Sushant Singh Rajput photographed at an event in Mumbai.
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput says that when he started his journey in showbiz as a dancer with Shiamak Davar's troupe, it was just to see "hot girls", but he ended up taking life lessons from the ace choreographer. The
Kai Po Che actor credits the choreographer for giving him the confidence to become an actor.
During an appearance on screenwriter-lyricist Niranjan Iyengar's talk show
Look Who's Talking with Niranjan Season 2, Sushant was asked about how an engineering student like him landed up in a dance class.
To that, he said: "You will be shocked to hear the story. I used to sell peanuts along with my friends, to hunt for hot girls and then someone suggested that dance classes have many hot girls. Hence, I joined Shiamak Davar's dance class and danced behind all the big stars and in all big award events. And then I knew that someday I will be in the front." (Also Read:
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Sushant said that Shiamak gave him the "confidence to be an actor."
"He used to tell me that though I am not one of his finest dancers but still he keeps me in the front row because I have the charm to address the audience," he added.
Sushant, who has starred in films like
Kai Po Che, Shuddh Desi Romance and
PK, will next be seen playing Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the upcoming biopic
M S Dhoni: The Untold Story.
The episode of
Look Who's Talking with Niranjan Season 2, featuring Sushant, will be aired on October 1 on Zee Cafe.