SPORT TENDULKAR ANJALI 2

On whether Tendulkar's fame had come in the way of
getting the simple pleasures like a movie, Anjali recalled how
the batting great had to come in disguise to watch a movie
during their courtship.
"... We had gone to see the movie Roja. I was studying
medicine then and a couple of my friends planned. Sachin did
try telling me that it would be difficult but I insisted that
he come along. To make sure nobody recognised him, we even got
him a beard. He wore specs as well and we went in late. We
watched the first half of the film, but during the interval,
Sachin dropped his specs and people immediately recognised
him. It was a bit of disaster and we were forced to leave
halfway," she told 'Times of India' in an interview.
Anjali gave up her promising medical career to be
Tendulkar's "biggest support" and after 14 years of marriage,
she doesn't regret her decision one bit.
"Though I loved every moment of my studying days and my
days at the government hospital, it then came to a stage when
I realised that I could not be married to Sachin and also have
a full-time career. It wasn't possible because he depends on
me for almost everything. It was my decision. I thought I
should be at home with him and make everything perfect for
him," she recalled.
"In his childhood, brother Ajit did everything for
Sachin, sacrificing his own interests. I thought I should do
the same. Besides, mine would not have been a 9 to 5 job. I'm
a paediatrician, so if there's a patient calling me or someone
admitted at odd hours, I have to make myself available", she
said. More PTI