Dream Girl Actor Sells Fruits to Earn Money, says ‘Not Corona But Hunger Will Kill Me and My Sons’

The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. To prevent the spread of the deadly virus, a nationwide lockdown has been imposed and all shootings and events have been stalled. This has taken a big blow to the cine workers and daily wage workers, who are left with no source of income to meet their expenses and take care of their families.

Bollywood actor Solanki Diwakar has been a part of movies like Hawa, Halka, Kadwi Hawa, Titli, Dream Girl and Sonchiriya, among others. Due to the lockdown, he has been jobless for two months and has now hit the streets to sell fruits to earn a living for his family. He was spotted selling fruits on the streets of South Delhi.

 Diwakar hails from Agra and moved to Delhi in 1995. Before acting into movies, he worked as domestic help and later moved to sell fruits. Due to the lockdown in the nation, he was left with no job and income and had to return back to selling fruits to earn money.

“With the lockdown being extended I have to take care of my needs. I have to pay my rent and also need money to meet the expenses of my family. So I have turned back to selling fruits” he told ANI.

ALSO READ: 'Call Me Bae' actor Vihaan Samat addresses concerns about typecasting in the OTT space

Diwakar has to face the challenges of bringing the fruits from Okhla Mandi amid long queues and when asked if he does not fear to catch the virus, he replied saying that if not the virus, then hunger will definitely kill him and his two sons.

The actor also reveals that he was supposed to act in a small role alongside late actor Rishi Kapoor in a movie. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shoots have been stalled and his work remains pending too.

Despite the tough times, Diwakar has not lost hope and stated that once the pandemic is over, he will get back to the camera and give his best to the movies.

ALSO READ: Boney Kapoor reacts to Arshad Warsi's pay claim, says,"He was not a star at that time"