Anushka Sharma's B'Day: How Actor Values & Protects Her Personal Life

As Anushka Sharma celebrates her 36th birthday on May 1, let's highlight her reputation as a celebrity who values the privacy of her relationship and family like a prized possession. Recently, the actor welcomed her second child and maintained a low profile throughout her pregnancy, unbothered by headlines and rumours, opting to welcome her son in private.

This incident might have come as a surprise to you, but Sharma's commitment to maintaining privacy in her relationship and family extends back several years, from her dating phase to her wedding and the birth of her first child, Vamika, whom she has kept shielded from the internet. On more than one occasion, Sharma has been vocal about keeping personal details of her life away from the roving eyes of the paparazzi.

One exhibit came with her first pregnancy announcement. In the months leading up to the arrival of her daughter, Vamika, there was high glare on to-be-mom. However, when Vamika was born in 2021, the Sultan actor put out a request to the paparazzi: "We want to protect the privacy of our child and we need your help and support... We would request you to kindly not take or carry any content that has our child." Read an opinion on celebrity babies' privacy.

However, unlike their announcement of their first pregnancy, the actor refrained from providing any updates about her second pregnancy. Despite widespread speculation on the internet about the actor's pregnancy, the couple chose not to directly address these rumours. Eventually, they announced the arrival of their son, Akay, on Instagram on February 20, sharing that he was born on February 15.

Anushka Sharma On Privacy, Then And Now

It turns out Sharma's insistence on privacy for her relationship and family goes back years. The duo married in 2017 but had been together for over half a decade before their wedding and were keen on maintaining a low profile even then. In an interview with NDTV in 2014, Sharma made it clear she didn't want her relationship to become fodder for coffee-time gossip.

"We were not hiding anything, we were just being two normal young people who were in a relationship. But being public figures, your relationship becomes a topic of entertainment. For me, it's something very personal and very pure. So I don't want to put it out there for someone to discuss over a cup of coffee. That makes me very uncomfortable," she was quoted saying.

Earlier in 2021, the actor slammed a prominent publication for sneaking photos of her in the privacy of her residence. "Guys! Stop this right now!” she wrote on social media. Here's what happened.

That she is firm in her ideals is reflected in the mantra for motherhood she offers. When asked how she intends to raise her daughter, who is bound to face media and fan attention, she was quoted saying, "We definitely do not want to raise a child in the public eye-we don’t plan on engaging our child in social media. I think it’s a decision your child should be able to take. No kid should be made to be more special than the other."