Shiva : Rajpal Yadav was born at Kundra in Shahjahapur in Uttar Pradesh.
From his childhood ; he came under influence of Dev Prabhakar Shastri - a well shiva bhakt.
After watching his jovial nature ; Shastri ji guided him to become an actor.
Rajpal credits his spiritual guide for his spiritual and professional journey.
Struggle : Rajpal got married quite young(19 yrs).
His wife died within a month after giving birth to a girl.
He did many jobs before deciding to be a professional actor.
Well, he joined Bharatendu Natya Academy, Lucknow and later National School of Drama, Delhi.
After working as a junior actor ; model ; he finally got his break in Jungle.
Success : His good comic timing and dialogue delivery soon earned him praise.
Naturally, he appeared in many successful movies.
He enacted a number of roles in different genres- comedy ; action ; serious.
Meanwhile , he remarried again to a Canadian citizen.
He became financially successful and famous.
Stupidity : Well, he took a loan to produce and direct a movie Ata Pata Laapta (2012) , a major flop.
in 2013; he was sent to Tihar jail for four days in a false affidavit in court regarding loan.
In 2018 ; he spent three months behind bars in Tihar Jail , Delhi for non payment of a loan.
In 2026 ; he surrendered at Tihar Jail in a cheque bounce case.
Fact : Rajpal Yadav has to reportedly spend nearly 6 months behind bars in this cheque bounce case.
Perhaps : "Don’t bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out." : Carroll Bryant (author)
Note : One feels sad to learn about his sudden downfall.
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