EXCLUSIVE: Mrunal Thakur On Her Childhood In A Joint Family – “Had To Bathe With Half A Bucket Of Water”
In an exclusive chat with Instant Bollywood, Mrunal Thakur opened up on her colorful childhood. She may be living the dream today, but her childhood was a blend of strict rules, simple pleasures, and valuable life lessons.
EXCLUSIVE: Mrunal Thakur On Her Childhood In A Joint Family – “Had To Bathe With Half A Bucket Of Water”
“I had a very fun childhood,” she says, “though there were hardships; it wasn’t all easy. We used to save money.”
That was how life worked back then -you wanted something, you worked toward it, and you valued it more once it was yours.
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Life had its challenges. When her father, a banker, was posted in Jalgaon, water was so scarce that the family had to bathe with half a bucket. Weekends were spent gathered around the TV watching Marathi films on Sahyadri.
Her parents were encouraging but also strict. “It wasn’t like everything was easy. They were supportive, but we did get scolded,” she says. Even small things, such as participating in the school annual day, often turned into long campaigns to convince her parents. “Half our life, mine and my sister’s, went into convincing Mom and Dad.” Yet those boundaries came with a lasting lesson – value everything you receive and never take things for granted.
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Mrunal Thakur Changed Schools 10-11 Times
Because of her father’s government job, Mrunal attended around ten or eleven schools, moving to a new city every one or two years. It meant making new friends and losing some along the way. “But the ones I made are still in my life,” she says with a smile.
She also gushed about spending time with her grandparents in their joint family home. “I got that opportunity and learned so much from them,” she says.
Looking back, she knows her childhood was not defined by luxury but the warmth of a large, loving family.
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