Abhiishek Mohta who has been recently turning heads with his latest music debut ‘Tu hai wahi’ (2021) is best known for his book ‘Once Upon Us’ released in the year 2019 which was massively loved by his fans. Besides this, he is well-known as a Casting Director in the TV industry. He has been credited as an Associate Creative Head for the Color’s Tv mythology show named, Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran (2019) where he was also handling the Casting Department.
Like any teenager nowadays back in his teens, Abhiishek had his shares of confusion regarding his career. But with time things became clear and he knew he wanted to express himself to the world. It can be through acting or writing.
His journey started when he came to Mumbai from his hometown. He lied to his parents about a job opportunity that he got in Mumbai. The first six months were filled with a lot of struggles for Abhiishek. He had no job and he lived in a slum with two more roommates. Mumbai is an expensive city and it’s hard to survive without any financial support. Soon his hands got tied up due to the shortage of money and he was struggling to keep up with the city’s lifestyle. Abhiishek then took the job as a watchman and worked quite some time as that. He was constantly changing his jobs to get hold of a better lifestyle and to make a move towards what he actually dreamt of. He worked as graphic designer, fashion intern, call centre executive, sales executive and a watchman.
Well as we all have heard nothing lasts forever nor did this time for Abhiishek. A ray of positivity shone up on him when he met Aryan Saha. Abhiishek first instinct was to be a screenplay writer when he first moved to Mumbai. And he got a chance to work as an assistant of Aryan Saha (who is an award-winning Bollywood writer) for about six months.
When things finally started to look up a little, Abhiishek got a little confidence and started to focus on his career even more. In 2019, he was on the list of India’s Top 10 Contemporary Romance Authors for his book named “Once Upon Us”. The novel is supposed to be a trilogy and Once Upon Us, was the first part of the trilogy. Abhiishek’s first book being a big hit, readers are eagerly waiting for the sequel of the book. Hope that he announces it soon.
He is all ready to make his film debut in 2022, with the upcoming movie named ” Ice Cream 2″. He is known in the industry for his hard work and zeal to learn.
Abhiishek considers Mr. Nikhil Dwivedi as his mentor. Mr Dwivedi is an actor and producer. In 2018, he co-produced his first film Veere Di Wedding with Ekta Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. It was followed by Dabangg 3 (2019) which was co-produced by Salman Khan. In 2019, he also produced a television serial named Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran on Colors TV, which stars Rajniesh Duggal and Shiny Doshi in lead.
In 2020, he made his comeback as an actor after a six-year hiatus, he appeared in Sony LIV original series Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta.
He is a big inspiration for Abhiishek as he showed him the path of his dreams and guided him to find what he truly wants. Abhiishek even gives Mr. Dwivedi the credit for all the confidence and personality that he has developed over time due to his guidance.
Currently, Abhiishek is also working as an influencer collaborating with different brands and is in talks for a Sony Sab TV show titled ‘Wagle ki Duniya’ where he can be seen playing a prominent role. He has many exciting projects in his cache for his fans. He is also in talks for an International Canadian based movie.
Well, we can all say that Abhiishek has earned his place in the industry and his fans are eagerly waiting to see all of his new work.