Rajiv Thakur, comedian and actor often has to face taunts over being less successful than his old friend, Kapil Sharma. They two started out in the Amritsar comedy scene together, before moving to Mumbai and making it big. But even as Kapil Sharma went on to emerge as one of the biggest television personalities in the country, Rajiv played second fiddle, and sometimes third on his shows. In a fresh interview, he revealed that only talent can take an artiste ahead in life, and that he wouldn’t be able to ride on Kapil’s coattails if he didn’t have the talent to support it.
He cited the example of Yash Chopra’s son, Uday Chopra, to explain the point he was making.
Chatting with the media he said, he has always charted his own path in life, even back in Amritsar and would write and perform his own plays. When the auditions for Laughter Challenge opened up, he was the one who filled in Chandan (Prabhakar’s) application. He didn’t want to do it, but insisted that all his friends would do it together. Even today, if he gets the opportunity to put the spotlight on one of his friends, he will take it. But only those whose talent he believes in.
News Edit KV Raman
