Wanted to be an Air Force pilot, never had acting dreams, says Disha Patani

Mumbai: Disha Patani opened up about how she ended up in the entertainment industry, despite always having dreams of becoming an Air Force pilot.

She said, “Funnily, it was never my dream to become an actor. I wanted to be an Air Force pilot and was pursuing engineering. During college in Lucknow, one of my friends told me about a modelling contest that took all the winners to Mumbai. And who didn’t want to travel to Mumbai? I applied and ended up winning [in 2013]… From there, I was spotted by an agency, but since I couldn’t fulfil my college’s minimum attendance requirement while modelling, I decided to continue walking the ramp… It allowed me to be independent, earn for myself, and not rely on my family.”