Popular actress, Sandeepa Dhar is known for her stint in films, including Dabangg 2, Heropanti, Abhay, Cartel, Kaagaz, and many others. Apart from her acting, Sandeepa is also loved for her sartorial fashion sense and humble nature. However, do you know Sandeepa Dhar, who is a Kashmiri Pundit, was part of the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus? Yes, the actress, who was born in Srinagar in February 1989, had to flee from Kashmir in 1990 along with her family. Earlier, Sandeepa had talked about the horrific incident. And now, after almost 3 decades, the actress returned to her Kashmir home, and opened up about her experience.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times, Sandeepa Dhar revealed her and her parents' feelings upon returning to their home in Kashmir. The actress mentioned that it was an emotional moment for her family. Although, she was extremely small when she had to flee from Kashmir along with her family, however, for her parents, who spent a huge amount of time over there, the feeling was surreal. She said:
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“I don’t think anyone can really understand what displacement feels like — to leave behind everything that you own overnight, and for your life. My parents have started life from scratch, and they have worked really hard to bring us up. For my parents, it’s far harder because I was really young when we left, but they have spent their entire lives here. For them, it’s a very emotional thing. But I feel like life comes full circle, and we are back here; it feels like we never really left.”
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Since, Sandeepa has witnessed her parents' struggle to rebuild their lives after the mass exodus, she wanted to make them feel special on their anniversary. Thus, the 34-year-old planned the Kashmir trip during her parents' anniversary, and together, they visited their home located on the street, UP Hill Lane. Talking about the same, she shared:
“I’m very happy that we got to do this as a family, and we’ve had an amazing stay. So this time, I decided to give them this trip to Kashmir as their anniversary gift. I wanted them to be able to celebrate in Kashmir because this is where the journey had started.”
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For the unversed, during the mass exodus in 1990, Sandeepa had to flee from Kashmir along with her family hiding behind a truck. They had to pack their bags overnight and abandon their houses. However, ahead of this, her family used to live in a joint setup. Thus, she took her entire family onboard while planning the trip and as everyone agreed, it became a heartwarming reunion for the Dhar clan. Thus, calling it a long-cherished dream that recently came true, Sandeepa elaborated:
“We’ve got cousins also who’ve come, because we used to live in a joint family in Kashmir. So all of us have come back to Kashmir. It’s a very emotional moment for us; we were all together now in Kashmir after 30 years. So that in itself is very emotional. I can’t even describe the feeling. I suggested to my parents that what if we went back to Kashmir as a family because you’ve never done that, and they were on board. I wanted to experience Kashmir with them as well, because they’ve been such a huge part of our lives.”
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At the end of the conversation, Sandeepa also talked about the changes which she observed during her visit to Kashmir almost after 3 decades. She mentioned that it was quite heartwarming for her and her family to come back to normalcy. She further explained the reason that for Kashmiri Pundits, the word 'normalcy' didn’t exist in Srinagar. And now as she found the tourism sector flourishing and people hanging out freely, she believes that it is a gift from God.
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