1. Which is the one movie you wish you could have been a part of?
There’s more than one… I’ll choose Andhadhun.
2. Is there a role for which you’d give up anything?
Nope… Nothing in life should be that important.
3. One Bollywood star you are dying to work with.
Manoj Bajpayee and Sai Pallavi (she’s technically not Bollywood as yet).
4. Which was the last film that made you cry? Any specific scenes?
Sonic 3. I saw the Greek dubbed version in Athens. There’s a scene when they show the night sky… I cried. It made me remember someone very dear.
5. A film you saw recently that you thought is overrated…
Not recent but Joker, the first one. The movie was average, in my opinion. But Joaquin’s performance made it seem like a genius film.
6 If your life was a movie, which one would it be?
No film can depict my life or for that matter, anybody’s life as a whole.
7. A grey male onscreen character that you wish you were in real life…
No one in particular. We’re all grey for that matter.
8. What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you on a film set?
I showed up on the set one day and was ushered into the dressing room. After wondering for a while, I realised I was on the wrong set. It was a cooking show set… I wouldn’t have minded being there if I didn’t have to be somewhere else.
9. Professional mistakes that you will never make…
Be a reality show participant.
10. Three things you do on the set…
1. Show up on time.
2. Nap in the afternoon.
3. Hum songs.
11. If you had to romance a man on screen, who would it be?
Maybe Irrfan… if that’s possible somehow.
12. One actress you want to romance on screen
Maybe Smita Patil… if that’s possible somehow.
13. The star kid you envy the most…
Taimur… why is he so cute?
14. The Bollywood celeb you’d want as a neighbour?
Johnny Lever, of course.
15. Have you ever had a crush on a co-star but never told her?
I used to have a crush on Sagarika Ghatge during her Chak De. I think I told her that when I worked with her in Foot Fairy.
16. If you were a journalist, what is the one thing that you would like to ask Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn?
I’d ask them to give me money. I don’t have a specific amount yet but whatever it is, it’s going to be back pocket change for them. The compounding interest on the money they’ll give me will empower me and my ambition of a simple life in Monaco.
17. Who’s the first actor you would like to interview? And why?
Myself, of course. Who can be more interesting to me than myself? No one.
18. If you were to lose your memory, what is the one thing or one person you will happily forget?
Myself. like a proper “Method Actor”
19. If you could do one crime without being caught what would it be?
If I tell you then I’m stupidly leaving behind a clue.
20. What do you think people misunderstand about you?
My height. I’m taller than what Google says and shorter than what you think.
21. One thing you would love to change about yourself…
My height.
22. One flaw about yourself that makes you an imperfectly perfect man?
My oddly bent right elbow, perhaps.
23. One habit you have been trying to break for a long time?
Being humble… damn it’s the hardest thing for me to quit. I’ve almost given up
24. How do you want loved ones to remember you?
It’s totally up to them. What people remember me for after my death is none of my concern. What they remember me as while I’m alive is beyond my control.
25. What is the one thing you know now that you wish you knew when you were younger?
Merit in the arts is a subjective opinion.
26. If you could go back in time, what advice would you like to say to your teenage self?
I’d just observe him from a distance.. I’m telling him nothing.. he’ll have to figure it out himself.
27 Your favourite childhood memory would be…
Wearing my new Hawai chappals called Trot from Bata. I must’ve been 4-5 years old. I can remember running up and down with them.
28. What has been your worst date?
This one time I can remember is that I was trying too hard. I was low on confidence and none of my jokes landed. She said no. I don’t blame her… and I don’t blame myself either. It was a bit embarrassing, but we all have bad days.
29. If you could host a party with three people, dead or alive, who would you invite?
Just my darling cat, who passed away in 2024… I don’t want to invite anyone else. Just me and her.
30. If you could talk in your sleep, what would you say?
Talk? No, I’d sing songs from the ’50s and the ’60s.
31. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever Googled?
To my surprise, I saw a Google suggestion on my browser: “Gulshan Devaiah Net Worth.” I clicked on it and enjoyed reading the propaganda lies.
32. If you were given a chance to do anything you can for a day, What would you do?
Take a nice, uninterrupted nap. What else can be better than a nice nap? Nothing.
32. What does your car number say about you?
It’s about a great loss.
33. Have you ever broken traffic rules?
What sort of a question is this… Of course. I’m from India. It’s part of our collective culture.
34. What’s the most useless talent you have?
Nothing that’s worth calling a talent is useless.
35. Who has full control of Gulshan Devaiah?
Maybe my cats, Ginger Singh and Einstein.
36. If you could swap lives with any cartoon character, who would it be and why?
Genie from Aladdin… because I’ll be a freaking Genie.
37. If you could talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, what would you talk about?
I’d just like to observe and listen to whatever he has to say.
38 What’s your one annoying habit?
I think… damn it’s very annoying.
39. What is your biggest fear?
Of getting duped/scammed both online and offline
40. If you could be transformed into one animal, which one would you choose?
Myxozoa.
41. One mistake you would never repeat in a relationship?
Lack of patience.
42. One embarrassing moment in your life that still makes you cringe…
Nothing really because I’m working on getting over such things. I suffer in my imagination, unnecessarily. I don’t want to.
43. What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in public?
Peed in my chaddis in middle school.. or was it primary school.
44. If you had a warning label, what would it say?
Warning: He’s a winding mountain road and will take his time to make the point but also often gets lost in his dreams.
45. What if a person of the same sex hits on you?
It’s not a problem. I’m straight and I’ll always find a way to let them know.
46. What is more important for you – money or fame? And why?
I need time to think. I’ll get my IT cell to forward my answer on WhatsApp when I figure it out. Great question.
47. When was the last time you bought vegetables for your house?
Every day. And fruit too.
48. One thing you believe only men can do
Have XY chromosomes.
49. One regret you don’t want to have when you grow older?
That I’m older.
50. If you were to write a book, what would it be about?
Recipes that I’ve completely made up in my kitchen.