Updated On: 30 July, 2020 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bollywood star Elli AvrRam recalls her struggling days in Mumbai, how it was difficult for her to come to the city and succeed, and the days of living in an apartment with lizards and cockroaches.

Picture Courtesy: Official Instagram Account/Elli AvrRam
It's not easy to be an outsider and make it in Bollywood. The journeys have been extremely tough for a lot of actors, and one of them is Elli AvrRam, who has also spoken about her share of struggles in an interview.
Talking to Pinkvilla, she first talked about her efforts to come from Sweden to India and said, "It took me three years to move from Sweden to India as my dad was very strict. I used to convince my dad that I want to be a Bollywood actress. I worked at a jewellery store and saved money to come to India. My dad was impressed by my efforts, and also scared that his daughter was going to a far off different country."