last two years were extremely tormenting for all of us the pandemic created a havoc that wont ever be forgotten for those who started off their career back then it was the most challenging time for them as the future seemed bleak in this special series called behind the gloss we share unique and inspiring stories of people from fashion fraternity who are survived all odds and inspired others heres a story of a young boy named prasanjeet singh who hails from a small town called chabbewal in the district of hoshiarpur punjab what makes this 22yearolds story unique is that despite being an orphan he dared to dream and came to delhi to pursue his dreams of becoming a model little did he know that the road ahead was going to be bumpy but what stood by him was his griti was scouted by a delhibased modelling agency my perception of a model used to be that they are like greek gods with chiselled features and drop dead gorgeous looks and never did i think that i could become one i wasnt that tall and my features were a little unconventional from how a model looks like so my first battle here was about acceptance not many brands would take me since i couldnt fit into their so called handsome category but i was told that now the industry has become more inclusive and people here are more open to cast interesting faces says the 22yearoldprasanjeet got some hope but just when he started off his modelling career and did a few test shoots with some established photographers the worst ever pandemic in the history of mankind hit the country with no earnings singh was stuck in delhi and it was very difficult for him to make his ends meet he some how sailed through the lockdownsingh is hopeful that in the coming days he will be getting more work from various brands and wants to walk for brands like dolce gabbana and gucci at paris milan and new york fashion week creditsphotography mohit bhatiastyling and creative direction anil hosmanithe shoot has been done in the picturesque locales of goa