Varun Thakur on Building a Career With Comedy as a Foundation - a podcast by IVM Podcasts

The journeys of artists - be it comedians, creators, actors, or anyone who falls in the subset - are not linear journeys. There are various things that they try along the way, and various things that remain a constant and become the foundation for their careers.

On this episode, Varun Duggirala is joined by Varun Thakur, Comedian & Actor, to talk about the many avenues he has explored as an artist, how long the two Varun's have known each other, Varun Thakur wanting to direct a movie starring himself, having created in so many mediums and formats, how he wanted to be a cricketer, but then falling in love with Hrithik Roshan after 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai', thinking that he was creative and wanting to get into advertising, not telling anyone his desire to be an actor, being a lover of cinema, auditioning for a film called '?' (Question Mark) - India's first found footage genre film, how he got started in standup comedy, what he learnt from being a VJ for Hungama, a story about bystanders when shooting for 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' in Kashmir, his obsession with B-grade horror films, making the web series 'Shaitaan Haveli' for Amazon Prime, coming up with his alter ego 'Vicky Malhotra', and tons more! Varun also talks about his writing process and his attraction towards anecdotal comedy. Tune in for a really fun episode.

Follow Varun Thakur on Twitter @VarunmThakur and on Instagram @varunthakur

Talk to Varun Duggirala on Twitter and Instagram @varunduggi.

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