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Disha Parmar Says Long TV Schedules Make Daily Soaps Difficult Post Motherhood
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News18•20-10-2026, 11:15
Disha Parmar Says Long TV Schedules Make Daily Soaps Difficult Post Motherhood
- •Actor Disha Parmar stated that rigorous daily soap shooting schedules leave little time for family life, making it difficult to return to television post motherhood.
- •Parmar, who welcomed her daughter Navya with singer husband Rahul Vaidya in 2023, prefers projects that allow her to balance work and time with her child.
- •She criticized the harsh societal scrutiny and pressure new mothers face regarding their appearance and postpartum weight loss.
- •Parmar recently marked her comeback with the reality show Dhammal with Pati Patni Aur Panga because it was a short-term commitment.
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Disha Parmar explains that daily television soaps demand rigorous daily commitments of up to 13 actor hours and offer few monthly days off, leaving her with little time to spend with her daughter, Navya.
Parmar agreed to do her first reality show alongside her husband, Rahul Vaidya, because it was a short-term project rather than a long-term fiction commitment, and it had been three years since her last project.
Parmar criticized the harsh societal scrutiny and pressure new mothers face to lose weight after childbirth, advising fellow mothers like Divyanka Tripathi to take their time, enjoy the phase, and ignore external judgments.
