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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nActress Tejaswini Kolhapure<\/a> has opened up about the pressures of coming from a well-known film family and constantly being compared to her sister, veteran actor Padmini Kolhapure<\/a>.Speaking about the expectations that come with such a background, Tejaswini<\/a> said the visibility may open doors but it also brings immense scrutiny.\u201cPeople are curious to see what someone from a film family is doing. The media builds them up as well. So yes, it opens doors, but there is a lot of hard work involved,\u201d she told Free Press Journal.She further added that actors from film families often feel the pressure to prove themselves repeatedly.\u201cEventually, someone who comes from a film family has to prove themselves 100 times more than someone who is just entering the industry. The kind of pressure that one goes through is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Recalling some of her early auditions, Tejaswini said certain experiences left her deeply disheartened when casting teams asked her to imitate her sister\u2019s acting style.\u201cWhen I went for certain auditions, it was so disheartening because a lot of people said, \u2018Achha, aap Padmini jaisa acting karo.\u2019 I am me\u2014how can I act like her?\u201d she shared.She admitted that such comparisons made her question why she was being judged against her sister in the first place.\u201cA few auditions went like this and I was so dejected. Why are you comparing me with my sister?\u201dTejaswini also reflected on how difficult it must be for siblings closer in age to deal with such comparisons.\u201cThank God she is much older than me. Imagine if siblings have just a two-three year age gap\u2014what they must go through. It is so unfair.\u201d <\/p>\n Actress Tejaswini Kolhapure shares tips for Fresh Face participants<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The actress also revealed that the constant comparisons affected her confidence and often made her reconsider her journey in acting.\u201cSo many times I felt like giving up. That\u2019s why sometimes you see me and sometimes you don\u2019t\u2014I go back into my little shell, wondering whether I should move ahead or not.\u201dDescribing the emotional side of the profession, she added, \u201cActors are very sensitive people.\u201d However, Tejaswini said that over time she has learned not to let comparisons define her.\u201cOver the years, with a lot of self-growth and realisations, I\u2019ve understood that it shouldn\u2019t matter. Nobody should pay attention to the comparisons. I only wish someone had told me this earlier.\u201d<\/div>\n\u201cAchha, aap
\u201cSo many times I felt like giving up\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n