Sharad Kelkar recalls struggle phase, says he used to survive on eggs and rotis: ‘I’d be sorted in Rs 25 per day’

He said, “I used to stay with nine guys in one room, in Bazaar Road, Bandra. There used to be this Rajasthani hotel, which provided a dabba service, basically. They used to sell a chapati for Rs 2, and we used to get some eggs. I’d arranged for a gas cylinder, and my deal was simple: four eggs and two rotis, in the morning, and in the evening. That’s it. I would be sorted in Rs 25.’

Asked about alcohol, Sharad said that it was a ‘privilege’, and probably a once-in-three-months situation. “We used to party only when we’d get some work, like some ad or a photoshoot. Otherwise, it was a tough time. But things got better when TV started.”

Sharad said that he used to earn around Rs 2750 per month at the gym he used to work at back then, and when he was offered Rs 5000 to walk the runway for ‘three minutes’ at a fashion show, he lapped it up. “I felt something about Mumbai, and that’s how I started,” he said.