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Parineeti Chopra Says Motherhood Hasn't Changed Her Career Priorities
Parineeti Chopra is an actor who recently became a mother.
She says becoming a parent has not changed the kind of acting work she wants to do.
She is starring in a new Netflix series called Shaque: Trust No One.
Chopra says the people making the show did not treat her pregnancy as a problem.
She and her husband, Raghav Chadha, share parenting responsibilities.
She works hard on set and then returns home to spend time with her baby.
Chopra believes audiences are now more accepting of mothers continuing their careers.
The new series is scheduled to premiere on September 24.
Parineeti Chopra says motherhood has not changed the roles or career priorities she wants to pursue.
She is set to make her OTT debut in Netflix’s Shaque: Trust No One.
Chopra welcomed her first child, a son named Neer, with Raghav Chadha in October 2025.
She credits audiences and the entertainment industry for supporting actors’ careers after parenthood.
Shaque: Trust No One, directed by Rensil D’Silva, premieres on Netflix on September 24.
- Who
- Actress Parineeti Chopra, her husband Raghav Chadha, and the cast and creators of Shaque: Trust No One.
- What
- Chopra discussed balancing motherhood with acting and announced her OTT debut in the Netflix series Shaque: Trust No One.
- Where
- The comments were made at the trailer launch of Shaque: Trust No One; the series will stream on Netflix.
- When
- Chopra became a mother in October 2025; the series is scheduled to premiere on September 24.
- Why
- Chopra wants to continue acting without changing her role choices and says industry and audience attitudes have become more supportive of working mothers.
Changing Industry
Earlier Industry Norms
Working after motherhood
Changing Industry
Chopra says today’s audiences, writers, directors, and actors support mothers continuing to work and taking on quality roles.
Earlier Industry Norms
Chopra says an earlier generation of working mothers faced a reality in which audiences were less excited to see them on screen.
Motherhood and role choices
Changing Industry
Chopra says motherhood has not been mentioned as a limitation in conversations with filmmakers and will not change her choice of roles.
Earlier Industry Norms
The article describes the older attitude as one that could make motherhood affect actresses’ career opportunities, although no specific opposing person or group is quoted.
Key facts
- Series
- Shaque: Trust No One
- Platform
- Netflix
- Premiere
- September 24
- Director
- Rensil D’Silva
- Creators
- Rensil D’Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra
- Production
- Alchemy Films
- Child
- Chopra welcomed a son, Neer, in October 2025
Quotes
Parineeti Chopra
Actress discussing how motherhood has not affected the roles offered to her.
“I come to work, enjoy to the fullest and then I run back to my baby and I’m present 1000 per cent. There will be no difference in terms of the choice of roles or films that I’ll do because I want to be an actor and I don’t know want to change any rules and truth. I want to be the best version on screen for him.”
telegraphindia.com
“The audience is not cancelling mothers, and hence writers, directors and actors are able to make content. This business is not solitary; it is supply and demand with the audience. I’m glad the industry is changing and that the audience has made all this possible. So, it is all lovely and positive.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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