THIS actor gave up cricket for acting, had no money for food, was paid just Rs 250 for TV shows; later worked with Kajol, Deepika Padukone

Jisshu Sengupta , known for his roles in films and series like ‘Barfi’, ‘Piku’, ‘Shakuntala Devi’ and the web series ‘Trial Season 2’, has come a long way from humble beginnings. His journey has been full of both struggles and life lessons. Jisshu comes from a humble background, his family faced severe financial struggles. There were times when they had no food and no electricity. In an interview with Screen, he shared, “There were times we didn’t have money for food, there was no electricity at home for six months because my father couldn’t pay the bill. My mother actually taught us what a candlelight dinner is all about. But we were very happy, it was a nice life, we didn’t have money, but life was beautiful. ” Jisshu never initially wanted to be an actor. At 18, he played cricket