Gauahar Khan criticises Suniel Shetty’s C-section remark, reveals she suffered a miscarriage: ‘For a male celebrity who didn’t go through pregnancy…’ | Bollywood News
Suniel Shetty faced criticism for his recent remarks where he lauded daughter Athiya Shetty opting for a natural delivery instead of C-section, calling the latter procedure easy and comfortable. He later clarified that his words were taken out of context and apologised to women for his comments. Now, actor Gauahar Khan, who is expecting her second child with husband Zaid Darbar currently, called out the veteran actor’s comments. She also opened up about suffering a miscarriage before the birth of her son.
She recently launched her own YouTube podcast MaaaNoranjan, to discuss subjects like pregnancy, embracing motherhood, and much more. In the first episode, Gauahar revealed that she had a C-section delivery for her first ba Zehaan, and also suffered a miscarriage before that. “There’s one thing I never told everyone. I did have a miscarriage before Zehaan. What should I tell you about that feeling? It’s impossible to describe it. It was a pregnancy, I lost the ba after almost 9 weeks. That loss was extremely difficult. And I’ll be able to talk about it more in upcoming episodes,” she said.
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The actor looked quite emotional while speaking about Shetty’s remark when he appreciated his daughter for not undergoing a C-section. She said, “A what? I want to like scream at the top of my voice and say, ‘How could you say that? Like how?’ There are so many myths around this topic – that if someone is having a C-section, it’s the easier option. How can there be so much misinformation? And for a male celebrity to say that, who didn’t go through pregnancy, didn’t carry a child, doesn’t know how painful C-section is.”
It all started when earlier in an interview with News18, Suniel Shetty said, “In a world where everybody wants the comfort of having a caesarean ba, she chose not to do that and had a natural delivery. I remember how every nurse and paediatrician in the hospital said that it’s unbelievable how she went through the whole process. That hit me as a father. I was like, ‘Wow, she’s ready!’ Athiya was very, very strong to do that.”
Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar tied the knot in 2020. The couple welcomed their first child, son Zehaan, in 2023. They are now expecting their second ba and recently announced the good news with an adorable video on social media.
