Shweta Bachchan says kids Navya Naveli Nanda, Agastya make fun of her menopause: ‘For you it’s a joke, but…’

Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan recently opened up on going through menopause and how it agitates her when her kids Navya Naveli Nanda and Agastya Nanda make fun of it.In the latest episode of Navya's podcast 'What the Hell Navya', Shweta shared that her children joke about her mood swings but she does not find them funny. "My own children say it to me. If I am in a bad mood and I shout at them, they will say, ‘Oh, mom is menopausing today.’ That’s not fair. For you, it’s a joke, but think about it for me, everything is going south," she rued.Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta recalls working as assistant teacher for Rs 3,000 a month after getting marriedShe went on to say that menopause is a frightening experience and it takes a drastic toll on a woman's physical, mental and emotional health. "Everything is basically out of your control. Menopause means a lot of things -- you lose your hair, you start putting on weight, you have mood swings, and you have temperature control issues. A lot of women lose a lot of self-confidence and it leads to many mental health issues," she explained.Shweta expressed her disappointment over women being "left on the shelf" after the age of 40-50. "A woman's main purpose, supposedly, is to procreate, you cannot do that anymore. You serve no purpose. You now just have to fade into the background. You have to start behaving in a certain way and ultimately retire from life," she stated.Shweta Bachchan shares adorable wish for baby brother Abhishek on Bhai Dooj 2022 She continued, "It is disgusting and appalling, and why should women my age, who still have so much to give and live for, be forced to do this? This will never happen to men. They will never understand it."On the professional front, Shweta has kept herself away from the showbiz even after being the daughter of the legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. She instead turned entrepreneur with a fashion label and is also a successful author.From Aryan Khan to Shanaya Kapoor, celebs attend Shweta Bachchan's white-themed birthday bash - see pics

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