Medak boy Bishnu has big silver screen dreams

How many body builders are you aware of who can also sing? Well, we can provide you with a name: Bishnu Adhikari. The Masters Graduate in Construction Management is all set to realise his dream of turning a hero in Tollywood with his debut film

Ek

which will be hitting the silver screens soon. “I play the role of Siddharth, a young man who is caught in a situation. Siddharth receives no help from any quarter and single-handedly takes on the mafia-politicians’ nexus. It’s a slick and intelligent action-thriller,” says

Bishnu

and adds, “I even sang and played the guitar in my film for a song Ra Cheliya. So I’m making my debut as a singer as well.”

Ever since he was a toddler, Bishnu had always dreamt of seeing himself on the big screen but since he had no film background, he decided to get his education in place first. “I always wanted to be in films and I was very much influenced by the Hollywood heroes and their films. I was keen on having have a perfect physique as and when my debut happened. So, what you see today is the result of a lot of hard work. At the same time, my parents insisted that I complete my education first. So, I went to the US and did my Masters,” says Bishnu.

He is also the first fully sponsored Indian athlete, endorsing a supplement company. Not only has he taken part in various body building expos, he has also launched a 4-week training programme called ‘Superhero Workout’ which is available on a prominent e-commerce store. Nearly, 2000 copies have been sold to date. “I’ll soon be releasing a contemporary dance video from my film Ek which will showcase both my dancing and singing skills,” says the Medak lad who was born and brought up in Hyderabad, excitedly.

A good friend of Ram Charan, Bishnu recounts a memorable episode when he sang

Nene Nuvvantu

from the movie

Orange

, while sitting on the terrace of his house and forwarded it to the actor. “Ram Charan liked it immensely and shared it on his Facebook page. It got something like 1 million views,” gushes Bishnu who has big plans for the future. “I'm also releasing my own fitness apparel brand called 'Superhero fitness apparel' . There are many such plans but a career in cinema is my priority,” he concludes.