Comedian Rajiv Thakur, who kick-started his career at the same time as Kapil Sharma and Chandan Prabhakar in Amritsar, recalled living in extreme poverty while growing up. In an interview, he said that he would share 50 grams of Amul butter with his siblings, and that, too, only on certain occasions. As a result of that deprivation, he said, he makes it a point to request extra butter in every meal these days. He said that he also switches on all the lights in his bedroom, even though he knows that dim lighting is more aesthetically pleasing, because he grew up in a house with just one 40 watt lightbulb.

In an interview with Hindi Rush, Rajiv recalled the difficult conditions he lived in, and the impact that they have left on him. “I experienced more poverty than anybody should. The five

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