'12th Fail' actor Vikrant Massey: 'Quit television and all my savings got exhausted, my wife gave me pocket money and…'

Vikrant Massey is fresh off the success of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th Fail. The actor has been a part of the Hindi film industry for over a decade and finally seems to be getting his due. But was it easy- this path from ebb to rise? In an interview with Samdish for his channel, Massey spoke about the days when he was earning Rs 35 lacs on television and how he decided to pursue a career in film acting.

He said, “My parents were in shock when I told them I am going to restart over in films. I was making a lot of money. At the age of 24, I was earning Rs 35 lakh per month, especially for someone who comes from a middle-class background. I quit TV at the time when I had a Rs 35 lakh per month contract in my hand. I decided to do good work and find peace.”

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The actor added, “I decided to do good work and find peace. My savings got exhausted in a year and then my wife Sheetal (his girlfriend at the time) used to give me pocket money for auditions.”

Massey has been in the industry for more than a decade now. From featuring in TV shows like ‘Dharam Veer’ and ‘Balika Vadhu’ to doing pivotal roles in films such as ‘Lootera’ and ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, the versatile artist won the hearts of people with his acting skills time and again. And now, with ‘12th Fail’, he has undoubtedly skyrocketed to fame.

Vikrant along with ‘ 12th Fail ’ director Vidhu Vinod Chopra and co-actor Medha Shankar celebrated “100 days of 12th Fail” in cinema.

Speaking on the occasion, Vikrant shared, “I truly believe that 12th Fail was a restart moment of my career. I would be honest when sir (Vidhu Vindo Chopra) approached me to play the role of Manoj, he told me, ‘tujhe koi nahin janta… bahut sare log tujhe nahin jante iske bawajood tu kaam kar raha hai itne salo se.’ So yes, it was a restart moment for me to work with such a great director, and that too on a big story. I had to go back and unlearn so many things. I learnt so much by working in 12th Fail. I was with Sir for 2.5 years on the sets of the 12th Fail. He made me learn so much. Every day you wake up, there is a restart moment.”