Serious business

Despite having done innumerable live comedy shows across the world,the sight of the photographer instantly makes him nervous. “The way people vent it out in the gym,I use the stage to take it all out. That’s the only space where I’m uninhibited,he adds.

This reclusive trait extends into his personal life as well. Das spends most of his time indoors—his quaint house in the suburb of Khar or his house in Goa. “I need to be near a water-body to think and write. So,most of my work happens in Goa or in the three-hour showers that I take when in Mumbai.”

His time spent in the shower is paying off well. Das’ first music album will hit the stores soon and in October,his first film as a screenwriter will go on floors. “These may sound random,but everything I’m doing has a funny connect,”he explains. But Das considers this a transitory phase. “This year will decide what course I take next,” he says. “I’m open to going back to where I came from even though I’m loving every bit of this city and the country.”

“I’m a huge patriot; India is on a great growth path. It’s like the Mumbai airport — when it was being done,people complained of the inconvenience but now,they have shut up to enjoy every bit of the global facilities the airport has to offer.” Here’s to flying high then.