Pankaj Kapur says he leads a ‘middle-class life in Mumbai’; has never asked children for money: ‘Bas roti

Veteran actor Pankaj Kapur said that he might be dissatisfied as an artiste, but as a human being, he is happy with what he has . In an interview, he said that he never had lofty ambitions, and that he is aware his contemporaries probably have more money than he does, but he continues to live a ‘middle class life’ in Mumbai. He also said that he prayed for one thing when he experienced the peak of fame in the 1990s, and that his wish came true: he is recognised in public, but not to the extend that his life is upended because of it.

In a Punjabi interview with SMTV, he said that he 99.9% content, but feels slightly discontent because he wasn’t offered the kind of lead roles that proper stars would be. “I lead a good, middle-class life in Bombay,” he said, and repeated himself twice fo