Kangana Ranaut is often known for being very candid and honest while vocalising her feelings – be it about herself or about others in the industry. She has often spoken about her life and struggles but did you know that once she had also revealed that she was an unwanted child by her parents. The actress opened up on what she felt as a child while growing up.
The ‘Emergency’ actress had said in an interview back in 2016 that her parents had a baby boy as first child, before her sister Rangoli was born. “My parents had a child before Rangoli, who died within 10 days of his birth. He was called Hero. My parents couldn’t emerge from the loss of that baby boy. But then Rangoli happened and she was taken care of, there was a huge celebration.”
However, when Kangana was born, her parents had a tough time dealing with the fact that she was a girl child. “But when I was born, my parents, my mother especially, couldn’t come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child,” she expressed.
Further opening up on her feelings, she had said, “It’s very hard to live in an environment where you’re reminded, constantly told that your existence just happens to be here…that you are not meant to be here.”
Kangana recently also opened up on her family dynamics as she indirectly criticised Sanya Malhotra starrer ‘Mrs‘. She said, “Growing up, I never saw a woman who didn’t command her household, ordered everyone when to eat when to sleep and when to go out, asked her husband about every penny that he spent and he obligated. Only conflicts were his boys outings and frequent drinking evenings with friends. Whenever papa wanted to eat out with us she scolded us all because cooking for us was her joy. This way, she could control many things including the hygiene/ the nutrition of the food. Elderly folks worked as nannies to her kids and emotional support system.”
She added, “Women of the house dadi, mumma, chachi are our ultimate queens and we hope to be like them. Of course there can be case of devaluing women but let’s stop generalizing Indian joint families and demonizing elderly people. Also, let’s stop comparing women of the house with paid labour.”
Kangana was last seen in ‘Emergency’ which she also directed
