Actress Ratna Pathak Shah recently got candid about growing up in a sociologically mixed environment. She revealed that while some of her family was progressive, some still believed and followed patriarchal norms. The actress recalled she only had male cousins and grew up among women, which not only shaped her thinking but also how she viewed certain behaviours.
Ratna Pathak revealed her grandmother was upset about the birth of her sister, Supriya Pathak
Ratna Pathak recently attended the FICCI Flo event in Hyderabad. During the event, the actress recalled how her grandmother was upset and wept when her sister, Supriya, was born. She revealed that her grandma was unhappy about another girl child joining the family. Ratna shared that the latter’s expression outraged her. She was quoted as saying:
“Having two sons of my own was a very entertaining and unusual experience, one that I wasn’t quite prepared for. I remember feeling very resentful about the special privileges that boys were supposed to get. I remember my paternal grandmother crying loudly when my sister was born. ‘Haye haye doosri beti aagayi.’ And I remember feeling terrible about that.”
