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This voice artist from Gujarat is realising his dream in Mumbai
Updated On: 28 July, 2023 12:55 PM IST | Mumbai | Devanshi Doshi
Dixon Shah | Voice actor | This bright spark from Surat relives a resillient journey as a new resident who set out to pursue his passion despite the chaos and struggle, and met with success, including buying a home of his own
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Shah dabbled in many jobs before realising his calling as a voice actor when he landed in Mumbai to fill in for another actor, and in 2020, for good. Pic/shadab khan
As an 11-year-old school-going boy in Surat, Dixon Shah had decided that Mumbai — the city of opportunities — would be his destination. It would take him another 26 years to realise this dream. For him, as he recalls, the journey was nothing short of, “entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.”
It took over a week before Shah could finally give us time. “It’s my schedule,” he chuckles and reasons over the phone, giving off the first hint of truly conforming to a Mumbaikar’s hustle-filled life. The voice actor has another recording to catch within an hour, and so we quickly jump on to the crux of the conversation. “As a child, I was fascinated by the entertainment industry. I always thought acting was my calling. And if there was one place that had the right opportunities for me, I knew at a very young age that it would be Mumbai,” he tells us.
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