We often hear stories about how an artist struggles during his early days to become an actor. Many artists dream of becoming superstars in the film industry while luck favours some and others return empty-handed. You might wonder what happens to the star kids of Bollywood do they get a fair chance to compete or not? Or having connections in the film industry is the ladder to success? Today we will share a story of an actor despite coming from generations of actors he still struggled to make his name in the industry. Can you name this actor? Meet actor who once lived in garages worked as a spotboy Raj Kapoors father Prithviraj Kapoor was this actors uncle. But despite having such a connection with the Kapoor family this actor had to spend his days either in a chawl or in a garage. This actor started his career with a Telugu film and when he came to Bollywood he became popular. We are talking about Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor. Surinder Kapoor was Anils father he was Prithviraj Kapoors cousin. Anils brother is a film producer and the other brother is an actor. He also has a sister who is away from the film world. Take a look here: Anil Kapoors father didnt want him to become an actor Since childhood Anil Kapoor was fond of acting he dreamt of becoming a hero one day but his father Surinder Kapoor was against it. This is the reason why Anil secretly auditioned for a film and got selected. He was just 15 years old then. The name of this film was Tu Payal Main Geet. In this Anil Kapoor played the childhood role of Shashi Kapoor. Anil Kapoors financial struggle Anil Kapoor may have belonged to the Kapoor family the biggest family in Indian cinema but he had to struggle a lot in films. The financial condition of the family was also not good at that time. The situation was such that Anils father did not even have a house to live in. In such a situation Anil Kapoor and his family had to live in Raj Kapoors garage. Later Anils father took a room in a chawl in Mumbai and shifted there with the family. Anil had made up his mind to fulfill his dream of acting but at the same time he was also completing his studies so that he could help improve the financial condition of the family. When Anil Kapoor worked as spotboy During his early days Anil Kapoor was asked to wake actors and pick and drop them. When his fathers health deteriorated He had to work as a spotboy to support the family. He then used to do jobs like dropping actors off at the airport. When Jackie Shroff slapped Anil Kapoor 17 times Anil Kapoor entered as a hero in the year 1983 with the film Woh Saat Din and became famous. After this he did many films. In the year 1988 Vidhu Vinod Chopra signed Anil Kapoor in his film Parinda. In this Jackie Shroff played the role of Anils elder brother. It is said that in a scene of this film Jackie Shroff slapped Anil Kapoor 17 times for a perfect shot. According to media reports Anil Kapoor has an impressive net worth of Rs 134 crore.