Shilpa Shetty opens up on her mother’s predictions about her career

Shilpa Shetty was Bollywood’s queen in the 90’s and despite coming from a rather conservative family from Mangalore; she was one of the very first members of her community to make her mark in Bollywood.

During her interview with Pinkvilla, she admitted that it was her very own mother who predicted her dive into the entertainment industry back when she was only a child. 

"My mother is actually an astrologist and she's not learnt it. She is just gifted with it. I remember when I was 10 she had told me that I'm going to grow up and (become an actress). I had lost some lame competition in school. I felt I was really ugly when I was a child. I was very tall and lanky."

She went on to add, "My mother told me then, 'Don't worry darling, you're going to turn from an ugly duckling to a swan.' I don't know if it was reiterating that I was an ugly duckling or just that there's a future," she laughs. 

She also shared that her mom has been her biggest critic. "She still is. There are times I'd experiment with my clothes and fashion. She would look at my pictures and tell me, "This is ghastly". She's very fashion-forward that way."