After Winning Rs 5 Crore on ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, Sushil Kumar Faced ‘Most Challenging Time’ of His Life

In the post, Sushil Kumar wrote, “2015-2016 was the most challenging time of my life. I could not continue my studies as being a local celebrity, I attended 10 to 15 events every month in Bihar.”

He said that he was very conscious of his portrayal in the media as he did not want to come across as a jobless person. After some of his business ventures failed, he began donating money for causes. This attracted some “wrong kind of people.” Losing hope in Bihar, he moved to Delhi where he started driving cabs along with a friend. In Delhi, he met students from JNU, IIMC and other artists, which made him realize there was much more to life than he understood.

During his time in Delhi, he got addicted to cigarettes and alcohol. His relationship with his wife deteriorated and at one point she even asked for divorce. He then moved to Mumbai to try his luck in films. That too didn’t pan out well. In Mumbai, he would spend his days smoking entire packs of cigarettes.