Mira Rajput, who recently a part of a Women's Day event in the city spoke about constantly being under the unflinching gaze of media post her marriage to Shahid Kapoor. Talking about getting into an arranged marriage, being a homemaker and bringing up her daughter Misha amidst much curiosity, the star wife got candid about various facets of her life.
When quizzed if she was reluctant about getting into an arranged marriage, Mira quipped, "Why not (go for an arranged marriage)? You have to meet someone in some way! It worked for us so beautifully because both of us laid our cards in the open in the beginning. We were ourselves. There was a different kind of discovery after marriage but there was no negative surprise. I understood the role I had to take and he (Shahid) understood that he had to become a part of my life. Both of us have given and taken a lot from each other and we have become more wholesome. It’s two halves that make a whole."
Shahid and Mira, who recently welcomed their little bundle of joy have been very hands-on parents to baby Misha. Talking about being parents, Mira said, "I am a homemaker and I am proud of the label. I love being home. I had a difficult pregnancy and now I want to spend every moment I can with my daughter."
Mira further added, "I have a set of responsibilities on my plate and my future is ahead of me. I can finish all my responsibilities and then I will have nothing in my way. I can raise my daughter, be a good wife, and set up my home the way I like. I wouldn’t have it any other way."
Talking about her choice to be a hands-on mother, Mira said, "I don’t want to spend one hour in the day with my child and then rush off to work. Why did I have her then? I want to be there for her as a mother. Seeing her grow up can’t be quantified."
When quizzed about feminism, Mira signed off saying, "It’s my choice if I want to be at home. And it’s someone else’s choice if they want to be a working mother. But both are equally valid and neither of them should be shamed. Feminism isn’t woman VS man. It’s about equality. A new wave of feminism has come that is aggressive... I feel it’s destructive. There’s a new term called ‘feminazi’, which is the female equivalent of a chauvinist. I think there should be harmony between the two sexes and an equilibrium."
