Rajesh Kumar and his son.
Who can forget the ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ TV show. People had considered every character of this show as a member of their family, be it Monisha or Rosesh Sarabhai. The craze for this show has not diminished even today. Rajesh Kumar, who became a household name by playing the role of Rosesh Sarabhai in this show, proved his acting prowess. He played different characters from TV to the big screen, his different image was seen in every character. He fit perfectly in roles ranging from comedy, serious and thrill. The actor suddenly disappeared from films even after a successful career. Leaving acting, he chose farming as his profession, but was not successful and his condition worsened. Now he has returned to films and is giving great performances one after the other. Recently he has talked about the difficulties faced in his life.
When Rajesh became a debtor
When Rajesh Kumar decided to become a farmer, he had to go through difficult times. The actor said that he tried to seek help from many friends, some helped him as clients, but others did not respond and ignored his calls. Talking to Siddharth Kannan, he said, ‘After becoming a farmer, I had a loan of more than Rs 1.5 crore. My friends and family spent an entire year on this journey, which was the hardest phase of my life. I was accountable to the people who had lent me money, which included my family, the farmers and my wife.’
Rejection in Shark Tank but invitation for the film
Rajesh also told that his startup failed, so he had to sell vegetables to earn money. She remembers setting up a vegetable stall outside her son’s school, where her son would ask his teachers to buy vegetables. The actor then revealed that he had tried out for Shark Tank India, but he did not get success there either. He said, ‘I had applied for Shark Tank India. I had passed two out of three rounds. I also had to submit my videos, so I thought maybe I would get some benefit since I am a well-known face. Here is an actor, who is a social entrepreneur and talking about agriculture. My presentation was in Kolkata and it was completed in a day. My father paid for the tickets.
shaved head for money
Rajesh told that just before leaving for Shark Tank, he got a call from the team of ‘Haddi’, saying that the director and casting team wanted to meet him. At that time he was feeling nervous and less confident. He said, ‘Just before I left for Shark Tank India, I got a call from Haddi and they wanted to meet me. My confidence was so shaken that when I went to meet the casting director in his office, he told me that the director would meet me. I thought he would audition me, then he said the production guys would discuss the money, I thought ok I would audition after that. Then he said, ‘Sir you have been confirmed.’ He further said, ‘I thought but what about my audition? They said we just want you with us. The only request the director had was if I could shave my head. I said I can do that if you give me an extra lakh and he did.
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