In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
an
entertainment
portal,
actress
Pooja
Bedi
opened
up
about
the
struggles
of
being
a
single
mother
and
said
that
when
she
was
getting
divorced,
many
of
her
friends
and
relatives
asked
her
not
to
go
ahead
with
it.
However,
the
Jo
Jeeta
Wohi
Sikandar
actress
knew
that
her
marriage
with
ex-husband
Farhan
Furniturwala
had
hit
rock
bottom.
She
told
Peepingmoon,
"When
you
are
getting
divorced,
there
is
certain
societal
attachment
to
the
word
divorcee.
Way
back
then
at
a
time
when
I
got
divorced,
almost
18
years
ago,
it
was
a
massive
deal
to
be
divorced
and
move
forward.
'Shadi
kaun
karega
tumse?
Baccho
ka
socho.
Khud
ka
kyu
soch
rahi
ho
(Who
will
marry
you?
Think
about
the
kids.
Why
are
you
thinking
about
yourself?).
How
will
you
find
love
again?
Who
will
marry
you?
You
are
alone,
divorced,
you
have
baggage.
My
children
were
called
baggage.
I
was
like
hello!
They
are
my
assets."
For
the
unversed,
Pooja
has
raised
her
children-
daughter
Alaya
F
and
son
Omar
as
a
single
mother,
and
has
always
made
sure
that
they
live
their
life
on
their
own
terms.
She
said,
"For
me,
it
is
also
about
the
way
I
grew
up.
I
grew
up
in
a
divorced
family,
knowing
fully
well
that
yes,
you
do
find
love
again.
And
again
and
again.
My
father
has
been
married
four
times
now."
With
respect
to
work,
while
Pooja
is
least
interested
in
doing
films,
her
daughter
Alaya
F
is
making
heads
turn
with
her
look
and
talent.
She
made
her
Bollywood
debut
with
Jawaani
Jaaneman
and
left
the
film
critics
quite
impressed
with
her
work.
Recently,
she
was
honoured
with
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Debut
Female.