Published 08:35 IST, January 10th 2021

Remember when Aishwarya Rajesh spoke about the challenges she faced during her childhood?

Aishwarya Rajesh is one of the most well-known actors in the industry. Talking about the actor, remember when Aishwarya spoke about her childhood struggles.

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Actor Aishwarya Rajesh, kwn for her roles in films like Kanaa, World Famous Lover, Va Chennai and more, is currently one of most well-kwn actors in industry. Apart from her acting skills, actor has always me helines for several reasons one of m being her carefree and t shying away from media. Talking about actor, remember when Aishwarya Rajesh opened up about her childhood struggles.

During a TedX talk at IIM Trichy, Aishwarya Rajesh went on to speak about challenges she faced during her childhood. Aishwarya revealed that she grew up in a housing board in Chennai. When actor lost her far at of 8, her mor, who’s uneducated, h to go out to earn and bring up her four children.

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actor revealed that she was youngest of four siblings and only girl. Her mor didn’t kw English or Hindi but would travel to Mumbai and procure sarees that she would sell to her family and friends’ circles in Chennai. She ded that over years, her mor also became a LIC nt and dabbled in real estate. “Even w, she tries selling LIC policy to my co-stars,” Aishwarya reveals.

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Aishwarya Rajesh's family

However, when she was about 12, Aishwarya's eldest bror died. He was in a relationship and she says family really doesn't kw wher he suicided or was murdered. Her second bror also passed away in a ro accident within a short span of time. se events pulled her mor into a shell, and Aishwarya h to take up household responsibilities quite rapidly.

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Aishwarya revealed that her first job was to sell a brand of chocolate outside store. When she started this job, she was paid Rs 225 and was only in class 11. actor ded that she h big hopes and eventually got into reality TV shows, where she even won a successful dance competition. She wanted to leap into cinemas when she learned that TV serial actors only got paid well if y h a movie experience.

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journey was far from smooth, however. Aishwarya recalls that she faced all kinds of obstacles – from sexual harassment to cruel comments about her looks and personality. Ironically, her ability to speak Tamil was seen as a disvant in film industry, she says. Aishwarya revealed that she has struggled herself all her life and also encourd audience to never give up.

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08:35 IST, January 10th 2021