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PHOTOGRAPH BY KURUSH M UMRIGAR LOCATION COURTESY THE STABLES, MUMBAIPandit won the
Mahindra Excellence in
Theatre Awards in the
Best Actor category
for his role in‘The Interview.’ At 20,
he was the youngest
recipient of the award.
Trained at the Drama Centre London
(University of the Arts London), Pandit
has worked for all mediums—from BBC
radio plays and theatre to commercials
and short fi lms. His most famous work,
however, is Akvarious Productions’ play,
The Interview (written by Siddharth
Kumar), which has run for more than
100 shows in over 16 cities and won
four awards at the Mahindra Excellence
in Theatre Awards. Adapted for digital
platforms in association with CinePlay,
it is also available on HotStar. Currently,
he is associated with the Jeff Goldberg
Studio in Mumbai—the fi rst and only
method acting studio in the city.
PEOPLE RECOGNISE HIM FROM
The Interview, Baghdad Wedding,
and Some Times.
ON FILMING THE PLAY “We were
on an extremely tight schedule, so a
lot of it was one take, much like the
theatre. The only difference was the
lack of a live audience, which always
infl uences the play for the better.”
RECENT PROJECTS A play
called CookieMachine, written by
Jeff Goldberg. “I just fi nished shooting
for my fi rst feature titled The Hungry,
which is a British co-production with
an absolutely stellar cast and crew.”
A MEMORABLE TRIP A family
holiday in Santorini, Greece.
A CITY THAT INSPIRES London.
Everything is inspiring—its architecture,
art galleries, theatres, and history. —A.B.KARAN PANDIT
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