Black Friday actor Savi Sidhu turns security guard; struggles to make ends meet

The world of glamour and glitz can be dicey at times. When it takes no time to make a celebrity of a common man it can even bring down many talented actors from riches to rags. The world of dreams can smack you hard on the face if they fail to come true.

The same has happened with actors like Geetanjali Nagpal and now an interview of Film Companion has revealed another harsh reality.  Savi Sidhu known for films like Gulaal, Patiala House and Bevakoofiyan has now taken the job of a security guard to keep up with bills and everyday expenses.

Sidhu talking about his initial days and struggle in Bollywood. “Anurag Kashyap mile struggle karte karte toh mujhe Paanch mei liya, unki jo pehli film thi release nahi hui. Uske baad unhone mujhe Black Friday mei liya, one of the main characters that is Commissioner Samra ka role kiya maine then unke sath maine Gulaal bhi kari. Maine Yash Raj, Subhash ji ke sath, Nikhil Advani ke sath Patiala House kari,” said Sidhu. Unfortunately, the struggle never ended.

Savi was studying law in Lucknow and also did theatre before coming to Mumbai. bitten by the acting bug since childhood, Savi revealed he came to Mumbai to try his hands on acting after his brither cracKed a job in Air India.

He has worked with big filmmakers and production houses but while speaking about why things didn’t work out for him he sad that his health issues played a spoilsport when he had no death of work

"Kaam ki kabhi problem nahi hui. Mujhe hi chhodna pada ki mai nahi kar pa raha hoon. You know… it was like kya mere liye wait kar raha hai… yaha jaise logo ko kaam milta nahi aur mere pas itna kaam hai ki mai kaam nahi kar pa raha. Meri health problems badh rahi hain. Meri financial problems bhi badh gayi, health problems bhi badh gayi toh kaam khatam ho gaya.” said the Black Friday actor.

He chose to leave Bollywood when his wife passed away and then his father and his mother-in-law followed suit.
Fighting to make his two ends meet he said he has no money left to go and meet producers or attend auditions, let alone watching films that is a distant dream now.“Mere pas bus ke paise nahi hain apne director producers ko milne ke aise halat hain. Ja ke film dekhna toh mere liye dream hai abhi. Bohot filme miss kar raha hoon… dekhne ka mann karta hai par meri financial position aisi hai”

The former actor now does 12 hours shift as a security guard in a housing society but hasn’t let hope him yet. “They are waiting for me, mai aa raha hoon” consluded Savi.