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Actor Abhishek Kumar rose to stardom after his stint on Bigg Boss 17. While the Udaariyaan actor emerged as the first runner-up on the show, he recently made headlines for his participation in Khatron Ke Khiladi 14. Currently, Abhishek is in Romania shooting for the Rohit Shetty-hosted stunt-based reality show. But before the show, Abhishek spoke to Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limabachiyaa on their podcast where not only did he share his struggle story, but also narrated a casting couch incident that left him feeling suicidal.
On Bharti Singh’s podcast, Abhishek shared that he came to Mumbai in 2018. While pursuing his mechanical engineering degree in Delhi, Abhishek sneaked to Mumbai without telling his parents. Upon reaching the city, the actor struggled to survive and also faced rejection. He also recalled how he would spend only Rs 70 on food and walk to places for his auditions. Recalling his journey from being a crowd member in films to bagging a lead role in the show, Abhishek also shared that he faced the casting couch.
He said, “I had lied and come here. When I came to Mumbai, I met a gay person, he tried to do something inappropriate with me and I ran away from there. I returned home that very day on a general ticket, this was after two and half months. I told my parents about it later.”
He further narrated, “I had given an audition, it was bad. I had fumbled at least 10 times during it and still, I was selected. So I wondered how it happened. Then I thought maybe it was because of my looks, but it was all fake. I was in such a situation that I would have committed suicide because who could I go and tell? I feared being judged, so I told my mother, she started crying and asked me to return at once.”
Sharing some other anecdotes from his journey, Abhishek also recalled how he was in Class 12 when he told his father about his desire to become an actor. However, he got beaten for the same. “That time, I was crying as I told my father, one day the world will know you by my name,” added Abhishek Kumar.
Abhishek also participated in the Mr Punjab contestant and when he went for the second round, both the phones he carried got stolen. He recalled that was another time he got a beating from his dad. Later on, he laughed about how his relationship with his dad had changed for the better.
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