8216;I can be so irritating8217;

Why are you a judge for Channel V8217;s Popstars 2?That was my first question too, 8216;8216;Why me?8217;8217; As I8217;m not much o...

Why are you a judge for Channel V8217;s Popstars 2?
That was my first question too, 8216;8216;Why me?8217;8217; As I8217;m not much of a singer, I8217;m evaluating the 8216;charisma8217; quotient of the participants 8212; their confidence, style and looks. We8217;re not only looking for people who sing well and look good, but for full-on performers.

Tell us about your upcoming Supari. Your character8217;s name is Chicken?
The film is about a group of friends who become contract killers. My character8217;s name is actually Jignesh, but his friends call him Chicken because the poor guy is scared of everything. I understand that contract killing is quite a scary business, but he8217;s a real coward and also a painful nag. After I saw my own performance, I was like 8216;8216;Oh God, I can8217;t believe I can be so irritating!8217;8217;

So what is Purab afraid of?
Hmm8230; tough one. I think it would be falling in the eyes of the people I love.

So nothing as mundane as heights?
Noooo, I love heights. The only reason I could ever be scared of them is that they excite me to a frightening level! I love looking over cliffs. I don8217;t think I8217;m He-Man or anything, but it gives me such a rush!

We heard a little something about you and an MTV VJ.
I8217;m currently single and no, Anusha is a good friend, but not my girlfriend. As for the enemy bit, I8217;m on very good terms with many of the MTV VJs. We8217;re not kids, we can be professional about our job. But Anusha and I have these mock fights sometimes 8212; when one channel comes out with a new show, the other person goes 8216;8216;we already have a way cooler show than yours!8217;8217; 8212; it8217;s a lot of fun.

As the anchor of V Crush, do you feel like Cupid?
Not really, but I get caught up in the show and I8217;m always praying that it works out. It somehow feels right and I completely sympathise with the people who come on the show 8212; going to such lengths to get their girl or guy. But sometimes things don8217;t work out and it gets ugly and I feel really bad. We8217;ve even got some letters from stalkers and it was so creepy, that we8217;re now very careful about whom we get on the show.

Would you ever go on TV to profess your love for a girl?
No way! I would never do that. I8217;m a private person and I like to keep personal matters personal.

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So what8217;s the craziest thing you8217;ve ever done for a girl?
Hmmm8230; I can8217;t think of anything. Wait8230; I want to tell you something. I want to look cool! Nothing 8212; just dropping off flowers in the middle of the night. But I8217;ll tell you what I8217;ve planned to do. I8217;ll sing a song for the woman I want to marry. I8217;m a really bad singer, so that will be a big effort.

Okay, what8217;s the craziest thing you8217;ve ever done for the channel?
It was for an episode of V On Campus. I was shooting in Xaviers College, Mumbai trying to fit in as a Xavierite. So here I was pulling up my collar and strutting around, posing for the camera, combing my hair and trying to be cool. Then this pretty girl came up to me and very sweetly said, 8216;8216;Purab your label is sticking out.8217;8217; We have sponsored clothes, and I realised a little too late that one of the price tags was visible.

So what about your future plans?
I want to act in movies 8212; full on!