In our fussy life, where we can't make time for family, it's not that we don't want to! But the situation which life puts in front of us makes us distant from them. We the generation gives so much importance to our profession in "to do something BIG" which sometimes lead us alone, and not just us, our families too.
Permanent Roommates Tanya Nagpal Aka. Nidhi Singh had a one on one talk with Humans of Bombay & in her conversation she shared the same fuss about career and family.
And not to the surprise, the answer we wanted to hear from her was, family. Nidhi talks about real success and she clearly mentioned, "it is not staying away from the family, but staying connected with them, no matter where your career takes you."
She shared her journey of her young & simple living, but with asirations to do something BIG in life. She said:
"I had a simple upbringing. My dad was a doctor in the Railways & my mom was a teacher. You know how in movies you see a starry eyed, small town girl who wants to be an actor? I was her."
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She moved to Mumbai for further studies but, she didn't entered acting straighaway because...
So for college, I moved to Bombay. Afterwards, I got a job in a reputed Ad agency. I told myself I wasn't good enough to be an actor yet. So with my job, I watched from the sidelines.
One day she gathered the courage, quit her job and gave hundreds of auditions, the miracle happened, she got 'Permanent Roommates'.
I was just 23, it was now or never. So in a month, I quit my job. I auditioned, worked in plays & was freelancing as an A.D to pay the bills.
After about a 100 auditions, 'Permanent Roommates' happened & then 2 films. And I didn't stop for 2 years! I hadn't been home, but a phone call changed it all.
Everthing was smooth, until, she got a call that her father has suffered a brain stroke. And two months after, her mother was diagnosed with Uterine cancer.
My dad couldn't speak properly & my mom was staying strong for us. None of my achievements felt worth it. My family mattered more than a successful career.
Just like her love for family, the story looks so similar to everyone of us. Her morals are still rooted in her because "Family comes first, always" & after all, our families are our permanent roommates, isn't it?.