Sushmita Sen has two children, Renee Sen and Alisah, both of them are adopted. Renee was adopted in 2000, and Alisah was adopted in 2010. However, there is an interesting story from the time of adoption when a judge asked Sushmita’s father if her daughter would face difficulties in getting married after adoption.
During a conversation with Twinkle Khanna for Tweak India, Sushmita recalled the time when she adopted Renee. She said, “It was just something that I knew I had to do, and to do that, my last precedent was a 29-year-old divorced woman who was allowed adoption…single but divorced. I am applying at 21, never been married, fertile – all of these are a problem. They would obviously fight it.”
Sushmita mentioned that Renee came to her under foster care, and six months after that, the court hearing took place. She recounted, “So I had told my baba and the driver, ‘Baba, jaise hi bahar niklenge room se, gadi start karo, hum bhag jayenge bachhe ko leke because ye to mazak hai (Dad, as soon as we get out of the room, start the car, we’ll run away in our car with Renee. This is not a joke). They can’t say no. She’s almost calling me Ma’.”
She even said that she was crying and told the judge that she will do her job well. The judge then asked her father if he was okay with her decision, as it could hamper her marriage. However, Sushmita’s father Shubeer Sen had full confidence in his daughter and said that he did not raise his child only to be someone’s wife. Quoting him, Sushmita said, “She has chosen this motherhood, and one thing I know my daughter to do is follow through.” The judge was finally won over and asked Sushmita to take Renee home.
Regarding her work, Sushmita Sen will next be seen in “Taali,” a series scheduled to start streaming on JioCinema from August 15. The series aims to offer a poignant narrative that sheds light on the experiences and struggles of the transgender community.
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