Mini Mathur gave a lovely in-depth interview to The Times of India about parenting, how Kabir Khan is as a hubby and her bond with her 22-year-old son Vivaan and 16-year-old daughter Sairah.
“I have seen Kabir Khan cry only twice, once while watching Swades and the second was when our son left for studies” – Mini Mathur
Mini Mathur’s son is currently studying in New York, USA and she explained in the interview why she doesn’t believe in the empty nest syndrome, “I had timed my kids beautifully, so I still had my little one left. She will leave for college next year and Vivaan will be back by then.”
She added, “I’ve spent my life trying to make my kids independent. I made them travel at 12 and 8. Let them live their life. I am very happy. I have my work and my friends. I want to go and spend two months in Goa. I haven’t been able to do that because they had school and exams. I never holidayed while they were at school because I felt it was important that my face was the last one, they saw in the morning and the first one they saw when they returned.”
She also added that her hubby Kabir Khan was affected when Vivaan left for further studies. She revealed, “My husband was very badly hit when my son left. I’ve seen him cry only twice in our years together, once when he watched Swades (2004 film starring Shah Rukh Khan) and the second was when my son left. He literally stood in the room with tears rolling down his face. So, he was affected by the syndrome much more than me.”
Mini Mathur praised Kabir Khan as a father, “I think one does not really need to change diapers to be involved. Of course, he did a little bit of diaper duty because that made him feel important. But then he got very busy. He loves babies but he wasn’t there to actively look after feeding, burping or homework and school meetings (he has not come for even one). What he did right at that point was that he let me take the lead and he put his entire support behind me. He has never contradicted my decisions whether I have decided that they need to move from ICSE to IB, or that they need to study and can’t go on a holiday or that there will be no sleepovers.”
She continued, “He let me play the bad cop which was not nice. But he also came in with the good-cop energy. And yes, I felt bad that I’m the one laying down all the rules but I also knew the kids were blowing off steam with him.”
Mini Mathur also confessed, “He’s been a much more hands-on dad after they grew up. They bond well and he looks after them emotionally. Now, he sometimes contradicts me and asks me to go easy when I don’t allow them to spend too much on clothes. I believe they should wear brands only when they can afford it. But he is like ‘thoda zyada ho gaya’.”
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