From recalling how Kapil Sharma helped her when she was ‘inappropriately touched’ to dealing with body shaming comments: Bharti Singh makes shocking revelations
Bharti Singh, who was last seen on Laughter Chefs 2, recently made headlines as she made revelations about her life. She appeared on a podcast with Raj Shamani where she opened up about her personal and professional life. She spoke about losing her dad at a young age, being the ‘unwanted child’ and more. Take a look:-
Losing her father at a young age
Bharti opened up about her childhood and mentioned how her mother wanted to abort her when she was pregnant. She shared that their financial condition wasn’t stable and because of that her mom tried every possible thing to abort her. She shared, “Meri mummy ka khud ka paida kiya hua bacha hoon. Vo akeli thi, bas vo cord katne ke liye dai ko bulaya tha jisne 60 rupay liye the. Toh mai 60 Rs ka bacha hoon.”
Early days in her career
Bharti shared how she got a call for Laughter Challenge and that changed her life. She said, “I got a call from the production house and they asked me for my dates. We had a small house and we used to sleep on the terrace. So all these things were new to me. They shortlisted my name and called me for the show and that was the first time I and my mom got to travel in a flight. People say when they come to Mumbai, they have a lot of struggle. However, in my case, I have never seen any struggle and ever since I came to Mumbai, I have been getting a lot of work.”
Dealing with body shaming comments
Opens up on her bond with Kapil Sharma
She further said, “He is always giving away opportunities, no matter who it is. Kapil still gets nervous, gets chills and sweats despite his stellar career. Bohot down-to-earth hai. Stage pe pata nahi kaise dikhte hain aap log ko voh… lekin maine voh bande ko personally jaana hai. Bohot down-to-earth, baat sunte hain, itna appreciate karte hain kyunki voh banda jhoota nahi hai.”
Opens up on her bond with Kapil Sharma
She further said, “He is always giving away opportunities, no matter who it is. Kapil still gets nervous, gets chills and sweats despite his stellar career. Bohot down-to-earth hai. Stage pe pata nahi kaise dikhte hain aap log ko voh… lekin maine voh bande ko personally jaana hai. Bohot down-to-earth, baat sunte hain, itna appreciate karte hain kyunki voh banda jhoota nahi hai.”
On resuming work a few days after her delivery
Bharti revealed she had work commitments and that was really important for her and hence she resumed work a few days after her delivery. She even mentioned how she loves working and it was important for her to resume work. She shared, “I love my work and I knew that if I stay at home, I will feel the pain in my body. However, if I work, I will be able to stay distracted.”
Calls herself an ‘unwanted’ child
She recalled how she was an ‘unwanted child’ and her mom tried several things to abort her. She said, “Mai anchaha bacha thi. Pehle 2 bache the unke, teesra nahi karna chahti thi, par ho gaya kya karein. Vo dawaiya khaa leti thi, khajur kha leti thi. Par mai ne duniya mein aana tha, toh mai aa gayi.”
On getting ‘sexually harassed’
“When I didn’t have money, I used to go to colleges to teach comedy and I wasn’t aware what good touch and bad touch was. I used to take the 5 am bus and for a very long time I didn’t understand when they used to push me or try to touch me. However, after a while I realised what those men were trying to do and that’s when I fought back. There were times on stage when people would touch me inappropriately while clicking pictures and Kapil Sharma would teach me how I should behave.”