Rahul Dev Opens Up About Being A Single Parent To Son, Siddharth, Reveals It Makes Him Feel Insecure

Bollywood actor, Rahul Dev had tied the knot with his wife, Rina Dev, and the couple was blessed with a son, Siddharth Dev. However, he lost his wife to cancer in 2009, and he raised his son as a single parent. Rahul Dev and his late wife, Rina Dev were together for almost 18 years, and they enjoyed 11 years of marital bliss because she lost the battle against cancer.

Now, in a recent interview, Rahul Dev opened up about his struggles of being a single parent and a widower. He shared that he often feels insecure as he tries to be both mother and a father to his son, Siddharth Dev. He further mentioned that being widowed is not easy as shown in the films and called it a painful experience.

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In an interview with Connect FM Canada, Rahul Dev opened up about the struggles of being a single parent and said that he sometimes loses his cool as he has to be both mom and dad. He added that whenever he goes to his kid's parents-teacher meeting at school, he would see only women. Sharing how he feels a sense of deep insecurity, the actor said:

"Parenting is not easy at all. Women have a big hand in raising children, the way they understand children, probably because it comes out of them. The kind of patience they have for children, I tried a lot, but there were times when I would lose my cool, my frame of mind. I had to try to be both mom and dad. When I would go to parent-teacher meetings at school, I would see mostly mothers. Rarely I would meet one guy but his wife would be there. At that time, I would feel a sense of deep insecurity. I would feel where are the men."

Further in the conversation, Rahul Dev said that being widowed is not as easy as it is shown in films, but it is rather painful. Revealing that it is not at all easy to start again, he mentioned that he would not want to wish the same on anyone. In his words:

"It's very painful. A lot of it I don't want to remember. A lot of it I would not wish on anyone, that kind of situation. It looks easy in films, so many times films show that someone became a widower. But starting again is not easy at all." 

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For the unversed, Rahul Dev and Mugdha Godse have been dating each other for more than 8 years. The two met each other at a common friend's wedding in 2013. However, it was not love at first sight, but Rahul and Mugdha had gradually developed a special bond. Soon, love blossomed between them and they got into a relationship. In the same interview, Rahul also opened up about dating Mughda Godse and said that he felt unfair for her to date him due to their 14-year age gap. 

Meanwhile, on the work front, Rahul will be next seen in the film, Kabzaa, alongside Upendra, Shriya Saran, and Kiccha Sudeep.

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