Anupam Joardar

When I took admission in Jadavpur University to pursue the prestigious Mechanical Engineering course, I was not as ecstatic as my batchmates appeared to be. I still nurtured the secret wish to rule the stage, to conquer the tinsel world. But all those dreams became a nightmare for my family and I was strictly reminded that “UNLIKE BRAIN, THE STOMACH ALERTS WHEN IT IS EMPTY” ….. so, “Be practical and obligatory”. Thus, there I was in JU, drowned in the world of calculations and machines. But here again I developed a strange love for all that I was learning. JU boasted of several extracurricular activities that helped the aesthetics to flower. So, parallelly I took part in several stage shows, street dramas, photography clubs, film clubs – thus my dreams were kept alive.

I was soon engulfed into the corporate world where my job took me to several corners of the country and the world. I consider this a privilege as it helped me to interact with people of a great many nationalities while working with the giants like ONGC, SHELL, PDO, ADNOC, TOTAL, ARAMCO and so on. I could study their culture and etch in my mind their idiosyncrasies and mannerisms.

The further I drifted away from the ambition of my youth; I had an innate feeling that I was actually drawing closer to it. The embers of my ambition soon turned into fire.

So, at an age when everyone decides to hang up their boots and enjoy a relaxed retirement, I took the call to start afresh as a professional actor, to put aside my obligations and pursue my impulse, my lifelong passion.

I started cut to the chase at the outset by taking training in acting, attending workshops and reading books that are considered an actor’s Bible. Simultaneously I’ve got my head around in several projects like web series, films, commercials and TV serials to get my feet wet.