Ten facts you might not know about me.

10. The last time I went to a movie theatre, I carried a book on Electronic Circuits with me. And when the national anthem was done with , I asked the doorman for his torch. And then read half the book in serenity over the next two and a half hours.

9. Very early in school, I was adjudged the Best Actor at a massive inter-school gathering. I had played the role of a vulture in the school play. Now, I can safely say that my acting career reached its peak at the age of nine.

8. Throughout my childhood, I aspired to become a bus conductor. The entire routine of punching tickets and ringing the bell at every stop fascinated me to no end. My mum advised me to study hard for she told me it took great academic scores to be a conductor. I believed that. She even told me that drivers earned more than conductors. But money never played any part in my aspirations. It was me and my punching machine.

7. For a long period, Judwaa (Salmaan Khan double role anyone ?) was my favorite movie. But then I had never heard of the Scorceses and Kubricks and the Kurosawas.

6. I hated my pre-school. Grandad was told to sit outside for the entire duration of two hours. After an hour, I used to come out of the classroom and was taken home. This continued for good part of two years. Thus, I bunked half of the first two years at school !

5. The first football club I supported was West Ham United. Because the Hammers got relegated, I was left with no team to support in the Premiership. Moreover, I couldn’t follow them on TV. Hence, I had to choose another team. And thus I became a Citizen for life

4. I still believe in the theory that  storks fly with babies all wrapped up and give them to mums who ask for them. Procreation is all bullshite.

3. For three years I thought Tiger Woods was an animal.

2. I nearly blinded myself while playing Holi as a kid. Since then, Ive stopped playing Holi.

1. I have reports which suggest that I contain miracle ingredient Z-247 in my bloodstream. That imparts in me an ability to be a subtle liar.

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