The ‘Bepannah’ actor Jennifer Winget recently joined our Editor-in-Chief, Kamiya Jani, for one of our exciting episodes of Tere Gully Mein. We explored the lanes of Versova, ate excellent Goan food, laughed a lot and got to know her better. Reflecting on her acting career, Jennifer Winget shared that she never took professional training to hone her acting skills; most of it was picked up from the filming sets. Read on.
Jennifer Winget Never Enrolled In Any Acting Schools
At the mere age of 12 years, Jennifer Winget debuted in the 2000 film ‘Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar Ho Gaya,’ starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala. She had a great time shooting for that film and took a break to focus on her schooling. As she grew up, a plethora of offers poured in from the television. She recalled the idiot box was gaining popularity among the masses and so were the daily soaps.
Therefore, she began juggling work and studies and it was only during her college years that she decided to quit studies and pursue her passion. Since then, she hasn’t looked back and everything fell into place. The actor mentioned, “Working on daily soaps is hard but we were learning so much! I didn’t go to any acting school or didn’t really learn acting. I learned everything on the job.”
The actor continued, “It was overwhelming at times but I think because of that I’m who I’m today and it was trial by fire.” Jennifer Winget reflected how coming from a non-filmy background helped her do better and cop with every acting challenge with her head held high.
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How Did She Learn About This Profession?
Having entered the film industry quite early in her life, Jennifer has spent much of her time on the sets. On top of that, her mother worked with a company that produced South Indian films. Thus, during summer vacations, she would accompany her mother to her office. This is how she was exposed to the world of entertainment.
She recalled a time when a film for kids was being produced by her mother’s company and how she witnessed everything closely. Little did she know, a love for acting was budding inside of her and she would pursue that as a career!
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Did you know she had a ritual of driving down to Bandra every day? Watch the entire video linked above to learn more.
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