Anchal Khurana, fresh from her "Roadies 8" win, says it doesn't matter where you studied if you're willing to prove your potential.
"As long as you can prove your mettle, people won't be bothered about the name of your college or school. Real life is about delivering good work. Kaun poochta hai, LSR ya St Stephen's se ho? Koi farak nahin padta kis college se padhe ho. Lekin agar aap aagey jaake kuch ban nahin pate, tab log zaroor poochte hain – kahan se padhaai kari hai? So, why give anyone a chance to say that? Learn to take failure in your stride," says Anchal.
The second girl to win "Roadies" after Parul Shahi, Anchal has reacted to DU's spiralling cut offs because she believes an individual is judged on his/her potential and not an exam score. "To have not scored 100% is fine. I feel no reason for students to get disheartened if they don't get admission in the college of their choice," says she.
Anchal quit a course in hotel management from Chandigarh and completed her majors in Commerce through correspondence from DU. Since that wasn't enough to keep her busy, she enrolled herself in a fashion designing course at Janaki Devi College as well. She tells us that she couldn't continue with hotel management because her mother got her back to Delhi. "I would get into squabbles with people in Chandigarh. Un logon ki soch badi nahin hai. People in Chandigarh don't see girls at par with boys. Like a typical Delhiite, I would retort if anyone would tell me, 'Ladkiyan kuch nahin kar saktin'. Woh keeda kuch kar dikhane ka tha mujhme," she tells us.
Did she dabble in different career options because she was unsure of herself? "Unsure? Never. I just wanted to do different things. Even though the department where I studied fashion designing wasn't that great, I bagged the best student award in my college. And on the basis of my score, I could have easily assisted a fashion designer. But I couldn't appear for my final year exams because I got selected in "Roadies". I wanted to be a fashion designer to attend page 3 parties and fashion shows," Anchal replies.
Is a career in acting now on the cards? "I have already got an offer from a channel. I'll work on TV till I keep getting good offers." And unlike other aspiring actors who aren't comfortable being a dehati lass, Anchal would grab such an offer if it came. "Who says behenjis aren't cool? Both urban and rural viewers watch shows like "Balika Vadhu" and "Uttaran"."
"As long as you can prove your mettle, people won't be bothered about the name of your college or school. Real life is about delivering good work. Kaun poochta hai, LSR ya St Stephen's se ho? Koi farak nahin padta kis college se padhe ho. Lekin agar aap aagey jaake kuch ban nahin pate, tab log zaroor poochte hain – kahan se padhaai kari hai? So, why give anyone a chance to say that? Learn to take failure in your stride," says Anchal.
The second girl to win "Roadies" after Parul Shahi, Anchal has reacted to DU's spiralling cut offs because she believes an individual is judged on his/her potential and not an exam score. "To have not scored 100% is fine. I feel no reason for students to get disheartened if they don't get admission in the college of their choice," says she.
Anchal quit a course in hotel management from Chandigarh and completed her majors in Commerce through correspondence from DU. Since that wasn't enough to keep her busy, she enrolled herself in a fashion designing course at Janaki Devi College as well. She tells us that she couldn't continue with hotel management because her mother got her back to Delhi. "I would get into squabbles with people in Chandigarh. Un logon ki soch badi nahin hai. People in Chandigarh don't see girls at par with boys. Like a typical Delhiite, I would retort if anyone would tell me, 'Ladkiyan kuch nahin kar saktin'. Woh keeda kuch kar dikhane ka tha mujhme," she tells us.
Did she dabble in different career options because she was unsure of herself? "Unsure? Never. I just wanted to do different things. Even though the department where I studied fashion designing wasn't that great, I bagged the best student award in my college. And on the basis of my score, I could have easily assisted a fashion designer. But I couldn't appear for my final year exams because I got selected in "Roadies". I wanted to be a fashion designer to attend page 3 parties and fashion shows," Anchal replies.
Is a career in acting now on the cards? "I have already got an offer from a channel. I'll work on TV till I keep getting good offers." And unlike other aspiring actors who aren't comfortable being a dehati lass, Anchal would grab such an offer if it came. "Who says behenjis aren't cool? Both urban and rural viewers watch shows like "Balika Vadhu" and "Uttaran"."
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