I DON’T USE THE WORD STRUGGLE IN MY LIFE: RITHVIK
The actor instead calls it marketing himself and persevering, which he continues to do after 10 years in TV
He’s been a part of Indian television for a decade now — having started off in 2009 with the TV show Bandini — and the experience has made Rithvik Dhanjani wiser. The 30-year-old says that he’s satisfied with the projects that have come his way.
“Satisfying is a small word. It’s been such a dreamy and beautiful journey, and continues to be like that. I dreamt of so many things, and made sure everything happens slowly. It’s unfolding, as we speak, by the day,” he says.
Dhanjani became a household name after shows such as Pyaar Kii Yeh Ek Kahaani and Pavitra Rishta, but before that came the “tough days”, just like they do for most newcomers in entertainment without contacts.
“It was very different, but I wouldn’t call it ‘struggle’. I don’t use that word in my life. Rather, I ‘marketed’ myself. It was difficult initially to crack a few corners, but then the gates opened. It, for sure, took its own time, and my perseverance, along with dedication. But I have that passion to run behind what I like and achieve. I am still at it,” says the modest Dhanjani, who is currently hosting a dance reality show.
Does he understand the ways of the Indian television industry now? “That’s a very subjective question. Does anybody? It’s very difficult to put a finger on what the TV industry is. It’s so broad. You never know what will work, there are so many possibilities. This is a question that has too big a spectrum for anybody to say anything,” replies the actor. While he has been a part of reality shows, he’s been away from daily soaps for quite some years.
Has he consciously decided to stay away from the genre? “I always like to do work which excites me and keeps me up all night. But it’s challenging on a daily basis. I stay away from fiction shows and anything (which isn’t) as challenging.”
It’s difficult to put a finger on what the TV industry is. You never know what will work. There are so many possibilities. The question has too big a spectrum for anybody to say anything.
RITHVIK DHANJANI ACTOR