<p>"Modelling has a very small life especially for male models and they need a lot of hard work and skill to get noticed. I won't say men has harder life in modelling world but yes there is less work for them and that is where the diversion to Bollywood comes into," Sahil told IANS.<br /><br />Rahul Dev, Milind Soman, Dino Morea, John Abraham, Arjun Rampal and Arjan Bajwa started their respective careers with modelling, but later strutted towards the Hindi film industry.<br /><br />"There are many who are still trying to get into Bollywood but at the end of the day, you have to make opportunities yourself by polishing your acting skills. <br /><br />"Luck and hard work obviously plays an important part. I am really impressed with the way Arjun Rmapal and John Abraham have outshone themselves in Bollywood. Coming from modelling background, they have done fabulous job," he added.<br /><br />Sahil, who grew up in Australia, comes from a Sindhi family, and walked for designers like Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Narendra Kumar and JJ Valaya.<br /><br />He has also done TV commercials for Lux with Aishwarya Rai, Tata Indica Xeta and Cadbury's Eclairs. <br /><br />However, he didn't walk into films without preparation - he took acting and voice lessons from veterans like Anupam Kher before bagging a role in Farhan Akhtar's "Don 2" where he will share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra.<br /><br />"I am playing a character named Arjun. It was great sharing screen space with Shah Rukh and Priyanka," he said.<br /><br />"Through 'Don 2' I am not shifting my focus, but enlarging my focus. Modelling allowed me to try commercials which enhanced my acting capabilities and inspired me to focus on acting. I won't say I am quitting modelling forever, but yes there will be balance of both."<br />It was reported that Sahil became too close to Priyanka while shooting for the movie and that they were seeing each other. <br /><br />Sahil describes this link up rumour as people's figment of imagination, and added: "Since I am a newcomer, Priyanka helped me with acting tips. When you are making your film debut, you need all kinds of advise. And being in the industry for almost a decade now, she gave me a few tips. The link up rumours were more of sarcastic comment. Media took it in wrong way."<br /><br />And how about the experience working with the superstar Shah Rukh?<br />"Shah Rukh is such a down-to-earth person that he doesn't come across as being a huge star. There was no feeling of seniority from his side. He was extremely funny and pleasure to work with," he said.<br /><br />Any other Bollywood project in hand?<br />"Until 'Don 2' comes out, I am going ahead with my modelling career. I want to act in good films, so I am reading scripts and meeting people. I haven't signed anything new yet."</p>
<p>"Modelling has a very small life especially for male models and they need a lot of hard work and skill to get noticed. I won't say men has harder life in modelling world but yes there is less work for them and that is where the diversion to Bollywood comes into," Sahil told IANS.<br /><br />Rahul Dev, Milind Soman, Dino Morea, John Abraham, Arjun Rampal and Arjan Bajwa started their respective careers with modelling, but later strutted towards the Hindi film industry.<br /><br />"There are many who are still trying to get into Bollywood but at the end of the day, you have to make opportunities yourself by polishing your acting skills. <br /><br />"Luck and hard work obviously plays an important part. I am really impressed with the way Arjun Rmapal and John Abraham have outshone themselves in Bollywood. Coming from modelling background, they have done fabulous job," he added.<br /><br />Sahil, who grew up in Australia, comes from a Sindhi family, and walked for designers like Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Narendra Kumar and JJ Valaya.<br /><br />He has also done TV commercials for Lux with Aishwarya Rai, Tata Indica Xeta and Cadbury's Eclairs. <br /><br />However, he didn't walk into films without preparation - he took acting and voice lessons from veterans like Anupam Kher before bagging a role in Farhan Akhtar's "Don 2" where he will share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra.<br /><br />"I am playing a character named Arjun. It was great sharing screen space with Shah Rukh and Priyanka," he said.<br /><br />"Through 'Don 2' I am not shifting my focus, but enlarging my focus. Modelling allowed me to try commercials which enhanced my acting capabilities and inspired me to focus on acting. I won't say I am quitting modelling forever, but yes there will be balance of both."<br />It was reported that Sahil became too close to Priyanka while shooting for the movie and that they were seeing each other. <br /><br />Sahil describes this link up rumour as people's figment of imagination, and added: "Since I am a newcomer, Priyanka helped me with acting tips. When you are making your film debut, you need all kinds of advise. And being in the industry for almost a decade now, she gave me a few tips. The link up rumours were more of sarcastic comment. Media took it in wrong way."<br /><br />And how about the experience working with the superstar Shah Rukh?<br />"Shah Rukh is such a down-to-earth person that he doesn't come across as being a huge star. There was no feeling of seniority from his side. He was extremely funny and pleasure to work with," he said.<br /><br />Any other Bollywood project in hand?<br />"Until 'Don 2' comes out, I am going ahead with my modelling career. I want to act in good films, so I am reading scripts and meeting people. I haven't signed anything new yet."</p>