- By Vridhi Soodhan
- Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:09 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Saiyaara is soaring higher and higher with each passing day. Mohit Suri’s latest romantic drama has reached new heights as the movie has crossed the Rs 500 crore mark at the global box office. The soundtracks from the movie are also being highly appreciated, as the title track and another song Dhun have made their way in Spotify’s Global Top 100 list. Along with its music, the starcast has also been garnering a lot of attention and love from netizens. Audiences have hailed Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda’s performances and loved their on and off screen chemistry. Among the starcast, actor Varun Badola has also grabbed netizens’ attention as people loved his portrayal of Krish Kapoor’s father.
Varun Badola recently opened up during an interview about his struggling days and shared how he managed to raise his family while hitting rock bottom. The actor appeared on Nayandeep Rakshit’s YouTube channel and shared how he chose to maintain his integrity even when he had no work or money.
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“I’ve never asked for work. And I’ve never spent lavishly. I had no need for multiple cars or a large house. I lived in Goregaon, I didn’t have extra cars, and I lived within my means. To this day, it’s not like I have to go out for dinner thrice a week. I have kept my expenses down to the lowest minimum possible,” he said during the conversation.
Further, the veteran actor expressed that he did not like taking up jobs just for money. He revealed that life threw various hurdles at different points in time, but he still helped those who came to him seeking help. “It’s not that I wear those days as a medal on my chest. I don’t. But it happened. Many times, I wouldn’t know what would happen after two months. I was an assistant director back then,” he explained.
Recalling his struggling days, Varun shared that once he and his flatmate were left with just Rs 250 and nothing else. The duo decided to go and eat Chinese food and shared a drink, after which their bank balance was zero. For three days, they had no money, but soon got work, which helped them pass a month with Rs 3000-Rs 4000. In a past interview with Siddarth Kannan, Varun Badola had shared that it was really difficult for him to raise a family of seven members- his parents, kid, wife and two dogs.
Interestingly, Varun Badola is not the only actor from the blockbuster movie Saiyaara who faced bankruptcy. Actor Rajesh Kumar, who played the role of Aneet Padda’s father in the movie, once revealed during an old interview with Meri Saheli that he was in debt of Rs 2 crore after investing his savings in farming.