| | | | Rajiv Nigam, Rauf Lala and Pratab Fouzdar | Khayali Sahran, the joint second runner-up of Star One's The Great Indian Laughter Challenge — Dwitya, had to skip the winning celebrations yesterday. It is learnt that he had to rush back to Chandigarh due to a personal emergency.
So, it was left to the laughter champion Rauf Lala from Pakistan, Mumbai-based Rajiv Nigam (first runner-up) along with Pratab Fouzdar (joint second runner-up) of Agra to regale.
Besides looking at doing stage shows, the winners are also hopeful of TV or film offers Here's how they plan to soak in their new-found success…
Rauf Lala
Before the first round, I had told the director, Pankaj Saraswat, that the contest was like a one-day match for me. If I did not get out in the initial rounds, I would stick on to score a century and that's what I precisely did — hit the jackpot. My prize, a car — Chevrolet Aveo, will be delivered to me only when I get back to Karachi.
So that's one ride I will have to wait for. I am really looking forward to visit my sister, Naseem, here.
She is going to prepare a hearty meal for me. There is shopping to be done for my wife and children. And I also hope to travel around the country — my family is originally from Junagadh in Gujarat who shifted during Partition. Though I don't speak Gujarati, I understand it.
Rajiv Nigam
Too many things are happening together in my life. I have been declared the first runner-up and to think that this was my maiden stage outing; I have never performed on stage before.
Basically I am a gag writer. Today is my second wedding anniversary and a month ago, my wife, Anuradha, delivered a baby boy whom we have named Navin. Plus I shifted to a new home, at Lokhandwala. So we are planning to have a multiple celebration on Sunday. Some of my relatives have come down from hometown Kanpur.
Pratab Fouzdar
I share the second runner-up position with Khayali, hope the rest of them who are behind could also jump onto the bandwagon of being joint runners-up.
Even though I am an engineer by profession and have an auto parts business in Agra, now I am looking making my hobby — comedy, a full-time pursuit. When I get home I will visit the gurduwara first and then take a week off sans my jokes.
And then I will be back, hopefully doing stage shows. People may have raised eyebrows why I crack jokes about Sardars — it's better to make fun of your self and have the ability to laugh at you rather than make fun of others — that's not done! |
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