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Chunky Panday remembers he was ‘flat broke, had no work’, didn’t need daughter Ananya to return to his units: ‘Went door to door…’ | Bollywood Information

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Actor Ananya Panday, who has to combat the ‘star child’ tag ever since she made her debut, has had her personal justifiable share of struggles. The actor lately recalled seeing her father, actor Chunky Panday, sitting at dwelling throughout a tricky part when he didn’t have a lot work. Chunky revealed that he didn’t need to invite his daughter to the units of his movies, as he was going by a tough time professionally. In a chat together with her on the We Are Yuvaa YouTube channel, Ananya and Chunky talked concerning the time when he was broke and needed to transfer to Bangladesh to seek out work.

He shared that he by no means known as his daughter to his movie’s units as a result of he had hit rock-bottom. “Why you by no means got here on set was as a result of when your mum and I bought married, I used to be in that low part. I had simply returned from Bangladesh and was making an attempt to get work for myself. I by no means bought into that factor of calling you on the set or mother on the set, and it simply stayed that means,” he mentioned.

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Within the ’90s, individuals stopped approaching Chunky for lead roles, and he finally pivoted to character roles. Ananya requested if he ever felt like he’d reached the top. He answered, “Sure, after all, the top means musical chairs had been occurring and when the music stops, you don’t have a seat. Proper after Aankhen, I really had no work. The one movie I bought after that was Teesra Kaun. It fully dried up after that. So, I landed up going to Bangladesh and doing films there. Fortunately, these labored. I sort of made that my dwelling for four-five years.

Chunky admitted that it was a “scary” time. “I didn’t cease working, I opened an occasions firm there and began doing occasions. I began dealing in land, shopping for properties. Think about going home to accommodate, making an attempt to do issues. I stored my ego inside and mentioned that I must survive. So, I learnt rather a lot throughout this course of. I’ve been  flat broke,” he mentioned.

Chunky additional added, “I didn’t need to take cash from my mother and father. If you’re a man and also you began off your profession, you’ll be able to’t return and ask for cash. I’ve by no means allow them to know this was occurring, and even by no means let my spouse know the way a lot I’ve or don’t have.”

Not too long ago, in an interview on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Ananya shared her personal perspective on her dad’s troubles. “My dad was having a low part after I was born. He was an enormous actor within the ’80s and ’90s, however after that, he began doing completely different varieties of labor. There have been lengthy intervals of time when he wasn’t working. I might see him sitting at dwelling. After I was a toddler, I need to’ve been to a movie set solely a couple of times with him. It wasn’t like he was very busy and doing a number of work. Folks weren’t standing exterior our home to get a glimpse of him, I didn’t develop up seeing that,” she mentioned.

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