MUMBAI: Dhanush enjoys a huge fan following. He is not only a South star but also a big name in Bollywood today. He made his Hindi film debut with Aanand L Rai's Raanjhanaa in 2013. He was last seen in Atrangi Re (2021) for which he received rave reviews for his performance. In his recent interview with a leading portal, the actor revealed that he was severely mocked by many naysayers and trolls for his appearance at the beginning of his career. Yes, you read that right.

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Dhanush recalled his early days and how he is proud of the way he handled all the criticism. He shared with Filmfare, "I started really young, I was 16 when I started. I faced a lot of criticism for my appearance, for the way I look. I was greeted with a lot of blockbuster success initially and then I had to go through a lot of failures where they had to write me off and then I had to come back. All this happened when I was very young and now I am more mature and I have experience and I know how to handle it better. But I am very proud of the way I handled it when I was 17, 18, 19, 20 years old when I didn't know this world, had nobody to guide me, had no experience, no maturity and that teenager handled it pretty brilliantly. I feel so, yes."

Further, he revealed, "I never wanted to be an actor . . . my heart was not here. I was kind of forced into acting at a very young age. When I started, I wasn't into it. And then I met this legendary filmmaker, Balu Mahendra, who is an amazing cinematographer as well. So, he made a film with me and when we were talking, he said that you are too young right now - I was 19 then - you don't see what I see in you, you should take this seriously, you have a gift, I hope you see it soon and when somebody like that tells you this . . . then I thought that maybe I have a gift and I took it seriously. And I worked on it. After five to six years, I realised that sometimes you identify your calling and sometimes your calling identifies you and I now know that I couldn't have done anything else."

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CREDIT: FILMIBEAT