Vivan Bhathena - You Need To Believe In Your Self Or No One Else Will (Actor)

I joined MTV soon after winning the VJ hunt and post that was doing ads and theatre.

1. Tell us about your background and journey.

I come from a small middle-class family and I started modelling for the fun of it as I was approached in college for Levi's and music videos. After that, I won the Mr India pageant and came top 10 in the world.

I joined MTV soon after winning the VJ hunt and post that was doing ads and theatre.

I joined tv after a friend convinced me and then was doing TV for about 7 to 8 years along with films before I had settled down to doing only films and web series as I am now.


2. Did you ever think or dream of doing a tv show?

Not really I was more of a model and acting came later when I started to take it seriously and tv taught me a lot.


3. How can one approach their career and have the confidence and belief to make it on a tv show?

Making it period..u need to believe in your self or no one else will.


4. If not this, what would you be doing?

Travel, photography, food, medicine


5. For a complete outsider with no inroads, what advice would you like to give?

Don't waste your time if u don't have patience.


6. What is your mantra of success?

Keep your head down and keep working.


7. Which is your favourite book and why?

I don't read fiction I read books to learn or medical journals and research papers.


- Vivan Bhathena (Actor, Photographer)

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Interviewed By Khushi Garg