Mugdha Chaphekar the talented young actress has portrayed strong woman characters in her long career, and in real life, is also a woman who is empowered to make her own decisions in life. Mugdha is presently seen in the role of Prachi in the popular and long-running show on Zee TV, Kumkum Bhagya.
Talking about the real significance of women empowerment, Mugdha states, “I feel that instead of thinking that women need to be empowered or they should stand shoulder to shoulder with men, we should think that men and women are equals and we should raise our children believing the same thing as well. I really think we should raise the next generation thinking that everyone is equal and teach them how to treat all the people around us with the utmost kindness, hope, faith, and respect, be it a man or a woman.”
“According to me, Women’s Day should be like a thank you day for all the women in our lives, rather than a day to debate or speak up about something or the other. It should be more like how you treat your mother on Mother’s Day or how you treat your close friends on their birthday. Maybe cook a nice meal for all the important women in your life and do everything to make it feel like it is their birthday. But having said that, I also feel that everyone should treat all the women in their lives special every day. I do not think one day is needed for that.”
Ask her if she would want to be reborn as a woman, and Mugdha states, “I just feel being alive is a blessing. We are equals, so be it as a man or a woman, I would like to be alive.”
For her, she has found inspiration from many women around. “My mother and mother-in-law are the two strong women in my life who inspire me every single day by their mere existence, their values, their thoughts, their talent, their hard work, their hope, and everything else. Today whatever I am, it is because of my mother and my mother-in-law and I am extremely blessed to have these two women in my life who inspire me in every single way.”
On her personal goals to be better as a woman, Mugdha tells us, “Not just as a woman, but as a human, I want to educate people around me. Even today, in the interior parts of India, I feel there is a lack of access to proper education, especially for women. I feel we should help educate them and that should be our way of being better people. We should also educate our maids, our relatives, our drivers, and everyone around us to be good people and help them learn and be self-sufficient in some way or the other.”
Mugdha’s special message will go like this, “I would like to say that you should celebrate life to the fullest, celebrate each and every person in your life. Share your love and happiness, spread love and happiness, and be good human beings.”
