Multiple reports recount how filmmaker Boney Kapoor describes his father, Surinder Kapoor’s, financial struggles before he became successful. The stories say Surinder Kapoor and his family lived in a one-room chawl in Tilak Nagar during difficult years. According to the reports, Surinder Kapoor accumulated substantial debt—described as around Rs 35 lakh to Rs 36 lakh—during that period. The accounts attribute the eventual relief to Boney Kapoor, who later “made it big” and then helped free his father from the debt. While the figures vary slightly between the accounts, both present the same underlying narrative: Surinder Kapoor faced major financial pressure while living in cramped conditions, and Boney Kapoor later stepped in to resolve the debt. The reports do not provide additional documentary details or timelines, but they consistently frame the episode as a turning point in the family’s finances following Boney Kapoor’s rise in the film industry.