Priyanka Chopra’s mother, Dr Madhu Chopra, said that nobody is prepared to be a parent, and that if things were left to her, she’d abolish the ‘nuclear family set-up’ completely. In the book Raising Stars, by Rashmi Uchil, she said that her daughter makes sure to mention her family in her interviews, because she was raised by a team. Madhu was busy with her career when Priyanka and her brother, Siddhant, were growing up, and her children were mainly raised by relatives.
“I am the proudest mom and Priyanka is my favorite topic of conversation. I take so much pride in my children. I gave so little. In return, Priyanka has blossomed so much,” she said, adding that a mother’s influence on their child amounts to 95%, whereas the father and the rest of the family contribute the remaining 5%. Priyanka was sent to boarding school when she was very young, and in her teens, she was sent to the United States. In an earlier interview, Madhu said that neither of her children has ever complained about her being absent from their lives when they were growing up.
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“In my opinion, the nuclear family set-up should be thrown out of the window,” Madhu continued. “My kids grew up with their maasi, mani, mama, and cousins. Family is most important to me and the same goes for the kids. In every interview Priyanka gives, she talks about family. Though I was always a working mother, I always made sure the kids were never left to themselves. My children love the joint family system. We throw family get-togethers at the drop of a hat. There are nine kids on my husband’s side and nine kids on my side. When the cousins get together, they have a blast. They are so close that you will never be able to tell the cousin from the real sibling. The bond is so strong. Even after me, they will be there for each other.”
In an earlier interview with India Today, Madhu expressed regret about sending Priyanka off to boarding school when she was very young. “I still cry when I think about it and I still feel guilty. My fault was that I sent her to a boarding school. Not the best decision of my life,” she said.
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