Sushmita Sen reveals how daughter Renee reacted when she learnt she was adopted

Sushmita Sen is a beacon of inspiration to her fans, as she is a single mother to two girls, Renee and Alisah. She adopted Renee in 2000, and then Alisah in 2010.

Speaking about how she broke the news of adoption to them, Sushmita said that she explained it through a game. "We played opposites, tall short, and all that. I then said adopted and biological. So Renee said 'I'm adopted?' I said yes, biological is boring. You are special, you're born from the heart. And then she would tell everyone else, 'You're biological? You're boring'. I'm so glad that it worked both times like magic," she said.

Sushmita also revealed that she wanted the girls to find out about their real parents once they turn 18. So when Renee was 16, she explained to her that she could go to court and look at the names of her biological names in an envelope.

"I told her that I don't know if they have names of biological parents in there, but that information is rightfully hers. I didn't want to give her the wrong information and break her heart. She asked me, 'Why do you want me to go and find out?' I said, 'I'm not saying go find out, I'm saying you have a right to know. She gave it a moment's pause and said, 'No, I don't want to find out.'"

Sushmita dotes on her daughters and her Instagram posts are proof of this. The girls have accepted Sushmita's boyfriend Rohman Shawl as part of the family. They're usually seen on family getaways and dinner dates.

On the work front, Sushmita confirmed at an event in 2018 that she has been reading scripts for a while now, and feels ready to sign a film. "I have been looking at scripts again for the past one and a half year. I think I am ready to commit six months of my life to a film. But, just because I am ready, doesn't mean the perfect script is ready for me," she said.