Namrata Shirodkar On Quitting Acting After Marrying Mahesh Babu: 'He Wanted A Non-Working Wife'

Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar are one of the most loved couples in the Indian entertainment industry. Namrata quit her acting career after getting married to the Telugu superstar. 

Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar are one of the most loved couples in the Indian entertainment industry.

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New Delhi: Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar are one of the most loved couples in the Indian entertainment industry. Namrata, who met Mahesh in 2000 on the sets of her Telugu debut 2000, quit her acting career after getting married to the Telugu superstar. 

Recently, in an interview with the Telugu YouTube channel, Prema – the journalist, Namrata opened up about quitting her acting career post-marriage and revealed why she didn’t pursue her career. 

“Mahesh was very clear that he wanted a non-working wife. Even if I was working in some office, he would have told me to leave work. There are certain things we had for each other,” she said in the interview. 

“We were very clear that we will live in an apartment first after marriage because I was from Mumbai, and I didn't know how I would fit into these huge bungalows. I used to get scared so he moved into an apartment with me. That was my condition that if I'm going to come to Hyderabad, I will live in an apartment. Similarly, he was also clear that he didn't want me to work. Which is why we also took some time so that I finish shooting for all my films. When we got married, I had no work, so I wrapped up all my pending movies. We were clear. There was a lot of clarity among us,” she added. 

She also said that marrying Mahesh was the ‘happiest moment of her life’ and she doesn’t regret her decision of leaving her acting career

“My happiest moment was when Mahesh and I decided that we should get married and my whole world changed after that and the whole experience of being married is great. The whole phase of motherhood is a great experience so I don’t think I would exchange or change that for anything. It is not worth it,” she said. 

She also said that she doesn't want to return to acting as she doesn't have 'patience' for it.

Namrata and Mahesh married in February 2005 and they have two children – son Gautam Gattamaneni, and daughter Sitara Ghattamaneni.