We have seen many actors try out in films and fail only to succeed later on with other projects. Manish Borundia is definitely one of them. The actor was supposed to make his big debut with PC Sreeram’s Vaanam Vasappadum. But, he had to let go of it because of his heavy Hindi accent. Soon he did supporting roles in films like Kushi and Parthen Rasithen. Now, after a really long gap, the actor was seen again in Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal.
Talking to a leading daily, Manish revealed that Ajith was the one who introduced him to films. “I was born and brought up in Chennai. I began modelling while I was looking after my father’s business. Our family knew Ajith sir well and I used to visit him at film sets often. It was one of those days when an actor who was supposed to do a role in Amarkalam didn’t show up. Ajith sir asked me to do the role and introduced me to the movies. I already have experience facing the camera as I have done a lot of TVCs. That’s how it all began for me,” he told the leading daily.
Talking about his break from acting, Manish told the leading daily, “You don’t get paid for doing small roles and I had to support my family. So, I went to Hong Kong and then moved to Bengaluru. But I was always in touch with a couple of people from the industry, including PC sir. Even though we didn’t get to work with each other, I learnt a lot from him since we spent nearly six months on Vaanam Vasappadum. He suggested my name to Jagan Shakti, the director of Mission Mangal. And that’s how I got a role to play. Initially, I thought I will come for five minutes. But I was there throughout the film. I am really happy that they retained my character in such a big project. Films have been my passion and I am looking at doing some interesting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Let’s see if this opens up opportunities for me.” Let’s see what is in store for this actor in the future!
