Hindustan Times ST (Mumbai) - HT Navi Mumbai Live
“I want to be the best dressed person. I like dressing up.”
Ishwak Singh is a Delhi boy through and through. Although he was born and brought up in the capital—where he attended Modern School and then studied architecture—it was when he joined a theatre group that he knew what he really wanted to do, and where he needed to be, i.e. Mumbai. “I started theatre work in 2010, then did plays before I started getting cast in movies. Then, Paatal Lok happened,” says Ishwak.
Before Paatal Lok, you may have seen the self-confessed fitness freak in the movie Veere Di Wedding, or Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Malaal. After Paatal Lok, he continued to do both plays and pick up small acting roles, but it was in Rocket Boys that he caught the audience’s attention once again. He’s just wrapped up S2 of Rocket Boys, and will next appear alongside Aparshakti Khurana in a spy thriller, and another OTT series.
Tell me three things about you that no one knows.
1. I am a fitness freak.
2. I am a foodie.
3. I love Delhi. It’s my favourite place in the whole world.
What is your favourite place to travel to?
New York. It has lovely energy, great architecture and, of course, Broadway. It’s the kind of city I’d want to live in.
What’s next on your adventure bucket list?
I want to get into the octagon and spar!
What do you love the most about Delhi & Mumbai?
Delhi is where my family is. And Mumbai is where I have my other family—films.
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
My palate changes every day, but it would involve breads and carbs for sure.
Are you a good chef?
I can make eggs. If I cooked for someone, they probably wouldn’t be impressed.
Describe yourself in a hashtag.
#TheArtist
—Urvee Modwel