Boney Kapoor recalls residing in Raj Kapoor’s outhouse during gather’s struggle.days

Boney Kapoor recalls residing in Raj Kapoor’s outhouse during gather’s struggle.days

Boney Kapoor recalled having lived in Raj Kapoor’s outhouse in the midsst of his father’s struggling days in their early years.

In a conversation with the media recently, filmmaker Boney Kapoor revealed the financial hardships and struggles his family faced in their early years. He shared a touching narrative of his father, Surinder Kapoor, who faced significant challenges, including losing ten jobs due to his advocacy for workers’ rights, which led to their family’s move to Mumbai, a move orchestrated by Prithviraj Kapoor.

Boney narrated, that his father was brought to Bombay by Prithviraj Kapoor. His grandfather handed over his father to Prithviraj ji because he was thrown out and also because he was standing and supporting the workers, and fought for their causes.

He further went on to add the personal angle to their family’s determination to overcome these hurdles, stating, that When his grandmother passed away, Anil and he decided to take up acting accordingly take over the production. Somebody had to run the show at home also.

His fathe Surendra Kapoor had a heart problem, they didn’t want to give him stress.
The producer also revealed, after his father’s marriage, they resided in the outhouse of Raj Kapoor, typically designated for household staff such as servants and drivers.

Boney delved into his early career struggles, recalling a particularly challenging time when the director of one of his father’s films died during production.

This event marked the beginning of a series of financial difficulties, culminating in significant debt for the family. “My father was in debt. We were in a sh**hole,” Boney confessed, painting a stark picture of their situation at the time.

Despite these challenges, Boney Kapoor has since carved a successful career in the film industry. His latest project, ‘Maidaan,’ featuring stars Ajay Devgn and Priyamani, has been doing well, earning Rs 31.86 crore worldwide as reported by the filmmakers.

Maidaan tells the story of coach SA Rahim and his football team’s triumph at the 1962 Asian Games. The movie is up against the releases of ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff.

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