Mohit Dhapodkar

 

When most people started to walk, I was already dancing! I was just a year old when I started dancing. Since I was a kid, I wanted to become an artist. Growing up, I always participate in annual functions, my mother used to take me to local dance competitions and shows as well; everyone used to enjoy and love my dancing skills. Later, I realized that I love performing on stage and decided to enhance my craft, for the same I moved to Mumbai after completing my 12th grade. After a good amount of hard work, I got selected for Shiamak Davar's one-year programme where he himself trains for a whole year. After my training was over, I won three awards in my graduation ceremony for the most potential dancer, the best dancer and student of the year from Shiamak Davar. There are many possibilities in our lives but we do not seek all of them. I wanted to dance and I was dancing but one fine day my mother asked me to try my fortune in acting. Initially, I ignored, then refused thinking that I don't have that craft and any qualities needed to be an actor.

What is that one thing which keeps us going on? Exploration and curiosity which I surely had and what is that one thing that makes us thrive? Passion, which I developed while exploring. Exploration in life is important, I decided to become an actor but It was not easy! I went through the training of being an actor, acted in many plays, and started giving auditions as well. After lots of hard work, I can proudly say that I'm a working actor now.

As an actor when I work on a script, I explore hidden things inside me through the character and it is overwhelming to explore that extension of myself that otherwise, I would have never discovered.
Everybody demotivated me and said things like I cannot act, acting has a lot of struggle and it doesn't yield much money. Despite all that, I decided to pursue my passion and follow my heart. When I act, I love to explore myself and I get a chance to show my vulnerabilities and emotions which I cannot in the real world.
One of the major changes that I experienced was that I got clarity toward my career, goals, and relationships.

"Life is difficult, but it's your choice to live happily or to complain. Whatever you choose as your career, be consistent and repeat every single day. Repetition, consistency is the key to success. Follow your passion and work hard for it every day."


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