Shashank Vyas's First FC
in just 2 and half months,
I hereby proudly announce
The young guy, who plays the grown-up Jagya on Balika Vadhu, had acted in a few plays while in school and college. "But I had never given acting a serious thought," he says. He took his MBA entrance exams in Ujjain where he belongs, but wasn't getting a college of his choice. "So it was in January 2009 that I came to Mumbai. I gave a lot of auditions and did my share of struggle before the role of Jagya came to me." And no, the thought that Anandi's role in the show was more prominent, was not a deterrent. "If that was the case, then I wouldn't have been here at all," he adds.
Shashank Vyas has done a cameo in YRF's Sony show, Rishta.com.
He played a wannabe Romeo who wants to woo girls. Shashank said, "Yes, I have done episodic work in Rishta.com. It was just a cameo. I will consider my role in Balika Vadhu as the first full- fledged role of my career."
Courtesy: Balika Vadhu Forum (IF)
Shashank has done print advertisements for Idea, Tata Indicom and has learned acting from Anupam Kher's acting academy.
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They packed their bags and moved to Mumbai in search of a new life, changing their destiny and the industry. Prepared to return from the dead, age overnight and work 16 hours a day, they are willing to stretch themselves as much as the viewers' credulity. Driven by their passion for fame, they don't have time to mourn the loss of the simple life.
"I have auditioned for more than 70 ads and serials in the past one year. Balika Vadhu did not happen by chance; I really had to struggle," says Shashank Vyas. Hailing from Ujjain, Vyas plays the new Jagiya in Balika Vadhu. "At times, the loneliness gets to me. But after working for 14 hours at a stretch and commuting for four hours everyday, I have no time to brood," he adds.
These actors are trying to adapt to the city-that-never-sleeps life of Mumbai and have no plans of pursuing a career in Bollywood right now. From renting homes to buying groceries, they are enjoying every bit of their life. The small town actors come with a clear intention of making it big and have no starry airs.
It is the first few months that are trying. Odd jobs and auditions for advertisements and serials keep the actors busy. But some have been lucky in the first year itself, like the Balika Vadhu couple Vyas and Pratyusha Banerjee from Jamshedpur, who plays the new Anandi.
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