This man from a Brahmin family was once crazy about non-veg food, took a house on rent to eat ‘Paya-Nihari’, his name is…
GH News February 24, 2025 10:06 AM
This is the story of an old actor who is no longer in this world. But there was a time when he ruled Hindi cinema. Big actors used to yearn to work with him. There is a very famous story about him. Although he comes from a Gujarati Brahmin family he used to be very fond of non-veg. He spent crores of rupees just to party. Let us tell you who this star is. This is none other than Sanjeev Kumar whose real name is Harihar Jethalal Jariwala. Born on 9 July 1930 in Surat Sanjeev Kumar achieved a lot of name and fame in Hindi cinema. Apart from work he was very fond of eating and drinking. Actor Sachin Pilgaonkar once talked about Sanjeev Kumar. He said that the actor loved non-veg food. But Sanjeev Kumar was not allowed to eat meat and fish at home. Therefore the actor rented a house to enjoy his favorite things. While talking on Kunal Vijaykars YouTube channel Nadiya Ke Paar actor Sachin Pilgaonkar said that Sanjeev Kumar had rented another house. This house was in Pali Hill which was a 1BHK flat. He had taken this house only for non-vegetarians. So that he and his friends could enjoy their favorite food comfortably. Sachin Pilgaonkar even recalled the party of the actor and his friends. He said that Sanjeev Kumar Shammi Kapoor Shatrughan Sinha Randhir Kapoor and he used to be present at that party. He used to eat dishes like Paya-Nihari at his house. Actor Sachin Pilgaonkar who works in Marathi and Hindi cinema told that he used to stay till late night or early morning. Sometimes it used to be 5 oclock. In such a situation the Paya Sabzi had to be heated 4-5 times. He used to eat it with bakery naan Once actress Anju Mahendru also talked about Sanjeev Kumar. In a conversation with Filmfare she said that Sanjeev Kumar came from a Gujarati Brahmin family. In such a situation eggs and meat were not cooked at all in his family. He was not allowed to have all these things at home. In such a situation people used to come to his house to eat non-vegetarian food. Actress Moushumi Chatterjee also talked about Sanjeev Kumars love for food. She told that he was very fond of non-vegetarian food. All this was not allowed at home so he used to come to her house. Many times he used to say to Moushumi that I have come with films. If you dont have a problem then feed me non-veg if there is non-veg in the fridge.
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