A Quote by Victor Banerjee
'Kalyug' and 'A Passage to India' did get me a lot of recognition and acclamation. But for some reason I stopped getting offers from Bollywood after that.
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After graduating, I began auditioning for films while continuing to model. I did a few fashion shows, ad shoots, and even got a few Bollywood offers, but nothing great.
I have been lucky to have got big offers like 'Kalyug,' 'Traffic Signal' or 'Dhol.'
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