Guess Who: Many people do not shy away from taking risks to move ahead in life. Today we will tell you about one such actor who left his bank job in just 3 days. Then he struggled a lot to make a name in films. He even had to borrow money from his girlfriend for his living. However, this actor’s hard work paid off and today he is not only a great actor of Bollywood but also the owner of property worth crores.
The actor we are talking about is a National Award winner and has worked in more than 240 films. He was also awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. Actually this actor is none other than Paresh Rawal. Paresh is one of the most talented actors in Bollywood. However, he has struggled a lot to reach this position.
Left the bank job in three days
Paresh Rawal was born on May 30, 1955 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a middle class Gujarati family. He studied at Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics in Vile Parle, Mumbai. After completing college, Paresh started trying to get a job as soon as possible. In the Anupam Kher show, the actor told that the concept of pocket money did not exist in his family. So he decided to find a job in a bank. He worked in Bank of Baroda for 1.5 months, but left the job after three days, because he felt that he would not fit in it.
He used to borrow money from his girlfriend
After this, to survive, he used to borrow money from his then girlfriend, actress and Miss India 1979 winner Swaroop Sampat. Eventually they got married in 1987 and had two sons, Aditya and Aniruddha.
Got popularity in the role of villain in the film ‘Naam’
Paresh started his film career in 1982 with the Gujarati film Naseeb Ni Balihari. His first Hindi film was ‘Holi’ (1984). This film was starring Aamir Khan and directed by Mira Nair. He got success after acting in Sunny Deol’s film ‘Arjun’ (1985). After this, he got a lot of popularity in the role of villain in Sanjay Dutt’s film ‘Naam’ (1986) and then Paresh often played the role of main villain, grey shade character or supporting villain in films like Dacoit, Kabzaa, Ram Lakhan, Swarg, Zulm Ki Hukumat and Damini.
He also became famous in comic roles
In 2000, Paresh Rawal played Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, a Maharashtrian garage owner, in Priyadarshan’s Hera Pheri. His performance as Baburao was highly praised and he won several awards for it. He then reprised the role in Hera Pheri (2006) and will do the same in Hera Pheri 3. He also starred in the social comedy ‘OMG: Oh My God’ and played a grey-shaded character in Table No. 21.
Paresh Rawal Net Worth
According to the latest reports, Paresh Rawal charges around Rs 5 crore for a film. Today the actor has everything from fame to wealth. According to reports, the actor’s net worth is Rs 93 crore. However, apart from acting, the actor earns from advertisements, modeling and many other sources.
