bheja frying with vinay pathak
From enrolling in Stony Brook’s
Department of Theatre Arts to
pursue his love for theatre, to
giving multiple rounds of auditions
to get a cameo in Hum Dil De
Chuke Sanam, stories of the
versatile actor called Vinay Pathak
remain untold to many. In an
exclusive interview, The Brown
Scooter rode along with him to
know about his journey, his
personal favourites and the year
ahead…
TBS: How did Vinay Pathak get
a chance to become the
Bollywood actor VINAY
PATHAK?
VP: My Bollywood journey began
with a small role in Deepa Mehta’s
‘Fire’. I met actor Ranjit
Chowdhary during a film festival.
During our conversation, he asked
me if I would be interested in
doing a small role in Deepa’s film. I
agreed, and he arranged for it. I
auditioned at Deepa’s place and I
got through. Post which, bunch of
us went for an audition for a role in
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and I
had to go through multiple rounds
before I was finally selected for the
film.