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There was a controversy regarding this scene of Aamir Khan's film 'PK'. The character seen in the guise of Lord Shiva was shown running away in fear. The actor who dressed up as Shiva was also given a false voice.
That actor was none other than Anil Charanjit. Today in Success Story we will tell their success story.
Anil Charanjit had a few minute role in 'PK', but later got bigger roles in many films.
He has appeared in many films of Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Rohit Shetty. Apart from this, he also had an important role in the web series 'Sacred Games'.
Hailing from a middle-class family, Anil Charanjit used to sell tickets in theaters during the struggle days. Then he came to Mumbai and enrolled in Subhash Ghai's acting school. However, the fee was an issue. Then Naseeruddin Shah, the guest lecturer there, waived his fee for one semester.
One day veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai got together in a lift. Anil's luck changed after that day.
Anil Charanjit's success story ahead, in his own words..
Failed twice in 11th, made fun of in school I am a resident of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. As a child I used to dance during Ganapati and Durga Puja. 400 to 500 rupees were received every year. I was very poor in studies. I was beaten a lot for it.
Failed twice in 11th. My juniors were now seniors. I was made fun of at school. The challenge before me was to pass 12th anyway. I worked hard and somehow passed with 57 percent marks.
The family members were not ready to send them out of the house Apart from cricket, I was also fond of dance and acting since childhood. I just couldn't tell this to anyone. My elder brother was sent out to study. I also wanted to move out, but my family wanted something else. He believed that I should stay at home and take care of the business with my father.'
Akshay Kumar-cries after watching Big B's film, then decides to act 'I also sat in the shop with my father for a few days. However, playing guitar was more than working inside the shop. Dad used to get irritated by this. One day I was watching Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar's movie 'Waqt' with my family. The film was based on father-son relationship and acting. I started crying after watching the movie. That day I told everyone that now I will make a career in acting.'
'I told my father that I will not stay at home anymore. Then went to Pune for graduation. Visited FTII (Film and Television Institute) there. Wanted to take admission there. Once I cleared the written test, but fell behind in the audition.'
Anil is very fond of riding a bike. They travel abroad and then ride bikes there.
Worked as a ticket seller in INOX Meanwhile, also started trying his hand in business to earn money. However, it did not last long. Then I started working as a ticket seller at INOX (a theater chain). There salary was 3500 rupees. I worked there for 6 months. Every week we got free tickets. Aamir Khan's film 'Rang De Basanti' was released. I went to see that movie. After watching this film, he was so impressed that he quit his job.'
Got admission in Subhash Ghai's acting school, but faced difficulty in paying the fees 'After quitting the job of a ticket seller, the goal now was to somehow get work in films. I had now come to Mumbai. After coming to Mumbai, I came to know that Subhash Ghai runs an acting school called 'Whistling Wood International'. However, I was shocked to hear the fees there. The total fee was Rs 12 lakh.'
'Managing this much money was difficult. At that time my brother helped me a lot. He arranged the money and got me admitted, but we couldn't pay the third semester fees. The situation came to such an extent that the course had to be dropped.
'Somehow this reached Subhash Ghai and Naseeruddin Shah (who were teachers there). I was a bright student of the institution. The management was aware of this. He refused at first, but later waived my fee.'
Whistling Wood is located in International Film City, Mumbai. It is considered among the best acting schools.
He used to go around with a CD cassette in his pocket to get work 'I used to carry CD cassettes with me while taking acting courses. There were some short videos of my performance in that cassette.
'I thought that if I ever meet Subhash Ghai Ji, I will show him a sample of my work. Finally one day came. Subhash Ghai ji and I met in an elevator one day. I gave him my CD and said, Sir, whenever you get time, you must have a look.'
Hearing Subhash Ghai's voice the fever subsided. 'Six months after meeting Subhash Ghai, I got a call from his office. It was said that Subhash Ghai wanted to meet me. I had a fever of 102 degrees that day, but it went away as soon as I heard this. I immediately took an auto and went to his house. Subhashji asked, Anil, do you know Punjabi? I said – yes sir, I can. Then he said- And dance? I said I also like to dance.'
Then he said let's get you a job in a film. Then he offered me the film 'Hello Darling'. This is how I entered the world of acting.
This happened from Anil's childhood till he got his first film. Now let us know how his career progressed Anil made his debut with 'Hello Darling', but got his real identity with the film 'Hasi To Phasi'. Her character in the film starring Siddharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra was well liked.'
Went to a birthday party, got an offer for the movie 'PK' Anil once went to the birthday party of Mukesh Chhabra, a famous casting director of the industry. Sushant Singh Rajput was also present there. Mukesh told Charanjit that there is an audition for the film tomorrow, come. He didn't tell the story, just said that this is Rajkumar Hirani's film and the star scene is with Aamir Khan.
Hearing Hirani and Aamir's name, Anil's happiness could not be exceeded. An audition was held the next day, in which he was selected.
'Don't play the role of real Shiva even if you get 1 crore rupees' On the film's controversy, Anil said, 'My character was that of a theater artist, who appeared in the play in the guise of Shivji. If I had got the role of the real Shivji and in that role I was shown running away, I would not have done it. Even if Rajkumar Hirani had given me one crore rupees for this.'
After 'PK', Anil had a queue of films. He worked with Rohit Shetty in Golmaal Again. Also seen in 'Singh is Bling' with Akshay Kumar. He also had an important role in 'Shershah'. Her role in Akshay Kumar's Sarfira, which released this year, was highly praised.'
Rohit Shetty is also a fan of her acting, created a separate role for her Anil's reel CD which was seen by Subhash Ghai was also seen by Rohit Shetty. While making 'Golmaal Again' he asked his manager to call Anil.
Anil says, 'Rohit Shetty's manager said that you have no role in 'Golmaal Again', but Rohit sir wants you to help the star cast of the film in acting. I went and started helping the actors. Rohit sir liked my performance a lot. He created a different role for me.
Father first arranged to stay in a luxury hotel, Vanity Van showed up. Anil was a part of many films in his career. However, a film about which the audience knows very little is special to him. The name of the movie is 'Badamashiyan'. Actually, Anil's father came to the sets during the shooting of this film. Anil arranged for her to stay in a luxury hotel.
Anil's father came from a simple background. He was very happy to see the hotel facilities. Anil also took them in his vanity van. Then there was a sense of satisfaction in his eyes. He was very happy to see that his son was now successful.
Anil said, 'My father is no longer in this world. 2-3 months before his death he called me and asked me for car EMI. I transferred 40 thousand rupees to him. For the first time I felt very good helping my father financially.
Anil Charanjit had tears in his eyes while speaking like this
Remembering his father, Anil became emotional and started crying
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