Shilpa Shetty Kundra is no doubt one of the most famous actresses in the country. Shilpa had a rough and inspirational journey from Baazigar’s rooftop to making India proud with her Big Brother victory has been commendable. Shilpa had many ups and downs through her career. The actress recently opened up about her journey from her modelling days to becoming the star she is today and remembered that there was a time when producers were throwing her out of their movies “without any reason.”
During an interview with Humans of Bombay page, Shilpa looked back at her days of struggle and stated, “I was all of 17 when I entered the industry, I hadn’t seen the world or even understood life. With all the success came scrutiny. I wasn’t ready for it.
I didn’t know how to speak Hindi, I shuddered at the thought of being in front of the camera. I reached a point where after a few films my career hit a lull. I tried hard but it always felt like I was lagging behind. It’s not easy to be celebrated one moment & ignored the next. I remember there were producers, who without any reason, threw me out of their films. The universe wasn’t in my favour, but I had to keep trying no matter what.”
It was during this period that the reality show Big Brother crossed her path and she took it up as a chance to do something different. “It was at that time that I decided to reinvent & entered Big Brother. It was a chance to do something unique. But it ended up leaving a huge impact!”
She further revealed, “I was publicly bullied & discriminated against just because of the country I belonged to. It wasn’t easy – I was all by myself in that house! But I kept me going – I couldn’t give up, not after reaching this far. When I won, people kept telling me, ‘You’ve made us proud.’ That’s when I knew that all of that struggle & persistence was worth it. I had stood up not just for myself, but for all of those who had faced racism.”
