Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par co-star didn’t have Rs 10 for train ticket, butchered meat to survive despite being vegetarian

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The actor recalled his days as a young man and shared the reason behind leaving for Canada. “I was a highly dissatisfied person, and I used to argue a lot. I did not like giving a bribe to reserve seats on a train, I did not like the overall surroundings, and I had a lot of anger within me because I used to wonder why our society was like this, and having grown up in a slum made it very difficult. I was a rebellious person, and I once pulled the emergency chain on a train, and I was made to get down at a random station at night. They said, ‘If you can’t afford 10 rupees for a sleeper berth, then you don’t deserve to travel by the train.”

Sharma worked in many different restaurants as an assistant chef to make ends meet and shared an anecdote from one of his many jobs in the culinary sphere. “I even worked in an Irish restaurant where I had to cut and clean the raw meat and I am vegetarian. I had no other prospects, and I had no money, so I remember praying to God and asking whether this is his plan for me. The very next day I landed my first editing job at a big channel in Toronto.”

Since making the decision of coming back to acting, Vipin has proved his worth in front of the lens with roles in projects like Monkey Man (2024), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Hotel Mumbai (2018) and Paatal Lok (2020). He was last seen in the TV series Crime Beat alongside Saqib Saleem, Rajesh Tailang and Rahul Bhat.

Disclaimer: This article shares personal reflections and retrospective accounts of severe financial hardship and challenging survival jobs from an actor’s early career, intended solely for entertainment and informational purposes.