Listen to Story What does it take to build an empire out of nothing? If you are Uorfi Javed, the key lies in an unabashed belief in yourself. The idea is to get up every day, without questioning what you are doing, and just do it with equal consistency. When IndiaToday.
in reached out to Uorfi and asked her to share her secrets of being infamous, she said her formula is out there for everyone to see and analyse. She also issued a dare: "It takes an X-factor to do what I have done. Kar ke dekh lo [try if you want].
I'd be more than happy if anyone tried what I've done and got successful." We know her as a social media sensation. But, unlike any other.
Even the Orry-s of the world don't stand a chance in front of her. For the very reason that she is not your regular influencer, endorsing makeup, dancing and making reels, or dolling out tips to stay healthy or beautiful. She found her calling in simply dressing up the way she wanted to.
She built outfits from the trash, right from the garbage bags, ropes, bandages, to the packets of chips, pizza slices, chewing gum and glass. She never needed any decorated platform to showcase these looks. The world was her runway.
She simply walked into the bylanes of Mumbai, covering every nook and corner, as the photographers lined up to click her. She was called bizarre by some, and creative by others. But, everyone acknowledged her bravery.
It was always almost like she wanted the world to call her out for her daring self. Uorfi's vision was clear - as she told us - to get "very very famous". A post shared by Uorfi (@urf7i) What worked for her? She remembers every brickbat that came her way and every piece of shaming that she had to endure.
Uorfi says she never gave up because she had her dreams to fall back upon, and she believes in them. "Consistency. I never backed out.
People discouraged me so much. Everyone has always discouraged me, everywhere. Everyone was against me.
But, I still did what I did. I am not saying what I did was right or wrong. I did it.
No matter how my state was. Even if I was mentally not doing fine, I still got up and did what I did. Consistency has given me this platform," she says.
The art of deceiving people is what sets this girl apart. And she also finds joy in doing that. Uorfi adds, "I will not call a spade a spade.
I will call a spade whatever I want to call it. The thing is, you guys will never know if I am lying or telling the truth." Uorfi has been vocal about doing things her own way.
For her, nothing is right or wrong. She would do anything to achieve the heights of success she has envisioned for herself. And she understands what happens when you become this ambitious.
"I am trying to build a world for myself where I am very very famous . I create my own opportunities. Even if it involves anything that is controversial, I don't mind.
As long as I am not harming anyone," she quips. A post shared by Uorfi (@urf7i) Her new project, 'Follow Kar Lo Yaar', a series on Prime Video , is another step towards achieving the benchmark she has set out for herself. When asked if it is scripted, Uorfi, owing to her catty, honest self, says, "I am so glad that you asked me.
You think I'll tell you even if it is scripted. You will never hear it from me. I am going to tell you that 'of course, it is all real'.
" In the show, she admires Janhvi Kapoor and Nora Fatehi for the way they look. But, the Uorfi we know doesn't want to look like someone else? That's where she proves that there's nothing that we probably really know about her. Uorfi is a phenomenon that can't be defined.
She acknowledges "fixing" herself and being comfortable trying to change her appearance. She explains, "It's not a contrast. I have been getting fillers and botox for a very long time.
I don't think that body modification is wrong. I don't think getting surgery or fixing something is a taboo. If I feel like my body lacks something, it needs some fixing, I will go ahead and get it.
" A post shared by prime video IN (@primevideoin) You might never guess her next step, but she knows it all. She knows just when to press the right button to trigger you and tickle you. Uorfi calls herself "hyper-independent".
She accepts that she doesn't listen to anyone, and she understands that it could probably be the wrong way to lead life, but she doesn't mind regrets. In fact, Uorfi loves the emotions of guilt, sadness and anger. "I never felt I was answerable to anyone.
I know people care about me. But, I am too stubborn to understand. I am my own boss.
I am very hyper-independent. I don't like to answer anyone," she reveals. But, wait till you hear this: "I have this process.
Honestly, I like to romanticise sadness. I love sadness. There's such beauty in sadness that it teaches you.
It's not in your happy times that you learn something. It's when you are sad. When the anger subsides and only the sadness remains, that's when you learn things.
I do not mind emotions like guilt, anger and sadness." Even when she is answering your questions seriously, you feel like being teased by her. It's like she's constantly asking you to believe in her and laughing the moment you actually do.
She seems full of herself, and yet there's this self-deprecating quality about her that you can't move on from. Uorfi makes you question your judgement between being bold and being foolish. And she has learnt to be quite skilled at that art.
A post shared by Uorfi (@urf7i) She says, "Not wanting things and not knowing things is also ok. If you are backed with money and if you come from an affluent family, then it's ok. Of course, it gets a bit difficult when you don't have money.
I've realised that not everyone can be as ambitious as me, which is also ok. Not everyone wants success, fame and money. Some people just want to exist.
I don't want to just exist. I want to rule." But, will she ever stop? Does she realise that success can just be as complicated, quick and visceral as failure? She says she won't stop until she has achieved the status that actor Shah Rukh Khan currently enjoys.
"Shah Rukh Khan is my benchmark. The day I feel like I am the Shah Rukh Khan of the world [I'll hang up]." Guess Uorfi is also then just a girl, standing in front of the world, admiring SRK, and doing everything it takes to be the "king of the world" and "not the queen", she says.
But, and there's always a 'but' when it's about Uorfi, she is not here to stop. Even if Shah Rukh Khan comes to her and requests her to 'tone it down'. "As long as Shah Rukh is giving me half of his estate and wealth, then why not? I would love to retire," she declares.
If you are still not ready to give her a pat on the back, she does deserve your smile and a cheerful thumbs up at least. She probably doesn't care, but she is, more than anything else, a hustler, and you've got to give it to her!.
