Deepshikha Nagpal: "It’s heart-breaking to leave my kids alone in Mumbai and stay in Jaipur”

Television actress Deepshikha Nagpal, who is currently essaying the character of Nilambari in Main Bhi Ardhangini has been shooting in Jaipur, away from her Mumbai home for over four months. In an attempt to keep abreast with the lives of her two children, she has been making constant trips to Mumbai to spend as much free time as she can with her daughter, Vedika, 18, and son, Vivaan,13.Be it birthdays or any special occasions of theirs, erratic shoot schedules have kept the actress heavily occupied with shoots.
Deepshikha Nagpal with her children Vivaan (L) and Vedika
Speaking about the difficulties she faces being away from home, Deepshikha said, “As much as I love shooting for this show, it’s always a heart-breaking moment to leave my kids alone in Mumbai and come to Jaipur. It’s the first time I have been staying away from them for work, and the distance is much more difficult that I thought it to be. Whenever I get time off, I take the first flight back to Mumbai so that I don’t lose even a minute with them. The constant early morning, 5AM flights and late-night returns to Jaipur are taking a toll on my health. At times I have travelled just for a day to Mumbai and returned the very same night, exhausted, but content when I see that my kids are doing great.” She adds, “While it can get extremely tiring and hectic, I don’t mind doing it for them because that’s the kind of mother I have been and that’s the reason why we share an extremely close bond.”

Talking about work pressure and the emotional struggles of motherhood, she said, “I have never faced any kind of struggles with work. I used to be occupied with shoots even when my children were young but despite that, I ensured to take out time and raise them well, and never let them feel that I am away. Being a single mother is hard, especially when you cannot be a part of their growing years much and miss out on being there for so many activities of their lives. Perhaps seeing your kids grow itself is an emotional struggle that every mother faces.”
Telling us what gets her through each day, the actress said, “I talk to my kids regularly, sometimes five times a day and although I may be away, I am aware of all the ups and downs in their lives. I believe the bond that I share with my son and daughter has become much stronger in the past few months, and it’s somewhere for their betterment too. I never stopped being a best friend to my kids, no matter how occupied I was with work.”
Deepshikha Nagpal as Nilambari
Sharing how she spends time with her children, Deepshikha said, “We still plan exciting outings and vacations where we decide to enjoy our time together and cut ourselves off from the daily stress. We all have certain commitments to make in life and my kids really understand and support me in that. For a mother, that’s all that matters.”
Deepshikha Nagpal and Avinash Sachdev in a still from the show
To make up for all the lost time with her kids, Deepshikha recently went on an extravagant trip to Austria with her son and daughter. While she continues to keep her optimism high, her character Nilambari is up to another evil plan to cause trouble in Madhav (Avinash Sachdev) and Vaidehi’s (Aditi Rawat) life.