Born with it!

Poonam Bindra

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When this little fellow was born, his body movements were so supple that he was nicknamed Rhythm and today India’s Best Draamebaaz finalist Divyansh Dwivedi from Ludhiana is now headed to Bollywood with offers from films and TV now coming his way.

All of eight years, he performs comedy, tragedy with equal flair and mind-blowing expressions. Mimicry of Bollywood stars is his forte. And he just has to watch a movie to copy them. It is actually amusing to see him copying old heroes like Raj Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar.

During his journey of auditions from Chandigarh to Delhi and finally to Mumbai, he kept his cool and managed to make it to the top 13 of India’s Best Draamebaaz.

During this sojourn, he derived the maximum comfort from celebrity actor Vivek Oberoi and his inspiration is none other than the legendary Amitabh Bachchan.

“Mama writes all the dialogues and then she gets busy with her own work. That is the time I read the script two-three times and rehearse and practice,’’ says the young actor. A topper in academics, Devyansh adds, “Even after rehearsals and practice sessions I get plenty of time to be in touch with my friends and teachers to know what is going on in school.”

Sadhna, his mother, shares, “He is a sincere child and he is also obedient. So, it becomes easy for me to handle him with his packed schedule. I am blessed to have a child with such a strong learning power. We never imagined that he would get this far, though he has been a talented kid throughout.” This young man can copy Michael Jackson with ease and his dancing idol is Govinda and the comedy idol is Asrani whose famous scene of Sholay as a jail warden took him to the finals.

“When people love me so much, I will keep entertaining them with my performances.” Rhythm, alias Devyansh, sure has a long way to go and as his father Ajay Diwiedi who is leaving no stone unturned to explore the potential of this child prodigy shares that in Mumbai this kid is called Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka.