Rohit’s advice to budding actors: Work on your craft before entering the field

HYou can’t succeed halfprepared. After my film failed, I understood that I need to work on my craft. ROHIT RAJAWAT, Actor

e bagged a lead role in a film early in his career, but actor Rohit Rajawat was unable to make the impact he wished to.

The actor recalls, “I bagged the protagonist’s role in the film Pyaar Mein Aisa Hota Hai (2013). But, it did not do well and I realised that I have a lot to learn. At a very early age, I realised that you cannot succeed half prepared. So, after my film failed, I understood that I need to work on my craft.”

Rajawat decided to put his plans on pause and spent time honing his skills: “I stopped acting and for four years, I just trained myself, doing courses, workshops, working on my physique.”

The actor then made a fresh beginning in his career, starting off with cameos in television shows. “I got to do daily soaps like Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, Yani Rani and Thapki... I did some episodes in Crime Patrol and Savdhaan India too,” he says.

Rajawat has now bagged a a murder mystery series, Nishachar, which is “loosely inspired by Taxi Driver (1976)” and has also shot for a film, titled The Dead End, directed by Amit Kumar.

The actor has just one piece of advice for those who are aspiring to make a career in entertainment industry: “I would like to say that those who want to join this field should work on their craft. I made this mistake by jumping the gun [early on in my career] and suffered a setback. I have learnt it (importance of prepping) the hard way and wasted many years. So, that’s my piece of advice for youngsters, to work on their craft.”