Rakhi Sawant: "My family doesn't accept me... There was a time when my mother told me 'I wish you died the moment you were born'"

Rakhi Sawant might have grabbed your attention because of her statements or her antics, but there is no denying that she has made her way up in the industry in a very difficult way. She has come from a very conservative background and she also does not have formal education. Yet, she made sure to follow her dreams and had been one of the most sought-after dancers at a point in time. Now, in a recent interview, she has opened up about how she has been shunned by her family, and that she wasn't even allowed to be a part of her own father's funeral.

Talking to Bollywood BUbble, Rakhi said, "In our family, it was like Balika Vadhu. Running away from home and joining the film industry was my only option. Today, my father will be proud of me... Thank God I took this decision, because I have become what I am today. My family doesn't accept me, till today. They don't talk to my mom. My uncle, my entire family. They think that because I ran away, their daughters will also run away."

She even revealed that her mother had wished she was dead after the Mika Singh controversy had happened. Rakhi said, "People always tell me I'm an attention seeker. Guys, I am not an attention seeker. The media loves me... There was a time when my mother told me, 'What is this, your controversies? I wish you died the moment you were born.' This happened after my family turned on my mother, after my incident with Mika Singh. My father used to beat my mom. I told her, 'Nobody is going to give me a crown the moment I enter Bollywood, let me struggle, give me freedom. I am not Amitabh Bachchan or Anil Kapoor's daughter. I haven't even gone to high school'."

Rakhi has had her several downs, but she is a known face, who is doing everything to fund her mother's cancer treatment. She had been a finalist in Bigg Boss 14 and left with an amount of 14 lakhs INR.