TBI – Tell us something about your childhood.
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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 give to your younger self?
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TBI –You always say in your interviews that you didn’t want to learn physics and chemistry in school. Why?
Piyush – Because I didn’t have a reason to learn them in school. Kids don’t want to study something because you don’t give them reasons to study that particular subject. In 1999 I did a play on Albert Einstein. That gave me all the reasons to learn physics. While doing that play I understood physics very easily from Newton’s laws of motion to thermodynamics and electromagnetics. Why would someone study something if they don’t have the right reasons? I loved reading Hindi literature. I wrote lot of essays and comprehension. I was also a very good Kabaddi player back in school. Facts about Piyush Mishra - He wrote his first poem when he was in class 8.“Zinda ho haan tum koi shak nahin, saans lete hue dekha maine bhi hain Haath aur pairon aur jism ko harqatey khoob dete huey dekha maine bhi hain Ab bhale hi yeh kartey huey honth tum dard sehtey huey sakht see lete ho Ab hain bhi kya kum tumhaarey liye, khoob apni samajh mein toh jee lete ho”
TBI –Even I wanted to study English and Hindi literature. I couldn’t understand history and geography. So what is the way out for children who want something different than what our current educational system offers?
Piyush – We can’t change the policies, but parents have to understand that every child is different. Everyone can’t become an Einstein, everyone can’t earn in lakhs. They never understand that their child is an individual and hence hesitate to give different types of education. They are under constant fear that what profession their child is going to choose. Facts about Piyush Mishra - According to Piyush, he started taking part in plays at the age of 19. The desire took him to Delhi where he took admission in the National School of Drama.TBI –So do your children have the freedom to choose their careers?
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TBI – Is there any incident that you feel is responsible for your success today?
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TBI– What is one important thing to follow in life?
Piyush – It is important to move on. I make friends easily. But it is important to leave them easily too. Basically you should have a traveller’s life. I fell in love and got married, which is the best thing that happened because the credit of my success goes to my wife Priya, but if I hadn’t gotten married, I would have led a traveller’s life. Facts about Piyush Mishra - He married Priya Narayanan in 1995, whom he met in 1992 while directing a play at the School of Planning and Architecture. Presently, he lives in Goregaon East, Mumbai with his wife, who is an architect, and two sons Josh and Jai.TBI – Do you still have any unanswered question in life?
Piyush –Yes I am still in search of the answer to where does one go after death. If you get the answer, you will know everything. Facts about Piyush Mishra - He moved to Mumbai in 2003, prior to which he spent 20 years as a theater artist in Delhi. This was the most poetic and turbulent phase of his life, marked by 24 hours of work, alcohol and women.In 2010 he attended a course of Vipassana in Igatpuri, which, according to him, helped him immensely.TBI –One of your fans has requested to know the story behind Husna and Ghar. Are they related to your real life?
[embedvideo id="4zTFzMPWGLs" website="youtube"] Piyush – Only my theatre is related to these songs. They are songs from plays that I wrote. Husna was a play based on a Pakistani short story Pattar Anara De. And Ghar was a song written for the play Jab Shehar Hamara Sota Hai based on the famous Oscar-winning film West Side Story. I never thought that these two songs would become a classic someday. But the credit goes to Hitesh Sonik who has programmed and presented them so well that it created magic. Facts about Piyush Mishra - As a film lyricist and singer, he is noted for his songs Arre Ruk Ja Re Bandeh (Black Friday, 2004), Aarambh Hai Prachand (Gulaal, 2009), Ik Bagal (Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2, 2012), and Husna and Ghar(MTV Coke Studio, 2012)TBI –What is that one thing you learned from your experience that has always helped you?
Piyush –That one thing is to keep working constantly. You are not allowed to just sit and relax. You cannot stop working even for a moment. That’s the one thing that has always helped me… lagatar aage badhne ki cheshta. Facts about Piyush Mishra –Awards - Zee Cine Awards, 2003 for Best Dialogue for the film The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Stardust Awards, 2010 for Standout Performance by a Music Director for the film Gulaal. Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, 2014 for Best Actor and Playback SingerTBI – You have struggled for more than 20 years in Bollywood. What would you suggest to others who are still struggling?
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TBI – What is your favorite among all your roles – actor, singer, writer, poet, theatre artist, script writer or composer?
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TBI –Is there any question that has yet to be asked to you. Is there an answer you still want to give?
Piyush – I have bared it all. I don’t have anything to hide. One hides their sexual life the most and I have talked about that too. I have said in an interview in Times of India about how ‘neech’ I was. About how I was a womanizer. But the day that interview was published, I really felt very light... that good that I told everything. I regret whatever I did in the past and that is very important. Repenting is very important. I describe it in my sher –“Moti samajhke chunta mera khuda agarche Pachtave ke do aansu, jo chu pade nazar se”Facts about Piyush Mishra – In an interview with the Times of India, Piyush disclosed all the bitter truths about his life. He framed himself to have been a morally corrupt person, and confessed to how much he regrets that phase of his life.