Politician and actor Ravi Kishan has seen massive ups and downs in both his film and political career. The actor recently received a lot of praise for his roles in Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies and the web show Maamla Legal Hai. In a recent interaction, Ravi admitted that he became arrogant after finding success in films, and it was his wife, Preeti Shukla, who brought him back on track.
Speaking to Raj Shamani about that phase, he said, “18-19 years back, I went a little crazy. I went a little off track. All my films were silver jubilees. These days films work for a week, but at that time good films used to work for 25 weeks and all my films were silver jubilees. So anyone would get mad, I got success after seeing a lot of struggle and then suddenly got so much.”
Ravi explained the reason behind the success of his films and shared that since Hindi cinema was focusing on stories about NRIs at the time, his films — rooted in local culture — struck a chord with the masses, leading to immense popularity. “People were going mad,” he said.
Ravi shared that his wife pushed him to participate in Bigg Boss during that time to bring him back on track. He said, “So my wife threw me into the Bigg Boss house for three months.”
Ravi also explained that the death of his father and younger brothers gave him a reality check and made him humble. He said, “I got a lot of whips by life. My father passed away, my two brothers passed away very young, all my arrogance went away. My arrogance was my dad. He was my pride, and when he left my pride left with him. I became quiet after he left.”
When asked about his biggest insecurity, he shared that he fears losing his wife. “I love my wife, Preeti, and I pray that she never falls ill. I don’t want to see her getting old, but I know that she will get old one day. I also know that she’ll die one day and will leave me or I will leave her first. I know that nothing will be left,” he said.
Ravi Kishan also shared that despite being at the helm of his career, it is his wife and kids who manage him and called them his “protectors.” He said, “Whenever there is a controversy, I call my wife and I call my daughter first and they give me a lot of strength. They help me with my decisions, with my career in films and even about what I will wear. They decide how am I going to look and what I will wear when I gain some weight. My four kids and my wife are my protectors.”
