Brilio.net - Baim Alkatiri or better known as Baim Cilik, recently revealed a bitter story that he experienced. When he was little, he was known as a successful child soap opera star, but behind the scenes there was a heartbreaking story related to his hard-earned money.
Baim said that his father had spent the assets he had earned from his hard work as a child artist. In fact, the house he had bought with his money was also sold by his father. No half measures, a total of Rp32.4 billion of his hard work as a child had disappeared.
When he was a guest star on the Kasisolusi YouTube channel some time ago, Baim revealed that his father was no longer responsible for him or his siblings. As a result, he had to support himself, so it's no wonder he felt abandoned.
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However, the 19-year-old former child artist is still grateful because there are two assets that can still be saved. One of the assets is located in Malang, although the other half has been sold.
"I have no idea where the remaining assets are. Now there are only two assets left, the one in Jakarta has been sold, only the one in Malang remains," he said when interviewed by brilio.net from KapanLagi on Thursday (12/9).
Despite the difficulties he experienced, Baim Alkatiri did not want to give up. According to him, he was able to rise from adversity and keep trying to rise again. Now starting from zero by running his own business such as selling perfume and goat milk.
Not only that, he also has a desire to return to the entertainment world even though he has to start from scratch again. For him, whatever the situation he is facing right now, he does not feel pressured. In fact, Baim accepts everything that happens even though he has to start from zero again.
photo: Instagram/@baimalkatiri
In addition, this handsome actor also wants to prove to his father who disappeared without a trace since 2022 that he can get through whatever happens even without his father's help.
"And I want to, I mean I don't feel any pressure, I don't have any rejection. I accept that if I have to start over from zero, I want to, I want to prove to my father, I want to prove to the people who have left me that I can still do it without their help," he said firmly.
Furthermore, Baim revealed the behavior of his father who has been an artist since his childhood. Only his father managed his finances and even all the results of the shooting were held by his father. While his mother only received 10 percent of the income.
"Always with my father. I once asked my mother, what do mothers get? During the years I was shooting, what income did you get? And my mother only answered that she only gave 10 percent to my father," said Baim.
Despite the betrayal committed by his father. Baim Alkatiri still hopes for good faith from his father. According to him, no matter where his father is, he hopes for good faith from his father, if not, he will likely continue to speak up about what he has experienced so far.
"Good intentions, that's what I'm waiting for, I will continue to speak up, I've only just gotten a little out of my mouth, there's still a lot I'm covering up," he said.
photo: Instagram/@baimalkatiri
After exposing his father's behavior to the media, his father's extended family contacted him and asked why Baim exposed the family's shame to the media. However, according to Baim, he had no intention of badmouthing, only hoping for responsibility from his father who had disappeared for a long time.
"He said it was from his father's extended family that someone called him, like, why are you exposing family problems, why are you badmouthing me," said Baim.
"I don't say anything bad about my father. Everything I said is a fact and I've kept this for 2 years," he continued.