MUMBAI: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is indeed the biggest show out of India. The series is impressing one and all with its fantastic visuals, music and performances. Actor Indresh Malik who essays the role of Ustadji in the series has opened up about his early years of becoming an actor and how his family business was handled by his wife.
Indresh began his acting career with 12/24 Karol Baugh and spoke about his ups and downs in his career. He said, “I’m blessed with a wonderful life partner. I am from a business family, my father was a successful businessman, now my wife is a business woman, there was someone to fall back to. I have my business and during free time I would look after that as well. There were a lot of ups and downs, frustration but I believe everyone goes through it. I kept myself very calm during difficult situations.”
He further revealed, “I was not allowed to do anything apart from business. I got married very early in life. I was 21-22 when I got married. One day, they were shooting for the TV show 12/24 Karol Baugh in Delhi and I was selected for it. After that I had no looking back. By then my father had passed away, he did not see me acting. My family has people all from very educated backgrounds. They did not feel I would be able to do anything in the showbiz industry.”
Speaking of his family not having faith in his acting abilities, Indresh revealed, “My family back then felt I was not made for acting. Unko lagta tha itna sa toh tu hai, naa koi model hai, na koi body hai, ye kya karega wahan jaake, Dhakke khayega (I was too small, height wise, and not very good looking or had a good physique like a model, what will I do? I would end up doing nothing).15 years ago things were very different in the showbiz world. They were right also in many ways that we had an elaborate business and who would look after it. I was not interested in business at all, I had a knack for it but did not understand the shrewdness of the business world. My better half compliments me being a strong business woman. My wife, being a businesswoman, supported me. She took care of a lot of things and told me “Jaa Simran jee le apni Zindagi” (laughs). She took care of the business so that I could pursue acting. We both decided together that I will try my luck in the entertainment field and she will handle the business and she has handled everything very beautifully. My kids, my brother, his wife Nidhi, and my friends are all very supportive. I’ve been blessed with wonderful people around me.”
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