Father’s Day | Rakul Preet Singh recollects nervy instances throughout Army officer dad’s postings, says she obtained his ‘military genetic’

Rakul on Father’s Day

Talking concerning the significance of Father’s Day, Rakul says, “I think the joy is in celebrating your parents every day, your father every day, for the unlimited sacrifices that they have given while raising us. I think just celebrating them for one day is not enough. It’s more about special memories that we create throughout the year.”

On similarities together with her dad

Rakul admits that she is similar to her father. “We are both practical. I think I get his army genetic of pushing against odds. Nature-wise, both of us are equally hot-tempered, but also very driven, very disciplined and punctual,” she tells us.

Rakul’s father served within the Indian Army, and when she was rising up, he would usually be away, at instances in delicate places the place contact could be restricted. “Today, when I look back, I feel that, thanks to my mother, we never felt those anxious moments,” she admits. Rakul says that she and her brother have been too younger to grasp how critical issues have been again then, however credit each her father and mom for not letting them get overwhelmed. “We were kids and much younger to actually understand the gravity of the situation. But, kudos to them for never letting us feel the same. And also that, in an era where mobile phones were not there to constantly keep in check and keep talking. I feel like a huge credit goes to them for keeping the environment at home so normal that we never felt that there was anything worrisome.”

On nervy instances rising up

Despite that, Rakul does keep in mind instances when she noticed her mom tense when her father was posted within the North-East. “I do have certain memories of one or two instances where we couldn’t locate him. He was in a disturbed area, and there was news of a shootout. I have very specific memories when my mom was really tense till we heard back that everything was fine. Especially (when he served) in the northeast; he served there for years. So that was a very disturbed time for the family, but we were not privy to it.”

Rakul provides that even now, after she is profitable, her father and mom maintain her grounded simply by being themselves. “The best thing is that my father or my mother both are very unaffected by fame or success. They are very happy, very supportive, but very unaffected by it. That’s what actually keeps me grounded.”