Mumbai: Actor Bobby Deol opens up about his childhood and life in a joint family and recalls the warmth and togetherness of those years.
In an exclusive interview with IANS, the Animal actor shared that he was deeply attached to his parents and revealed that he slept with them till the age of 14 – something he feels is quite common in Indian households. Recalling those early memories, Bobby told that he grew up in a large joint family, where space was often shared between siblings and relatives. Because of this, and because of his deep attachment to his parents, he continued to sleep with them until he was 14 – which he believes is quite common in Indian households, where close family bonds are common.
Bobby also told that his father Dharmendra always kept the light on while sleeping. With time, he got used to it and developed the same habit. Even now, he doesn’t like sleeping in complete darkness and keeps the light on at night – a small but meaningful habit that connects him to his childhood and his father’s comforting presence.
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The ‘Soldier’ actor shared, “I don’t like it when it’s dark. It’s a very interesting thing because when a lot of people think, I know some people who think of turning off the lights. That’s one way of saying it. But I don’t like it when it’s dark. And my wife and I always fight. We have a night light on the floor. Because I don’t like it when it’s dark.”
“I think I got used to it because when I was 14, I used to sleep with my parents. And my father would always sleep with the lights on. So, I think that’s why I got used to it. I was very lucky. I used to sleep with my parents till I was 14. My mother would tell me to go down and sleep there. Because we live in a joint family. We have a bungalow but we don’t have that many rooms.”
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Bobby Deol further added, “So, there was a room where all my sisters lived. And there was a room where my brother lived. And my mother would ask me to share the room with my brother. And I would always get upset and cry that I didn’t want to go down. So, when I had to go down, my mother would tell me to come upstairs and sleep. Now I am going. In Punjab, my father is alone. I used to say, why should I come now? Now You have made me into the habit of sleeping alone. I am enjoying being alone. But still, whenever my mother came, my father used to sleep with her. And when my father used to go for shooting, my mother used to ask him to come and sleep with me. So, this has been going on for many years.”