Piyush mishra

Actor-lyricist-singer Piyush Mishra is in the city and will be performing tonight with his musical band Ballimaaraan enthralling Punekars. “We are quite prepared. But there’s (also) nervousness that’s always there before every performance. To perform in a new city, in front of new audience is a little nerving,” admits Mishra. Piyush Mishra on performing in Pune: There’s curiosity to know how it will be Mishra is taking his band Ballimaaran, a name inspired by the lanes of Delhi where the bard once lived, all across the country, before he takes it on an Europe tour in August this year. This is the first time the band will perform in the city, however, not the first time Mishra has been in the city. “Pune toh kaafi baar aa chuka hoon. I have many friends from FTII (Film and Television Institute of India). Pune is so close to the music culture, so we are aware and conscious of it. Because we had such a great event in other cities, so there’s curiosity to know how it will be in Pune,” the Gangs of Wasseypur actor-singer shares. The band will sing Mishra’s hit songs like Aarambh hai Prachanda, Ik Bagal Mein Chand Hoga, Husna at the live concert. “There will also be a few new songs,” Mishra says adding, “The band has also become bigger, we have grown and are in their ultimate form.” As for the band, while Mishra stays the lead singer, it features Nishant Agarwal as the guitarist, Jayant Patnaik as the percussionist, Lubhanu Priy on the keyboard, Shreyas Iyengar on drums, Shirish...

A writer, poet, lyricist, singer, composer, music director, actor and script writer, Piyush Mishra does not need an introduction. His life is an open book and has been an inspiration to many. We got a chance to speak to Piyush in person. Here are some excerpts from the interview where he talks about his beliefs, his life and lots of learnings. TBI – Tell us something about your childhood. Piyush Mishra Piyush– What do I say about my childhood! I was an introvert, very quiet and shy. Everyone would suppress me at school, at home. I didn’t get a good childhood. Facts about Piyush –Piyush was born on January 13, 1963, in Gwalior. His father Pratap Kumar Sharma wasa retired upper division clerk. Due to financial problems, the family started living with Pratap Kumar Sharma’s eldest sister Taradevi Mishra, who adopted Piyush. TBI – So is it the anger that comes out in your poetry? Piyush– Yes my childhood is responsible. But there were two things that could have happened. Either I would have died or done whatever people told me to do or I would have just gathered the anger and decided to do something in life. I am glad I chose the latter and the result is that I am here today. There was tremendous suppression. Facts about Piyush – Piyush was named Priyakansha Sharma. He had a strained relationship with his legal mother, Taradevi Mishra. It was in rebellion to her that he changed his name to Piyush Mishra by filing an affidavit when he was in class 10. TBI –What advice would you ...

Also read: Actor Piyush Mishra had penned the dialogues of Shamshera. In a candid chat with Hindustan Times after wrapping up a night shoot, a tired-looking Piyush said he tries to work at his own speed and comfort, with patience. He says he goes for only those roles which are different from each other. In Kanjoos Makhichoos, Piyush plays the father of Kunal Kemmu’s character Jamuna Prasad Pandey, a hardened miser whose frugal ways of living give a headache to his family members. The film revolves around how Jamuna Prasad goes on to take the system head on after he becomes eligible for compensation in lieu of his missing parents but the corruption doesn’t allow him to avail the entire sum. Piyush says working on the film was “hectic” as it was shot on a tight schedule and the outdoor shoot was done in Haridwar. He is all praise for director Vipul Mehta as like him, he too comes from a theatre background. “I relate with him a lot due to his connection with theatre. He is a big name in Gujarati theatre. He wrote the script in a theatre format and that’s why it had very interesting nuances. I enjoyed working with him as I take instructions like a kid on set,” he said. Piyush agrees with the subject of the film and said, “There are so many formalities in taking a compensation that a person says that it’s okay even if I don’t get it. Bahut saari kadiya hoti hai, wo kadiya paar karte karte uski dum nikal jati hai (there are so many steps that the person collapses during the proc...

In a conversation with ANI, the ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ actor said, “Directors of South Indian film industries are more intelligent, have more IQ and are more innovative compared to us (Bollywood directors). It is our foolishness that we are working on the same formula forever”. “Films from South India like ‘Pushpa’ are typical of their genre with lots of action, violence and flashy sequences but it is presented to the audience in a new way. I also worked in a South Indian film named ‘Indian 2’ with Shankar recently. In my first experience working with him, I realised how innovative he was. He presents the same concept in a variety of ways and represents the culture better,” the ‘Tamasha’ actor added. The ‘Gulal’ actor also noted that South Indian languages like Tamil and Malayalam are ‘very old languages’ and parts of ‘very old cultures’, which is why the filmmakers there ‘research very well’ on the ‘detailing of their films’. On being asked whether films which can affect people’s lives deeply are still being made, the 59-year-old actor told ANI, “No such films are being made in North India”. However, Mishra did mention director Rajkumar Hirani and his film 3 Idiots’ as one of the exceptions. He also had a strong opinion against ‘Parallel cinema’. “Commercial films mean ‘art made for commerce’. Hence, ‘parallel films’ don’t exist. Unless your films are entertaining a large mass of people, they cannot be called ‘cinema’ and South Indian filmmakers know this,”‘The Shaukeens’ a...