Right from motivational gurus to self-help authors, everyone seems to know a lot about dreaming and working towards making dreams come true
Gourav Chaudhary
A lot has been said and written about the power of dreams. Right from motivational gurus to self-help authors, everyone seems to know a lot about dreaming and working towards making dreams come true. However, the best stories are those of people who dreamed and achieved. The tales of struggles that turned into victories. One such story is of actor Gourav Chaudhary. We all know him as the name behind the famous, ‘Mela Babu ne thana thaya line’. He will soon appear in a web series that will be aired on one of the OTT platforms.
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Ever since Gourav was a child, he dreamt of acting. He’d mimic famous dialogues from movies in front of the mirror and pretend to receive awards for his performance. When Gourav was 14, his dreams intensified. This happened because he’d see reality shows and read magazines and columns about actors, their lives, movies, etc. As he turned 17, he started auditioning in Mumbai for roles in movies and serials. His parents insisted he take up a course rather than wasting his time as a struggler. He thus enrolled for a course in Frankfinn, Mumbai. Being in Mumbai meant that Gourav could audition over the weekends and his parents would be satisfied with him doing something worthwhile. He even bunked classes to attend auditions but didn’t find any luck. Gourav didn’t want to give up but family pressure was mounting and all he could see was a dark tunnel. Gourav explains that phase as a time when he could see his destination but the route was nowhere in sight.
In the meanwhile, Gourav’s course at Frankfinn was completed and he bagged a job at a leading airline. Thus, he traveled back home to apply for this passport. However, as luck would have it, Gourav met with an accident and couldn’t join his new job. While he was distraught, he still dreamt of acting. During this phase, Gourav’s brother introduced him to Musical.ly. He started creating videos just for fun and simultaneously started offering tuitions to school students in his area. His tutoring endeavor was very fruitful with many student enrolments and he also started getting job offers from schools. Gourav, however, still had his eyes set on his acting dream. He was witnessing many people succeeding with Musical.ly. Several videos later, one of his videos went viral. It garnered 84k likes and 700k views. Gourav was elated at this little win and worked harder but only to face disappointments.
Gourav had merely 35k followers when he almost gave up and decided to focus on his tutoring career. He posted 2 last videos on TikTok and that is when the ‘Mela babu ne Thana thaya’ video went viral. This was a turning point for Gourav. Within 2 days of the success of this video, he hit 100k followers on TikTok and never looked back. Several more of his dialogues went viral and he reached a fanbase of 3.1 million followers. Even after TikTok got banned, Gourav didn’t get demotivated as he had already reached a good follower base on Instagram and YouTube. Today he has 740k followers on Instagram and he has already bagged a role in a web series on one of the leading OTT platforms. He is also an exclusive content creator for Mx TakaTak with 6.8 million followers and has done numerous branding assignments.
He dreams of being celebrated even after he dies and hopes that people remember him for his good work. Gourav’s journey is an inspiration for the youth to keep working towards their dreams.
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