Vivek
Dahiya
Never
Dreamt
Of
Becoming
An
Actor
Vivek
revealed
to
the
leading
daily
that
he
never
really
dreamt
of
becoming
an
actor,
but
destiny
played
its
part!
He
used
to
do
modelling
on
and
off
as
he
wasn't
happy
with
his
corporate
job
in
Chandigarh.
The
Actor
Opens
Up
About
His
Struggle
He
revealed,
"A
friend
of
mine
suggested
that
I
should
take
up
acting
and
asked
me
to
try
auditioning.
Further,
I
came
to
Mumbai
with
six
months
in
hand
and
Rs
50,000
in
my
account.
I
had
decided
whenever
and
whatever
exhausts
first,
I
will
be
packing
my
bags
and
going
back
to
pavilion."
‘I
Must
Have
Auditioned
Around
300-400
Times’
The
actor
says,
"I
literally
managed
to
overcome
a
lot
of
issues
in
the
beginning
while
auditioning,
especially
with
scripts.
Before
landing
my
first
job
I
must
have
auditioned
around
300-400
times.
I
then
got
shortlisted
and
then
was
on
board
for
a
project.
I
was
really
happy
and
on
cloud
nine."
‘It
Was
Just
The
Beginning’
"I
immediately
called
up
my
father
who
was
skeptical
because
till
then
as
I
wasn't
shortlisted
anywhere.
The
amount
was
not
major
but
bagging
a
project
after
so
long
in
itself
was
a
big
thing
for
me.
That
was
just
the
beginning."
Vivek
Faced
Casting
Couch
Regarding
casting
couch,
the
actor
told
TOI,
"This
prevails
everywhere
but
then
it's
up
to
you.
I
just
chose
to
ignore
it
all
and
move
on
with
my
principles.
So
when
you
enter
the
glam
world,
you
are
given
a
list
of
coordinators
to
meet.
Then
they
call
you
in
person
and
accordingly
projects
are
pitched
based
on
your
personality."
‘It
Was
Difficult
For
Him
To
Survive
As
He
Had
No
Godfather
&
Nepotism
Was
At
Its
Peak!’
"One
of
the
coordinators
called
me
to
the
office
and
told
me
that
it
would
be
difficult
for
me
to
sustain
in
the
industry
as
I
had
no
godfather
and
nepotism
was
at
its
peak.
He
told
me
that
it
would
be
difficult
to
survive.
So,
he
initially
suggested
I
should
rather
pay
money
to
people
to
get
myself
a
full-fledged
role
in
a
show."
Vivek
Says…
"I
have
studied
business
and
I
know
it
works.
I
did
not
buy
any
of
his
words
as
I
knew
had
it
been
true,
a
lot
of
people
would
have
paid
in
lakhs
and
got
themselves
a
lead
role
so
easily."
Vivek
Was
Suggested
To
Please
People
In
A
Certain
Way
As
He
Refused
To
Pay
Money!
"When
I
refused
to
oblige
to
the
monetary
way
out,
he
suggested
me
of
the
next
alternative
that
was
the
casting
couch
where
I
would
have
to
please
people
in
a
certain
way."
‘Tumhare
Joote
Ghiss
Jayenge’
"I
simply
asked
him
if
there
were
any
other
better
way
out
rather
than
these
shady
things.
He
told
me
that
"tumhare
joote
ghiss
jayenge
lekin
tumhe
kaam
nahi
milega.
Kuch
nahi
hoga.
I
told
him
mere
paas
bohot
saare
joote
hai
and
ek
nahi
toh
dusra
pehen
loonga
but
I
will
go
by
the
fair
and
right
means
and
nothing
shady.
I
was
clear
in
my
thoughts."