IT ALL STARTED WITH THERI

The Indian Cricket team. They were on a tour to Australia. I waited for a few hours to meet them. While I was waiting, the thought struck me that it would be awesome to be someone, who people would love to meet irrespective of the waiting hours. Just kidding. This was just a random incident but what really pushed me was my New Year Resolution. I didn’t want to have regrets once I’m old. I then decided to give it a shot and decided that I will be telling my grandchildren all these stories .

I visualised my dreams and painted a picture of my dreams. I realised that in order to succeed you must be someone who can dream beyond the limits. I told my family and friends about my dream and aspirations. And with their immense support I followed my dreams. Luckily, by God’s grace I started getting a lot of opportunities.

Initially I never wanted to be an actress. I wanted to pursue only modelling since I loved posing before the camera. I was really confident about modelling but many photographers suggested that my face is expressive. Although initially I refused, a lot of feedback started flowing in with similar suggestions that I should give acting a shot. The modelling platform provided me the urge to try my hand at acting and continue my modelling career in India. At the end of last year, I finally did a music video and now people can peek a look into my acting capabilities. I’m in Chennai now honing my acting skills, learning classical dance and perfecting my Tamil.

It all started in a salon. I mentioned to my hairdresser that I had plans of becoming a model. She advised me to enroll in a pageant competition. I was reluctant since it was well past the deadline dates. But then she called someone who works for the pageant competition who encouraged me to try it. I not only participated in the competition but also went on to win my first title, Miss Sydney Australia Elegance 2015. After winning the title, I modelled for a few other organisations and events. I also went on to meet the Prime Minister of Australia. It was for a good cause related to preserving the environment and it was really exciting to meet him. I then applied to participate in the Miss Global competition. It is there that I got to represent India and I was really proud of representing India on international fronts.

I was born in India. I pursued my higher education in Australia. Maybe if I had pursued my higher education in India, I would have become an engineer or doctor (laughs). I’m like a global citizen who loves the whole world and believe that one shouldn’t funnel out the love for individual nations. The world is like a book and I don’t want to restrict myself to one page.

It is a great experience to be closely associated with Kollywood. I have met quite a few people. It all started with the premier of the movie “Theri” where I met a couple of people who told me about Twitter’s reach. I then tweeted about Vijay’s Theri and posted a pic with a T-Shirt of Theri. It got so viral that I was one of the trending topics in Chennai. I couldn’t believe my eyes since it had been only a few days since I created a Twitter account. I then got a DM from A.R.Murugadoss, who had asked me to share my number with him. I was so excited about  A.R.Murugadoss following me. Then I got in touch with him and we have been discussing about a few projects.