India, April 12 -- A ctor Aayush Sharma recently opened up about his journey into acting on a podcast with comedian Cyrus Broacha, recalling the resistance he faced from his father, politician Anil Sharma. "My father used to say, 'You are not going to be a hero at all. Neither are you tall, nor do you have a physique, nor do you have a voice, nor are you good-looking. You have no personality whatsoever. When you walk on the road, nobody looks at you. You are nothing close to (Amitabh) Bachchan sahab, or Dharmendra ji. I am not going to pay even Rs.50 to watch you on screen'," Aayush said. The 35-year-old shared that he initially kept his dream a secret, moving to Mumbai and enrolling at Jai Hind College for a BMS course. Instead of focusing on academics, however, he joined acting workshops, which led to poor attendance. When the college contacted his father about it, Aayush finally confessed his aspirations but his father asked him to return home and join the family business. Recalling the moment, he said, "My father told me, 'Beta, tune dekha hai kabhi kisiko langde ghode pe paisa lagate huye? Main toh chalo Rs.10 crore beta samajh ke de bhi dunga, but tere ko dekhne kaun aayega?'" Aayush, who is married to actor Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan, made his debut with Loveyatri in 2018, backed by Salman himself. The film failed at the box office. He later appeared in Antim: The Final Truth (2021) and Ruslaan (2024), but neither found major commercial success. HTC...