Actor Avika Gor started working at a very young age and achieved success which most people only dream of. Still, the urge to learn more never died and even today, all she thinks of is mastering the art and taking her work a notch higher.
“I love cinema. It’s something I breath. There are times when people see me doing nothing, but even them I learning something. For example, when my cousins come home and see me watching YouTube, but what I am actually doing is learn how to do VFX. That’s the kind of love I have for filmmaking. Even on the sets of 1920, whenever I had time, I used to sit with the technicians and figure out how to work with the after effects,” says Gor as she feel there is a lot mote that she can do for the industry. “That means, someday I would love to direct, or do other things besides acting,” she adds.
And one of the things that’s keeping her busy these days is production. The actor launched her production house and the first project of it, which was released recently, was Popcorn. Talking how about to ventured into film production, Gor tells us, “I was approached by director Murali with a script, which I really loved. But he told me there was no producer for the project. It felt just right to tell him that he does not have to worry and we will figure out something. It felt right to go to my parents and ask them if they think I am capable of doing this because I had zero background. I really wanted to be practical about it. And it was their trust and confidence in me that made me believe that everything that I am doing right.”
The Baalika Vadhu actor says, while many would think that money is the major reason behind this decision, it’s not true. “It wasn’t really about the money because in Telugu industry, actors earn pretty much good. Instead, I thought the script deserved to be shown to people. And that way, I will also have little bit of creative involvement,” she shares.
“When the script was written, I was also a complete part of that process. My involvement as well as the learning was much more than that of an actor,” she wraps up.
