Mayank Anand’s old interview

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Getting to know anchor Mayank Anand

Anchor vs Actor
Anchoring is a different ball game. I had thought that it was piece of cake but it isn't. As an actor you balance the act with your co-actors. But as an anchor, it's a solo take. However, it's exciting to carry the show on your shoulders.

'Cine Song'
It's a one-hour show that covers a three-hour film. All the favourite scenes, songs and trivia surrounding the film are presented. The theatre ambience allows you to sit for three hours, but at home you want to view something racy. Here nostalgia is recaptured and memory refreshed. I have always loved Hindi cinema and researching for every show is fun.

Friendship
An ideal friend is one who stands by me, no matter what comes my way. He can tell me, 'Dude you are wrong!'

Ideal woman
She should be spunky, independent, a go-getter and have her head on her shoulders. More than being pretty, she should be somebody I could sit down and talk to with a glass of wine. I should be able to relate to her on a mental level.

Turn-on
A good conversation is a major turn-on! Also eyes speak a lot. I find the fragrance of Pleasures by Estee Lauder very sensual on a woman.

Romance
I am a die-hard romantic though I would forget birthdays and anniversaries. But any random Tuesday I would surprise my woman by buying her flowers. It's like saying, 'I have had a long day but I did think of you.' No breakfast- in-bed for me, rather it would be an open-air meal. I would love to cook it myself since I am an experimental chef.

Lust
It is a human trait. It means a strong desire for something and it need not only be sexual. I lust for good work!

Books
I can read everything under the sun except self-help books. My top books are Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

Philosophy
Live and let live, and we all will be happy. Don't judge people. If they are happy doing what they are, let them be.

De-stress
I cook, read, paint or sleep my stress way. I like old-school rock music. But at home I like to have my quiet time and read.

An unknown side
I am very short-tempered. I am a cranky riser and need some time with my newspaper and chai. There is a difference between getting up and waking up.

God
I am not religious. But if my mother asks me to accompany her to the temple, I do so because I don't like her going alone. Giving God ultimatums like, 'If You want me to believe in You, then You have to do this for me,' doesn't work. My sense of energy is myself.

There's hot competition in veejaying but there's also plenty of scope for beginners. Those with confidence, style, talent and attitude can make it big and earn hefty packages as channels are always on the hunt for VJs," says dashing 20-something Mayank Anand, a Zee Music anchor with an impressive curriculum vitae.

An alumnus of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and Knox College, Galesburg, USA from where he graduated in English writing, theatre performance and direction in 2002, Anand began his career as a "struggling actor" who also dabbled in modelling, copywriting, playwriting and short story writing in Chicago. In 2004, he returned to India to renew his visa to register for a film-making course in the US. But friends and family persuaded him to give Mumbai a shot.

"I got my first break in Star One's weekly soap titled Hotel Kingston which went off the air last December. Following bit roles in Star Plus' Hello Dollie, a school-based daily show which ran for a whole year, and several other television serials, my big break came four months ago when I signed up with Zee Music as an anchor for a weekend music show Scene a Song. Following this I was signed up with Zee Caf' for Bombay Talking," recalls Anand.

According to him veejaying is all about music, fun and youth culture. The career span is short, so veejaying should start at an early age "because this is a glamour-based profession, and one can only exploit it to its maximum till one looks good on screen". Therefore most VJs simultaneously plan for alternatives. "A successful veejay can become a household name and land product endorsement contracts. More-over those with thespian talent can bag roles both on the small and big screen," he says.

Speaking for himself Anand isclear that he's enjoying every moment of veejaying although it isn't a long-term career goal. "My preference is for serious acting and I would like to make it as an actor and/ or film-maker. I've faced the arclights from childhood, acting every year in school plays," he says.

Having got off to a good start on the mass-based Zee Music channel, Anand has drawn up ambitious plans and is negotiating new television entertainment shows with production houses and planning feature films as well. "Right now I'm working on a script for a short film in English. I'm happy before and behind the camera as long as I'm entertaining people," he says.

With India's films and television industry coming of age, and his strong scholastic background, Anand may well prove to be the right man in the right industry at the right time.

he sounds a lot like raooooooooooool ccc..hahah..

he ssounds liek a very smart guy.. who also has his head on his shoulders liek his dream woman.. man.. im actuallyy verryyy impresseddd..

Impressing... He seems like a down-to-earth, interesting guy.. Thanks for sharing! 😊

Originally posted by: oxfordgirl

An alumnus of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and Knox College, Galesburg, USA from where he graduated in English writing, theatre performance and direction in 2002, Anand began his career as a "struggling actor" who also dabbled in modelling, copywriting, playwriting and short story writing in Chicago.

This explains the "Knox College" shirt he was wearing today 😛

Sumwht lyk Rahoool, thnx 4 sharing.!

i've read Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights...good book. very deep and emotional and takes alot of brain power to get your head around but a good book non-the-less!