MUMBAI: Recently, Tanishaa Mukerji recalled the time when she was constantly compared to her sister Kajol. Coming from a family of superstars hasn’t been an easy one, but Tanishaa chose her own path.

While sharing her vulnerabilities, Tanishaa told a leading daily, “We all have been through such moments in life. Insecurities walk hand in hand with your life. If you are not insecure you won’t try to achieve more than what you have in life. There are certain points in life when you feel insecure and then you move on from those emotions thinking life is too short. I have definitely felt such insecurities.”.

Then she spoke about the time when she was asked to compete with her sister Kajol. She said, “There have been points in life in the beginning of my career when everybody looked at me and expected me to look like Kajol, act like Kajol and beat Kajol. I was like, ‘I can’t be her. She’s got green eyes, much taller than me, curly hair and she’s nothing like me.’ I am sure she must have also had it when mom (Tanuja) was concerned. We’ve dealt with that and luckily for us, we have a great mother, who has this amazing confidence. She would tell us, ‘you need to shine, you are a person and you need to be yourself.”.

Coming from a family of superstars, Tanishaa shared if the comparisons bothered her, saying, “These things would affect you when you are younger. Even now when people draw comparisons, I feel sad for them. It might sound a bit egoistical on my part but I don’t compute it in my brain. No two people in this world can be compared. Not a single soul can be compared to another soul. We all have our own individualities. The moment you start cherishing, comparisons go out of the window.”.

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In the interview, Tanishaa spoke about her decision to freeze her eggs at the age of 39. She spoke about being in conflict about the decision as she wanted to go through the procedure at the age of 33. She said, “At one point I was very conflicted because I was turning 39 and I wanted to freeze my eggs. I didn’t have a baby and all these things were going on in my mind. I wanted to freeze my eggs at the age of 33! At that time, when I went to my doctor (who finally froze my eggs now)… it is funny but she stopped me from doing so at that time. While she told me it takes a toll on your body, she advised I should do it when I have no hope to conceive a baby. It’s a personal choice. And today, it is perfectly ok to not have children. Adopt, there’s enough in this world. More people need to go out and talk about this. It’s ok for women to not have children. That’s not the only calling in your life. It’s ok to not get married, not be in a relationship and not define yourself with a man beside you.”.

Professionally, Tanishaa will be seen in a short film, wherein she plays the role of a delusional actress. She will be sharing screen space with an actor.

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Credit: Bombay Times