From Shah Rukh Khan to Amitabh Bachchan, we have heard the rags to riches story of most of the stars in Bollywood. There is one star who has not done any Bollywood films but is still popular among the audience and Bollywood actors.
The star we are talking about here lived in extreme poverty but one show changed her life and made her a household name. She is now living a luxurious life. She is none other than Bharti Singh.
Bharti Singh was just 2 years old when she lost her father. After her father’s death, she grew up in extreme poverty. She saw her siblings working in a factory and stitching blankets and her mother working as a housemaid. In an interview with Times of India, she recalled, “My focus was always poverty. I was two years old when my father passed away. My brothers and sisters gave up their jobs. They worked in a factory. They carried heavy blankets, blankets that we could never have used. They stitched them night after night. Sometimes my mother would stitch dupattas. I still hate the smell of those blankets and the sound of the machine. I have seen enough poverty with my family and I don’t want to see it anymore.”
The comedian also revealed that her mother used clean toilets and worked in other people’s houses to survive. She recalled surviving on stale food and even eating food from a garbage bin. She said, “Log aadha apple khaakar kachre mein phenk dete the to mujhe lagta tha ise paap chadhega. Wo dustbin mein phenk dete the to main sochti thi ye nikaal ke wo aadha bacha hissa kaat ke khaa lun.”
Yet, even though life threw lemons at her, she did not lose her sense of humour. She made her classmates laugh in the school garden, and during a national youth festival, she caught the attention of comedian Sudesh Lehri.
Sudesh Lehri encouraged her to audition for a comedy show, and Bharti was surprised to be selected. She took her first flight to Mumbai with her mother and has never looked back. She has now established herself as one of India’s most popular and highest-paid comedians.
Bharti has acted in several comedy shows like Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali, Comedy Nights Bachao, The Kapil Sharma Show, and others. Besides, she has entertained her fans with her hosting skills in shows like India’s Got Talent 7, India’s Best Dancer, Dance Deewane and others.
Currently, she is winning hearts for her hosting skills in the reality cooking show Laughter Chefs. The show has become a huge hit on television and ranks high in the TRP chart. Reportedly, the actress rakes in a whopping Rs 10-12 lakh per episode, making her one of the highest-paid comedians.
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