This actress was abandoned by father, left home at 21 with Rs 60 only, gave birth to 2 kids out of wedlock, she is..

The child who became a superstar still struggled at different stages

The life of an actor may seem eye -catching on the screen, but behind this success lies too much work, devotion and struggle. Today, let’s talk about Sarika, a national award -winning actor who is now considered one of the experienced stars of Indian cinema. Despite many ups and downs, he managed to continue his star.

Sarika started to work at the age of 5 and never went to school

Sarika had a difficult childhood. Only 5 years old, took responsibility for his family and became the only winner. He started his career as a children’s artist and took part in Majhli Didi, Hamraaz and Satyakam. As an adult, the first release with Rajshri Productions’ Geet Gataa Chal. At the age of 15, Sarika had already been a star.

Since he started working very young, Sarika has never been to school and was abandoned by his father. What I learned came from the movie sets. In an interview, “This was my destiny. It was my call to be a part of cinema. At that time I felt bad. Even today, I feel sorry when I saw that children’s actors were working hard instead of going to school. But the good side was that the film industry was school and college.

Sarika slept in the car when he had to take a shower at his friend’s house

Sarika, 15 years old as a leading player. When he thought that life had healed, he had to get away from everything at the age of 21, in his pocket and in a car there was only 60 RS. In an interview, “I believe that this was the right decision not only for me, but also for my mother.

Life was very difficult after leaving her mother and her savings. Sarika, “I would go to a friend’s house to take a shower and sleep in my car at night,” he shared. “Sometimes, when you really need to do something, you find the courage within you.” He added.

Relationship with Kamal Haasan

At the end of the 70s and 80s, he gained popularity for his performances. During this time, the actor Kamal Haasan, who is still married to the dancer Vani Ganapathy, had a relationship with Kamal Haasan. Sarika became pregnant, which created a lot of discussion and criticism. The couple later married in 1988. He had two daughters born out of marriage – Shrouti (1986) and Akshara (1991). However, marriage did not continue and they divorced in 2004.

Financial struggles and bankruptcy

In an interview, Sarika shared that it was going through serious financial difficulties during the Covid-19 locking. He earned less than 3,000 RS of theater performances. Talking to News18, “When the locking took place, I finished my money. The theater pays around 2000-2700 RS, which was not enough to survive. I decided to move away from moving for a while, but the break took five years. These were still five years older for me.”