India, May 9 -- Recently, the internet was shocked when a video surfaced of Tamil actor-dancer Japan Kumar running a food stall. The modest stall and the Vijay and Ajith Kumar co-star sweating it out through the day invited speculation if he wasn't getting any work. Some pitied him while others argued for the dignity of labour. But his wife, Jyothi, sets the record straight with Hindustan Times.

The viral video shows Kumar working at Sakthi Veetu Saapadu, or Shakthi Home Foods, in Vadapalani, Chennai. Dressed in a simple T-shirt, with spectacles on and a vermillion dotting his forehead, the actor-dancer is seen serving food to waiting customers. The voiceover notes how Kumar once worked with the best in the film industry but is now suppo...