{"id":379338,"date":"2026-04-14T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/379338\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:54:09","slug":"rajesh-kumar-after-almost-clearing-rs-2-crore-debt-rajesh-kumar-now-reveals-hes-sold-his-car-and-takes-public-transport-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/379338\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajesh Kumar: After almost clearing Rs 2 crore debt, Rajesh Kumar now reveals he’s sold his car and takes public transport | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"After Rajesh Kumar<\/a>, widely loved for his role as Rosesh in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and who was last seen in Mohit Suri<\/a>‘s ‘Saiyaara’, recently revealed that he is close to clearing a major financial burden, with only 10\u201315 percent of his Rs 2 crore loan remaining. Last year, after the release of the Ahaan Panday<\/a> film, Rajesh had shared that he is under a debt of Rs 2 crore but in a recent interview, he revealed that now only Rs 20 lakhs of that amount is pending. Now in an interview, he revealed that he sold his car. Rajesh addressed the perception people had of him during his difficult phase. After he ventured into farming during the pandemic, a move that didn\u2019t pan out as expected due to his own lack of experience, he found himself in debt. Recalling how people reacted to his choice of transport back then, he said in an interview with Aftab Puntoo on his YouTube channel, \u201cWhen I shared that I have taken up farming, went bankrupt\u2026 And during that time, when people saw me taking an auto rickshaw, they would say, \u2018Bechara, he can\u2019t afford a car, he is taking an auto\u2019. Now, when I take an auto, after working so much, they call me \u2018down to earth\u2019.” Clarifying that his decision to sell his car had nothing to do with financial constraints, Rajesh explained that Mumbai\u2019s traffic was the real reason. \u201cI sold my car because of traffic. I only use local transport. Even for shoots, I take Ola or Uber. I prefer that, I prefer Rapido,\u201d he said. When asked if drivers recognise him, he added, \u201cThen he takes a selfie. Even auto drivers take selfies.\u201dFor Rajesh, practicality outweighs status. He emphasised that reaching his destination matters more than the mode of transport. When questioned about ego, he responded with humour, saying, \u201cPagal hai kya (Are you mad?)\u201d He further added, \u201cMy upbringing tells me that convenience is more important. Show off is another thing. Even if I buy an expensive car, I will be stuck in the same traffic.\u201dThe actor also shared that he frequently uses the metro, given its proximity to his home, and doesn\u2019t mind being recognised in public spaces. \u201cThat\u2019s not a problem. People come up to you, talk to you, take pictures. They do that at the airport too. So how is metro any different? Even if you are abroad, people from the Indian community recogise you, take pictures. That\u2019s the perk of your job.\u201d He concluded with a simple philosophy: \u201cYou should stop giving so much importance to yourself. You should be happy. Inner happiness is the best way.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Rajesh Kumar reminisces his college days In a separate conversation with Bollywood Bubble, Rajesh shared an update on his finances, saying, \u201cI\u2019m out of that financial cycle now. Only about 10\u201315% of the debt remains. Soon, I am going to surprise people with something new\u2014still related to farming, but something unique.\u201dHe also revealed how his family stepped in to support him. \u201cAfter I became obsessed with agriculture, my sisters\u2014who have been citizens of the US and Finland for the past 25 years\u2014decided to join me. Around my 50th birthday in January this year, my elder sister, who is four years older than me, resigned from her job in America and flew down to India. That was her birthday gift to me. She came to Bihar and told me, \u2018You take a backseat and focus on acting, I\u2019ll handle farming here.\u2019 Because of her, my younger sister also resigned and said she would join us in March,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Despite his current stability, Rajesh\u2019s journey wasn\u2019t without hardship. After gaining fame through Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, he faced severe financial setbacks due to his organic farming venture. In an earlier interview, he had shared that he even sold vegetables outside his son\u2019s school to make ends meet. \u201cThat was also when my EMIs began bouncing. Credit card agents started coming home. I had accumulated a lot of debt. We had to leave the farm and walk away,\u201d he had said, adding that it took him time to fully understand the complexities of farming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rajesh Kumar, widely loved for his role as Rosesh in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and who was last seen…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3435,430,156,197475,25133,3437,197474,111,139,69,197473,197471,197472,1195,73575],"class_list":{"0":"post-379338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ahaan-panday","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-farming-ventures-success","12":"tag-financial-stability","13":"tag-mohit-suri","14":"tag-mumbai-traffic-issues","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-organic-farming-challenges","19":"tag-rajesh-kumar","20":"tag-rajesh-kumar-debt","21":"tag-saiyaara","22":"tag-sarabhai-vs-sarabhai"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}