Sidharth Bhardwaj on his struggles to sustain after doing reality shows: I was never a rich guy in India – Exclusive

Sidharth Bhardwaj recalled his early days when he used to work in a call centre and how life took a turn after he started doing reality shows.

The actor, in an exclusive chat with ETimes TV, spoke about finding it difficult to sustain the Mumbai lifestyle. Sharing how his financial conditions were back then, Sidharth said, “Bigg Boss didn’t give me big money because they understood I was in need of the show. I was like don’t give me money but don’t lie atleast. My financial condition was decent. I did Bigg Boss, a few shows and then events. But I was never a rich guy in India. It is expensive and there is always some kind of exploitation going on. When I started working as a VJ, my financial condition improved than what it was back then when I was working in a call centre. But also, the lifestyle stepped up. The money that was coming, was also going to keep up with the lifestyle. I had taken a house and a car. Being in the industry, you have to network with the celebs and you would have to pay the bills and all.”

He further spoke about how he began earning while working at a call centre and said, “I was getting Rs 17K in the call centre. They were offering 13-14K, but I convinced them to make it a bit higher. That time, during the lunch breaks, I would go and audition. I had gotten and ad then and was paid Rs 3000. It was a lot for me.”

Sidharth had extensively spoken about his reality show journeys, why he left India and shifted to the US and a lot more.