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Neera Chopra talks about her daughter and former Femina Miss India (2009), Bollywood Actress Pooja Chopra.
In 1985, when Pooja was born, Neera’s mother in law told that `Is baar beta paida karna, sab theek hoga (this time, make sure you give birth to a son then everything will be sorted)’.
Even after she was born, nobody even visited the hospital to see the baby. On the 10th day Neera’s husband came to the hospital to take them home but, clearly, both the mother and the new born were not welcome at home. Infact her husband told her to get rid of the baby and send her to an orphanage. But Neera decided to leave her husband and choose her child by saying that this girl will make her proud.
In order to earn money Neera left Mumbai leaving her two daughters under the care of her mother. When she returned back to Mumbai after 4 years, Neera saw Pooja being a strong and independent girl. According to her mother, Pooja’s sincerity, hard-work, focus and humility have always been her strength.
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