Aamna Sharif Reveals She Was Told Her Career Is Over After She Became A Mother, Says, 'It Shook Me'

Aamna Sharif is popularly known by her fans as Kashish since she debuted on TV years ago with the Ekta Kapoor show Kahiin To Hoga. The actress whose career took its own course after the show and took her to Bollywood made surprised her fans with her comeback on TV last year in a negative role as Komolika on Kasautii Zindagii Kay.

The actress may have received appreciation for her portrayal but her comeback journey wasn’t as easy especially after embracing motherhood. The actress who was seen in the film Ek Villain in 2014 gave birth to a baby boy in 2015 and her career as an actress took a back seat. Aamna says that she wanted to get back to work post her maternity break but the perception that actresses who are mothers are only fit to do certain kinds of roles hampered her comeback.

Talking to ETimes Aamna said, “Once I decided to get back to work, it took me at least two years to get the right project. People have this misconception, even after Ek Villain and especially after a baby. I actually met a couple of people who told me you have a baby now, so your career is over. They make you feel that. It shook me; I was surprised. I would say things will change eventually with time.”

Aamna also confessed that she’s been offered to play motherly roles just because she is a mother in real life. The actress however took her time and when Ekta Kapoor offered her the iconic Komolika to play she accepted it as a challenge, “When Ekta offered me the role of Komolika, my first reaction was what? Me, Komolika? Then I thought over it and I felt it would be a great challenge. I always wanted to do a negative role. My character from Ek Villain was not completely negative, Ritiesh was more negative. It was the first time I was playing a grey character and I loved that,” she told the publication.