Pooja Choprabest known for ‘Commando. A One Man Army’, became very emotional when he appeared in the TV show. He opened up about his mother’s unwavering support throughout his life and expressed heartfelt gratitude for his mother’s choice to bring him into the world. The actress first shared the painful truth. her father forced her mother to abort her at the age of 20, just because she was a girl.
Pooja Chopra says her mother stepped up when no one else did
When asked what her mother meant to her in ‘Tum Ho Naa’, Pooja Chopra couldn’t contain her emotions. “Mummy ke liye to jitna bolu utna kam hi hoga na especially mere liye,”(There are not enough words to describe what Mum meant to me—especially to me. ) he said. He goes on and on about how his mother thrives when no one is around, making everyone in the room cry. “Meri mummy ne to wo zimmedari nibhayi jo kisi aur ne nahi nibhayi, aur utne pyar aur utne himmat se”(My mother shouldered a responsibility that no one else did—and she did it with love and courage. ), he added.Pooja also spoke passionately about how her mother never made her feel less than a boy and always pushed her to believe in herself. “Mummy ne mujhe kabhi ye nahi mehsoos hone diya ki main koi ladke se kam hoon. Aur hamesha se ye vishwas dalaya ki main jo banna chahti hoon ban sakti hoon”(Mummy never made me feel like a child, and she always instilled in me the belief that I can do whatever she wants. ),
Pooja Chopra calls her mother the biggest superstar
While the world sees Pooja Chopra as a former beauty pageant contestant and a successful actress, she credits every bit of her success to her mother. Host Rajeev echoed the same sentiment, telling him that he is who he is today because of his mother. Overcome with emotion, Pooja replied, “Aaj main jo hoon hi nahi Rajeev, aaj main zinda hoon..” (I’m not what I used to be, Rajiv; now, I’m really alive…) She then turned to the audience and Rajeev, asking who would be a bigger superstar than her mother.
Pooja Chopra’s mother defies all odds to raise her daughters alone
It has been reported that Pooja Chopra is open about the fact that her father left the family because he could not accept having daughters and wanted a son very much. She also revealed that her mother put a lot of pressure on her to have an abortion when she found out that she was pregnant with a girl. His mother, however, refused to give in and chose to give birth to the child despite everything. He also took the difficult decision to leave the marriage and committed himself to raising Pooja and her elder sister alone.