'I WANTED TO BEAT PEOPLE UP...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'

From Kharagpur to Mumbai Abhishek Banerjee moved forward with determination to make his career in the spotlight.

He took up his first gig as casting director so that he didn’t have to worry about looming rent and bills, simultaneously hustling for his acting dream. Over the next few years, he went on to become a reliable actor, even as his professional endeavour Casting Bay ushered many actors’ way into sparking careers. It’s all about the talent, of course. “Just because somebody is nice to me doesn’t guarantee a job. If Raghav Juyal is being cast by Casting Bay in back-to-back projects, it is not because he is sending sweets to our homes.

Do actors pretend to be nice to you to land acting jobs? How do you see through the façade?

I understand that every actor needs a job, yaar. If they are trying to be nice to me, I have nothing against it. The only thing is that they have to be good in the audition room. Just because somebody is nice to me doesn’t guarantee a job. If Raghav Juyal is being cast by Casting Bay in back-to-back projects, it is not because he is sending sweets to our homes. He is simply giving good auditions.