{"id":764780,"date":"2026-06-28T01:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/764780\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T01:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:02:18","slug":"at-16-this-actor-cleaned-tables-at-a-coffee-shop-bought-his-house-in-mumbai-at-24-went-on-to-win-a-national-award-with-shah-rukh-khan-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/764780\/","title":{"rendered":"At 16, this actor cleaned tables at a coffee shop, bought his house in Mumbai at 24, went on to win a National award with Shah Rukh Khan | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"At Vikrant Massey<\/a> has come a long way in the industry from television to movies. While today, he’s got movies like ’12th Fail’, ‘The Sabarmati Report’ and web-shows like ‘Mirzapur’ to his body of work, Massey’s journey has seen its share of struggles. The actor recently recalled his early days and revealed that he had a humble beginning as he cleaned coffee tables as a teenager in Mumbai. During the interaction, Vikrant spoke about how financial security became a priority from a young age and revealed that buying his first house fulfilled one of his mother’s lifelong wishes. \u201cStability was something that was very important to us. I come from a very regular middle-class family. I started working at the age of 16, and no sane 16-year-old boy would actually venture out of the comfort of their home and make money, or probably take up a job or clean tables at a coffee shop,” he said in an interview with FLO Bangalore Official. He continued, \u201cOne of the reasons why I had to do that was to support my own education, to support my family financially. And yet again, I\u2019m glad, I\u2019m so grateful that life took that trajectory because, as I said, I would not have been what I am. And when I bought my first small little house at 24, I ticked that one important box in my mother\u2019s wish list that, \u2018No matter what happens, at least you have a home to come back to.’\u201dThe actor also shared how difficult it was to explain his responsibilities to friends while growing up. Instead of joining them on the playground, he would head off to work, often feeling uncomfortable revealing why. \u201cWhen I would step out of my home, I would see my friends playing in the ground. And I had no explanation. They\u2019d be like, \u2018Where are you going?\u2019 And I\u2019d be like, \u2018I\u2019m going somewhere.\u2019 And they\u2019d say, \u2018Come on, let\u2019s play cricket or football.\u2019 And you actually have no answer because, at that young age, you\u2019re also embarrassed to tell your friends, or the world, that you\u2019re actually going out there to make money because you have to support your family.\u201dReflecting on those formative years, Vikrant said the hardships shaped his personality and forced him to mature far earlier than most children. \u201cAnd that is when, at that young age, you start building your defence mechanisms, your barriers, and a lot of pretence also, right? It used to hurt back then. But, like I\u2019m saying, I wouldn\u2019t change a moment or a day. Watching my friends play, watching them go out for movies, or even celebrating Diwali used to be a very big thing for me because we don\u2019t have a Monday-to-Saturday job. There are days when you\u2019re home for months, and there are days when you\u2019re working, like I said, 35 days a month. But I think, yeah, they\u2019re all character-building experiences.\u201dVikrant added that life feels almost unbelievable today. Having once struggled to afford his college expenses, he and his wife are now deciding which of the country’s top schools would be best for their son. \u201cI started working to pay for my college fees, my train pass, my ID, and a few other things. But today, my wife and I are probably sifting through school brochures from some of the best schools in the country. And that\u2019s the journey. It kind of feels surreal. Should we send him to Ambani or to Birla? That\u2019s where we are today, and God\u2019s been kind.\u201dFor those not in the know, Vikrant’s first earnings came while he was still studying at St. Anthony’s High School in Versova. He was selected by a New Zealand health advisory board to feature in a catalogue and was paid Rs 200 for the assignment. A few years later, while in Class 10, he joined Shiamak Davar’s dance troupe as a contemporary dancer during his summer break, marking his first regular salaried job. Around the same period, he also worked at a caf\u00e9 in Versova.From cleaning tables at a coffee shop, Vikrant eventually went on to share the Best Actor National Award<\/a> with Shah Rukh Khan<\/a>. While Vikrant won it for ’12th Fail’, SRK got it for ‘Jawan’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vikrant Massey has come a long way in the industry from television to movies. 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