The Family Man Actor Sharib Hashmi Had Faith That Even A Minimum Guy Can Make It & He Sure Did!

The Family Man is undoubtedly one of the best series and every actor deserves all the appreciation for their hard work. One artist who has been longing for this kind of appreciation and recognition since long is Sharib Hashmi - the man who won hearts by playing JK in the show.

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The man has been struggling for 12 years to get this kind of recognition and finally his hard work has paid off.

Indiatimes got candid with Sharib and spoke to him about his journey, the show and lot more.

To begin with, we asked Sharib if he expected that The Family Man will become this big for him, to which he said,

¡°When season one of Family Man was out, I had a lot of expectations from it because I really enjoyed working on it. The script was tight, engaging and entertaining. We knew it was a clear winner and we received a lot of love. And now when this second season arrived, we expected same kind of love, but this is the first time that season 2 is loved even more as compared to the first one. I am just overwhelmed with this amazing response. I can¡¯t describe how beautiful I am feeling. I have really worked very hard to get this recognition and appreciation.¡±

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The actor who is on cloud nine, thanks to the success of Family Man 2 spoke about his journey which of course was not easy, he said,

"The journey has been a roller coaster ride. I have seen a lot of ups and downs. Well, I have seen more downs than ups. But I knew one thing that despite being successful or not, I wanted to become an actor. I wanted to make acting my bread and butter.

Slowly and steadily people started recognising my work. But I was damn sure I wanted to do this. I left my job and I had to do this. Also, your success doesn¡¯t determine how talented you are. The journey definitely was not easy."

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He added, ¡°You lose hope when you are rejected every day, and it¡¯s very difficult to keep a positive approach when you face rejection, it takes a lot of courage to keep a positive approach. There are many who lost hope, and gave up saying I don¡¯t want to do this. But i kept my patience, and maybe that is why I am now getting the fruit of my hard work.

In 2008, I decided to quit my job and make my career in acting. I was 33 years old, married had kids, in that age people get settled, and I took the risk to start from scratch and here I am. There have been many times when I was broken, even I am human. I survived those difficult times only because of my wife and my friends. They not only supported me emotionally but financially.¡±

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When asked if OTT has given him what he has been longing for, he affirmed and said,

¡°Definitely the OTT boom has been very beneficial for all of us. My career got revived because of OTT. Everyone on OTT gets to show their potential and I am one of them¡±.

We asked Sharib what¡¯s one advice he wants to give aspiring actors who aren¡¯t confident about their looks, he said,

"Look really doesn¡¯t matter. I started my acting career so late because even I had a complex that I will not be able to do anything, and that is why I didn¡¯t even try and I wasted 10 years of my life. I really hope aspiring actors let go of that complex and start working on it. Don¡¯t ever think about your looks, skin or body, if you feel you can make it, just go for it.

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Before Family Man 2, Sharib was known for his movie Filmistaan. We asked him if ever feared the label of ¡®one film wonder¡¯, to which he said,

"Even if I would have been known for one film and if that was only Filmistaan, I would died peacefully. That was a beautiful film and I played a lead. That film got all the appreciation and recognition including National Award. And if only I would have known for that film I would be thankful because there are many who haven¡¯t even reached there. I have got a lot in life and that may not be materialistic but I am content.¡±

Indeed, this man¡¯s story is every bit inspiring. Shine on!