Did you know that Ashok Saraf started off his career as a banker?

The

Marathi cinema

's comedy king, Ashok Saraf is a known figure in the Marathi film industry as well as Bollywood. He is especially known for his comic roles. He is also named as the ‘Samrat Ashoka’ of Marathi film industry. His facial expressions and style of dialogue delivery make him a fascinating actor to watch. He has many Marathi movies, stage plays, Hindi movies and TV serials to his credit. He's proved that hard work and perseverance can really pay off even if you don’t have a Godfather in the industry. But before being an actor, did you know that Ashok Saraf started off his career

as a banker

?

Yes. you read it right. While speaking to Etimes, Ashok Saraf revealed that he started off his career as a banker and even after making his debut in Marathi cinema with the film, 'Janaki' in 1969, he continued working in the bank. Ashok used to manage work and acting simultaneously.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Ashok Saraf will be next seen in Shashank Udapurkar's ‘Pravas’. He is playing a major role in the film alongside Padmini Kolhapure. The film is slated to release soon.