EXCLUSIVE: Rashmika Mandanna reveals she didn’t shed a tear after her grandmother’s demise: A lot of anger had built up

Rashmika Mandanna marked her debut in 2016 in the Kannada film titled Kirik Party and won a humongous fan following. The National Crush known for her charming looks and versatility gained nationwide fame with Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise.  Rashmika is marking her Bollywood debut in Vikas Bahl’s Goodbye. The movie is a family drama that deals with the loss of a loved one.

In an Exclusive chat with us, Rashmika Mandanna delved deep into the fears of losing loved ones and dealing with heartbreaking grief. She also revealed her personal experience of losing a loved one and dealing with the tragic loss.

Speaking to Bollywood Bubble host Nayandeep Rakshit, the Sita Ramam actress opened up about her grandmother’s death and how she coped with it.

Rashmika said, “I lost her(grandmother) just before I had gotten into the industry like debuted with my first film. She was someone closest to me in my family. Post losing her,  I realized that my dealing with death is extremely different than what I thought it would be. I thought I’d be drained in tears, not eating,  just disconnected from the world. But surprisingly was angry the only time I genuinely got angry from my heart was when she passed. I didn’t shed a tear you know it was just like so much anger which had built up within me. That’s the only time I dealt with anger, as anger was my defence, with grief, death and everything.”

 

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She added, ” I don’t know yaar like maybe tomorrow something else would happen then I don’t know how I’ll react to it. Because this is something which we generally don’t think about. But every time, when I was shooting for the film I used to wonder how I am going to deal about my parents not being here anymore. I don’t know I feel numb about it like I don’t know how to react to it.”

Rashmika Mandanna will soon be seen in Goodbye. She also has Animal co-starring Ranbir Kapoor, a Tamil film Varisu with Vijay. Rashmika also has Pushpa The Rule with Allu Arjun.

Watch the entire conversation with Rashmika here:

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