Ashok Mehta came to me with Moksha: Arjun

I decided I’m not going to model anymore: Arjun

I had no source of income in that period of time: Arjun

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal recently celebrated the birthday of his girlfriend Gabreilla Demetriades through a post on social media. He featured in ‘Crakk’ that released on February 23rd. In a recent interview with Pop Diaries, he recalled his period of struggle before becoming a prominent name in the Bollywood industry. “I was a very successful model, and Ashok Mehta came to me with this film Moksha, where I was paired opposite this fantastic actor, Manisha Koirala. She was at her peak at that time… I was shooting a scene with her in the Chambal valley, the rushes came and I saw myself and I hated myself. I thought, ‘My God, you’re horrible’. So, I decided I’m not going to model anymore. I didn’t know that the film would take six years to get made,” Arjun Rampal. 

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Arjun Rampal recollected the assistance he received from his landlord during his period of struggle. “I had no source of income in that period of time. I was living in Seven Bungalows (in Andheri, Mumbai) at that time, I had a wonderful landlord, a Sardarji. He’d come on the first of every month, and he’d look me and I’d look at him. He’d say, ‘Nahi hai (You don’t have the money, do you)?’ And I’d shake my head. He’d say, ‘Koi nahi, tu de dega (Never mind, I’m sure you’ll pay me).’ He was the sweetest man; you need those kind of breaks in your life,” Arjun Rampal added.