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Testimony of Pastor Anil Kochar

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My name is Anil Kochar. I was born in a Punjabi Hindu family. My father was a bank manager & my mom was a house wife. I have a brother and a sister. I was born in Delhi and had my youthful and career days nurtured and centered there. I was a T.V announcer on the national channel of India called as DOORDARSHAN (DD) between the period of 1983 – 1989. And it was a period when being in such a profession and media was considered a high profile job. And above all this, I was the only male announcer in India. Along with T.V, I would also go on AIR on the radio from time to time.

After years of busy schedule and accolades of the industry, I came to Bombay (Mumbai) to give a new turn to my career. I came the Hindi film industry famously known as Bollywood, to become an actor, to be precise, a Hero. And with some good efforts I was signed for 5 hindi films as the main lead role. I enjoyed my work. Simultaneously, I also did Direction of several T.V serials and documentaries. I was a story writer for serials too. With all this fame, glory and the twinkle of the tinsel town, I lived a very lavish life.

It all looked as a successful life but I didn’t have inner peace. My mind and my heart was constantly at unrest. There was a kind of emptiness that hovered over me. I was always afraid of mine and my family’s future. The pressure was so unbearable that I would vent out my anger and frustration over my wife, who herself was from the film industry as a very well known dancer choreographer, sometimes to the level of even beating her physically. To make things worse, I blindly also gave in to drinking alcohol. In all this turmoil happening in my life, 5 and half years later to our marriage my wife gave birth to our son. Life looked heavy.

After years of working in tinsel town, and with no peace at heart, I kept on searching for ways to achieve peace & security of mind. I tried everything that either I knew or what others suggested, but all in vain. There were temporary pleasures and a kind of silence but there was no peace and joy. I knew I was missing something. During this time, on 13th February 2004, Evangelist Pastor Benny Hinn came to Bombay for a gospel meeting. A close friend of mine, Madhuri Manjula, told me about him. Until this time, I didn’t anything about Jesus.

The season in the film industry had changed in the due course of time. From the time of manual work it had migrated to digital media. The youth were all over it. That thin lined work for old school people like me. I tried even to take jobs in the other fields but failed to get any. And the lack of work and to keep up with the lavish style bankrupted me. I had no money left with me. By now, I was living a hopeless life. And when my friend told me about the gospel meeting, I was totally drained on the idea that my life could be any better but there was this small push in my heart that told me to go to this meeting. Nevertheless, somehow, with a heavy heart I went to the meeting.

When I went there, it was like it was set for me. I saw people worse than my condition in the millions. I saw the dumb speak, the blind see, the lame walk. They came with sorrow on the stage and left with happy tears in their eyes and a genuine smile on their face. I had never seen or hear anything like this ever in my life.

All of a sudden when I gazed in those happenings, I forgot about my own crisis and condition. The whole crowd was worshiping someone called JESUS. I kept gazing at their faces as if it were lit up. That day I knew about Jesus Christ. I received him in my life that day. after that when I came home, I came home changed. For the first time in my life I was feeling light as a feather. There was an unknown peace, stability and strength in me. There was a joyful smile on my face. I could fell the change in me and … Read Full Testimony