The Brown Scooter - January Edition

TBS: You have been a part of plays, movies and anchoring shows; what is your first love
VP: Cricket! (laughs) I really adore the game, not just because everyone loves it, also because I
used to play at school level and I am a die-hard fan of the sport. I would be one of the very few
people who could sit through a Test match played by a non-test match playing nation too. Of
course then, anchoring a cricket show called Cricket Crazy, for me was a dream job. And then,
there was hosting a football show called Duniya Goal Hai. Ranvir Shorey and I were like these
two excited kids who got to spend time with legends like Ravi Shastri and Harsha Bhogle. We
have had some crazy moments during the show!
But having said that, I love telling stories; whatever the most interesting way of a the story is- be
it plays, movies or anchoring, or in any other form, it excites me.
TBS: One play that you have been a part of that is the closest to your heart
VP: There was this play with my good friend Rajat Kapoor that I was a part of, called C for
Clown. We first created the clowns, then weaved a story around it, and then created dialogues
for it. It was a very very long workshop that made this play come to life and let me tell you, it
was worth it.
TBS: But most often, people don’t join a theatre group because there isn’t scope for
much income from it. Did you go through such a phase too
VP: Honestly, I did not have a choice. I wanted to act; theatre or movies I wanted to be there.
For me everything wasn’t about money, but about passion and choices I had. I started there
and I’m still there for the love for plays.