Rakesh Roshan Says Daughter  Is “Unbreakable” After Battling Multiple Illnesses

MUMBAI-Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has opened up about daughter Sunaina Roshan’s long and difficult health journey, saying he had at times feared she might return to the lifestyle she had followed for several years, which contributed to her battling multiple health problems.

In a heartfelt conversation with Sunaina on her podcast on social media, Rakesh said he was proud of the way she had handled her numerous health challenges.

Sunaina asked her father what he saw in her through all her illnesses that she herself could not see. Rakesh responded that she was “much stronger” than she believed herself to be.

“Because the illnesses you have gone through, I don’t think so anybody else could have faced all these traumas,” he said.

“It’s never late to turn around. Thoughts used to come in my mind that she might go back because most of the years you have lived that way. This is only the last two, three years that you have changed. But I’m proud of you that you didn’t turn around,” he said.

Sunaina has previously spoken publicly about her prolonged health struggles, including cervical lymphoma/cancer, brain tuberculosis or TB meningitis, grade 3 fatty liver disease, severe jaundice, diabetes, sleep apnea and high blood pressure. She has also spoken about her unhealthy eating habits and how suffering from jaundice became a turning point in her decision to make significant changes to her lifestyle.

Sunaina then asked her father what being “unbreakable” meant to him. Rakesh replied that it meant not allowing any obstacle to stop one’s journey.

“That no obstacle can stop your journey. That is unbreakable. And which you are. And which you have become,” he said.(IANS)