Bengali divas whose motherhood became a blessing for them

While motherhood is a blessing to many of us, for some it may turn out to an end to their career ambitions and dreams. Often women bid adieu to their glorious career after having children but that’s not the case for these stunning actresses. These super moms didn't see their motherhood as an obstacle while being an inspirational mother to their children. Right from Swastika Mukherjee to Srabanti Chatterjee to Rituparna Sengupta, here are the super moms of Bengali industry, who managed to break the stereotype and enjoy the best of both worlds.

The legendary actress of Bengali cinema, who literally ruled the silver screen throughout the decades, stepped into the film industry after the birth of her only daughter Moon Moon Sen. Being the undisputed queen of Bengali industry, she didn't hide the troubles of her personal life. Yet her personal life didn’t bring any hindrance in her career.

Just like her mother Aparna Sen, Konkona has always been a multi-talented actress. Her unconventional route to stardom makes the dusky beauty a class example of successful star kids. She went on to become more or less the face of Bengali and Hindi art-house cinemas. Konkona is a proud mother of her son Haroon from her now estranged husband Ranvir Shorey. However, nothing held her back from giving brilliant acting performances and making a film ‘A Death In The Gunj’ for which she won the award for Best Debut Director in 2018 Filmfare Awards.

Being the iconic figure of Bengali film industry, ageless Aparna Sen has two daughters from her second marriage. However, motherhood hasn’t been able to cut her glorious career short. Her achievements in main-stream, as well as art films, are still being talked about. Instead of putting an end to her career like most other actresses, she delved into filmmaking and directed critically acclaimed films like '36 Chowringhee Lane’, 'Paroma' and won national awards for the same.

June started her career after a disastrous relationship with her ex-husband ended. She made her debut in a popular Bengali television series and went on to become one of the most popular names of Bengali cinema and television industry. June, despite raising her two kids single-handedly, has cemented her place in the industry as a versatile actress and the timeless diva of Tollywood.

Being one of the finest actors of Bengali cinema, Rituparna Sengupta got married to her childhood friend Sanjay Chakraborty, when she was enjoying the peak status of her career. Even after having a son Ankan and a daughter Rishona Niya, Rituparna is still winning hearts with her divine beauty and natural acting, She has been a significant part of super-hit films like 'Praktan', 'Rajkahini' and 'Bela These'.

Arpita stepped into the elite class from the very first moment of her career. After giving so many hits, the beautiful actress finally tied the knot with Bengali industry's iconic figure Prosenjit Chatterjee. After marriage, the actress, who gave a stellar performance in 'Utsab' and 'Asukh', took a sabbatical from her acting career only to make a grand comeback after her son Trishanjit was born. Not just acting, she also handles their family business too.

Did you know the pretty actress got married at a tender age of only 15? It was just after the release of her debut film 'Champion'. The Bengali diva is blessed with a son from the marriage which couldn't last long. She returned to her acting career in 2008 and never looked back. Jhinuk is now in his early teen and Srabanti sees her as a proud mother, whose motherhood didn't pull back her from achieving such height.

She has a beautiful daughter from a failed marriage that ended on a bitter note. Still, Swastika has achieved an unbelievable fame in her career while supporting her child Anwesha as a single mother. While her personal life hasn’t been quite smooth, the gorgeous actress dominates both commercial and art house of Bengali cinema over the years. Anwesha is sweet 16 now and Swastika looks radiant as always even at the age of 37.