Question

write an essay on favorite actor

Answer 1

Kartik Aaryan

It is easy to like Kartik Aaryan. Smart and jovial, the actor has quickly become one of the more liked personalities in Hindi cinema.

Hailing from a middle-class family in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Aaryan made it big with his performance in Luv Ranjan's cult comedy, Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011), as the henpecked Rajat. The film launched him into fame, with every young man identifying with his character and every young woman feeling sorry for him.

Since then, the actor has worked for or starred with some big names in Hindi cinema — Subhash Ghai (Kaanchi, 2014), Paresh Rawal (Guest Iin London, 2017). And he is all set to sign a film with Taapsee Pannu and Sonakshi Sinha.

The path was not easy though. Aaryan's famous monologue arrived at the end of a two-year struggle in Mumbai's suburbs, hunting for roles. He said, "I would travel by local train from Belapur to Andheri, or wherever the audtions would happen, 5-6 hours of travel. There were several fake auditions as well. I even got one film which never took off. After two years, I managed to get an advertisement. My first pay cheque was worth Rs2500. For these 2-2.5 years, I kept going to and fro, and was constantly failing in college. I never told my parents about it."

That was not the only thing he kept from his parents. During an informal chat at the Cinestaan.com office, Aaryan revealed that he never told his folks that he wanted to be an actor. "I hail from Gwalior, it is a small town," he said. "Over there, to tell someone I want to be an actor, a hero basically, is difficult. My family is a simple, middle-class family. I decided that I won't tell my parents until I find a footing in the industry. My parents wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer, the typical dreams. So, I decided to move to Mumbai under the pretext of education. Then I could pursue my struggle."

At earlier auditions for the film, the actor revealed, he was rejected. It was only an incidental call to the casting director to ask for his portfolio shots from the audition shoot that led to his destined chance.

Aaryan laughed as he recalled, "It was a five-and-a-half-page script for the audition, I thought they have given me the script for a short film! It was the final call, if I cracked this scene, I would be in the film. They gave me a day to prepare, and I sat up the whole night preparing for it. I performed it in front of them, but I fumbled over the second or third page. But by then, people were clapping. That encouraged me. That was the moment which got me the contract."

That was seven years ago, but the actor remembers every line of the monologue. His practice made sure of that. "You know how parents often show off saying 'My child dances so well, or sings so well.' So when the neighbours come in, they are like 'beta, say that monologue quickly. Say it to uncle' (laughs). That's how it is with me."

The film also marked the beginning of a friendship between Aaryan and Luv Ranjan. They started working on their fourth film together, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. The actor was quite profuse in his praise for the director, calling himself 'lucky' to have found a director who shares his 'frequency'. "I can't understand how one man can acquire so much knowledge," he said. "Not that he is very old, but he is so wise. You can talk about anything with him, and he will have an answer to it. He is a genius!"

"He [Paresh Rawal] is one of the finest actors we have," he said. "He is someone who, apart from being an amazing actor, is an amazing human being. He is very funny, timepass. Chilling with him is like chilling with my younger brother. He is very young at heart."

Guest Iin London was the actor's third comedy film. Despite this, he says he likes dramatic scenes more. "I like making people cry more than making them laugh," he said. Asked if he worried that he would get stereotyped as a comedian, Aaryan said, "I don't think the audience thinks from that perspective as much as we in the industry think about it." He said, however, that actors should look to explore new things. A fan of Shah Rukh Khan's performances in Darr (1993) and Baazigar (1993), he said, "I look for different things in stories that I like, but not because I want to change my image."