Television actress Karishma Tanna is one of the most-sought after names in the industry. She has garnered a huge fanbase with her sheer hard work and determination. From tv, movies to now OTT, she has been making a mark for herself in the industry, however, it wasn’t easy for her to be where she is today. Hailing from a traditional Gujarati family and being her parents’ third daughter, she had to grow-up in a household where not being able to give birth to a son was looked down upon.
In her recent interaction with RJ Siddharth Kanna, Karishma spoke about how she vowed to provide for her parents after knowing how much they had to suffer. She even recalled how it broke her heart to know that her parents didn’t even see her face after she was born just because she was a girl. She recalled how, once she was older her mother told her that her father wasn’t happy with her birth because he wanted a son due to family pressure. ALSO READ: VIRAL! Karishma Tanna Sets The Internet Ablaze With Her SEXINESS As She Poses In A Shimmery Golden Ethnic Sharara Suit – See Pics
The 39-year-old actress added her parents thought that having a son would help them carry forward their lineage, he could earn more and was superior. She recalled how her grandparents gave her mother, her and her older sisters the “second-hand treatment.” Shedding light on childhood a little more, she went on to reveal how her parents didn’t even see her face after she was born. ALSO READ: VIRAL! Karishma Tanna Stuns In A Shimmery Golden Outfit As She Grooves To Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Oo Antava At Her Reception -VIDEO INSIDE
Quoted by TOI, she said, “When I was born my mother didn’t see my face for one week. My father didn’t see me for a month. When my mom told me that it broke my heart. It’s not that my father didn’t love me. It was because his second child was also a girl and family pressure was there, so he didn’t come to see me.”
Karishma revealed that while her father loved her and her sisters, he was also embarrassed to show his face to the family. He knew how the new addition to their family would be treated, without it even being her fault. It was after knowing all of this, Karishma decided to become the ‘son’ her family always wanted and provide for the family.
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