Anita Hassanandani to Disha Vakani; TV celebs who took a break from acting after embracing motherhood

Embracing motherhood brings along a lot of responsibilities. Nurturing a new life and balancing other duties is a daunting task. While some choose to balance it out with the help of their family members, a few believe in the one-thing-at-a-time motto. Similarly, a few actresses from the tinsel town took a break from acting after giving birth to a new life. Anita Hassanandani, who welcomed her son Aaravv, four months ago, has taken a break from work. Let's take a look at some more actresses, who took the similar route: (Photo: Instagram)

New mommy Anita Hassanandani, in an interview with BT said that she has no plans of returning to television anytime soon. The actress said, "I had decided that whenever I would have a child, I would leave the industry and let go of my work. I always wanted to focus on being a mother. So it's not about the pandemic, I would have either way left the industry, pandemic or no pandemic. I want to be at home with my kid. Honestly work is the last thing on my mind right now. I really don’t know when I will get back. Although I am doing some work here and there because of the contracts that I had signed with different brands. I am doing all this for social media where I am shooting at home and it is totally stress free. I am being extremely careful too. Maybe one person will come to shoot and the person too has to have a proper test done before coming inside the house. But getting back on a full-fledged set of a TV show, I don’t know when that will happen. But I am sure when I decide to get back, people will get to know." (Photo: Instagram)

Disha Vakani is popular for her character Dayaben from the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. The actress went on a maternity break and never returned to the show. The wait became an extended one and the fans are still in hope of seeing Disha as Dayaben. Rumours were rife that her husband was demanding an exorbitant price from the producers. (Photo: Instagram)

Mahhi Vij is a proud mother to her daughter Tara Jay Bhanushali, who came in their lives on August 3, 2019. Ever since, the Kaisi Laagi Lagan actress has stayed away from the camera. Recently, for the first time, she left for a day's shoot and was quite emotional about staying away from Tara. In an interview with ETimes TV, speaking about it, Mahhi said, "I don’t know how this information started doing the rounds because of which people are not approaching me for work now. I very much want to work and be on the screen again. It’s been more than 4 years now and I cannot wait to be in front of the camera." (Photo: Instagram)

Actor-turned-enterprenuer Addite Malik has been away from the small screens ever since she married Mohit Mallik. Recently, she was blessed with baby boy, Ekbir and is enjoying her motherhood phase to the fullest. Mohit always credits his wife Addite for his success. She along with Simple Kaul and one more friend run Homemade Cafe in Mumbai. (Photo: Instagram)

Karan Patel's wife Ankita Bhargava is a renowned face in the television industry and is a parent to a cute toddler Mehr. Ankita, too, has been missing from the TV screens after embracing motherhood but she is educating the mommies of social media through her informative posts. (Photo: Instagram)

Shabir Ahluwalia's wife Kanchi Kaul is a proud mother to two boys, Azai and Ivarr and is content with the way her life is. Kanchi has been away from the television screen since 2011. (Photo: Instagram)

Puja Banerjee was seen in Jag Janani Maa Vaishnodevi was blessed with a baby boy, whom they named Krishiv. Puja and Kunal Verma welcomed the child in October 2020 and ever since, the actress has taken a break from the industry. (Photo: Instagram)

Shikha Singh is happily away from the screens as she is spending time with her daughter Alayna Singh Shah. Shikha quit Kumkum Bhagya when she was pregnant with Alayna. (Photo: Instagram)