“It’s Very Difficult To Survive” – Bajrangi Bhaijaan Actress Sunita Shirole On Financial Woes

Veteran actor Sunita Shirole has said that she exhausted all her savings during the pandemic and is in dire need of financial help. The actress is also unable to bend her left leg due to a fracture and is also facing other health issues. The 85-year-old also said that she was previously living as a paying guest in a flat but was unable to pay rent for three months. Following this, she has shifted to fellow actor Nupur Alankar’s residence. 

“I was working till the pandemic struck. I used up all my savings to survive during this period. Unfortunately, I had to be hospitalised around that time with a kidney infection and acute knee pain. If that wasn’t bad enough, I fell twice in the hospital and fractured my left leg. I can’t bend it anymore. I have undergone an angioplasty in the past and I am battling other ailments, too,” Sunita Shirole told a leading daily.

“I want to start working because I need the money, but the condition of my leg is deteriorating and I don’t know if I will be able to walk again. I need financial help till I get back on my feet…I have earned a lot during my heydays and would help those in need. I had never imagined that I would ever be at a crossroads in life. I had invested a major chunk of my earnings in a business set-up by my husband and me. However, a fire broke out in the warehouse and we lost everything. He passed away in 2003. Aaj main duniya ke rehem aur karam par hoon (Today, I am at the mercy of the people). It’s very difficult to survive,” she added.

Sunita has starred in films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kisna: The Warrior Poet, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and in television shows like Kis Des Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Mrs Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuyein.

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