When Kasturba fell ill and refused to stop eating salt despite doctor’s advice, Gandhi tried to convince her. When she resisted, Gandhi took a bold decision
Dakota Fanning has recently discussed her childhood experiences and problems related to growing up in Hollywood. She has revealed the pitfalls of being a child actor that caused great turmoil, frustration, and embarrassment within her. The Watchers star faced an invasion of her privacy in terms of the inappropriate queries asked during interviews and some people waiting to see her fall from grace.
Looking back, Fanning, who began acting at the age of 6, seemed to be bothered by the peculiarities of a child star in such a profession. Speaking with The Cut, she mentioned how in the early years of her career, when she was just a child, she came across ridiculous and invasive questions. She recounted some of these incidents and how she was, for example, asked about escaping the ‘tabloid girl’ title.
The Twilight alum said, “People would ask super-inappropriate questions. I was in an interview as a child and somebody asked, ‘How could you possibly have any friends?’” Such questions left her utterly baffled and dismayed.
Fanning expressed sympathy for other child stars who ended up being the said tabloid personalities or shouldering the burden of a traumatic childhood spent in Hollywood. She suggested that their environment and the media had a great possibility of being a contributing factor to their problems.
The Perfect Couple star said to the outlet, “I don’t think that it’s necessarily connected a hundred per cent to being in this business; there are other factors, too. I just didn’t fall into it, and I don’t know the exact reasons except that my family is comprised of very nice, kind, protective people.”
She thanked her family who was such a big support and shield, talking about how such a great and caring family had helped her to avoid the negative aspects of stardom. On set, Fanning was always equal regardless of age, and she owes it to her mother Hannah Joy Arrington’s upbringing. Her mother’s presence led her to never be dismissed or disrespected, helping her maintain a balance between work and childhood.
Dakota Fanning also spoke about the stereotype of a ’fallen child actor’ she has to deal with. She explained that she felt the pressure of the prying eyes of people waiting for her to mess up. But she couldn’t be less bothered as she continues to live her life having established a satisfactory body of work. She has starred in movies such as I am Sam, Effie Gray, Uptown Girls, War of the Worlds, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, The Twilight Saga, and more. Her features in TV shows include The Perfect Couple, Ripley, Taken, The Alienist, and more.
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Today, on October 2, 2024, the entire nation is remembering the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. While social media is abuzz with heartfelt tributes for the legendary figure, celebrities including PM Narendra Modi, Varun Dhawan, Parineeti Chopra, Sunny Deol, and more took to their respective social media handles to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti.
Honorable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi took to his X and wrote, “On behalf of all countrymen, salutations to Pujya Bapu on his birth anniversary. His life and ideals based on truth, harmony and equality will always remain an inspiration for the countrymen.”
Varun Dhawan shared a couple of pictures on his Instagram handle featuring the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Indian PM Narendra Modi. He was sitting on the ground with a painting of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the background, while in another picture he was standing with folded hands in the same location. “Bande mein tha dum Vande Mataram #gandhijayanti,” he wrote in the caption, followed by a salute emoji.
Sanjay Dutt took to his Instagram stories and shared a clip from his Lage Raho Munna Bhai movie, featuring him and the character of Bapu. He wrote alongside, “Celebrating the spirit of Bapu’s wisdom, non-violence and gandhigiri on this Gandhi Jayanti!”
Kareena Kapoor also posted a monochrome picture of Bapu and added a hashtag of Gandhi Jayanti. Sunny Deol also shared a small video clip featuring Bapu leading the nation with a stick in his hand. The post read, “Happy Gandhi Jayanti” followed by Gandhi’s iconic quote, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”
In addition to this, Parineeti Chopra also shared her husband and AAP leader Raghav Chadha’s special video message on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. She wrote, “Shraddhanjali from us.. (accompanied by folded hand emoji)to our bapu.. (accompanied by pink-heart emoji)”
Furthermore, Madhuri Dixit Nene also shared a photo of Mahatma Gandhi with his memorable quote to remember the legendary figure. Jackky Bhagnani and Veteran actor Anil Kapoor also posted special posts on their Instagram story.
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