Manushi Chillar On Miss World To Bollywood Journey

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00:00You finished your medicine? No, I did not. But initially, you know, I think you had a...

00:05I always thought I would finish. That was the plan even when I won Miss World that I'll go back.

00:10It was a very tough entrance that I gave to get through and get my medical college.

00:16Are you happy with that call? Yeah, I don't think I have any regrets.

00:20Your journey from Miss World into acting has been very inspiring. You know, I think you were

00:26batch of 2017 Miss India. I was in Miss India 2020 actually. Okay. So, you know, I personally relate

00:32to your journey quite a fair bit. But what were the challenges? Because a lot of people see the

00:38beautiful side of it. But how after winning Miss World, how did you mold yourself for

00:43the challenging industry that Bollywood is? Well, I think I was pretty much...

00:48It was a sudden exposure into a completely new world. And it was a different city, a completely

00:59different life. And fortunately, I had my family around. So, you know, they were around to help me

01:06through the process. If I were to talk about the change, the change in a certain way was overnight.

01:13Now, I'm pretty much used to it. But yeah, it is challenging. It's a new world. It's a new profession.

01:21The requirement is very different. I was a very simple girl. I was a nerd in medical school.

01:25But did you finish your medicine? No, I did not.

01:27You did not. No, I did not. But initially, you know, I think you had...

01:30I always thought I will finish. I always thought you would.