Kher recalls going bankrupt in 2004, suffering from facial paralysis

Actor Anupam Kher believes in his life philosophy: Kuchh bhi ho sakta hai. In a recent interview with HT, he took a walk down memory lane to recall the instances where this thought held true. He said he has been through a lot of struggles — from health scares to financial stress.

“That is my life. I got facial paralysis before a major scene in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and the doctor had asked me to stay at home for two months and cancel the shooting. I went to the sets and finished the shooting the same day,” he told us.

In 2004, the 67-year-old almost went bankrupt “because I am not a business-minded person”.

The Uunchai actor explains, “I am a sum total of my failures. People started calling me thespian, veteran and legend — which meant you should be given a lifetime achievement award and walk into the sunset. But I refused to do that. I went abroad and did an American series. After turning 60, people think about retirement, but I started building my body.”