Celebrity chef Saransh Goila shared that the US denying his visa ultimately turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him.
Goila Opens Up About US Visa Rejection, Calls It a Blessing Amid Immigration Crackdown
Celebrity chef Saransh Goila has revealed how the rejection of his US visa turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him. Goila took to Instagram two days ago to share his ‘US visa rejected’ story amid the recent US crackdown on immigration.
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The chef and television host revealed that the US rejected his first visa application in June 2011. “Why? Because I was unmarried or jobless, I guess,” he wrote.
Goila had wanted to use the last of his savings to travel to Los Angeles and try his luck at the Food Network. The rejection of his visa application shattered him, especially since he had already experienced multiple rejections in Mumbai.
“I wanted to merge my passion for cooking and acting together. I was shattered when they rejected my last attempt to live my dream (after I had already faced multiple rejections in Mumbai in 2010),” he wrote on Instagram.
US Visa Rejection Led to Life-Changing Opportunity for Saransh Goila on Food Food’s Maha Challenge
For Goila, not travelling to the United States turned out to be a blessing in disguise. A month after the rejection, he got a call from the Food Food TV channel asking him to come for an audition. For the struggling chef, it would turn out to be a “life-changing” audition.
“After shortlisting me following my audition, they selected me to be on Mahachallenge.” Life took a turn on that show; I went on to win it, and I also met my idol, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor,” he recalled.
Goila had become the first winner of the Food Food Maha Challenge TV show in 2011. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit hosted the show.
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