Shweta Bachchan says she's not financially independent and ambitious, but wants Navya and Agastya to choose different

Shweta Bachchan Nanda said she is not financially independent but does not want her daughter Navya Naveli Nanda and son Agastya Nanda to follow in her footsteps.

Shweta Bachchan, who has worked as a model, columnist, author as well as a businesswoman in her professional career, has said that she is not financially independent. Shweta, the eldest child of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, said she is not an ambitious person and is content with where she is. However, she would like her children Navya Naveli Nanda and Agastya Nanda to choose a different path and ensure financial security.

 Shweta Bachchan with son Agastya Nanda and daughter Navya Naveli Nanda.

Shweta, who tied the knot with businessman Nikhil Nanda in February 1997, welcomed daughter Navya Naveli Nanda in December that year and son Agastya in 2000. While Navya is working as an entrepreneur, Agastya will be making his acting debut next year with the Netflix film The Archies.

Shweta and Navya discussed financial independence in the latter's debut podcast What The Hell Navya. In a recent conversation with ETimes, Shweta was asked if she made a special effort to explain the importance of being financially independent to Navya while she was growing up. She replied, "Unfortunately, I am not financially independent and I'm not particularly an ambitious person and I make no bones about it. But that is not what I would want for my child."

In her podcast, Navya talks to her mother Shweta and grandmother Jaya Bachchan about 'various things from finance and fame to friendship and family.' A new episode of the podcast is out every Saturday starting September 24, on IVM Podcasts and other audio streaming platforms.