Last updated:March 16, 2025, 09:46 IST

Shahrukh, Kajol and Shilpa’s ‘Baazigar’ was a blockbuster. The work of the three actors was very much liked in this film. Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty’s career gained momentum from ‘Baazigar’, but an actor was like this …Read more

Adi Irani worked with Shahrukh Khan-Salman Khan.

New Delhi. Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Shilpa Shetty’s film ‘Baazigar’ was a big hit at the box office, Shilpa Shetty started her career with this film. At the same time, Kajol Aus Shah Rukh Khan’s career car got a new speed. The film made in a budget of 4 crores earned 8 times more than the cost at the box-office. The film recorded a collection of World Wide 32 crores. These three actors seen in this film have achieved a different place in Bollywood today, but Adi Irani, who was seen in the role of Vicky Malhotra in Baazigar, left behind.

Adi Irani talked about not getting any significant identity in the industry even after working in films like ‘Anari’ (1993) and ‘Baazigar’ (1993). He broke the silence on his struggle and said that he went through a very difficult time in the film industry. He also saw a time when he did not even have the money to buy milk for his daughter.

Actor was fascinated for 5 rupees
Talking with the film system media, the actor said, ‘My first daughter was born in 1995, and at that time the price of milk was 5 rupees, and sometimes I did not even have that. I could not even buy milk. Every day I had to go to the city and meet people for jobs and work and I borrowed my friend’s scooter. Sometimes I did not have money to fill the tank.

Stumble at the rate for work
The actor further says that when he could not afford petrol, he used to walk to the bus stop. People used to ask him why he was there, and he used to lie that he was waiting for a friend. He says, ‘When I could not afford petrol, I used to walk from my house to a bus stop in those days. People used to ask me, ‘What are you doing at just stop?’ And I used to lie that I am just waiting for a friend. They used to say, ‘What do you need to travel in bus?’ And then I used to return home secretly ‘.

Talking about Adi Irani sister Aruna Irani, she says that her sister had offered help several times, but she refused to seek help from her sister. He says that he is the brother of Aruna Irani, it does not mean that he keeps helping him every time, this journey was his own and his sister also had his own family, which he had to take care of.