'Never ever worry about - Log Kya Kahenge!' writes Amitabh Bachchan in a heartfelt letter to his two granddaughters- Navya Naveli and Aaradhya. The letter is full of good advice, wisdom and life lessons which the actor, in a video, reads out to the world-wanting every young girl to take note of it.
In his letter, the actor writes to his granddaughters that even though they bear famous surnames, the world would tell them to behave in a certain way because they are women. The actor asks them to make their own mistakes, make their own judgement and marry only when they want to and not when people ask them to.
The 73-year-old actor's letter maybe written for his two granddaughters but the life lessons hold true for every girl. "It may not be easy, setting your own boundaries, making your own choices, rising above people's judgement. But YOU !...you can set an example for women everywhere," writes Bachchan.
Read the full text here:
My very dearest Navya & Aaradhya
You both carry a very valuable legacy on your tender shoulders - Aaradhya, the legacy of your Par Dadaji, Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan...and Navya, the legacy of your Par Dada , Shri H P Nanda....
Both your Par Dadajis' gave your present surnames celebrated fame, dignity and recognition !
Both of you maybe a Nanda or a Bachchan, but you are also girls...women !
And because you are women people will force their thinking, their boundaries on you.
They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go.
Don't live in the shadows of people's judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.
Don't let anyone make you believe that the length of your skirt is a measure of your character.
Don't let anyone's opinion of who you should be friends with, dictate who you will be friends with.
Don't get married for any other reason other than you want to get married.
People will talk. They shall say some terrible things. But that doesn't mean you have to listen to everyone. Never ever worry about - Log Kya Kahenge !
At the end of the day, you are the only one who will face the consequences of your actions, so don't let other people make your decisions for you.
Navya - the privilege your name, your surname offers you, will not protect you from the difficulties you will face because you're a woman.
Aaradhya - by the time you see and understand this, I may well not be around. But I think what I am saying today shall still be relevant.
This may be a difficult, difficult world to be a woman. But I believe that it is women like you that will change that.
It may not be easy, setting your own boundaries, making your own choices, rising above people's judgement. But YOU !...you can set an example for women everywhere.
Do this and you would have done more than I have ever done, and it will be my honor to be known not as Amitabh Bachchan, but as your grandfather !!
With all my love
Your ....Dadaji ....your Nana
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