Sudesh Lehri Says He Is 'Illiterate', Had No Money Growing Up: 'Used To Work For Pennies'
Actor and comedian Sudesh Lehri grew up poor and didn't have enough money to go to school. In a chat with Aman Aujla, Sudesh recalled not having enough money to receive an education. Sudesh called himself illiterate and said he couldn't even read signboards. However, even when he didnt have much money, he still believed in spending it and enjoying life.
'I was 17 when I got married. My wife was 15. We had no idea what we were doing. When we had kids, we didn't know what to do. There was no money. Everything was makeshift. We couldn't afford hospital fees either," he said.
Sudesh added, 'I'm uneducated. I'm illiterate. I never went to school, not even nursery or kindergarten. I've never been inside a school. We didn't have the money. I used to work for pennies at shops. I worked as a mechanic. I couldn't even read signboards. But I knew I wanted to become an actor. I couldn't read, but I could memorise lines."
He recalled, 'I believe in spending money. Money is of no use if it's lying in your account. I remember when I was a kid in Amritsar, we didn't have money to buy firecrackers or sweets on Diwali. I asked how much we have, and they said we had Rs 100. I thought that was a lot, because you're not going to eat 2 kgs of sweets by yourself, are you? I bought sweets for Rs 50, and then a couple of candles. We had the best Diwali. I took everyone to our roof, and told them to imagine that our neighbours were our servants. They were lighting firecrackers at our command, because we didn't want to get our hands dirty. I told them to use their imagination."
'I believe in spending money. My first car was a second-hand Indigo, and I had so much fun with it. Then, there was a time when I had five houses in Mumbai," he said. Sudesh also mentioned that his son asks him to buy designer clothes. 'I don't even understand the appeal, but he likes it, and eventually he's the one who ends up wearing my Gucci shoes," Sudesh said.
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