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Rakesh Roshan Opens Up About Hiding Pain During Daughter Sunaina’s Health Battle
Rakesh Roshan Opens Up About Hiding Pain During Daughter Sunaina’s Health Battle
Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has revealed how he silently prayed and hid his tears while his daughter Sunaina battled health issues. In an Instagram series called Dad & I Unfiltered, Sunaina asked…
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Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has revealed how he silently prayed and hid his tears while his daughter Sunaina battled health issues. In an Instagram series called Dad & I Unfiltered, Sunaina asked her father what he felt during her worst health moments. Rakesh admitted he would smile and act strong in front of her, but often cried alone and prayed quietly. Sunaina said she learned that resilience from him, adding that she would laugh in a mirror before entering his room when he had cancer.
Sunaina Roshan, sister of actor Hrithik Roshan, has long been open about overcoming cervical lymphoma and reversing grade 3 fatty liver disease. Rakesh recently appeared in the Netflix docu-series The Roshans about their film family.
The Indian Opinion
Some may label this as star family drama, but Rakesh Roshan's confession reflects a universal parental instinct: hiding fear to keep a child's spirit alive. Sunaina's mirror trick shows the same courage. The narrative of suffering in silence is neither Bollywood nor uncommon, it is simply what families do. The real test is whether more parents will now feel free to admit their own pain without shame.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
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