The Nightmare That Still Haunts All Actors Is The Unpredictability Of The Industry, Says Kunal Thakur 

Jyothi Venkatesh

In Shahid Kapoor’s new release “Kabir Singh”, Kunal Thakur will be seen as a debutant.  Kunal had a secured job and a stable life in Dubai, but after discovering his artistic side, he took a leap of faith and came to Mumbai. He says,”After working for almost 8 years, I shifted to Mumbai.  In Pune, when I was doing my graduation in Symbiosis the Film Institute was quite close but I never joined it.So perhaps the time was not right? I have always been a movie buff. I like performers and I have always admired them. I can watch artistes such as Robert Di Niro, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt endlessly.  All their performances have captured my heart. In my student days, I used to perform certain skits and small plays in school. I joined a dance class and learnt how to play the piano which I enjoyed it a lot. Later, I joined Suresh Wadekar Ji’s institute for Hindusthani classical music and trained there for six months. I know how to play Bongo which is an arabic musical instrument. I also play music in my DJ console, I do that as a hobby, at home. ” Phew! That's quite a lot, Kunal’s artistic profile is quite impressive. But things were not perfect for Kunal when he shifted to Mumbai. He adds, “ The moment I moved to Mumbai, there were lot of things which I needed to figure out. I was still associated with the fashion world thus was doing couple of assignments. I always have known that a  job gives you security. I had a fully furnished flat in Dubai and was on my third car. After having achieved that I was continuously moving forward in life, I used to love travelling hence travelled quite often. But then, everything came to a  halt as I moved to Mumbai. Suddenly I realised that I stopped getting salary and there was uncertainty. The nightmare that still haunts all actors is the unpredictability of the industry. I believe that uncertainty pushes you further and you do well. There is a famous dialogue in the film Rocky Balboa which says,’Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.’ Life is always going to give you pressure which is why I believe in working and working and also doing things which gives me happiness.”

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