Ashok Beniwal on his struggles despite being a senior actor

Mumbai, Oct 25 : Mirzapur actor Ashok Beniwal has opened up about his struggles in showbiz.
The actor took a break from showbiz for a few years after going through something traumatic in his personal life. However, looking for work after his break was equally hard.
“After 2012, there were casting directors, before that we would take up work using our personal contacts. So, I was left behind when I joined back as people who were with these agents were getting work. No one was auditioning and I was facing a big problem,” he said.
The actor shared that he was going through a major financial turmoil in his life.
“There was a lot of expenditure and no earnings. I started training and got some help. G Ravi Kumar ji (filmmaker) started his film ‘Rose Garden’ and I thought things would work fine after that,” he said.
To be able to earn his livelihood, Ashok started training budding actors as part of a programme. “This training which I had started was my only hope to earn. I knew acting and that was what helped. It was very tough financially for five years. I had a plot and when that got sold, it became a little easier. But now things are coming in control slowly,” he said.