Not only celebrity kids, all those who genuinely love cinema can enter this field: Fahadh Fassil
Celebrity kids following their parents’ footsteps and entering the world of movies is a very common thing from the past itself. The trend has been prevalent in industries like Bollywood from the 70s period itself where the Kapoor clan ruled the roost.
Mollywood also has it’s share of celebrity kids like Prithviraj, Indrajith, Dulquer Salmaan, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Kalidas Jayaram, Gokul Suresh, Fahadh Faasil, Keerthy Suresh and many others.
But when we look at the other side of the coin, many leading actors also belong to non filmy background like Nivin Pauly, Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Unni Mukundan and many others. They have all traversed the obstacles and reached the pinnacles of success.
Currently, film industries especially Mollywood is open to anyone who has got genuine passion and talent. Fahadh Fassil reiterated the same thing recently in a interview.
He said, “I worked hard for three years before Chaappa Kurishu. I have never used my father’s name to get chances and will not do that in the future also. Cinema is for those who love it. All those who genuinely love this art can enter the industry.”
Fahadh, himslef is an example of someone who has strived hard to reach this level. He was launched in 2002 by his father director Fazil through his movie Kaiyethum Doorath. The movie was a collosal failure and Fahadh was written off by the critics and audience alike. But he made a comeback in 2009. His first solid role after his comeback was in Chaappa Kurishu, released in 2011. Fahadh grabbed the opportunity with both hands and won the Kerala State Award for second best actor for his performance in that movie. After that he was part of several critically and commercially acclaimed movies like Diamond Necklace, Annayum Rasoolum, Amen, Artist, Iyobinte Pusthakam etc.
His latest release Take Off, where he played a brief but prominent role, has been getting rave reviews. Fahadh’s performance as an Indian Ambassador has also won him widespread appreciation.
