Like many other celebrity moms, Gauhar Khan She has also come forward to talk about feeling guilty about leaving her newborn alone and going back to work. While some have also opened up about not getting enough opportunities as a new mother, Gauhar, who was blessed with her first child Jehaan with husband Zaid Darbar in May last year, says the showbiz industry has been nothing but supportive.
In an interview with SCREEN, she says, “The industry has been very kind. I went to Jhalak Dikhhla as a host soon after getting Jehaan. So, I am very grateful to the filmmakers and producers who have given me the opportunity to work immediately and live my life as before.
Saying this, Gauahar Khan admits that no mother can escape her mother’s guilt. “Leaving Jehan home was like leaving a piece of my heart. However, it has improved now. At first I could not be away from him even for a few hours. But Zaid has done nothing but help. Either he is with me or I am. Sometimes I also support shooting. And Jehan is also growing up and trying to understand these things slowly. I also choose work according to my child’s needs,” she told us.
Meanwhile, Gauahar will carry forward Shah Rukh Khan’s legacy as his latest TV show, Fauji 2, is a spiritual sequel to his 1999 show, Fauji. While promoting the show with the entire team at IFFI 2024 in Goa, she expressed, “It’s an honor. First, the legacy of Fauji 2, then IFFI, and DD National. It’s all very humbling and very exciting.
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Ask if there was any pressure to carry on SRK’s legacy, and she says, “It gives me a lot of responsibility. When I read the first line of the first promo, which read ‘Gauhar Khan will carry on Shahrukh Khan’s legacy’, I was like, ‘Oh my God. .’ It was a lot of pressure. I hope to work with him someday. I’m really grateful to be cast in such an important role.”
Talking about the experience of shooting Fauji 2, Gauahar Khan says, ‘We do everything in a realistic manner. All exercises on the ground are real. All the boys really sweat out and how. We actually felt like we were a part of the army and that was an amazing feeling.”
Produced by Sandeep Singh, Fauji 2 stars Vicky Jain and Gauahar Khan in lead roles. The series premiered on DD National on November 18, 2024.