{"id":8771,"date":"2026-04-03T18:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8771"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:04:39","slug":"130005500-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8771","title":{"rendered":"Rajpal Yadav clarifies he&#8217;s never been out of work in the industry amidst Rs 9 crore debt case: &#8216;Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar can&#8217;t do without me&#8217; | &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130005546,imgsize-61384,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rajpal-solo.jpg\" alt=\"Rajpal Yadav clarifies he's never been out of work in the industry amidst Rs 9 crore debt case: 'Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar can't do without me'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajpal-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rajpal Yadav<\/a> was recently granted bail after surrendering at Tihar Jail earlier this February in connection Rs 9 crore debt case that dates back to 2012. Just before turning himself in, the actor had told the media that he did not have the means to repay the amount, triggering conversations about the financial struggles faced by character actors in the film industry.<!-- --> The situation led to several members of the industry stepping forward in support, even initiating efforts to offer him work and sign him for new projects.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>However, after being released on bail, Rajpal dismissed the perception that he had been struggling professionally. Reiterating his stance during a conversation with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/farah-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Farah Khan<\/a> on her YouTube vlog, he maintained that he has consistently been working throughout his career spanning nearly three decades.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Reacting to his extensive filmography, Farah remarked, \u201cI think you must have done at least 100 films with just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/priyadarshan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Priyadarshan<\/a> sir.\u201d Rajpal, known for films like Bhagam Bhag, Malamaal Weekly, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, responded with a laugh, saying, \u201cI have actually done at least 50 films each with <!-- -->Ram Gopal Varma<!-- -->, Priyadarshan and <!-- -->David Dhawan<!-- -->.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Highlighting the early momentum of his career, he added, \u201cIn the very first year (2000), the industry bestowed me with so much love and fame that I have finished doing at least 200 films,\u201d underlining that he has never been out of work.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Farah then joked about his indispensability, saying, \u201cEven Salman [Khan] can\u2019t do without you.\u201d Rajpal agreed, replying, \u201cYes, Salman bhai and Akshay bhai both can\u2019t do. I have also done at least four films with <!-- -->Shah Rukh Khan<!-- -->.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Continuing the lighthearted exchange, Farah teased him about not featuring in her films: \u201cYes, but you haven\u2019t worked in any of my films.\u201d Rajpal responded candidly, \u201cHonestly, you never gave me an opportunity. Please tell me, who on earth was not wanting to be part of Main Hoon Na?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>When Farah asked what role she could have possibly offered him in that film, Rajpal sidestepped the question and added, \u201cWho wasn\u2019t desperate to be in Om Shanti Om?\u201d Farah laughed in agreement, saying, \u201cYes, true that. 100%.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/rajpal-yadav-clarifies-hes-never-been-out-of-work-in-the-industry-amidst-rs-9-crore-debt-case-salman-khan-akshay-kumar-cant-do-without-me\/articleshow\/130005500.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajpal Yadav was recently granted bail after surrendering at Tihar Jail earlier this February in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[270,22186,146,22188,776,2519,22185,22187,591,2580],"class_list":["post-8771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-akshay-kumar","tag-david-dhawan","tag-farah-khan","tag-om-shanti-om","tag-priyadarshan","tag-rajpal-yadav","tag-ram-gopal-varma","tag-rs-9-crore-debt-case","tag-salman-khan","tag-shah-rukh-khan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}