Rajesh Kumar, greatest recognized for his roles in standard exhibits like ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’, Excuse Me Maadam, and ‘Kota Manufacturing unit’, is lastly again within the highlight. Due to his supporting function in ‘Saiyaara’, the actor has discovered his place once more within the movie business. The romantic drama, directed by Mohit Suri and starring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, turned out to be a large field workplace hit. Launched in July, ‘Saiyaara’ opened to good opinions and shocked everybody with its numbers. The movie has already revamped Rs 400 crore worldwide and is anticipated to cross Rs 500 crore quickly.Whereas Rajesh is now having fun with success, has shared that he went via a really robust time not way back, one which concerned monetary loss, emotional stress, and a robust comeback.
Left performing and turned to farming
In an interview with Meri Saheli, Rajesh revealed he as soon as confronted critical cash issues. “Chapter, sure. The incoming and outgoing circulate had gone for a toss. There was no incoming, and I had exhausted all my reserves due to the outgoing. I went underneath debt of Rs 2 crore,” he stated.He added, “(Chapter) is a giant phrase, however undoubtedly, I had that feeling with me for a very long time. I used to be not capable of generate cash for survival additionally. This was undoubtedly a section.”Rajesh had determined to stop performing in 2019 and took up farming. However issues didn’t go as deliberate. He wished to interrupt the parable that farming is just for folks with no higher profession selections. “No person as of late goals of changing into a farmer once they develop up,” he stated, explaining how he hoped to alter folks’s views about farming.
Lockdown worsened the cash disaster
Rajesh had barely began farming when issues started to go mistaken. First, climate circumstances affected his crops, after which the pandemic made it even worse. Chatting with Rajshri Unplugged, he stated, “Financially, I used to be on a slide. By the lockdown, I had used up my financial savings, and was actually bankrupt. I didn’t have something in my pocket. I had enormous loans, and that was including to the stress.”The shortage of earnings throughout that point meant Rajesh couldn’t even handle fundamental survival, regardless of attempting his greatest.
Simply Rs 2,500 within the financial institution
Rajesh additionally shared a heartbreaking reminiscence of when he labored on a movie known as ‘Binny and Household’. He needed to journey to the UK for a 24-day shoot, however cash was so tight that he couldn’t afford to carry something again for his youngsters. In an interview with Dainik Bhaskar, he stated, “I had simply Rs 2,500 in my checking account after I was within the UK. I traveled backwards and forwards twice throughout that 24-day shoot, however I couldn’t carry again even two goodies for my children.”
Household help stored him going
All through this tough time, Rajesh stated it was his household that stood by him and gave him the energy to maintain going. He admitted that he wasn’t incomes sufficient to even survive, and with out his family members serving to him out, he might not have made it via.
A much-needed comeback with ‘Saiyaara’
Now that ‘Saiyaara’ has turned out to be a field workplace success, Rajesh lastly looks like he’s again the place he belongs. The movie has not solely helped him return to the large display screen however has additionally reminded followers of his expertise. He performs Aneet Padda’s father within the movie.