City born Saroni Roy’s journey from Sacred Heart Convent School to the acting world of Australia, is a tale of grit and determination.
Along with making waves in the acting world, Saroni was named Ms India Australia Goodwill Ambassador in 2018 at the Miss/Mrs/Mr India Australia beauty pageant organised by Miss India Australia Corporation, for her contribution towards social causes. She has brought laurels to her hometown by achieving several rare feats.
Her life has not been a cake walk though. At the peak of her career in 2013 she saw a swelling, like a lump on her neck. She went to an ENT surgeon the next day and was told it appears to be a tumour inside the thyroid gland.
Speaking from Sydney over the phone, she said: “Yes it was a big shock, a jolt, a pause, but also the biggest turning point in my life. I was spending a lot of time home as I had to take a break from work, I was a PR professional at that time. For almost 3-4 years the transition phase from India to Australia I almost disappeared from social life. But I didn’t put my life on hold. I chose to spend that time focusing on what my heart, body and mind needed to heal. I wanted to bring a radical change in my life and in the world. Discover and build the new me,”. She fought hard to get cured from Cancer.
Saroni is today an actress, known for Risen, Greed (2020) and A Troubled Town (2019). She is based in Sydney, known for her television and film roles. The talented actress and model has worked in several American, Australian and European projects.
Daughter of former Tata Steel official Saroni was also awarded the Peace Ambassador title in 2019 for her incessant contribution towards World Peace by International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG).
“After moving to Sydney, I started teaching English to speakers of other languages in leading language schools. Soon I started suffering from excruciating pain in my left leg, and had to quit my teaching job, and was on bed rest,” said Saroni.
Once she was watching a series called Marco Polo and was very impressed by an Indian actor who had bagged a great role in that series. So she just Google him and figured he’s an Aussie actor of Indian descent. “ I just thought to myself that I always loved cinema but never had the time to study it or take it up professionally. I've formally trained in dance since the age of three but now with the pain I couldn’t dance anymore. So the next morning I called up the film school that the actor went to, and enrolled in acting classes. Soon acting became my healing mechanism. I was now meeting magnificently talented artists and performers, and creating timeless works of art,” she recalled.
Saroni survived cancer as she overcame her adversities through dedication and inner strength. She is a role model for many women and has enabled them to dream big.