Rahul Roy isn’t having the narrative written for him. After a wave of viral reels and chatter questioning his finances, the Aashiqui (1990) star took to Instagram to set the record straight, pushing back against claims that he’s struggling or has been left on his own.

“I’m safe and I’m well taken care by my sister and brother-in-law. I live at my sister’s place. We have a lovely house in Madh… I’m deeply loved by her, which makes me the luckiest brother in the world,” he wrote.

“I have clothes, I have shoes, I have food, I have car, I’m not a abandoned person on road… the way fake videos are coming out is not true,” Roy added that his lifestyle choices – whether it’s keeping things simple or skipping a bodyguard – are his own.

“I always think work is work… I waited for good work enough for long but it doesn’t come, I cannot sit and waste myself. I did those reels with simplicity not with clever thoughts (sic),” he said.