Engineer turned actor Megha Ray talks about her struggling days!

Megha Ray commenting on her struggle days, says, “Once, I was ready on set with my hair and makeup done, but was told to go back home’. Self-realisation, at times, takes time. Something similar happened with Megha Ray. From a bright student, to becoming an engineer to doing a high-paying job and then leaving everything behind to become a full-time actor, her life can make for a good film script. The actor, who plays the role of Radhika in the forthcoming show Sapnon Ki Chhalaang, produced by Nilanjana Purkayasstha and Herumb Khot’s Invictus T Mediaworks, talks about how she became an artist.

“I was actually fond of science and was a topper in school, but I also loved art. I was training as a dancer as well. Usually, people who are into academics consider their love for art as their hobby. But, eventually, when I grew up and was working in a company, I realised science was a hobby for me and art was what I wanted to pursue my career in,” she says, adding that the realization came very late in her life.

And, what followed the realisation was societal pressure of expectation. She talks about how she gradually got over it.

“Deep down, I wanted to become an actor but didn’t say it out loud because it’s very uncommon for a person who is very good in academics and doing so well in the office, to suddenly quit and do something like this. I come from a background where all are into education and no one is even remotely connected to the industry. Nevertheless, I realised that I would regret it if I didn’t voice it out. I didn’t want to pursue higher studies like MBA, which was expected of me and put down my foot that this is the line I want to go to. My parents were shocked but I was smart about it. I gradually built it up and didn’t drop the bomb all of a sudden. I was making sure that financially I don’t burden them. I was also doing fashion blogging on the weekend and getting some money out of it. I quit the job when it was safe and I was making money from brands,” she adds.

Keerti Kadam.