Rahul Dev On Raising His Son Alone After Wife Rina's Death: "It's Very Painful. Looks Easy In Films"

"I tried a lot, but there were times when I would lose my cool," said Rahul Dev

Rahul Dev recently opened up about the difficulties he faced as a widower and a single father to his son Siddharth. The actor, who lost his wife Rina Dev to cancer in 2009, raised his son on his own. In an interview with Connect FM Canada, the actor revealed that parenting is not easy. He tried to be both a mother and father to his son, but there used to be times when he would lose his temper. Rahul also added that when he used to go to his son's parent-teacher meeting, he used to feel insecure seeing other children's mothers attending the meeting. He added that being widowed is not as easy as it's shown in the films. 

Speaking to Connect FM Canada, Rahul Dev 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."

He added, "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."