Radio jockey-turned actor Abhilash Thapliyal, in an exclusive conversation with the Free Press Journal, speaks about his journey from radio to acting, how life changed after Aspirants, and much more. Aspirants Season 3 is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Radio jockey-turned actor Abhilash Thapliyal, in an exclusive conversation with the Free Press Journal, speaks about his journey from radio to acting, how life changed after Aspirants, and much more. Aspirants Season 3 is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

1) From being an RJ to becoming a full-time actor, was this always part of the plan, or was there a moment when you realised you wanted to pursue acting?

No, I never wanted to be an actor. My whole objective in coming to Mumbai was that I wanted to be a part of . That’s why I came to Mumbai. But it just so happened that  didn’t work out; instead, I started doing a lot of television shows like  and . Eventually,  happened in 2021, and that’s when acting began.

Although I had already worked on a film with Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem called , which didn’t do well, I then completely moved into the television non-fiction space. Acting was never part of the plan; I just wanted to play fun, light-hearted characters. It happened by default.