Anchor Kanishka Gola - If You Want to Be A Good Speaker, You Should Be A Good Listener (Anchor From India)

If you are an artist who will see your art, of course, your audience, and yes my inspiration for anchoring is my audience. I cannot be satisfied with the show when my audience is not happy about my work. So that's the only inspiration in my life my audience they are my first love. 

1. Tell us more about your background and journey.

Well, I am from a middle-class family where people used to through girls only do study and get married but in my case everything is different. My journey started from there when I was in 8th standard and we used to watch Aajtak. Where the famous news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap delivered the news. 

On that day my mom dad said look at her how she can deliver news so fluently so, on that day decided to become an anchor. But the story is not just finished main struggle got to start for anchoring I need to course BJMC but my parents were not financially stable to give me support so, I decided to do the job after my 12th exam and after the last exam, I did the job in a technical company as a receptionist where I budget 5k per month salary.

I see lots of hurdles in my journey but I don't stop working. I got my 1st show in 2k. That 2k doesn’t matter for me matter is I got the chance to stand on stage and yes journey is not finished yet my journey is just started.

2. When did you decide you wanted to be an anchor?

I strongly remember when I decided to be an anchor when I was struggling at that time so, there is my known bhaiya knows some anchors so, I asked him please asked them that I also wanna be an anchor. He replied me you wanna be an anchor just look at yourself you do not look like an anchor even you don't know how to speak you can do one thing just join a job or do married this is best for you. So I decided now I only become an anchor with a good name.

3. Is it a financially stable career?

Yes, of course, it's a financially stable career unless you know how to work.

4. Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Well, I see myself in the next five years, India's one of the top female anchors and I wanna host IIFA Awards. When people say anchor the only name that comes to their mouth, anchor Kanishka Gola.

5. What is your inspiration for anchoring?

Well if you are an artist who will see your art, of course, your audience, and yes my inspiration of anchoring is my audience. I cannot be satisfied with the show when my audience is not happy about my work. So that's the only inspiration in my life my audience they are my first love. 

6. What piece of advice would you like to give to future aspiring anchors?

I just want to give one piece of advice to all newcomer anchors just have patience. If you wanna be a good speaker you should be a good listener. People will criticize you but you should bring two things with you. 

Patience and pleasing smile in 1000s of the audience, 10 people will like your performance. Now the task is that how you handle the rest of the people just carry a pleasing smile. And respect everyone in your audience.

7. Who is your favorite TV host and why?

My favorite TV host is Kapil Sharma because he can do work as an anchor, host, comedian, and yes he knows the value of stage audience in today's scenario.  People want a multitasking person and he is doing a great job. Small town boy rules the whole world if he can host the IIFA or and TV reality show so do it.

Kanishka Gola - Anchor | Host | Influencer

Interviewed By: Vanshaj Chawla