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Arti Singh - I developed several complexes while visiting Krushna Abhishek and Ragini Khanna as a child
Arti Singh opens up about her childhood and marriage plans.
Arti Singh had a tough time in her life but she has overcome these difficulties proudly. She was separated from her biological parents soon after her birth. Even on the professional front, it took her about 10 years to make it big in the television industry.
Now, she is all set to play the lead in a show titled Waaris. Arti will be playing the role of a mother. When a leading daily asked her about her role and what made her take it up, she stated, "The concept is interesting. Also, since it was important to be counted as a lead actor, the age of the character wasn't a priority. My focus is to play central characters."
She further added, "Ironically, I arrived in the industry before my brother Krushna and cousin Ragini, but I have been the last to reach this level."
Talking about working out and losing weight, Singh said, "I have lost almost five to six kgs and am continuing to follow my diet. The channel was apprehensive after I lost weight since I am playing a mother in the show, but I believe that after a year, people are now connecting me with the character."
The pretty actor will be seen as a mother on the show, but she doesn't have any memory of her real mother. She said, "My maa died after giving birth to me. While my brother Krushna stayed with my father in Mumbai, I moved to Lucknow after I was adopted by my mother's sister-in-law. I could never get the love of my biological parents. It made me bitter, but I love my foster mother unconditionally. She has never made me feel that I am not her biological child. I am lucky to have a mom like her."
Talking about her cryptic Instagram captions while posting childhood pictures, she said, "I developed several complexes while visiting Krushna, Ragini and Tina (Govinda's daughter) as a child. I had an awful fashion sense and couldn't speak in English, something they were fluent in. There was a wide gap between us. I would often feel like the odd one out with them. Also, I wasn't too well off and had to make do with whatever we could afford."
Now, she is a proud to be called as the sister of Ragini and Krushna. She added, "From being pushed out of the frame by media as they wanted to click the more popular siblings -Krushna and Ragini, I am now acknowledged as his sister. Haven't I come a long way? My brother is everything for me and I am his only family. It would have been difficult to survive in Mumbai without his support."
Recently, there were reports of Govinda being upset about Krushna mimicking him on a show. Talking about the incident, Arti said, "People expect Abu (Krushna) to imitate mama. Still, no one should make fun of stalwarts. I told Abu to apologise to mama as soon as I learnt about him being upset. Chi Chi mama has done so much for us that we shouldn't even think of hurting him. He is a father figure and we earned a great deal of respect even before entering the industry because we belonged to his family. That can't be forgotten."
Coming to her relationships, Arti broke up with her longtime beau Ayaz Khan. When asked if she is ready to fall in love again, Arti concluded by saying, "I have told my mom to find a groom for me. In fact, I never wanted to act. My sole ambition in life was to get married and have kids, but destiny brought me here. An actor proposed to me in January, but when I asked him to wait for two months, he moved on (laughs). People have no patience nowadays. This profession doesn't give you time for your personal life. I want to get married now and have babies. I might not continue acting after that."
