When Subhash Ghai offered loan to Shatrughan Sinha but on an interest, Sanjeev Kumar finally helped him out

In his biography, Anything But Khamosh, Shatrughan Sinha said that there was a time when he wanted to borrow money, and while filmmaker Subhash Ghai asked him to loan it on interest, Sanjeev Kumar sent the amount to him, without even telling him.

Actor Shatrughan Sinha rose to fame in the 1980's but during that time there was phase in his life when he wanted money and even thought about selling his house. In his biography Anything But Khamosh, Shatrughan recalled that time and said when everything was falling apart for him financially, actor Sanjeev Kumar came to his rescue and gave him money. Sanjeev who made his film debut in the 1960s died in 1985 at the age of 47.

Shatrughan Sinha on his friendship with Sanjeev Kumar.

Shatrughan's biography reveals that back in the 80s' he needed an amount of almost ₹10 lakh and he thought about selling his flat but his wife Poonam Sinha didn't let him do that. “I am very self-respecting and don’t like to beg anybody for anything,” explained the actor. He also asked for money from filmmaker Subhash Ghai, but he didn't help him at that time and told Shatrughan, “You have to pay me interest on that."

In his book, he then recalled how Sanjeev Kumar helped him later. “My friend, philosopher and guide called Sanjeev Kumar who is no more, saw me looking pensive and anxious and asked me what the matter was. When I told him about my problem, he merely asked me when I would be able to return it. I told him upfront, ‘I don’t know, whenever I’m in a position to do so’. The next morning, his (Sanjeev Kumar) secretary Jamnadasji soon turned up, unannounced at my place. My staff downstairs had no clue that he was coming, nor did I. Jamnadasji came with something wrapped in a newspaper and said, ‘Bhai (Sir) has sent you a video cassette'. There was no video cassette inside but I found wrapped in it the amount I needed. Sanjeev Kumar had simply sent it across without even telling me about it. When I asked him what interest he wanted, he had the same philosophy that I had which was, ‘Where’s the question of interest between friends?’”