“I am a confident person,” asserts Milana Nagaraj when asked if she had doubts about the fate of her career during her pregnancy break. I mention Kareena Kapoor Khan’s concerns, as expressed in her book, Kareena Kapoor’s Pregnancy Bible. The Bollywood star had spoken about feeling distressed and anxious about her career.
Milana denies having uncertain thoughts about her journey ahead. “Even if I wasn’t trained in acting, I wasn’t afraid to face the camera when I made my debut. I have always been upbeat about life.
It’s been only two months since I delivered, and people can’t believe I am already promoting my next film. Perhaps it’s because of my discipline, which comes from being a sportsperson,” says the actor, a former national-level swimmer. “I put on a certain amount of weight during my pregnancy and knew it was natural.
I told myself I would be my usual self soon after the delivery. I have surprised myself with how quickly I am back doing film-related activities,” she adds. Milana Nagaraj in ‘Aaram Aravindaswamy’.
| Photo Credit: Winkwhistle Production’s/YouTube Milana calls herself an “active person” and admits that her pregnancy period was tricky. “Be it any day, I can’t process the fact that I have nothing to do. I stopped going to theatres during pregnancy, and there were no shoots,” she says.
“After six months, I travelled to Bali, Indonesia, and it was a good break. I spent the rest of the time reading and watching films..
