I didn’t want to be one of those school dropout child actors says, Malvika Raaj

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 28, 2021 02:30 PM2021-06-28T14:30:00+5:302021-06-28T14:30:00+5:30

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Malvika Raaj had a dream start to her acting career at the age of 11 when she starred in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001) with the role of younger version of Pooja, aka Poo, a character played by Kareena Kapoor Khan.

The former Miss India finalist, recently opened up on why she was away from Bollywood all these years after a dream start to her career.

“There were offers, but I was a very notorious child. My family really wanted me to concentrate on my education and focus on that.

Acting would have really distracted me in my schooling days. I didn’t want to be one of those child actors who drops out of school.

If I was a brilliant student, then probably my parents would have allowed me to act,” she explains her decision behind this hiatus.

Raaj admits that it’s only now that she realises how wise a decision her parents had taken about prioritising her education.

“I’m glad they didn’t let me do more films. But my training in dance, diction and everything went on in the side,” she tells us.

The actor may have been away from films, but she stayed in touch with her director, Karan Johar. “Every time we meet each other, it’s a very cute and sweet emotion we share,” she gushes. Raaj, the daughter filmmaker Bobby Raaj and granddaughter of actor Jagdish Raj, says she may have grown up in a film family and with social connection with filmmakers, but she hasn’t used it to get work.