Rishank Tiwari, the dashing & the debonair dude, hails from Saugor hills in the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh and once he gained an instant limelighted recognition when he had bagged the crowning glory of being singled out as Mr. Madhya Pradesh in 2009. No doubt this crowning glory was a result of his own merit. His next step to stardom was when he bagged a Bollywood movie named Love Ke Funday, produced by lyricist Faaiz Anwar & Prem Prakash Gupta of FRV Big Business Entertainment Pvt Ltd & Prem Motion Movies.
*Hi Rishank tell us how did you make your foray in Bollywood?
*First of all let me start from the beginning I have a big loving family and with a big family comes big expectations. While different members of my family wanted to see me in different professions, I could only choose to become one of them. However, becoming an actor was the only way I could role play everything that my family wanted me to. This was where my love for becoming an actor began. Being a religious person, I started following my passion of acting very religiously! So, acting became my reason for living, it became my religion too.”
*So how did you bag such a lovely role in Love Ke Funday?
*Actually speaking this particular answer also needs a little elaboration. So to begin with let me inform you that I’ve done theatre for 3 and a half years. But like any other upcoming actor, I had to audition for the role of Love Ke Funday. I’m glad that my film makers acknowledged my talent and gave me a break. This is an exciting new beginning for me. I hope as my learning graph in the industry goes up, the entire film industry will accept this ‘small town boy’ wholeheartedly.
*It really sounds strange but debuting in a film is one thing and starring with 2 heroines in a single film Love Ke Funday is a different ball game altogether. What say?
*To be very honest it was indeed very difficult. But I consider myself lucky that I got a chance to act with 2 heroines namely Ritika Gulati & Samiksha Bhatnagar. In fact I am the only hero amongst the 4 of us who got a chance to romance with 2 heroines. That apart I strongly believe that acting is all about drawing inspiration from real life experiences but in the movie I’m shown to be a married guy who has a relationship with another girl outside of marriage! None of this has happened to me in real life but now it happened in reel life which made it all the more difficult to essay the complex yet enjoyable role but as they alway’s say that all’s well that end’s well.”
*Now tell us something about your producer Faiz Anwar, your director Indervesh Yogi and your co – stars Ritika Gulati, Samiksha Bhatnagar, Harshavardhan Joshi & Shaleen Bhanot.
*Faiz Anwaar Sir is not only a reputed lyricist but also a gem of a person as a producer. Inervesh Yogi is a very talented director just watch out for him in his future directorial ventures. I couldn’t have asked for a better producer and director for my debout film and as for the girls Ritika Gulati & Samiksha Bhatnagar they are also debutant actors like me and we have miles & miles to go before we succeed in making a mark in Bollywood and proving our perfect histrinics. But it was fun working with Ritika, Samiksha, Harshavardhan Joshi and a senior actor like Shaleen Bhanot. In fact I woud say that Love Ke Fundey is a real rollercoaster ride of entertainment.
