Rikin Haveli: "My Inspiration Only One Person Comes In My Mind Always & He Is My Father"

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Rikin Haveli: "My Inspiration Only One Person Comes In My Mind Always & He Is My Father"

When did you came to know this is what I want to pursue in life?

I was very much interested in plays and acting from my childhood days! I still remember the day my father Mr. Paresh Haveli introduced me to theatre world so one fine day when I and my father were passing through Gandhi Smruti Bhawan that time I didn't know anything about plays, acting, direction and writing so I saw a banner of one Gujarati play called 'Kutrani puchhdi vaanki' and I asked my dad very curiously what is this banner! And that was the first time my father told me about play and this beautiful artform, I found it very fascinating so very next day me and my father watched that play and the voice of clapping and cheering for live performance is still in my head charged me towards this world! And after that I use to entertain my friends in school I use to make them laugh by cracking jokes and they appreciated me as if I'm the only one in my class who know how to entertain people !

Who is your inspiration?

When you ask me about inspiration only one person comes in my mind always and he is my father because my father himself is an artiste, he is very good magician and I am in awe of his Aura! He is a very successful self-made man, a perfect father and a perfect husband!

Then there are people like Shah Rukh Khan, Dr. Abdul Kalam, Bhagwan Buddha!

The reason behind this is I appreciate the kind of love these people got from public is something we can't even imagine, they have created everything from literally zero, I appreciate people who came from nothing and achieved so much in their life

Who supported you?

My mom Mrs. Aruna Haveli, my dad Mr. Paresh Haveli & my whole family is always with me and in Surat Girish Solanki is the guy who guided me throughout my theatre journey! When I went to Mumbai Vipul Mehta was the guy who gave me the first chance in Mumbai theatre group! Timir Baxi is the guy who gave me chance to assist him as a screenplay writer then we wrote together in several TV serials!

Your struggles ?

I would call it 'process ' not struggle, because in all the fields, everyday, all the moments people do fight with their problems and they have to face it without any choice so it becomes process!

What are the projects your are working on currently?

We are in the process of developing good Web Series for the top OTT platform and currently my show is about to start in Sony TV & Dangal Channel as an actor.

Your lessons ?

Life taught me to fight everyday for what I want in my life, in short I have developed never to give up attitude and becoming stronger day by day!

Your advice?

Follow your heart and do what you love, never give up and always be positive and say thanks to God for whatever you have and cherish all the little things in your life!

Your ambitions?

I want to entertain people till my last breath, I want people to take my name as a true artiste!