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Veteran actress Anita Kanwal made an emotional revelation about battling self-doubt, feeling \u201cuseless\u201d and struggling with the lack of meaningful work despite spending over four decades in the entertainment industry.Speaking to Siddharth Kannan in a recent interview, the actress opened up about her personal and professional struggles, including raising two children as a single mother while juggling 13 television shows at one point in her career.<\/p>\n
‘I suffer from self-doubt’<\/p>\n
During the conversation, Anita admitted that being forgotten by the industry deeply hurts her.\u201cDoes it hurt? A lot. A lot. It brings me sometimes to a very… I would say… even to the extent of maybe self-destruction,\u201d she said.The actress further shared that she recently questioned her purpose in life and career.\u201cJust two-three days back I was telling my daughter \u2014 \u2018Why am I living? What am I giving to the society? What am I giving to my craft?\u2019 I have given so much. I have done every type of role. I have proved myself. I have got awards. Then is it me or is it the industry that is to blame? I don\u2019t know,\u201d Anita said emotionally.Talking about ageing in the entertainment industry, she added, \u201cYes I have aged, but I am not asking to be cast as a 12-year-old or a 13-year-old. I want to be cast as a 70-year-old. If Meryl Streep can get a role at 76 and there are other actresses who are my age who are doing a lot of work, then why not me?\u201d<\/p>\n
‘I just feel so useless’<\/p>\n
When asked if she felt suicidal at times, Anita clarified that while she has never thought of ending her life, she often feels emotionally exhausted.\u201cI just feel so useless. I won\u2019t say suicidal but I just pray at times that God just take me if you don\u2019t have anything meaningful for me to do in this world. I don\u2019t want to just hang around,\u201d she confessed.The actress also reflected on her dedication towards work, recalling a painful incident from her mother\u2019s final days.\u201cMy mother was dying. The doctor had given her a few hours. And I went to shoot. The doctors were calling. I tried to call the producer, he did not answer. I tried to call the production. They sent another scene. They said, \u2018You have to do this scene and then go.\u2019 I actually did that scene and then I left,\u201d she revealed.\u201cThat is the kind of dedication I have. Nobody else would have done it,\u201d Anita added.<\/p>\n
‘I had no Godfather’<\/p>\n
Anita also looked back at her early struggles in the industry and said she entered showbiz without any backing.\u201cI came from Delhi. I had no Godfather and I was not ready to compromise. All I had was self-confidence,\u201d she said.The actress shared that she moved to Mumbai with her children while simultaneously managing her father\u2019s medical treatment.\u201cAt one point, I was doing 13 shows at one time,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n
Anita Kanwal on auditions and rejection<\/p>\n
Speaking about the changing casting culture, Anita revealed that she still goes for auditions but often feels disheartened by the process.\u201cToday after 45 years, when I am asked to audition and then get rejected, you can imagine what it does to me,\u201d she said.She also recalled giving a sharp response during one of her auditions when asked to introduce herself.\u201cI said, \u2018I am Anita Kanwal and I have been acting since before most of the people watching this were even born,\u2019\u201d she shared with a laugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran actress Anita Kanwal made an emotional revelation about battling self-doubt, feeling \u201cuseless\u201d and struggling with the lack…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[213512,213652,213646,213650,213648,213651,213647,213645,213644,213649,458,146,85,46],"class_list":["post-458195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-anita-kanwal","tag-anita-kanwal-appeal","tag-anita-kanwal-audition-failures","tag-anita-kanwal-emotional-turmoil","tag-anita-kanwal-feeling-useless","tag-anita-kanwal-interview","tag-anita-kanwal-lack-of-work","tag-anita-kanwal-mental-health","tag-anita-kanwal-self-doubt","tag-anita-kanwal-suicidal-thoughts","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}