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Rakesh Roshan opens up on daughter Sunaina's alcoholism, cancer battle

Rakesh Roshan opens up on daughter Sunaina's alcoholism, cancer battle
Rakesh Roshan felt ‘helpless’ as daughter Sunaina struggled through alcoholism, cancer: ‘I’d cry’ · indianexpress.com

Sunaina Roshan makes videos with her dad, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, on Instagram.

In one video, she asked him what he was thinking when she was very sick.

He told her he felt helpless and often wanted to cry.

But he always smiled when he saw her so she would feel strong.

Sunaina then said she did the same thing when her dad got cancer.

She would cry in her room, then practice smiling in the mirror before seeing him.

Sunaina has also talked about having a problem with alcohol, which she says was the hardest time of her life.

Drinking started as a way to feel better but made things worse.

With her family's help, she went to a special center for 28 days to get better.

She says the strength to fight illness has to come from inside you.

Key facts

Father-Daughter Conversation
Rakesh and Sunaina Roshan on the Instagram series 'Dad & I Unfiltered'
Sunaina's struggles
Alcoholism, cancer, health complications and body shaming
Rakesh's diagnosis
Cancer, revealed during the conversation
Rehabilitation
28 days at a rehabilitation centre
Sunaina on alcoholism
'The worst phase of my life'
Alcoholism interview
Conducted last year by Siddharth Kannan
Platform
Instagram

Quotes

Sunaina Roshan

Actress and daughter of Rakesh Roshan

“It’s not been once, it has been many times. I used to pray silently. I did have tears in my eyes sometimes, but then I had a different front when I used to come to you to meet you. I used to be smiling always and giving you courage.”
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“I think I have got that strong mindset from you, how to fight everything. And I think I did the same thing when you had cancer. I was very courageous, smiling in front of you. But in my room, I used to sob and sob.”
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