'Sold my soul': Golmaal actress Susmita Mukherjee opens up about doing C-grade films to overcome financial crisis

Veteran actress Susmita Mukherjee has revealed that she took up Cgrade films during one of the toughest phases of her life to repay a loan of Rs 1 crore after her production company went bankrupt years agoSharing a video on social media the actress candidly and in a heartfelt monologue spoke about the difficult choices she had to make to support her familySomeone asked me Maam why did you act in bad films I was shocked because its a very disturbing thing to go back to my life and say why did I act in such sexist Cgrade films films derogatory to women But I worked in good films not pornography God but just bad films bad choices So I did and did I sell my soul Of course I sold my soul Did I feel good about it I didnt feel good then I still dont feel good about it but it was my helplessness she saidExplaining the circumstances that led to those choices Susmita shared If I tell you about my life circumstances in 2002 my husband and I lost our media company Prayas Production It was a loan of one crore Along with us Track Cinema and Anil Chaudhary Production we all went bankrupt Because at that time a new era of technology had come Angel Investment and Venture Capital we didnt know anything about technology So obviously we went bankrupt and thats what happenedThe actress recalled the emotional and financial turmoil her family enduredSo debtors at the door used to come recovery people used to come they used to abuse us it was a very bad time my children were very young So I was forced to start working again All the money that used to come I had to repay a loan of one crore My husband and I worked very hard to repay that loan after 34 years So thats why I had to do all that work I had to make those choicesShe further revealed that funding her daughters education abroad also became a priorityAlong with that the Bengali mother in me woke up She was doing well in her studies so I started sending her abroad My husband was a nationalist He said arent there good schools and colleges in India But somehow or the other I felt like it so I sent her abroad So she studied very expensively she went to study in Australia and New Zealand So I had to earn for that too So I made those choicesDespite the hardships Sushmita said she has no regretsOf course I have no regrets not at all I taught them well they are on their feet But because of that I had to make all these choices I had to do bad work tooReflecting on that phase of her career she added And the funny thing is the good work unfortunately nothing came out I didnt do very bad work but yes I am not so proud of a lot of work I have done So I feel every person should have their own index Why is he working Why is he earning wealth So for security for creative satisfaction for helplessness or to keep food to teach children or you want a big car a big lifestyle a big house a bungalow you are earning for that You have to take a choiceShe concluded by saying that she is now in a position to choose only meaningful workMine was very simple I used to run my day month to month I used to teach and I have lived a middleclass life We all have to find out why we want to earn wealth We have to be very clear about the why Why do you want to earn wealth And when you know it then you have to do it Like I knew why I wanted to earn wealth And because of this I did something like this I am not so proud of the projects Ive done but okay It was right for that timerdquoShe added that now she is very careful about the work she chooses ldquoBut now I dont do any work that doesnt touch my soul Now I do exactly what I feel like with respect I earn well and Im happy with the projects Im doing We are actors We dont always have a choice We are a cog in the wheel Sometimes we have to work to run the house she saidA familiar face across films television and theatre Susmita Mukherjee has carved a niche for herself over the last four decades of her journey in the Hindi film industryShe has delivered memorable performances in projects such as King Uncle Khalnayak Dillagi Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Golmaal Returns and many moreThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever