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First of all look at this picture..
The name of the child artist seen with Kangana Ranaut in this video is Yagya Bhasin. Yagya had decided at the age of 7 that he wanted to appear on the big screen. Though it was late, he fulfilled his dream. For this, he worked very hard. However, father Deepak Bhasin sacrificed everything to fulfill Yagya's dream.
For the sake of his son, he left his officer rank job in Nainital High Court, while his mother shut down her famous beauty parlor. After this, the whole family moved to Mumbai, the city of dreams, to fulfill their son's dream. Here, sometimes these people had to live in chawls, and sometimes had to beg for food outside temples.
This tale of struggle is being narrated to us by Yagya and his father Deepak while sitting in the office of Dainik Bhaskar in Mumbai.
15-year-old Yagya is currently in class 10. He focuses completely on studies along with acting.
Decided to become an actor at the age of 7
Yagya told that he was always fond of watching movies. He used to watch mostly superhero movies. After watching these movies, he decided to become an actor. When Yagya told this to his father Deepak, he did not pay attention to it for a few days, but after 10 days he paid attention to what his son said.
Deepak said about this, 'My whole family lived in Nainital. I was posted at the officer rank in the High Court of Nainital. It was 7 years ago. At that time Yagya was about 7 years old and was studying in the second class. One day I was leaving for office like everyday when he said- Papa, I want to be an actor.
On the first day, I did not take Yagya's words seriously at all. The next day he said the same thing again. I ignored it and went to the office. This continued for the next 10 days. After 10 days, I felt that if such a small child is saying the same thing every day, then there is definitely something.
One day I talked to Yagya. I asked him, son, what will I have to do to become an actor? In response, Yagya said, Papa, we will have to shift to LA. Before that day, I had not even heard the name LA. Then my son told me that the city of Los Angeles in America is called LA. At that time, it was impossible for the whole family to shift there.
I asked Yagya if we had any other option apart from this. Yagya said- Papa, apart from this, Mumbai is the only place where we can go. 1-2 days after talking to my son, I talked to my wife. She said that she will fully support me in whatever decision I take.
Yagna with parents
He left his job to make his son an actor, people considered this decision wrong
Deepak told about the further journey of Yagya. He said, 'In January 2017, we decided that we will shift to Mumbai. First of all, I left my job. At the same time, my wife also closed her beauty parlor.
It was not easy to shift from Nainital to Mumbai. People also opposed our decision. People who knew me used to say that the decision to shift to Mumbai was wrong. No one becomes Shahrukh Khan or Amitabh Bachchan just by going to Mumbai. However, I did not pay attention to what those people said. Even after struggling in Mumbai, I never regretted my decision. Yes, today when I look back, I feel that this journey was difficult.
Yagya was unaware of this sacrifice of his father
On this decision of his parents, Yagya said that they did not think that shifting from Nainital to Mumbai was a big decision. Yagya said, 'At that time I did not know about the process of becoming an actor. I did not know where and how auditions were held in Mumbai. What is the process after that. At that time, mobile phones were not so high technology that more information could be gathered about these things while sitting at home.'
In the beginning of his career, Yagya also worked in the TV show CID.
The person with whose support he came to Mumbai has disappeared
In June 2017, Yagya came to Mumbai with his entire family. The story of their coming here is also interesting. Yagya and his father Deepak told that when they were in Nainital, they met a man named Jaideep Joshi who had come to visit Nainital with his wife. When they came to know that Yagya's family wants to shift to Mumbai, but they don't have anyone of their own there. Then the Joshi family told them that they live in Bhayander, Mumbai, and they can stay at their house if they want.
With this assurance from the Joshi family, Yagya's father Deepak heaved a sigh of relief and came to Mumbai. However, he was shocked on reaching here. On reaching Mumbai's Borivali station, Deepak called Joshi, but his phone was not reachable. He tried several times, but every time the phone was showing switched off. Deepak also searched for him on social media but did not get any information from there either. Then on reaching Borivali, Deepak took a room in a lodge in Bhayander on the advice of an auto driver.
However, Deepak took this entire incident in a positive way. Deepak said, 'Maybe Jaideep Joshi was God's messenger who showed us the way. Even after shifting to Bhayander, we tried to contact him but could not talk to him.'
Deepak told that he stayed in that lodge for 16 days. After this he got a flat for 5 thousand rupees. After shifting there, the first thing he did was to get Yagya admitted and arrange for the necessary ration for the house.
Yagya got his first show after 55 auditions
Deepak said, after making all these arrangements, I had to find out where the auditions were held. For this, I used to ask strangers on the streets from morning to afternoon. Sometimes someone would call me crazy and drive me away, and sometimes they would make fun of me. However, there were 1-2 people who understood my condition and told me the address of the auditions. By asking around, I came to know that auditions were held at places like Char Bungalow, Versova, Aramnagar, Andheri. Yagya was small so I did not take him there immediately. First I went to these places, understood the process there and then started taking Yagya there.
This routine went on everyday. He would return home at 12 or 1 every night. The next day, Yagya would go to school early in the morning and then from there for the audition. This continued for 3 months. In these three months, Yagya gave more than 55 auditions. Then he got work in the TV show 'Mere Sai'. He was paid 3 thousand rupees for every day of shooting in this show. A good amount of money was saved for the future. Then for the convenience of the son, the whole family shifted to Andheri. We could not live in a flat here. So, we started living in a chawl.
Talking about his experience of working in the show Mere Sai, Yagya said, 'When I got the offer for this show, I was overjoyed. I was not perfect in acting, but the director of the show explained everything to me with love.'
He also faced financial crisis and used to beg for food outside the temple
There were times when there was no money even for food. Deepak, Yagya's father, did not want to compromise with this situation. He had also decided to work as a food delivery boy. He had also thought about doing journalism. He had even taken admission in college for this, but at this time Yagya would get work in some project or the other. Due to this, there was no need to do any other work. Deepak said, 'Yes, there was no need to do this work, but sometimes the situation was such that we had to beg for food outside the temple.'
Kangana's luck changed with the movie Panga
Yagya played the role of Kangana Ranaut's son in the film Panga. Once he had auditioned for casting director Mukesh Chhabra, but he did not remember this. One day suddenly a call came from Mukesh Chhabra's team, which changed Yagya's luck. The team told him that he has been selected for the role he had auditioned for. This is how Yagya got associated with the film Panga.
Yagya told, 'After the film Panga, I got work in the film Biswa. On the last day of shooting of this film, the terror of Corona had spread all over the world. After its shooting, I went to my village in Nainital with my parents. I stayed there for a few days and got an offer for the TV show Yeh Hai Chahatein. We did not want to take the risk of working in this show during Corona. But the makers assured that they would follow the proper guidelines of Covid during the shooting. Due to this, we agreed to the show. I worked in this show for one and a half years.'
Yagya will be seen in the movie Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan which was released today i.e. on 24th May. Along with him in this movie there are actors like Anupam Kher, Makrand Pandey.
