Many come down to Mumbai to pursue their Bollywood dreams. These people keep struggling with an uncertain future in front of them, while some make it, some return with nothing.
Recently, TV actress Asha Negi opened about her initial days in Mumbai and on sets. Asha began her career with the show ‘Bade Achche Lagte Hai’ starring Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar in the lead roles. However, ‘Pavitra Rishta’ was her big break. In a chat with PinkVilla, Asha Negi spoke at length about how she struggled to get her lines right and how nervous she used to get in front of Ram and Sakshi. She went on to say that just because she never had any formal training in acting, she always remained under-confident. But the constant belief she had in herself and her passion to be in front of the camera drove her to be in this industry.
Pinkvilla quoted Asha as saying, “I was an outsider, I was naive, underconfident, didn’t know anything but I had that fire and was very ambitious. I wanted to go out and dance in front of the camera. I think when I started acting and I got the show Bade Acche Lagte Ho, I got to work with Sakshi Tanwar and Ram sir, I felt so fortunate. I remember I used to fumble a lot, I had no formal training in acting, no workshops, I had just come to Mumbai. When I used to see them act, I used to fumble, forget my lines but they supported me throughout, and seeing them I learnt so much”
She has been further quoted by the entertainment portal as saying, “I know a lot of other senior actors who would have lost patience to work with a new actor but Ram sir and Sakshi Ma’am were very supportive and shaped me into being a good actor and a human being.”
Asha was recently seen in ‘Baarish 2’ opposite Sharman Joshi.
