Yesteryear star Jeetendra wanted to see both his kids - Ekta Kapoor and Tushar Kapoor get married and then become parents like any typical Indian father.
But they both decided to go ahead and become single parents through surrogacy. He and his wife had to accept their children's decisions and live with it.
Ekta Kapoor explained why she chose to do so. She said that at home, she faced the pressure of getting married for a long time but she did not want to get into a relationship just for the sake of it.
At the age of 36, she took a decision to store her eggs, to become a parent in future. She was thinking about exploring the idea of becoming a parent through surrogacy.
Before she could talk to her parents and take a decision, Tushar went ahead and did it. He became a single parent through surrogacy without discussing about it with anyone in the family.
Even though it shocked her, it made her decision easy. She talked with her parents and did the same. Today, Jeetendra spends all his time with his grand children, it seems.
She said that being single parent is not a burden, if it works for you. She felt that her decision works for her the best and her parents also understood it. They are not worried about what people will say, anyways.
Ekta Kapoor with her mother Shobha Kapoor started a production company Balaji Telefilms at the age of 19 for TV series production and she revolutionized Indian TV series watching experience. With ALT Balaji, she did the same with Indian Web world too. Now, her production house is a multi-billion dollar giant in Indian creative Industry.
But they both decided to go ahead and become single parents through surrogacy. He and his wife had to accept their children's decisions and live with it.
Ekta Kapoor explained why she chose to do so. She said that at home, she faced the pressure of getting married for a long time but she did not want to get into a relationship just for the sake of it.
At the age of 36, she took a decision to store her eggs, to become a parent in future. She was thinking about exploring the idea of becoming a parent through surrogacy.
Before she could talk to her parents and take a decision, Tushar went ahead and did it. He became a single parent through surrogacy without discussing about it with anyone in the family.
Even though it shocked her, it made her decision easy. She talked with her parents and did the same. Today, Jeetendra spends all his time with his grand children, it seems.
She said that being single parent is not a burden, if it works for you. She felt that her decision works for her the best and her parents also understood it. They are not worried about what people will say, anyways.
Ekta Kapoor with her mother Shobha Kapoor started a production company Balaji Telefilms at the age of 19 for TV series production and she revolutionized Indian TV series watching experience. With ALT Balaji, she did the same with Indian Web world too. Now, her production house is a multi-billion dollar giant in Indian creative Industry.