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So posting in a seperate topic! ST's latest Gr! Interview😊 Posting just a part of that😃
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Who gave you the name Shweta?
Shweta : My mother did! She derived it from a Goddess' name and it was a unique one in the village I was born!
Was there any disappointment in the family, ke ladki ho gayi?
Shweta : Not that I know of! Actually within days of my being born, I was brought to Bombay ( then ). They say the moment I was being carried to home, from the other side brought the Durga Idol and my grandpa gushed - 'Ghar mei devi aa gayi!'😳
That's a great welcome for a girl, no?
Shweta : Absolutely! But tell you what, when my daughter was born and I took her to my in-laws' town, there was big disappointment there!
Like?
Shweta : Oh, my MIL would pine before visitors - 'Arre aapke toh 2 bete hai, but to us was born a girl!'
And how did you react to that?
Shweta : I was livid! And I told them in so many words - 'Look, I'm not going to tolerate this rubbish against my daughter. I will take her away if you behave like this!' This made her silent!
Was it an easy childhood for you?
Shweta : No - difficult! Very difficult! My grandpa suffered big Financial setbacks and we fell on real bad times. Both my parents worked. I, myself, started working since I was in 7th standard.
So that you could be self-sufficient?
Shweta : Yes - I took total care of my own expense. In vacations, I would work in a Travel Agency and earn enough to last me the rest of the year. Children pester their parents to buy this or that, but if I desired a toy or something, I would stand on road to sell my mixer-grinders and then buy that with my own money!
That must have made you an independent person?
Shweta : Oh, fiercely independent! I only did my own wish. I would save, I would cut corners, but I would also squander big money on presents for my friends, buying them dresses. Being a Shweta Gift, it alwats had to be special!😉
Have you been naive early on?
Shweta : Like how! I studied in Girls' school and college as well and boys would be bugbears for me. I was all the time worried ke Log kya kahenge. That made me totally bottled up and knotted!
And you remained like that till when?
Shweta : Till very, very late! Even on the sets of Kasautii Zindagi Kay, when they cracked non-veg jokes, I would just gape at them, not understanding a thing! And there would be whispers - 'Oh, she pretends to be dumb, though she is not!' But I was! I was a Dhaa ( Desi slang for silly and simpleton )!
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Will update if people want😉
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Who gave you the name Shweta?
Shweta : My mother did! She derived it from a Goddess' name and it was a unique one in the village I was born!
Was there any disappointment in the family, ke ladki ho gayi?
Shweta : Not that I know of! Actually within days of my being born, I was brought to Bombay ( then ). They say the moment I was being carried to home, from the other side brought the Durga Idol and my grandpa gushed - 'Ghar mei devi aa gayi!'😳
That's a great welcome for a girl, no?
Shweta : Absolutely! But tell you what, when my daughter was born and I took her to my in-laws' town, there was big disappointment there!
Like?
Shweta : Oh, my MIL would pine before visitors - 'Arre aapke toh 2 bete hai, but to us was born a girl!'
And how did you react to that?
Shweta : I was livid! And I told them in so many words - 'Look, I'm not going to tolerate this rubbish against my daughter. I will take her away if you behave like this!' This made her silent!
Was it an easy childhood for you?
Shweta : No - difficult! Very difficult! My grandpa suffered big Financial setbacks and we fell on real bad times. Both my parents worked. I, myself, started working since I was in 7th standard.
So that you could be self-sufficient?
Shweta : Yes - I took total care of my own expense. In vacations, I would work in a Travel Agency and earn enough to last me the rest of the year. Children pester their parents to buy this or that, but if I desired a toy or something, I would stand on road to sell my mixer-grinders and then buy that with my own money!
That must have made you an independent person?
Shweta : Oh, fiercely independent! I only did my own wish. I would save, I would cut corners, but I would also squander big money on presents for my friends, buying them dresses. Being a Shweta Gift, it alwats had to be special!😉
Have you been naive early on?
Shweta : Like how! I studied in Girls' school and college as well and boys would be bugbears for me. I was all the time worried ke Log kya kahenge. That made me totally bottled up and knotted!
And you remained like that till when?
Shweta : Till very, very late! Even on the sets of Kasautii Zindagi Kay, when they cracked non-veg jokes, I would just gape at them, not understanding a thing! And there would be whispers - 'Oh, she pretends to be dumb, though she is not!' But I was! I was a Dhaa ( Desi slang for silly and simpleton )!
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Will update if people want😉
Anupamaa
