Ramayana actor Ravie Dubey once struggled to afford food. How he went from earning Rs 10,000 per month to building a Rs 80 crore fortune

Ramayana: Part 1, director Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious project, finally hit the theatres today, November 5. The movie, headlined by Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, also features Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. From making his television debut in 2006 with the DD National series Stree... Teri Kahaani to playing an important role in Ramayana, Dubey has indeed come a long way. But life wasn’t always a bed of roses for the actor, who faced his fair share of struggles before making a name for himself in the world of glitz and glam.

Ravie Dubey’s failed Mumbai college life

Ravie Dubey arrived in Mumbai in 2001 to pursue engineering. In a past conversation with ABP News, the 42-year-old revealed that it was his father who picked out his college in the city, but unlike his school years, where Dubey excelled in academics, his college life was marked by disappointments.

Ravie Dubey, during a TEDx chat, shared that in the first semester, he failed in 4 papers out of 5. When the poor scores repeated in the second semester as well, Dubey returned home. For the unversed, the Ramayana star was born in Gorakhpur and brought up in the Delhi/NCR region, reported the Times of India.

Ravi Dubey’s mental health battle and first ad break

Although Ravie Dubey received family support, he still struggled with mental health challenges during that time. ‘People would say, ‘You came back because you failed. You don’t study there or what?’ shared Dubey on TEDx, which further pushed him to the edge. The actor admitted feeling like a ‘zombie’, walking around with a ‘foggy brain’. But time proved to be the most powerful healer in his life.

While in the 3rd year of his engineering college, Ravie Dubey started auditioning for ad films, landing an advertisement with director Shoojit Sircar. In 2005, he featured in a bike advertisement and received his first salary of Rs 10,000. After getting his first salary, Ravie decided not to take money from his parents, even though there were times when he couldn’t afford food.

Ravie Dubey’s shows and net worth

In 2010, Ravie Dubey’s first major success was the TV show Saas Bina Sasural, but it was the 2014 soap opera Jamai Raja that made him popular on television. Apart from that, he also appeared on reality shows like Nach Baliye, Khatron Ke Khiladi, and Entertainment Ki Raat, among others.

Ravie Dubey got married to actress Sargun Mehta in 2013, and together they have a net worth of Rs 150 crore. Dubey’s individual net worth is reportedly Rs 80 crore, according to the Times of India.