Fortune Man
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Amit Saad has earned his place on the small screen and viewers' hearts, but he's not stopping with that.
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The best thing about TV actor Amit Saad is his infectious smile. That is, if you haven't spoken to him yet. If you do, this Delhi lad can charm you a little extra with his attitude to excel come what may.
"I have come up the hard way. First, I had to fight a war at home because my family has always been against my decision to take up acting as a career. To make it worse, they made me feel that I am no good. Then came the people who matter in the acting world. I was thoroughly dejected. But my zeal to stick to my dream and conviction has paid off today," says this former Ashok Niketan resident. Laudable because he managed to win the viewers' hearts in his maiden small screen role itself. As Aady in Star Plus's soap "Kyun Hota Hai Pyaarr".
And Amit lets out a grin while relating the story behind the break. "I was called for a small role in the serial. But after my audition, they offered me the lead role of Aady. I couldn't believe my luck. I had no godfather in this industry so it was particularly thrilling for a struggler like me to get a break in a Neena Gupta serial," he says.
Amit says he knows that nothing comes easy in life but sighs with relief in the same breath that his salad days are over. Particularly because he has proved to the world that he can indeed fulfil his dreams. "Though my family was against my interest in acting, they never tried to stop me from going to Mumbai because they knew I was too headstrong, that I had it in me," he says. In fact, his dream to make it big in the acting world was so full blown that he got himself enrolled in a theatre group in Delhi and then had to quit his studies after Standard 12th to move to Mumbai and be on his own. "In Mumbai, I joined Kishore Namit's acting institute and that helped," he states.
As Karan in `Kohinoor'
After "Kyun Hota... ", though he was still recognised on the street as Aady, he soon moved on to other projects and channels, the latest being the much-hyped thriller "Kohinoor" on SaharaOne. "In `Kohinoor', I play the role of Karan. He is an easy-going type, a playboy who is interested in the female lead character Iravati. As the story rolls, it is to be seen though whether he is really interested in her," Amit lets out a strong hint as to the possibility of a twist in the tale.
Engaged to fellow TV actress Niru, Amit would soon feature with her in the Star One's new show "Nach Baliye".
"Niru is the only anchor in my life. She influences me even while sleeping," he says. Happy with his small screen success so far, his eyes though rest on the shores of Bollywood. "I finally want to be a film actor," he minces no words. Though Amit is "in t alks with someone for a film project," he is not yet ready to talk about it.
SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY
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