Vishal Jethwa On Language Bias, Parents’ Struggles, YRF Debut, TV VS Films & Cannes 2025 |Let’s Talk

In an exclusive podcast, ‘Let’s Talk’ by Bollywood Bubble, actor Vishal Jethwa relives his troubled childhood and journey from TV to films. Vishal sheds light on his poverty-laden childhood, his father’s odd jobs in beer bars, and his mother working as a house help, among other things. He reveals how his father’s death changed his life and how he struggles to make ends meet.

In conversation with host Ankita Bhalla, Vishal breaks down his street play days to crack TV with Maharana Pratap roles and slogging his way up in films with debut opposition Rani Mukerji in Mardaani. The actor discusses the painful experience of being judged as a Hindi-speaking individual in elite English film circles, the identity crisis, and the class divide. Vishal Jethwa also narrows down the process of getting in and out of roles, changing the family status quo over the years, financial stability, and love life.

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