Published 14:45 IST, June 4th 2020

Ronit Roy recalls hardships from early days in film career, says 'I did not kill myself'

Veteran actor Ronit Roy spoke to a national daily about the financial crisis he had to face in the early days of his career and how he didn't give up easily.

Reported by: Urvashi Kandpal
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Ronit Roy is one of versatile actors from television industry who have also me an impact through ir roles in Bollywood films as well. He h once become a household name for his portrayal of business tycoon Rishabh Bajaj in Ekta Kapoor's hit TV show Kasautii Zindagi Kay. However, actor's staggering success also has a story of failure which he shared with a leing daily during his recent interaction amid lockdown. 

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Udaan actor spoke about financial crisis that he h to suffer in early days of his career as he expressed his disappointment over increasing number of suicide cases in television industry amid coronavirus imposed lockdown. He spoke about his debut film Jaan Tere Naam which released in 1992 and was a blockbuster success-- today's 100 crore equivalent-- and revealed that even after being a part of a hit film, he h work for six months after its release. He emphasized fact that despite failure in early days of his career, he did t give up on his future and kill himself.

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Ronit Roy revealed furr that he h to undertake 'trashy work' for three years after that as all work h dried up. He ded that he h been almost jobless for close to four years and could t afford petrol for small car that he h so he walked to his mor's house every day for his meals. Roy went on to claim that everyone faces a financial crisis at some point in ir lives but taking your own life is never a solution for it.

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On work front

Ronit Roy is back with third season of his popular web-series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain and actor said he is grateful to his fans for loving and supporting show. actor stars alongside Mona Singh and Gurdip Kohli in ALTBalaji and ZEE5’s show, which has been appreciated by both viewers and critics.  third season is set to release on June 6 at 12 on on ALTBalaji and ZEE5. 

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14:45 IST, June 4th 2020