Maheep Kapoor Reveals Daughter Shanaya Kapoor Convinced Her To Join 'Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives'

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Maheep Kapoor, who was recently seen in Netflix's 'Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives', opened up about her journey and said that it was her daughter and actor Shanaya Kapoor who made her say yes to the show.

Maheep: "Karan Johar Came To Us With The Idea..."

Maheep recalled how Karan Johar proposed the idea of a show featuring her during a flight. She initially thought he was joking but eventually found herself hesitating. As a middle-aged woman settled into her daily life with her children, work, and gym routine, she questioned whether she truly wanted to step into the spotlight. However, her kids, Shanaya and Jahaan, encouraged her, emphasizing the unique opportunity to work with Netflix and Dharma Productions.

"I Was Very Comfortable In My Space"

In an exclusive conversation with India Today, she said, "It's no news that Karan Johar came to us with the idea of making a show on us on a flight. Of course, we thought at that time that he was kidding, but to cut a long story short, I was not ready to be on the show. I'm a middle-aged woman and I was very comfortable in my space and in my routine with my gym, my kids, and my work. Did I really need this or did I really want this was the constant question running in my mind?"

"It Was Both My Kids..."

She added, "But, then, it was both my kids who gave me the confidence. Both Shanaya and Jahaan sat me down and said it was Netflix and Dharma and that I was in such good hands and how could I say no when an opportunity like this had knocked at my door, so it was them who gave me a go ahead and said you live once, just go do it."

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"Just Be Ready For The Worse..."

Talking about Sanjay Kapoor's reaction, she mentioned, "Sanjay honestly had just one thing to tell me and that was, 'don't come running to me and sit on my head when all the trolling happens if at all. Be prepared. You just be ready for the worse. If the show doesn't do well, or you face any kind of social media trolling, then don't come to me. You should be prepared to know how to deal with it.' I told myself that I'm in a very safe space with Dharma and Karan and the whole crew along with all of my friends, Bhavana, Neelam and Seema and that motivated me to go ahead and say a yes. At that point it was more like there's going to be some solace even if we drown together, we are there for each other."

For unversed, the earlier two seasons of the TV series focused on the lives, struggles, and families of popular 90s actress Neelam Kothari, Shanaya Kapoor's mother Maheep Kapoor, Ananya Panday's mom Bhavna Pandey and Sohail Khan's ex-wife Seema Sajdeh. The third season also focuses on the lives of Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Shalini Passi, and Kalyani Saha Chawla.