Sushmita Sen recalls leaving film with Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor for daughter, thought it would be end of her career

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen who won everyone's hearts with her Miss Universe win in 1994 and subsequent work in the movies and now with web series like 'Aarya' and 'Taali'. The star has been receiving a lot of praise for her performance in 'Taali'. Recently, the actress spoke about becoming a mother at an early age and and an incident that almost put an end to her successful career in the film industry.

Talking to Barkha Dutt on the Mojo Story, Sushmita Sen recalled the time she left a film starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor mid-way to attend to her daughter, Renee Sen. Sen said that she was cast as one of the leads in a film along with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. They were shooting in Canada. However, the actress had to drop the shoot midway and return him e as Renee was hospitalised in critical condition.

Renee needs me to be there. She was not very well when she came into my life, she had a medical condition, a very severe one. So, I'm filming all the way in Canada with Akshay and Kareena, and it's a multi-star cast, and I have this pressure," recalled the former Miss Universe. "People as it is are saying she's not going to take her career seriously because she has become a mother at 24. So, I have a point to prove. I must be there on time, I must do my job, no complaints," she added.

"I got a call from Bombay, My father was babysitting Renee and he said she's been hospitalized and is very serious. I took a flight back, and said, ‘I know this is the end of my career, I'm so sorry.' They were very nice about it, at least superficially I think. But I left and I came back to my daughter and then saw her through one week of hospitalization and then ran back to say I'm ready for the job, but the damage was done," concluded Sushmita Sen.

Sushmita Sen had adopted a six months-old Renee in the year 2000. In the early 2000s, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor worked together in the films 'Ajnabee' 2001) and 'Aitraaz' (2004). Going by the timeline, Sushmita Sen was probably cast for 'Aitraaz' and was later replaced by Priyanka Chopra. 'Ajnabee', on the other hand, starred Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu along with Akshay and Kareena.