Rakul’s mum reveals why she quit her job to be a homemaker
Actor Rakul Preet Singh has seen the image of strength and sacrifice in her mother, Rini Singh. In our run-up to Mother’s Day on May 12, our special series reflects on the bond celeb kids share with their mums. Born and brought up in Ambala (Punjab), Rini did her master’s degree in economics, followed by BEd. She also taught professionally in school before deciding to take up the role of a homemaker. “Being a homemaker is the toughest job. I don’t think this generation, including me, has an iota of skills compared to our mums,” says Rakul.
The actor’s father, Col Kulvinder Singh, is a retired army officer, and Rakul insists that it is “the toughest job to be an army officer’s wife”. “At times, dad was posted at border areas. We didn’t have phones back then, but my mum was fearlessly raising me and my brother. We never felt that our father wasn’t around, or our mother was scared,” she shares. Rini adds, “I never gave myself time to think about the negative. I kept myself busy and used that time to make my kids learn everything out there.”
Rakul goes on to recall the time when they were in the Northeast for four years. She says, “Dad was posted at the Manipur border. At that time, if we didn’t have anything to do at home, mum would ask us to dance or sing, and she’d record us. Often on weekends, we would travel in convoys to meet dad. Many wouldn’t do it due to the risk involved, but my mum was fearless.” Ask Rini where she got the courage from, and she says, “Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.”
When my husband was posted in the ministry, I chose to quit my job and become a homemaker. After my children took up golf, I began taking them to the training sessions every day for four to five hours. RINI SINGH, Rakul Preet Singh’s mum