Overview
- Speaking on Parineeti Chopra’s Zee5 show Mom Talks, the actor said he stepped back to be with his newborn and to address what he calls dad guilt.
- He described a turning point when his son tried to say “papa” at his grandmother’s home, which pushed him to decide it was time to return home.
- He said heavy workloads around the birth left him physically and mentally drained, so he wrapped up projects to spend time with his wife, Sheetal Thakur, and son, Vardaan.
- He argued that social norms push men to be providers, said fathers often do far less caregiving than mothers, and urged new dads to accept feeling vulnerable and homesick.
- In December 2024 he announced a break to “recalibrate and go back home,” noted two final films in 2025, and has not set a return date beyond that framing.