Hello friends!
Passion is such an
amazing thing, isn’t it? It’s blind- just like love. It comes in any form to
any person. Saif Ali Khan, the son of a cricketer, had the passion towards
acting. Passion often makes us do things that we ourselves often find crazy,
let alone the people around. Worse, it even makes us compromise with our basic
tasks! I know a boy who, unable to write much in his answer paper during one of
his exams, spent the time drawing the sketch of the exam-hall. The drawing was
so decent that the teacher simply could not fail him. He ended up with the
passing mark.
But the truth is- it is
the passion that is life. It is the passion that is dream. And it is the
passion itself that ultimately helps us reach the heights!
Today, we have one such
person whose passion for writing had always been a hindrance to his studies-
so much so that it affected his academic performance to such an extent
extent he even had to prepare a fake copy of his marksheet in order to pacify
his parents. Today, the same passion has won him laurels! It’s time to meet the
5th interviewee of this blog, the 22-year-old college-dropout-turned-author-cum-filmmaker, Dr.
Nikhil Chandwani, and see what he has in store for us!
Hello Dr. Nikhil! Welcome to The
Insight. Thanks a lot for giving us a portion of your precious time!
To begin with, please tell us
something about the book that has got you the ‘Conspiracy Novel of the year
Award’.
I was awarded this
honour an year back for my novel, Coded Conspiracy. The book was
sent to the American society that secured this highest honour in the particular
category. The novel is a crime fiction that circulated about the false
propaganda of hacking.
Fine!
Please tell us what you do at
present, and where you write from.
I’m currently working as
professor at KL University Vijayawada. I write from my home here but I started
from my college days in VIT Vellore.
Could you please tell us something
about your childhood?
Single son of parents, I
found writing to be my better friend than other children around. Writing and
photography motivated me towards my goal of reaching out to masses.
A college dropout to an award-winning
author. Please describe this journey in brief.
I was granted a PhD from
White Lake for receiving international honours and writing award winning
documentaries. The journey as I look back was funny, full of humour and
sarcasm. Travelled major places, wrote poetry round the clock, directed some
travel TV shows and ended up producing an upcoming Hindi movie titled SHE. I
became the youngest professor and producer in the world.
That's really an awesome thing to
know!
Dr. Nikhil, could you please tell us
what incident or event you believe to be the turning point of your life?
Failing. I wasn’t afraid
of failure. The capacity to open my eyes every morning after failing the night
before taught me not to commit same mistakes again and again.
Apart from writing books, you also
specialize in filmmaking. Could you please describe your journey as a
filmmaker?
Yes I directed travel
show escape from Kenya and amazing amazon adventures. I m a firm admirer of
nature and so, I usually travel and shoot wildlife.
Please tell us something about your
other fields of interest.
I enjoyed commercial
success as a director, author, photographer but the only field or probably the
only passion that drove me is poetry. I found everything, even professorship,
poetic in nature.
Who is/are your role model(s)?
Paul Heyman, my role
model and the person I look up to. And of course my parents have played a major
part in my success story.
Please name the writers you love to
read.
Nature. No one else. I
read and follow nature.
How would you best describe the word
‘success’ in one sentence?
A random bottle of
scotch without caring about money available in pocket is success for me.
Wow! I loved your answer!
What advice would you love to give to
the youngsters of today who are struggling for success in their respective
fields?
You cannot achieve
success if you fear failure. If you’re not afraid of failing, you have a chance
to win. But you are never gonna get there until you risk it all the way.
Once again, I simply loved your
answer! Hope your words continue to inspire the readers!
Well, last but not the least, you are
the fifth author whose interview is to become a part of ‘The Insight’. Please
give your feedback on this blog as well as this interview session.
Beautiful and innovative
blog concept. Wish you the best for all your future endeavours.
Thank you Dr. Nikhil! We wish you the
best for your life ahead! You indeed have a long, long way to go!
