Sharvari reveals how her parents helped her choose acting over civil engineering
Indian actor Sharvari shared how her parents encouraged her to pursue acting instead of continuing her civil engineering studies. She admitted that she had wanted to act since childhood but lacked the confidence to tell her parents until they initiated the conversation.
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Actor Sharvari has spoken about how her parents helped her take the first step towards an acting career, even before she felt confident enough to tell them what she wanted. In a recent conversation on The Unrushed Podcast, the actor recalled that she had wanted to act since childhood but had chosen to study civil engineering instead. Her parents eventually asked her directly whether she wanted to become an actor, giving her the confidence to acknowledge what she had been hesitant to say. “I didn't have the guts to tell my parents that I wanted to be an actor,” Sharvari said. She recalled how, one day, her parents asked her to sit with them in the hall and asked, “Do you want to be an actor?” The question surprised her.
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