Mumbai: Sushmita Sen’s former sister-in-law Charu Asopa was recently spotted selling clothes online and netizens couldn’t help sympathising with her.
As a video of Charu selling salwar kameez and sarees started doing the rounds on social media, netizens took to the comments section to extend their support to the distressed actress.
“Sushmita Sen ki ex-bhabhi online suit bech kar kar rahi hai guzara,” wrote one user.
Charu confirmed facing a financial crisis during her stay in Mumbai.
“I have shifted to my hometown Bikaner, Rajasthan. I have left Mumbai for now, and I am currently living with my parents. It’s been more than a month since Ziana and I moved here,” she told Hindustan Times.
“Living in Mumbai is not easy; it costs money. For me, the monthly living cost came up to Rs 1 lakh -1.5 lakh, including the rent and everything, which was not easy. Furthermore, I would rather not leave Ziana alone with a nanny when I am shooting in Naigaon (Mumbai). It used to get extremely difficult. Moving back home and starting my own thing was completely planned; it wasn’t a rushed decision,” she continued.
Revealing the reason behind her decision to sell clothes online, Charu said, “When you start something new, everyone struggles. What’s different in my case? I am doing everything on my own, from taking orders to sending packages to getting stock. When I came to Mumbai for acting that wasn’t easy too. I struggled to build a name for myself and I managed. Now, I have started this business, so that I can focus on my child, and I don’t think that’s wrong.”
She went on: “It’s not like I was shooting for a big project. I would rather not take up a daily soap as I want to focus on Ziana. And I can shoot digital content from here, anyway. If I have to travel for a shoot, the best part of being back home is, I can always leave Ziana with her grandparents than a nanny.”
Asked about Rajeev’s reaction, she said, “He can always come visit his daughter in Bikaner. Before leaving Mumbai, I dropped a text informing him about my plans.”
Charu got married to Sushmita’s younger brother Rajeev Sen in 2019, and the couple has a daughter named Ziana. The couple parted ways in 2023.
