Episode no. 62
This interview with comedy actor Gurchet Chitrakar was published on 13 August 2022. In this interview, he talked about his career, society and many other things. Talking about the early days of his career, he said that acting was not accepted in his family and he succeeded due to the support of his mother. Gurchet said that earlier he used to do painting and he secured first position at state level and gold medal at national level. That’s why the word chitarkar (means painter) came after his name. Gurchet Chitrakar said that he struggled a lot in life and helped many people to succeed but some people turned out to be very ungrateful and some people still support him. He said that the acting field is the worst because the actors look very realistic on the screen when they are quite the opposite. Talking about Bhagwant Maan, he said that it was necessary to support Bhagwant Maan to bring change in Punjab. Denying all the rumors about him, Gurchet said that he has no interest in politics as his hobbies are writing, reading and acting. Gurchet said that he often speaks his mind frankly and will continue to do so in the future as well. He said that he has been speaking against Derawaad in his plays and films due to which he had to face many threats. Gurchet also shared the ups and downs he faced during his career. He said that in the future he wants to build an old age home. He also gave his views on the murder of Sidhu Moosewala and the gangster culture in Punjab. Finally, talking about his plays, he said that his shows goes sold out in foreign countries and he will continue to promote the punjabi (mother tongue).
~ kulwinder kaur bajwa