Ammy Virk talked in detail about his struggles and how his father sold his car to fund his music career. Later he not only settled his dad's loans but also built a home for them.
Ammy Virk is one of the most acclimated artists in Punjab, and he has made a name for himself in Bollywood over the years. Ammy is currently promoting his film, Khel Khel Mein and did one such promotional podcast, Ammy shared his struggle story. He opened up how his father helped him financially, and later, he made it a point to repay his parents.
Ammy recently appeared on Siddharth Kannan's show and shared that his father invested a lot in his education and provided him with the best of everything. They were not poor, but his dad tried his best to support his dream with whatever they had. So much so, that he even once sold his car to fund Ammy's debut music video. In Ammy's words:
"My entire childhood, we would only hear about loans of Rs 25 lakh, Rs 30 lakh, interest rates, saving for sister's wedding. That's what happens in middle class families. It's not that we were poor or anything, we were blessed. My father took care of us. Even during my first album, my father put in money for that. For my first album, my father sold our Zen for Rs 2.5-3 lakh and he got another Rs 2.5-3 lakh on loan and put in all that money on my first album."
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Ammy added that after his career took off, he made it a point to pay off all his parents' debt He added that he settled a huge pile of loans amounting to Rs. 40 lakhs. Ammy shared that he spent most of his income building his home in his village in Punjab as he wanted to give all the luxuries to his family.
Ammy revealed that from 2013 to 2015, whatever he earned, he spent all of it into building this home back in Punjab. For the shower alone, he spent Rs. 6 lakh as he wanted it to be luxurious so he got a full bidy shower with Italian marble flooring. In his words:
From 2013-2015, whatever money I earned, I put in all of that in that house in the village. We got Italian marble, full body showers everything. The showers in that house cost Rs 6 lakh. We got our first AC in 2009 and the six of us would sleep in the one room that had an AC. We were blessed that at least we had an AC. In the new house, we have 9 ACs. We have a home theatre and everything. You feel happy when you think about these things."
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Ammy Virk ventured into Bollywood with the hit film, Bad Newz, and he recently appeared in yet another Hindi film, Khel Khel Mein. Apart from this, he has been in Punjabi films like Kudi Haryane Val Di, Gaddi Jaandi Ae Chalaangaan Maardi, and many more.
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