollywood and began as an assistant to Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Black, following which, she made her big debut with Saawariya in 2007. Harrsh made his acting debut with Mirzya in 2016. Rhea, meanwhile, has not acted but turned producer with Aisha in 2010.
Anil was recently seen in Suresh Triveni's action drama Subedar, which released on Amazon Prime Video, and got quite the positive reviews. The actor is now gearing up for two film releases, including Alpha and Shah Rukh Khan's King.
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