Ronit Roy opens up on battling alcoholism, says he started a security agency due to hunger, poverty: ‘I was written off by the industry’ | Hindi Movie News

Ronit Roy is not an unknown face and is so popular not just as a television actor but also movies. After making a grand debut in the movies, Ronit was out of work, and that’s when he started his security agency. For those not in the know, Ronit’s security agency handles the security of many high profile celebs and provided them with bodyguards. The actor handles the security of many celebs like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan among many others.
In a recent interview Ronit has opened up on his dull phase which actually made him start this agency. He said, “I am a honest kind of guy, I can only tell you the way it was. It was (the result of) hunger, poverty.” He added, “Every great step that I have taken in my life has come out of desperation, frustration, and poverty. There was a time when my debut film was a silver jubilee, and after that I didn’t get any work. I have no idea why. I got frustrated. Silver Jubilee in today’s time is equal to delivering a Rs 100 to 150 crore film. How can you deliver a film like that and still not get work? I got no work. I got so scared. I had rent to pay, had to feed myself. What would you do without money? So I kind of signed the wrong films, which flopped. I went back to square one and had no work.”
At that point in time, he was also battling alcoholism. He revealed, “I would wake up at noon and then have hangover, it only made things worse. I was written off by the industry, they said he is finished.” That’s when Ronit’s friend asked him if he could use his name to start this business. “My friend said that though I am not getting any acting job, my name and face still holds value. He had a security agency, I used to go to his office to get trained and that’s where it started from. It was a result of desperation.”