Senior
TV
actor
Sanjay
Gandhi,
who
had
played
the
role
of
Daddaji
in
Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai
is
currently
facing
a
major
financial
crunch
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
actor
is
reportedly
sitting
at
home
since
the
last
10
months
due
to
the
lockdown.
In
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Sanjay
said
that
many
actors
are
sitting
at
home
without
any
job,
and
makers
are
offering
to
work
with
a
low
fee
due
to
the
lockdown.
While
speaking
about
his
poor
financial
condition,
Sanjay
Gandhi
said,
"I
am
not
rich
and
am
in
a
financial
crunch
as
I
haven't
acted
since
July
2020
in
Naagin
4.
I
live
in
a
rented
house
and
have
expenses
every
month.
There
is
no
work,
no
money,
no
future
plan."
The
50-year-old
actor
further
stated
that
he
wants
to
help
people
amid
this
tough
time
but
feels
helpless
because
of
no
money.
Apart
from
that,
Sanjay
also
feels
frustrated
with
the
roles
and
salary
that
are
being
offered
to
him.
According
to
him,
senior
actors
shouldn't
be
called
for
an
audition.
"Some
production
houses
are
using
lockdown
as
an
excuse
to
reduce
actor's
fee
by
50
or
60%.
That's
why
actors
refuse
such
offers
and
prefer
to
wait.
After
an
audition,
an
okay,
to
be
offered
peanuts
as
remuneration
for
the
lead
antagonist's
role
was
not
done.
I
felt
hurt,
upset
and
disrespected," he
added.
On
the
professional
front,
Sanjay
Gandhi
has
worked
in
several
TV
shows
and
movies.
He
was
very
close
to
late
actor
Rajesh
Khanna.
He
has
even
worked
as
an
assistant
director
for
his
director-friend
Anurag
Kashyap
for
the
film
Udaan.