Bollywood’s iconic actress Sridevi who is gearing up for her 300th film Mom recently opened up extensively about her daughter Jhanvi Kapoor to a leading daily. Her daughters, like every star kid, are constantly under the radar of media, their fashion tastes and outings are captured by the paparazzi. Jhanvi Kapoor has been lately making news for her Bollywood debut. But was it always planned? Let’s learn from Mommy dearest Sridevi who is rather protective of her children like every mother is!

In a media interaction, Sridevi revealed how protective she was about Jhanvi and did not want her to take up acting. But, ultimately, she gave in for her daughter’s dreams. The veteran stars spoke about Saif Ali Khan’s statement about his daughter Sara and said, “I absolutely agree with what Saif said. In the beginning, I didn’t want Jhanvi to become an actress. As a parent, one is naturally protective of their children and you are literally exposing them to the world. Itnesaal aapne usko protect kiya and you want them to just happily settle. Bas stress-freeho jao but that doesn’t happen.”

“Today, children too have their own minds and beginning mein, I ignored it and tried to caution her saying that this is a tough job. There’s so much sacrifice, so much to give — no pain, no gain. But it seems she’s ready for it. As parents, we will support her."

She added, "The first time Jhanvi confessed that she wanted to become an actress was when someone asked her what she wanted to do in life. She said, ‘I will become a doctor. But not in real life. In a movie, I will play a doctor.’ It was so funny and I was like, ‘Hello, what are you saying?’ (Laughs) Maybe, at the back of her mind, she had decided, but she was too shy to express it to us. Slowly, slowly bomb phoda!."

"I didn’t get angry. (Laughs) But I went up to Boneyji and said this is what she wants. So dono sar pe haath rakhke baith gaye ki yeh kya ho gaya. (Laughs) Slowly, we psyched ourselves and came to terms with it," Sridevi further revealed details.

The upcoming film Mom is a story about a strong woman who faces a lot of hardships and her relationship with her daughter. The thriller also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna in key roles. It is scheduled to release on July 7, 2017.