Actor Rachit Singh made his theatrical debut this year with Maddock Horror Comedy Universe’s Thamma. The Aditya Sarpotdar directorial film starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in key roles. This was not the only milestone he achieved this year. Singh, who also worked as an acting coach for a decade, saw one of his students Shanaya Kapoor debut in the industry and another student, Aneet Padda, deliver one of the biggest blockbusters this year. And it was, indeed, a proud moment for the acting guru.
“This time I decided I have to learn how to act. But I did not have any financial stability so to earn money, I started assisting Mr. Atul Mongia and worked as a workshop assistant. I learnt by watching people act in those workshops and I was also ended up learning how to give workshops. I then started conducting my own workshops under his company and eventually, I opened my own brand called Rachit Singh Workshop. It took me five more years to establish that and I was also giving auditions simultaneously. Then I got a show called Karma Calling, which was my first break and then Maddock happened.”
Singh’s first day on set felt like a dream come true, with everything he had imagined about films and filmmaking coming alive right in front of him.
“My first day on set was quite exciting because I was waiting to do my first film. But we were shooting in the interiors of Delhi and it was chaotic. There were too many people in the narrow lanes when we were shooting for a chase scene and the crew was keeping the crowd away and helping us shoot. It was beautiful to see how much goes into making a film. That experience made me realise a lot about filmmaking, cinema and what goes behind the camera. But the first day on set it very special because you are seeing everything you have thought and imagined for so many years coming alive in front of you,” the actor said.
Rachit also shared that it was a heartfelt moment for his when a lot of the aspiring actors he trained, reached out to him after his performance in Thamma. The actor will reportedly be seen in Baby Do Die Do.
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