Abhishek Singh, an IAS officer-turned-actor, recently joined NewsX for a conversation as part of its NewsX India A-List. He spoke about the talent show he is planning for policemen and explained how he became an actor being an IAS.
All set to make his acting debut in Delhi Crime Season 2, Abhishek also shared about how he got the part. He said, “Mukesh Chhabra introduced me to a few people who were making this web series on Netflix called Delhi Crime Season 2. He said, ‘why don’t you brief them regarding the police administration, they would like to hear your views.’ I was briefing them and somebody from the team asked me, ‘what experience do you have in acting?’ I replied, I’m not an actor, I’m Deputy Commissioner. They were surprised. They said, ‘we did not think that we will be getting to meet a Deputy Commissioner in Mukesh Chhabra’s office.’ Nevertheless, then they said that they have a role in their mind of an IAS officer and my body language suits the role. They asked, ‘Would you like to get into acting?’”
Talking about revamping of Bandra police station, Abhishek said, “It so happened that I met Suzanne in one of the events and mentioned that I’m planning a talent show. She said that why don’t I do something else also in the same name. When I asked her, Suzanne said that she had gone to Bandra police station for some work and found a building to be not in very good condition. Suzanne said that she would like to do something for the police station and since I’m an interior designer so if I could help her, then together we’ll be able to do something. That’s how it all started. We picked Bandra police station and thought of revamping it. She is doing it free of cost.”
When asked about one of his initiatives, the talent show ‘World of Wardi’, he shared, “All these policemen, who will be of the rank of constables and head constables, will be given a chance to showcase their talent and it will be a kind of reality show. They will showcase their talent, few judges from the music industry will be there and the audience will also be judging them. They will be selecting the top 10 best talents of the country and then we will be providing them with a platform where they can get to sing in the movies or get their albums released. The idea is that the talent which is there in our country should not be wasted. Even if someone is in the police force, it doesn’t mean he can’t have a hobby or not pursue it.”
In the concluding remarks, Abhishek said, “You should follow their heart. If you are determined to do something, you will be able to do it no matter what, nobody is going to stop you. The only limits that you have are in your mind. Think free, be free, hardworking, and focused.”