Bigg Boss 13 fame Arti Singh is someone who wears her heart on her sleeve as she does not shy away from expressing herself. In a new interview, the actress opened up about dealing with mental struggles as she revealed how she was often asked to step aside so that the stars of her family could get clicked at public functions. Arti recalled it used to hurt her when she had to step away from the frame while stars in her family get captured by paparazzi.
Speaking with ETimes, the Maayka actress stated, “Honestly speaking the struggle was at a mental level because everyone in the family was well-known. When everyone in your family is well-known, and you are the lesser known then you face difficulties to match up to them. I still remember I was often asked to step aside as they wanted to click the photos of stars of the family at family functions. I would feel bad, it hurt me.”
Adding to this, Arti mentioned, “Mujhe kai baar photo mein se hata diya gaya, when Ragini and Krushna were doing Jhalak, I was asked to step aside from the photo and I felt really bad, I was like ‘yaar even I am his sister’. It starts affecting you at a mental level slowly, it was a struggle that I faced." She also said that such incidents also motivate and push her to achieve great things. "My family has been very supportive. But otherwise there has been no such struggle.”
For the unversed, Arti is the niece of Bollywood actor Govinda. Her brother Krushna Abhishek and cousins Ragini Khanna and Soumya Seth are also celebrities. She made her acting debut in 2007 with the television show Maayka. Arti also appeared in shows like Grihasti, Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai, and Parichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka, Uttaran and Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev. She was also the fourth runner-up of Salman Khan-hosted reality show Bigg Boss 13. ALSO READ: Arti Singh Shares Her Most Treasured Memories Of Late Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi! Pens A Heartfelt Note: 'You've Taken A Part Of Me With You'
The 38-year-old actress is now gearing up for the release of her new show ‘Shravani’ where she will be seen essaying a negative role. The show will start airing on April 24 on Shemaroo Umang.