Trendsetting model Mukesh Jagasar aim

Mukesh Jagasar is the tall, dark and handsome model from Supply, Mahaica who has been appearing on the fashion runways for a little more than two years now. He made his debut at Guyana Fashion Week (GFW) 2016, selected from among 300 applicants who had contended for the opportunity.

“I wasn’t doing much during that time and had decided to chill at the mall where I met a girl who is a model and we became friends,” Mukesh said. “She was always telling me that I’m tall and that I’ve got it to be a model so I should audition for the GFW which was happening at the time so I did.” Mukesh added that he has always had a thing for “lights, camera, action” and was drawn to becoming a model easily.

His academic life saw him attending Supply Nursery, Helena Primary and Bygeval Secondary schools.

Mukesh shared that he never considered himself a brave person and never sat up front in class. He kept to his group of friends he described as “cool”. He described himself as always being someone who was curious and stubborn. Nevertheless, he said, one of his best traits is his sense of humour.

Though drawn to the fashion/entertainment industry, he was overwhelmed at the thought of stepping onstage, but once he did he felt it was something he could get used to.

At first, his family was against him taking up modelling, he said, as he was expected to live the life of the conventional man. But as mentioned earlier, Mukesh is stubborn and feels that whatever he chooses to do in life, he has to be happy doing it, or it just won’t be worth it. When the GFW show was aired on television and Mukesh striding across the runway filled the TV monitor, they saw his passion and knew that modelling was not up for quits, so he got their votes after all.

Apart from Guyana Fashion Week, Mukesh has participated in other shows including Neilson Nurse’s ‘Reflection’ at the Theatre Guild, a fundraiser fashion event for local actor Henry Rodney at Pegasus Hotel and at a few other venues including the National Cultural Centre, the Botanical Gardens and twice at Wedding Expo.

Modelling, he explained, comes with its own challenges, one being his current home location. Having to travel back and forth from Mahaica especially during rehearsals is a hurdle; he used to spend a long time await- in co ev m po ha su