India, April 2 -- Actor Ronit Roy became a household name with his work in Television serial Kasautii Zindagii Kay. However, things were not as easy for the actor in the industry, and he had to battle alcoholism and poverty early on. In an interview with Podcast Redcarpet, the actor recalled how he even started a security agency when he had no work. (Also read: Ronit Roy gets angry as Swiggy delivery person rides on wrong side of road onto oncoming traffic: I almost killed him)

During the conversation, when Ronit asked what led him to start a security agency, he said it was not because he wanted to diversify his interests. He said, "I am a honest kind of guy, I can only tell you the way it was. It was (the result of) hunger, poverty. Eve...