Meet actress, who once survived on Rs 8, drank water to suppress hunger, later delivered Rs 200 crore blockbuster; She is…

Graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Jai Hind College in Mumbai, this actress made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2002 television series Kittie Party. After appearing in a series of side roles, she finally landed a leading role in Ekta Kapoor’s anthology ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’, which performed moderately well.

The actress rose to fame when she was seen opposite Kartik Aaryan in Luv Ranjan’s directorial debut ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama‘, and there was no stopping her after that. It was a sleeper hit at the box office, grossing Rs 175 million worldwide. Whichever movie she picked used to cross Rs 100 crore, be it ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ or ‘Dream Girl’.

‘Dream Girl’ earned Rs 200 crore, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019.
You must have guessed by now who the actress in question is? She is Nushrratt Bharuccha. She recently told media that she is the sole breadwinner of the family. Bharuccha also gave light to the financial struggles she had to go through during college years, when she only used to spend Rs 8 every day and used to survive on water.

While talking to Bollywood Bubble, the Chhorii 2 actress said, “Very early on, I had decided how much I would spend in a month, my basic needs and everything that is left after that is automatically sent to investments and savings. The money never comes to my account. The accountants are instructed to send the money to the wealth manager to invest it.”

She emphasised on saving money, “I have made my world small. When I would travel to Jai Hind College from Juhu…my dad was facing financial difficulty at that time, after he got cheated in his business. So, I was conscious of not spending his money. 90 percent of my college life, I went five years to that college, I used to only spend Rs 8 per day and that was spent on travel. I would take the train and then the bus to college, attend classes, and would come back home. The only thing in Jai Hindi college which was free was water so whenever I would feel hungry, I would drink water”, the actress concluded.

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