<p>Hailing from a small village in Punjab, Arfi Lamba believed that actors were born only in Mumbai. <br /><br />So, he had no option but to concentrate on his studies. “I come from a farmer’s family but my parents always focused on my education. I was good in academics, did my engineering but somewhere in one corner of my heart there was a dream to be an actor,” says Arfi, who is these days promoting his film Fugly. <br /><br />Keeping the desire to become an actor alive, Arfi, headed for Delhi after completing his engineering and realised that dreams can become reality.<br /><br /> “The city gave me confidence that nothing is impossible. I decided why not make myself physically fit if I am seriously thinking of getting into acting profession,” he tells Metrolife. </p>.<p><br />But family’s expectations to pursue higher education did build pressure on him. He cleared the Common Aptitude Test (CAT), got a good percentile and was called for the final interview at one of the prominent institutes – Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. And, contrary to everyone’s expectations he did not appear for the interview. Instead, he packed his bag and left <br />for Mumbai.<br /><br />“I was a single soul, didn’t know anyone in the city of dreams,” says Arfi. <br /><br />“Though I did something which my parents didn’t expect me to, still they supported me financially. I started socialising, attended parties to get in contact with people,” he says. But things didn’t turn out well until he auditioned for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.<br /><br />He did not play a very major role in the film. “It was just a cameo and I was not willing to do it considering that the film wouldn’t help me in shaping my career,” says Arfi.<br /><br /> But he couldn’t take a step back after the insistence of the casting director to remain in the film. “It happened for the good,” he exclaims.<br /><br />“Facing the camera for the first time was not easy. I forgot my line. But Danny Boyle simply told me ‘you can do it’,” <br /><br />he adds. It gave a boost to Arfi who realised that there is no problem in aiming big. Prague, directed by Ashish R Shukla came his way. Arfi did a couple of plays and took <br />acting lessons from Dinesh Thakur. <br /><br />And, nearly after a year Fugly happened. A comedy drama directed by Kabir Sadanand, Arfi plays the role of a 23-year-old boy, Aditya who does not want to join his father’s business. <br /><br />“It is a film where four people, who are annoyed with the things happening around them, commit stupidity and as they try to cover it up, they get tangled into it,” says the actor.|<br /><br />Fugly is keeping Arfi busy these days but he will be very soon seen in another Hollywood film The Sky Project. The actor is likely to work with pop sensation Lady Gaga. “It will be great if she is a part of the film. I cannot say much,” Arfi signs off. <br /></p>
<p>Hailing from a small village in Punjab, Arfi Lamba believed that actors were born only in Mumbai. <br /><br />So, he had no option but to concentrate on his studies. “I come from a farmer’s family but my parents always focused on my education. I was good in academics, did my engineering but somewhere in one corner of my heart there was a dream to be an actor,” says Arfi, who is these days promoting his film Fugly. <br /><br />Keeping the desire to become an actor alive, Arfi, headed for Delhi after completing his engineering and realised that dreams can become reality.<br /><br /> “The city gave me confidence that nothing is impossible. I decided why not make myself physically fit if I am seriously thinking of getting into acting profession,” he tells Metrolife. </p>.<p><br />But family’s expectations to pursue higher education did build pressure on him. He cleared the Common Aptitude Test (CAT), got a good percentile and was called for the final interview at one of the prominent institutes – Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. And, contrary to everyone’s expectations he did not appear for the interview. Instead, he packed his bag and left <br />for Mumbai.<br /><br />“I was a single soul, didn’t know anyone in the city of dreams,” says Arfi. <br /><br />“Though I did something which my parents didn’t expect me to, still they supported me financially. I started socialising, attended parties to get in contact with people,” he says. But things didn’t turn out well until he auditioned for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.<br /><br />He did not play a very major role in the film. “It was just a cameo and I was not willing to do it considering that the film wouldn’t help me in shaping my career,” says Arfi.<br /><br /> But he couldn’t take a step back after the insistence of the casting director to remain in the film. “It happened for the good,” he exclaims.<br /><br />“Facing the camera for the first time was not easy. I forgot my line. But Danny Boyle simply told me ‘you can do it’,” <br /><br />he adds. It gave a boost to Arfi who realised that there is no problem in aiming big. Prague, directed by Ashish R Shukla came his way. Arfi did a couple of plays and took <br />acting lessons from Dinesh Thakur. <br /><br />And, nearly after a year Fugly happened. A comedy drama directed by Kabir Sadanand, Arfi plays the role of a 23-year-old boy, Aditya who does not want to join his father’s business. <br /><br />“It is a film where four people, who are annoyed with the things happening around them, commit stupidity and as they try to cover it up, they get tangled into it,” says the actor.|<br /><br />Fugly is keeping Arfi busy these days but he will be very soon seen in another Hollywood film The Sky Project. The actor is likely to work with pop sensation Lady Gaga. “It will be great if she is a part of the film. I cannot say much,” Arfi signs off. <br /></p>
