'I met Indira Gandhi'-Abhay Vakil

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I was awestruck when I met Indira Gandhi"


Some actors are not what they seem to be! Abhay Vakil who plays Pranjal as well as Daksh in Zee's Palkhi undoubtedly tops the list. He has had a very colourful childhood, surrounded by VIPs and celebs! Abhay, who believes in keeping a low profile talks to Riya V Anandwala about his rather 'starry' childhood!


Abhay is all ready to cut his birthday cake!

Well, some picture gallery that is...
I know them all personally and that's because of my father! My father is a part of the Indo- American Society and also has a business of people who want to immigrate to the USA. And as he is into the events and programs, I met the film personalities through them.

Abhay welcomes Manmohan Singh to his house. He was the prime minister then

So, that's you with the Prime Minister?
He had come to our place! He was my grandfather's student in Economics! That is Professor. C.N. Vakil. We are still in touch with him and meet whenever we go to Delhi.

So which one of these eminent people struck a chord with you!
It definitely has to be the meeting with Indira Gandhi. It was truly an overwhelming experience. I was awestruck as I had always seen her on television and meeting the P.M personally was a dream come true. She was very warm and incredibly phenomenonal. The touching part was that exactly after three months on the same date she was assassinated and it had a very bad psychological effect on me.

Abhay's family and Abhay at Indira Gandhi's residence. The PM inaugurated his dad's doctorate thesis

Any special importance in school...
Never! That's because I never told anyone in school that I had contacts with these people. I believed in keeping a low profile.

Your childhood must have been quite happening!
Nothing of that sort! Infact, I was a very quiet, reserved, well behaved and shy child. As I belonged to a house where education was of utmost importance, I was deeply involved with my studies. I was tagged as a typical bookworm and was never a brat.

Pampered at home?
Not really. I always used to grab everyone's attention because I was very quiet and obedient as a child.

Never a bully then?
I never used to bully anyone, but used to get bullied at times.

Pranks then...?
Oh yes! I remember two incidents of that sort. Once in 9th grade, I was sitting on the last bench, extremely bored of the teacher teaching the worst subject ever, chemistry! I needed a break desperately, so I took a piece of paper and wrote "please zip up your pants". The chit traveled all through the class and the teacher found something fishy and found the chit. After reading it he actually went out and checked his pants.
Another incident was where I wanted to bunk another boring lecture that of Geometry. So me and a friend put some fake blood in my nose and told the teacher that I got involved in a fight with some guys who were criticising our school and I couldn't take it so bashed them up. And then I asked him if he could excuse me for this lecture, as I had to go to the doctor. So somewhere or the other I too was a brat.

Were you interested in extra-curricular activities?
Sort off. I have been into dance and magic. And then in college I clubbed them together. I have done a diploma courses in magic.

The actor had won 1 prise in fancy dress competition. He garbed up as a Marwadi.

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Posted: 19 years ago
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