Raghu Ram on his bald look: ‘When I started losing my hair, I had a lot of insecurity’

Raghu Ram

Television producer and actor Raghu Ram, who rose to fame with MTV 'Roadies' joined the cast of Amazon miniTV's new show 'Jamnapaar'. The series delves into the life of a father-son duo who have different aspirations with one wanting to spread his wings and fly away to what seems to be a better life. In an exclusive interaction with mid-day.com, Raghu gets candid about his journey into showbiz, battling insecurities, and more.

Raghu's father was a chartered accountant but an artist by heart. "When you have to raise three kids, you have to be conventional," says the actor. Raghu, who has a twin brother Rajiv states that growing up he was always made to feel special. But things changed when it came to his hair.

He recalls, "When I started losing my hair, I had a lot of pressure, insecurity, complex, I was wearing caps, just trying to hide the fact. So, shaving my head off was a big thing for me at that time. There was a wave of confidence when I stopped trying to look a certain way, that everybody looked like. It turned out to be one of the best things that happened to me. Because it gave me a unique kind of identity and a look that helped me later on. Confidence happened when I accepted myself and owned it."

After being associated with 'Roadies' for 11 years, Raghu announced in 2014 that he would no longer be a part of the show. After this, he did a couple of web series and films.

When asked how an artist of his caliber deals with the grind in a city like Mumbai, "Finding a job is difficult. For an actor, an audition is a job. People think that you will get a job by auditioning. No, your job is to audition. You keep doing it, you will keep getting better, your name will be discussed, and you will get the job. It is not surviving or struggling. That is life. That is work. I'm enjoying it. If you don't enjoy it, don't do it. Do something else. Go to an office, you'll be happy there," he concludes.