BEYOND FAMILIAR SKIES

VEER PAHARIYA IS HERE TO STAY. HE MAKES HIS INTENTIONS CLEAR TO VEDANSHI PATHAK

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Veer Pahariya was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth.

Grandson to politician Sushil Kumar Shinde, he had the world at his feet.

He could have asked for the sun, the moon and the earth and got it. But Veer had different aspirations. He dreamt big, he dreamt cinema... that he had no film connection, did'nt faze him.

After studying management abroad, he decided to gamble on his creative side.

And once the young star stepped onto a film set for the first time, there was no turning back. He was instantly spellbound by the cinematic universe, like a moth to a gloriously glamorous flame. From adorning his childhood room with Filmfare covers featuring the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, to gracing one himself, Veer is on the verge of a major breakthrough. His highly anticipated Bollywood debut in Sky Force, alongside heavyweights like Akshay Kumar, Sara Ali Khan and Nimrat Kaur, has already won hearts and captured attention. The actor caught up with Filmfare to chat about his journey. From embracing his reality as a newcomer without a film background to his undying love for an underdog story makes for an interesting tale. And trust us, this is just the beginning...

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO BECOME AN ACTOR?

It was my lifelong dream to become an actor.

I can't remember a time when I didn't want this. When I was about five years old, I used to collect Filmfare magazines. I still have them in my collection, which I used during a recent Q&A session for a shoot. One cover featured Shah Rukh Khan and another had Hrithik Roshan with the headline "Hrithik Roshan Phenomenon". These were my early memories.