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R Madhavan reflects on ‘wise’ move to Dubai for son’s swimming career

R Madhavan opens up about prioritising son’s swimming career over his own during Covid-19

Yareeha Fatima Jafri

R Madhavan reflects on ‘wise’ move to Dubai for son’s swimming career

R Madhavan opens up about prioritising son’s swimming career over his own during Covid-19

R Madhavan makes surprising revelation about son Vedaants swimming career
R Madhavan makes surprising revelation about son Vedaant's swimming career

R Madhavan has opened up about prioritising his son’s swimming career over his own during the Covid-19 lockdown.

In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, the Dhurandhar actor reflected on his decision to relocate to Dubai so that Vedaant’s swimming career would not suffer due to the pandemic.

He told the outlet, “It was an essential decision taken at the right moment. Vedaant was going through his growth spurt as a teenager, and not having a pool to swim in would have meant the end of his international swimming career.”

Madhavan also highlighted that swimming pools across Mumbai were shut, leaving him with no viable options.

“Countries like Germany, France and China had opened up their swimming pools and cordoned them off, making them Covid-free zones. They were asking students to stay there for months and train. Some of them broke world records during this period. It was something Vedaant couldn’t afford to miss out on,” he added.

The 13B actor also said he does not consider himself a perfect parent and tries to guide his son in the best possible way.