Praneet Akilla

When did you know you wanted to be an actor?

I knew I wanted to be an actor from the moment I saw my first Bollywood movie in theatres. My parents let me watch a lot of movies and theatre growing up and I instantly fell in love with the song, dance, and the fearless abandon of performance Bollywood movies showed. While other kids played outside or played video games, I would watch behind the scenes videos of how movies were made or pretend I was the action hero of my own movie in front of a mirror. Eventually, that transitioned into watching and learning about North American content and then I grew up performing my whole life throughout high school and university.