Actor Parvin Dabas shares lockdown experience

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 2

Actor and director Parvin Dabas interacted with members of Majha House, Jasmina Sachdeva and Gurpartap Khairah, in a specially curated online session on Saturday. Dabas shared his life under lockdown and his views on the current situation. Talking about his background the actor said coming from a small village Kanjhawala in Haryana, he never really forgot his roots. “You have to remain humble despite the success, fame as it keeps you moored,” he said.

Sharing his routine during lockdown, Dabas said he spends his time doing things a majority of the population does. “It is of course a difficult time or everyone, and actors are no exception. But there is no solution apart from remaining in your homes. As far as what I do during the lockdown, my routine mostly consists of watching classic films which I had always wanted to but never found the time. I also have a strict regime of working out. And then of course I spend lots of time with my family, playing games, doing household jobs,” he said.

He shared with the audience that he had always wanted to act, for which he took professional training and enrolled himself for international courses in acting. “When I got my first break in ads I felt like I had achieved a lot; that I was set on the right path. When I got to act in theatre I was elated. It gave me the feeling of being an actor. And then when I was offered a role in ‘Monsoon Wedding’ I knew I had arrived,” he laughed. He said that working in theatre and working in films is always a very different experience. “Theatre needs more dedication, discipline. You have to be very diligent. Having worked in mainstream cinema too in films like My Name is Khan and Ragini MMS -2,” he said it was a different experience. In a lighter vein, he also shared tidbits from his love story, from his first meeting with actor Preeti Jhingiani and their marriage later. His other passions, he shared were scuba diving and underwater photography. His latest work, web series Hostages was well received. I was glad, but then it was stalled due to the lockdown. But I am sure we will pick up from where we left off soon, he said.

Presently, he is very excited about the Pro-Panja League that he has launched since he always has been very much into sports. ‘Every month we will introduce the life and times of a famous personality from the film industry, and bring to our audience the lesser known aspects of cinema,” said Gurpartap.