I was scared and I ran away from my first audition: Harshad Chopda

Telly Town's good looking and talented actor Harshad Chopda, who has been ruling millions of hearts by essaying different roles on popular shows like Left Right Left, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Tere Liye, Humsafars and many more has been well appreciated for his intense looks and brilliant acting skills.

But do you know an interesting fact about the actor? 

Harshad had run away from his first audition! 

What...?

Yes! Harshad used to be scared of giving auditions. In a candid conversation with TellyBuzz, Harshad shared with us his experience about his first audition. 

Talking about his first audition, Harshad shares, "I did not give my first audition which was for a commercial. I reached the audition venue and I saw so many people waiting there for their turn. I was waiting for my turn, observing everything around and just when my turn was about to come, I ran away. After that I thought of trying it out gradually. I feel that the toughest part is the audition part. Once you clear your audition, after that everything gets sorted because you have to handle everything during your audition in just one go. There was a time when everyone was used to telling me that either I am looking younger than the character or older than the character required. Then Left Right Left happened and after that, I started being called directly."

He further elaborated, "I had given one audition for a show that was coming up on Zee. There was a phase when I needed to survive because nothing was working out that time. Then Mamta happened and I could survive. I started preparing for Grasim Mr. India. There is one issue with me and that is - I never think about Plan B. I only think of focusing on the thing whatever I am doing at present. So I had thought of winning Grasim Mr. India and had plans according to my win, but I lost it. After that, I gave an audition for Djs and I felt that I am going to come back to this place again. They auditioned me and later I got a call from Deeya Mam saying that I have found my Ali. So this is how Left Right Left happened to me. The best part about Left Right Left has been Rajeev (Rajeev Khandelwal) being a part of the show. He was the reason that people came to watch the show. I owe a lot to him and I always thank him. Whatever we all have become is because of him. I thank God that at such an early age, I got to work with him and you always get to learn a lot from good people. I used to admire him a lot - he is so disciplined and focused."

"After Left Right Left, things kept happening and I kept moving on," says Harshad.

We also asked Harshad as how does he feel when he looks back to his audition days. He told us, "I feel that it was the toughest part hence, I could not sit and had to leave from there. I feel that anything that scares you, triggers you to do something good in life."

Before signing off, Harshad also shared some tips for the newbies for their first audition. He told us, "You need to figure out that what is the one thing that you can work hard for. You need to know what are you running after. Never expect anything from your first audition; the first audition will always teach you. Always keep yourself open to learning."

Way to go Harshad!