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My parents told me I was an unwanted child because I was a girl, shares Kangana Ranaut

My parents told me I was an unwanted child because I was a girl, shares Kangana Ranaut

"It’s very hard to live in an environment where you’re reminded, constantly told that your existence is meaningless."
09 Mar, 2016

Kangana Ranaut may be on top of the Bollywood ladder right now but that doesn't mean that the actress hasn't gone through times when she felt unworthy.

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the 28-year-old actress demanded that the regressive portrayal of women as “selfless” Indian ladies who only care about the happiness of the men in their lives should be stopped.

Growing up, she revealed she was constantly reminded about her ‘unwanted existence’ as she was a girl: "My parents had a child before Rangoli [her sister] who died within 10 days of his birth. He was called Hero; they simply couldn’t move on from the loss of that baby boy. But then Rangoli happened and she was taken care of, there was a huge celebration."

“However, when I was born, my parents, my mother especially, couldn’t accept the 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, they would say I was the unwanted child."

The actress, who has acted in women-oriented films like Queen and Tanu Weds Manu Returns added, “It’s very hard to live in an environment where you’re reminded, constantly told that your existence is meaningless and that you are not meant to be here."

The ever so confident star elaborated more while speaking at the launch of new cover of Femina magazine: "I read Kalki’s quote that we women feel as human as a man, we are no different, we have the same flesh and blood, our challenges are just the same. So to expect this larger-than-life, holier-than-thou sort of existence from us is impractical."

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Harmony-1© Mar 09, 2016 04:40pm
This archaic mindset of cherishing boys more than girls is difficult to shake off. Statistically, girls are more caring, better behaved and more law-abiding. Kangana has been courageous against such mindset.
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Fandom Beyond the Borders Mar 09, 2016 04:46pm
And this is the situation in an educated family of India. What would be the condition of those who belong to poor classes.
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Asad Mar 09, 2016 04:57pm
She might be right considering the declining ratio of women to men in India. This unbalance and unbiased treatment towards women would backfire eventually creating bigger problems in India
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