Manasi Parekh

Manasi Parekh Instagram – I completed 20 years as an actor this year and 16th August,2024 will be a day etched in my mind forever. My friend @anandntiwari was the first to send me a “ Congratulations on your National award! So proud of you” and I literally jumped out of my make up seat as I was getting ready for shoot. I couldn’t believe what he said and suddenly my phone was ringing and I was flooded with messages from people and media. I cried. I cried hard and loud. The kind of cry that my character Monghi in #Kutchexpress has when she realizes her whole life has crumbled. All my years of struggle, insecurities, auditions, waiting to be discovered, my lowest of lows just flashed by in my mind. The moments when I was told I wasn’t good enough, the times when I kept waiting for projects to happen.The moments when I held on, with conviction, with silent patience because of the one thought I have always had “I know I have it in me”. I cried as hard as I had when my doctor told me I had given birth to a baby girl. While I cried I realized moments of utter loss and utter happiness sometimes feel the same .This wasn’t just a National Award, it was a feeling of validation, of being recognized, of being valued. It was the utter satisfaction an artist gets when their work is applauded. The same reaction my character Monghi has when she signs her first mural painting in the film. Real and reel life just merged together in this one moment of time. And that moment will be etched in my heart forever ♥️ And today when I woke up and saw my name in all the leading National dailies with veterans like @bajpayee.manoj @rishabshettyofficial and @nithyamenen I realised this is what it feels like when dreams come true. Thank you God, my parents, my husband, my daughter and all the gurus and mentors who have guided me on my path. This is just the beginning 🙏🏼 | Posted on 17/Aug/2024 16:30:59