Sushmita Sen says she feels honoured to be born as a woman

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen recently expressed that she feels blessed on being born as a woman, stating that 'it is a huge award itself.'

The former Miss Universe  was interacting with the media while attending  ‘I Am Woman Award 2018 ceremony' held in Mumbai.

On being honoured with an award at the ceremony, the ‘Main Hoon Na’ starlet shared, “I think the fact that I am born as a woman itself is a huge award in my life. And then to have an organisation like Karan Gupta Education Foundation which holds prestigious and inspiring awards for women and recognising them from different field is really amazing.”

A mother of two girls Sushmita, regarding the rising rape incidents in India stated, “I have stopped giving my opinions on these issues because what happens is that we talk and protest a lot for a certain period but we don’t come up with a concrete outcome on these issues,” further adding that, “This is not a new thing but after that we have the option of two things, first is that, we can forget things just by feeling sad about it. Another is that, we can set an example who can inspire people.”

The 42-year-old actress then encouraged youngsters to realise their responsibility of building their own future, “The youngsters’ opinions are going to shape the way things move forward. They should find a purpose, get out and change things.”