Arjun Bijlani is a popular name in the Indian television industry. He has given hit shows like Miley Jab Hum Tum, Pardes Mein Mila Koi, Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi and more. The powerful actor recently opened up about a painful and emotional chapter of his life, in which he addressed issues that he faced after his father’s death. He also spoke about how he was once cheated by a close friend, who ran away with almost Rs. 35 lakhs. Read on to know more about the challenges Arjun has faced.
Arjun Bijlani’s financial crisis
Recently, Arjun Bijlani sat down for a candid conversation with Siddharth Kanan, in which he spoke about how his life turned upside down when he lost his father at the age of 19. He mentioned that the family, who once lived comfortably in South Mumbai, now had to shift to a 1BHK. He explained that, once he used to travel in cars to give auditions, but now he used to take Rs. 100 from his mother to travel by train for auditions. He shared:
“Our financial life was over. From an amazing life, it was a complete 360 turn. We used to live in town and that house…but we had to shift from Mahim, like I studied in Bombay Scottish and HR College and suddenly I was in Malad and living in a 1bhk on rent with my mom and brother. There I would take Rs 100 from my mom to travel in train to give auditions. Earlier, we would travel in a car and it all happened overnight. We had sell our own 2bhk house in town in Mumbai. We even had to sell our car. Everything was just gone.”
Later, he continued to add that he had seen a time where he had to sell his mother’s gold jewellery to make his first portfolio. He revealed that when he started earning, the first thing he bought was jewellery for his mother. In his words:
“The whole culture changed, my friends were from town and here I was lost because I knew nobody. Even to make my first portfolio that would cost Rs 8000, I had to mortgage my mom‘s gold. Later, I realised that more money is needed so I just sold that gold. When I started earning the first thing I did was to take my mom for jewellery shopping.”
Arjun Bijlani was once cheated by a friend, who ran away with Rs. 35 lakhs
In the same interview, Arjun Bijlani recalled the early days from his career and mentioned that he used to save as much as possible so that he could buy his first house. However, he explained that the purchase got delayed as one of his friends cheated him of Rs. 30-35 lakhs. He further shared that he never got that money back because his friend lost everything in gambling. He said:
“Somebody cheated me with very big money. A friend told me that he has to do white-black of some money, and so he took cash from me and just vanished. I lost around Rs 30-35 lakh and I think this was around 2010. I had saved all that money to buy a house.”
More about Arjun Bijlani
Arjun Bijlani was last seen in the popular show, Laughter Chefs and next, he will be a part of the upcoming reality show, Rise and Fall, alongside actors like Dhanashree Verma, Kiku Sharma and more. In his personal life, Arjun is married to Neha Swami.
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