Life has made me realize that it has two faces. It depends on your understanding of how to play well with both faces.
I am Altamash Kabir, founder and CEO of Celefi, a celebrity shoutout platform. Journey of an ordinary man who connects fans with their favorite celebrities with a click of a button.
Raised in a middle-class Indian family, I was not able to get everything that I needed. Even in our family, most get a good education and get placed in some MNCs and work till old age. But, my views towards life were something very different. I never wanted a life like this. I wanted to do something outstanding.
During my higher studies, I got myself diverted towards modeling and acting. I found myself proficient in that field. So, I decided to make my career and grow on the path of modeling and acting. I shifted to Mumbai, but I could not move forward due to a lack of contacts in the industry. I was keen to meet ideals and talk to them about how they made it to the top but could not achieve it due to a lack of contacts. After some time, my parents learned about this, and they asked me to stop where I am. So, that’s all I did.
After a few months of quitting my hobby, I continued focussing on my engineering, and as time passed, I got myself a job in a company, just the way my parents wanted me to do. Time flew quickly, and I found myself feeling suffocated by my daily routine. The same tasks kept on repeating, and I found that nothing new was happening with me. So, finally, I decided to quit and start a new business related to my hobby(obviously modeling and acting).
It is well said that if you make a career in your hobby, you will start loving your job and start enjoying your life. I saw myself in the mirror and found that I didn’t look the same anymore. I was very young and fit during my higher studies, and after so many years of working in a company, I became a grumpy one. Realizing that I couldn’t be a model anymore and it was too late, I went into a depression and spent many sleepless nights.
The Idea Of Celefi
Finally, one day I realized that things are done and hence cannot be changed. We can only remake new things for us to create a beautiful life. I decided to start a business related to modeling or acting. I met new people, whether rich, poor, or middle class, and asked about their thoughts on the modelers, celebrities, and influencers. Most of them gave me the same answer: they want to meet their favorite celebrities once in a lifetime. I thought that I had always heard my friends saying to me to meet their favorite celebrities once. Even my situation of lack of connection with the celebrities came before my eyes.
It became a turning point in my life. A question came into my mind suddenly.
What if I bridge the gap between ordinary people and celebs? Won’t it help a lot of people to fulfill their dream of meeting these celebrities?
The idea of Celefi came from here. Starting from a tiny business to expanding it over an extensive list of celebrities to choose from, Celefi became one of the best celebrity shoutout platforms in India. This job made me feel alive again. I never got myself getting bored with it. It gave me a new dimension of life. I saw myself working from morning till night and never getting exhausted.
Celefi is a platform where one can request messages and wishes from celebrities. Not only this, but you can also request brand promotions, DM on Instagram, social media posts, and video calls from celebrities. I started seeing people becoming happy on their special days. It is a Covid-19 situation, and people are living apart from their loved ones. They started using our platform to send birthday wishes in such a unique way. They request the favorite celebrities of their special ones to send a personalized video message on special occasions. It worked in making their days unique.
Additionally, now big companies and brands don’t wait much to get a celebrity endorsement. Through Celefi, it is made simple. They only need to fill up a form that will appear on the screen after clicking brand promotion. They fill in details, and they will get notifications from the celebrities or influencers via a message or an email. They are no more waiting for long and getting rejected by the celebrities on requesting the endorsement.
These all are made possible due to Celefi, and I am very proud of my steps.
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