Mumbai: Actress Genelia D’Souza, who took a 10-year hiatus from the industry to take care of her kids, recently opened up on being discouraged from making a comeback.
“It’s a part of our life. I feel we hype our success too much and stress a bit too much on failure, whereas the impact and intent of your daily life are what truly matter. Being an actor who has worked in six languages, and someone who took a break because I was having babies, I remember people telling me, ‘Oh, you want to come back to films after 10 years? It won’t work,’ but my comeback film became a cult hit. We shouldn’t listen to people,” the actress said during a recent panel discussion on women empowerment at Elle Impact.
“During those ten years, I was focusing on myself and my kids, and I remember Riteish telling me that we have to make our kids capable. As someone who was used to easy protein and a non-vegetarian diet, I struggled with it. That’s where Imagine was born. It is for every flexitarian—someone who consumes meat five days a week but opts for sustainable options twice a week. Even when it comes to vegetarian foods, we have very few options for protein intake. This led Riteish and me to create a sustainable option,” she further said.
Despite the hurdles and negativity, Genelia make a grand comeback with the Marathi film ‘Ved’ alongside her husband, Riteish Deshmukh.
The film left cash registers ringing at the box office and became the second highest-grossing Marathi film after ‘Sairat.’
Genelia will next be seen opposite Aamir Khan in ‘Sitaare Zameen Par.’
Speaking about the film, Aamir told The Hollywood Reporter India, “Well, it’s a beautiful story. Actually, the easiest way I can describe it is that Taare Zameen Par is a very emotional film that makes you cry, whereas Sitaare Zameen Par will make you laugh — it’s a humorous film. The theme is similar, revolving around people with different abilities, different intelligence, or different challenges. But this time, it’s humour as opposed to emotions.”
