Divya
Bollywood’s comedy star Sanjay Mishra has been a part of many blockbusters like the ‘Golmaal’ franchise, ‘Dhamaal’, ‘All The Best’, and more.
However, Sanjay suddenly quit the entertainment business and what he did next is completely unexpected!
In an interview, Sanjay mentioned he was never after fame. “If I make my audience feel something and they respect me as an actor, that is my reward. That is where I get my fulfilment from. I don’t want to be a martyr to my career. I want to live my life fully and spend some moments in peace too. I don’t care about the rat race. I am satisfied with my legacy,” he says.
But despite achieving fame for his legendary roles, the actor went down a completely different path when things were not going well in his life. Sanjay mentions, “That time was different. I had no complaints about the industry. I had complaints about my life. My father had passed away at the time, and even I was battling an illness. So instances like these make you really question what you are doing with the time you have.”
He continues saying, “I was suffering from a severe illness. Doctors had removed 15 litres of pus from my stomach and just after it got cured, I lost my father. I had started losing my life. So, I went to Rishikesh and started making omelettes at a dhaba near the bank of Ganga. The dhaba owner told me I will have to wash 50 cups a day and I will get Rs 150. But then I thought I need money for my survival.”
Not too long after that, Mishra says he received a call from director Rohit Shetty which then urged him to make his comeback. “After working there for a day, people visiting the dhaba started recognising me. They used to say ‘Arre aap to Golmaal mein the na (Oh, you were in Golmaal)’ and wanted photographs with me. Then my mother used to call me and cry asking me to come home. In between all this, Rohit Shetty called me and offered a role in All the Best. That’s when I decided to get back to work,” he concludes.
We’re glad Sanjay Mishra decided to get back into the showbiz! Afterall, how can one forget the iconic Babli Bhai?
