Genelia Deshmukh: Was told my career will be over after getting married to Riteish
Since their marriage in 2012, and even before that, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza have been setting couple goals. The duo has two sons – Riaan and Rahyl – and the family of four is super adorable. Riteish and Genelia frequently share pictures of them together on social media.
Now in an interview, the actress has revealed how people reacted to her decision of getting married. She also talked about her decision to take a sabbatical from work post her marriage. Speaking to Pinkvilla, Genelia said, “When I was getting married, I had people telling me that Oh you are getting married, for a girl, your career is done, I heard everything but I was clear that it is not going to stop me from marrying because I wanted that. I think but now I see a very positive change in the industry, where the content is evolving. There is a lot of work that artists and actors get which are not star-driven, or monotonous. There is a lot to do today as actors.”
Talking about her decision to take a break from acting, the Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na actress said, “Honestly, when I got married, I was very clear that I wanted to spend some time with my family. I had worked so much before that, people might have not seen me much in Hindi cinema but in South cinema, I literally worked 365 days of the year And hence, I felt like I needed that kind of a break. I wanted to give my family the priority and then I had babies, one after the other, so it was my time with my family, which I wanted and I am glad I am in that age of the film where all of that doesn’t matter anymore.”
