‘If God wills, I Will Become A Star’


‘People
are
saying
that
a
new
star
is
in
the
making.’
‘It’s
been
10
years
since
I
came
to
Bombay,
and
things
are
finally
happening.’


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Lakshya/Instagram


Lakshya

started
his
journey
with
the
television
series

Warrior
High,
Adhuri
Kahaani
Hamari

and

Pardes
Mein
Hai
Mera
Dil
.
He
played
the
titular
role
in
the
historical

Porus
.

Then,
he
went
on
to
sign
a
three
film
contract
with
Karan
Johar’s
Dharma
Productions.

After
10
years
of
struggle,
Lakshya’s
first
film



Kill

has
released.

“I
feel
overwhelmed
and
joyous.
At
the
same
time,
it
puts
a
lot
of
pressure
on
me,”
Lakshya
tells

Subhash
K
Jha
.

I
was
asked
to
lose
weight
and
change
my
vibe’

IMAGE:
Lakshya
in

Porus
.

I
did
a
couple
of
television
shows
and
now,
films
are
finally
happening.
That
too,
a
film
that
is
making
the
right
noise.

People
are
talking
about
my
film
and
enjoying
it.
I
left
TV
in
2018.

I
took
a
sabbatical
thinking
that
I
will
make
it
in
movies,
give
myself
a
chance
and
see
where
it
leads.

I
met
(Casting
Director
)
Shanoo
Sharma
and
she
auditioned
me
for
a
film
but
that
did
not
happen.

She
got
back
to
me
after
five
or
six
months,
and
said
that
we
have
to
do
another
round
of
auditions
for
Dharma.
I
think
Dharma
was
looking
for
a
new
boy
to
launch.

I
said
why
not.

I
was
asked
to
lose
weight
and
change
my
vibe.

I
was
doing
the
television
series

Porus

before
that,
and
that
required
me
to
have
a
good
amount
of
body
weight
and
muscle.

So
I
was
quite
heavy
physically.

A
lot
of
other
things
that
were
happening
in
my
life,
on
a
personal
level,
which
were
affecting
me
somewhere.
I
feel
a
journey
started
from
there.


‘If
he
can
waste
an
hour
with
me,
that
means
he
finds
me
interesting’


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Lakshya/Instagram

When
I
met
Karan
sir
for
the
first
time,
he
said
let’s
see
where
it
leads.

The
meeting
lasted
an
hour,
which
was
surprising.
I
felt
that
if
I
spent
an
hour
with
such
a
big
person
with
a
very
busy
schedule,
if
he
can
waste
an
hour
with
me,
that
means
he
finds
me
interesting
and
sees
something
in
me.

I
got
some
hope
from
there.

We
did
many
rounds
of
photo
shoots,
auditions,
had
a
lot
of
talks
on
acting.

Then
I
met
Collin
D’Cunha,
the
director
of

Dostana
2
.
He
auditioned
me,
and
finally,
I
got
to
know
that
I
was
a
part
of
Dharma.

I
was
offered

Dostana
2
,
so
I
was
very
happy.


‘I
had
never
dreamt
of
coming
to
Mumbai
and
doing
films’


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Lakshya/Instagram

I
am
a
boy
from
Delhi,
who
used
to
live
in
Malviya
Nagar.

I
had
never
dreamt
of
coming
to
Mumbai
and
doing
films.
Dharma
was
very
far
away.
All
that
was
happening
in
my
life
felt
too
good
to
be
true.

I
couldn’t
believe
that
I
was
a
part
of
Dharma,
that
I
was
a
part
of

Dostana
.

I
think
it
was
11.30
pm
when
I
got
to
know
that
I
was
selected
for

Dostana
2
.
I
called
up
my
mom
and
she
cried.
My
father
was
also
jumping.
He
was
very
excited
and
proud.


When

Dostana
2

was
shelved

IMAGE:
Lakshya
with
his

Dostana
2

co-actors
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Kartik
Aaryan,
Director
Collin
D’Cunha
and
Producer
Karan
Johar.

Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Lakshya/Instagram

It
was
when
we
started
shooting
that
I
finally
believed
that
it’s
happening
for
me.

We
shot
for
18-20
days
in
Chandigarh,
and
then
COVID
happened.
After
that,
suddenly
I
got
news
that

Dostana
2

had
been
shelved.

That
was
a
very
difficult
day
for
me.

I
had
left
my
TV
career
and
taken
a
sabbatical.

At
that
time,
I
was
getting
good
offers
from
TV
but
I
had
stopped
that.

Collin
D’Cunha
called
me
up
and
asked
me
to
come
to
the
office.

I
went
to
the
Dharma
office
and
met
Karan
sir.
He
assured
me
that
this
happens,
welcome
to
the
movies,
and
don’t
worry,
we
have
your
back.

I
felt
motivated
then
that
if
the
producer
is
with
me,
I
don’t
have
to
worry.

I
felt
a
little
relief
that
even
after
the
film
got
shut
down,
at
least
my
support
system
was
there.


Kill
was
the
first
narration
of
my
life’

IMAGE:
Lakshya
on
the

Bedhadak

poster
with
Shanaya
Kapoor
and
Gurfateh
Pirzada.

After

Dostana
2
,
I
got

Bedhadak
.

We
shot
that
but
that
also
did
not
work.

I
was
offered

Kill

while

Bedhadak

was
happening.

Karan
sir
asked
me
to
meet
Nikhil
Bhat,
as
he
had
a
story
to
narrate.

This
was
the
first
narration
of
my
life,
where
I
didn’t
have
to
audition.
So
I
was
very
excited.

Through
the
narration,
I
was
imagining
myself
in
Amrit’s
role.

I
wanted
to
start
shooting
as
soon
as
I
could
because
it
was
so
exciting,
all
the
stunts.


‘It’s
been
10
years
since
I
came
to
Bombay,
and
things
are
finally
happening’

IMAGE:
Lakshya
in

Kill
.

Karan
Johar
sir
and
Nikhil
Bhat
sir
have
changed
my
life.
As
a
director,
Nikhil
sir
is
spectacular,
a
dream
come
true
for
any
actor.

I
am
glad
the
new
phase
in
my
life
and
career
started
with
Nikhil
sir.

People
are
saying
that
a
new
star
is
in
the
making.
It
feels
so
good
to
hear
that.

I
feel
overwhelmed
and
joyous.

At
the
same
time,
it
puts
a
lot
of
pressure
on
me.

I
am
glad
people
are
loving
my
work.

I
just
want
to
continue
to
work
hard.
If
God
wills,
I
will
genuinely
become
a
star.

My
dream
was
to
become
a
star.

It’s
been
10
years
since
I
came
to
Bombay,
and
things
are
finally
happening.