Originally posted by: VintageWine
I agree but was talking about permanent jobs say in the corporate or public sector. Age limit hoti hai and experience matters. Chalo acting ka shauk tha kar liya now get back to a daily paid job or start a business. I don't really wanna believe YT is a a way of life long earning. Haan they get huge amounts and benefits free products and stuff par ultimately it would die down.
See, every day there is someone new and someone better who can replace actors, especially in the television industry. I don't remember her real name, but Gopi bahu was replaced overnight - no ifs no buts. She was a popular character yet they dint think twice to replace her with debo. Same thing with Balika Vadhu prats was replaced by toral. Their line of work is extremely not permanent. So they need to make their alternative career simultaneously.
Succes, fame, stardom does get to the head and these think waisa hi hone wala hai. One or two serials are over and they are doomed, if proper investment isn't made.
Oh yeah I am in complete agreement with you. I only suggested YT because you know these people refuse to do anything other than acting. They can even go behind the scenes of productions or take up another job in the media industry so they can still be close to the showbiz industry. If these don't work out then always have a backup option which like you said is a non-showbiz related job. When people are in dire financial circumstances they will do any job they can find even if it is retail or flipping burgers until they find something better. Not to forget these people actually have a network which may be helpful in gaining regular employment elsewhere.
Skills can be upgraded at any age but yeah the earlier the better. My mom spent a year studying to gain a certification in her early 50s, same with my dad recently. I went back to school for the hell of it and because of studying, I could only do a part-time job that would be considered "not up to my standard" but work is work so I do it since atm it's my only option until I can go back to full-time work once school is done.
Yup, they think they can emulate that same success again. I want to know what these actors do when they aren't doing a show? Are they seriously just chilling at home and crying about the good ole days? Are they even trying to learn new things at least? I have always wondered what they do for the two years or more they don't have a show. It's fortunate that OTT platforms are a thing now and if the ITV soap format changes then so many more actors could be employed. I feel bad for unemployed actors but have they even tried and exhausted all their options? Smh.
