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When Special Ops' Karan Tacker ‘Lived In A Godown With My Family'

When Special Ops' Karan Tacker ‘Lived In A Godown With My Family'

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With consistent effort, taking on diverse roles, and striving for honest performances, Karan Tacker has carved a niche for himself in the entertainment industry.
Television heartthrob Karan Tacker is riding high on success after his films, Tanvi: The Great and Special Ops season 2, received rave reviews from audiences and critics. He has been impressing audiences with his versatile acting skills, and fans couldn't move their eyes off the actor. While he is enjoying this high point in his career, do you know his journey to becoming the celebrated actor he is today wasn't without its obstacles?
With consistent effort, taking on diverse roles, and striving for honest performances, he has carved a niche for himself in the entertainment industry. Now, he has revealed how he ventured into acting.
Sitting down for an interview with an entertainment news portal, the Khakee actor talked about the tough times he and his family faced when they had to leave their home and live in a godown for a year and a half. He also recalled how a customer at his retail outlet suggested he should venture into acting, and once he earned fame with television shows, there was no looking back.
Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, he recalled, 'I started a business with my father. My father was already into the distribution of Indian garments. And I started this outlet of retail, Indian and Western clothes with Dad. We had two stores actually just right here in Lokhandwala, and we had one in Juhu. The world hit a recession, you know; there was a big city bank crash that happened. We went bankrupt, we sold our homes, we sold everything that we had, and for a little bit I shifted with my family into our godown because that's the only space that we had to live in."
He went on to reveal what made him pursue acting. 'I think we were there for about a year and a half, and we put ourselves together. My dad got a job, my sister got a job, and I got a job at the same time I had started, like there's an auditioning process for flying within airlines, right? You've got to get these pictures done and all that, so I did a bit of that. Fortunately, because I had, like, a retail outlet, people used to come to my store for sourcing garments, so one of them said, 'Why don't you try acting?' That's how it happened," he said.
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Now let's talk about his professional front. Karan Tacker has recently earned widespread recognition for his filmsTanvi: The Great and Special Ops season 2. Both of his projects were released on the same day and have been garnering immense love from the audiences.
Tanvi: The Great, directed by Anupam Kher, is an emotional drama where he portrays the role of a father and Captain Samar Raina, an army officer. Backed by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Kher Studios and Excel Entertainment, the film brings together an ensemble cast including debutante Shubhangi Dutt, Pallavi Joshi, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Arvind Swami, Nasser and Game of Thrones actor Iain Glenn in significant roles.
Special Ops season 2, on the other hand, explores the intricate world of cyber terrorism. The movie will show how Artificial Intelligence (AI), if not used appropriately, might be devastating. The gripping action-espionage thriller franchise features a star-studded cast including Himmat Singh (Kay Kay Menon), Farooq Ali (Karan Tacker), Juhi Kashyap (Saiyami Kher), Ruhani Khan (Meher Vij), Avinash (Muzammil Ibrahim), Balakrishna 'Bala' Reddy (Vipul Gupta) and Abbas Sheikh (Vinay Pathak).
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