How would you react to an IIM graduate who has given up a well-paid job and a career in marketing only to follow his dreams? Worthless? Think again. This is exactly how 23-year-old Nishant Malkani describes his journey. As a child Nishant dreamt of being a popular actor. "As I grew, so did my dream. I started to concentrate on studies and completely forgot about my acting bug. It was only when I was spotted by an agency in Kolkata that my hidden passion haunted me once more," smiles Nishant. He went on to model for a few years and now plays the lead on Ram Ne Milaye Jodi on Zee TV. Nishant tells us that it wasn't difficult for him to decide between his career and acting. "A job would have given me a position and a great package, but that is nothing compared to the love and affection from the audience and of course a greater pay package," he winks.
For 28-year-old Mishal Raheja aka Dutta Patil, the journey from academics to acting has not been as easy as it seems.
With a hidden desire of acting bottled up in him, Mishal preferred to first acquire a complete educational background before taking the leap. "Fortunately, I was not pressurised by my parents to take up a particular career or join the family business. I made up my mind to follow in my father's footsteps of acquiring good education first and hence completed my bachelor's in business from New York," says Mishal.
With girls swooning around him, Sushant Singh Rajput definitely took the right leap from engineering to acting. "I never imagined myself as an actor. I had a set future with a scholarship for engineering at Delhi College of Engineering, an MBA in Standford and a well-paid job in a bank. Fortunately, I joined Shiamak Davar. Dancing followed and then acting workshops with Barry John and here you have Manav."
Sushant enjoys his work and has garnered attention for his body of work. So, has his mechanical engineering degree helped him in any way? "Of course, education is important no matter what you choose to become. A sound educational background always works as an advantage for everyone."
And, while they enjoy being in the limelight they don't forget to use their knowledge too. "Education helps in every possible way. I use my marketing skills to promote myself!" grins Nishant. He adds, "Education does make you wise, besides being knowledgeable! It helps one think better, more coherently. Acting is not always about learning the dialogues ' it is also about understanding the various aspects that go into it."
Mishal on the other hand attributes his cooking and independent lifestyle to his educational background in New York. "The course not only taught me my business terms but also shaped me into an independent and responsible person. Having being brought up with the comfort around, I initially had a tough time getting adjusted to living alone," says Mishal who has continued to do things on his own which helps him maintain a balanced life.
So, would they want to jump at an offer that asks them to pursue what they started with? "Never, I am secure with what I am doing. Acting involves insecurity but I have no issues even if I am not paid for another 10 years," smiles Sushant, who adds that it is a learning process which he enjoys and does not regret taking it up.
Hindi television sure has these young lads to be proud of as the Marathi circuit is welcoming young television actors such as Ambarish Deshpande of Harishchandrachi Factory and Pinjra fame. A BSc in electronics, Ambarish hails from Talegaon Dabhade near Pune. "We live in a society where education is a must; also not everyone of us has the access to a NSD. For me too, it was necessary to have completed a degree to become someone. But, nothing that I learnt has gone waste," says Ambarish who nurtured his acting hobby with plays at school and college. "The educational journey helps me essay quite a few roles and is an advantage in itself."
That being said, now we all know acting is not an easy job and definitely not for those who have struggled first with books and now with scripts!
(Credit goes to Nisha)
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