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I DON’T REACT OUT OF ANY FRUSTRATION: GAUAHAR KHAN
The actor opens up on why she tackles nosy questions online
Actor Gauahar Khan can often be seen using her social media handle to call out people who get nosy with her life choices — professional or personal. She explains that she doesn’t do it out of annoyance rather only wishes to debunk misconceptions and preconceived notions.
Khan, who’s married to actor Zaid Darbar, recently posted an
Insta reel showing the kind of questions she often encounters as “a married and a working” woman. From someone asking her about her plans to expand her family to why she doesn’t stay with her in-laws, she was seen responding to all.
“I don’t answer them because I’m annoyed. I answer them because I feel it’s not just me who gets these questions. I’m sure many others face a similar situation. I don’t do it out of any frustration.”
The 38-year-old adds that she
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hopes it also helps other people who probably go through similar experiences but may not know how to deal with them. “I can shun not just patriarchy but also all sorts of judgments and norms in one corner and out of my life. I don’t pay importance to it,” she says, adding, “But now and then, I do bring up the topic because then I can help others who are dealing with the same kind of situation.”
For Khan, it has always been about moving forward, away from various judgements and perceptions. “You’ve to keep moving on from people’s judgments and ideas of life because they aren’t for you. But whenever you get a chance to break the myth or put out a message, do it because if you don’t then who will?” she asserts.
And the actor likes to do it by adding wit and wisdom. Khan shares, “Something light in nature, but with a strong message that people need to read [works for me]. When I pick my projects, I try and pick them up thinking, will they be impactful? Will they leave a mark? Will people remember my character by its name or by what she’s done with it?”
The actor, who was last seen in the anthology series Kaali Peeli and Waapis music video with husband Darbar, wraps up by quoting her life motto, something that reflects in everything she does: “If you don’t benefit people in some or the other way, then what’s the point of living.”