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Actress Nupur Alankar, known for her roles in shows like Agle Janam Mohe Bitya Hi Kijo and Ghar Ki Laxmi Betiyaan, renounced worldly life and embraced spirituality in 2022. In a recent conversation with Telly Talk India, Nupur shared that although she had always led a disciplined and spiritual lifestyle even during her acting career, it was the PMC bank scam, coupled with the loss of her mother and sister, that ultimately led her to take sanyaas.
Talking about her spiritual life, Nupur said, “Everything that has happened in my life, you will find that on Google. It all started with the PMC bank scam when the harsh realities of life hit. After this scam, my mother fell sick, and there were financial issues with her treatment. My mother’s and my sister’s deaths were the last straw. I had started disconnecting from the world before that. I was not interested in living this worldly life, so all those who were connected with me, I took their permission. They unwillingly agreed, and then I took to the spiritual path.”
While Nupur appears content with the path she has chosen, she encourages others to lead a simple life and cultivate a deeper connection with God.
Talking about how spirituality brought ease to her life, she had earlier said, “It actually became easier after I stepped away from the material world. Earlier, there were bills, lifestyle costs, diets to maintain. During my time away, I managed with 10,000 to 12,000 rupees a month. There is also a practice called bhikshatan (asking for alms), which I observe a few times a year. I beg for alms and share that offering with God and my guru. It dissolves the ego. I live with four or five pairs of clothes. People who visit ashrams bring offerings, sometimes clothes too, and that is enough.” She said she has lived in caves, survived rat bites and frostbite.
In 2019, Nupur Alankar had opened up about how the PMC bank scam forced her to sell her jewellery. “With no money at home and all our accounts frozen, I was left with no option but to sell off my jewellery. In fact, I had to borrow Rs 3,000 from a fellow actor. Another one transferred Rs 500 for my commute. So far, I have borrowed Rs 50,000 from friends. There is no clarity on when the problem will be resolved, and we are scared that we will lose our money,” Nupur Alankar told TOI.
She added, “Little did I know that my family members and my life savings will be frozen like this… How am I expected to survive without money? Should I mortgage my house now? Why is there a cap on my own hard-earned money? I have been diligently paying income tax, so why am I suffering today?”
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