First step on stage

I remember the first time when I stepped onto the stage as an actor. I had to get on stage to overcome my complex of being TALL, and the best way to get rid of it was to be in front of an audience and that too at Prithvi Theatre, where the audience is up close and personal. It was called Ek tha Gadha urf Allahadad, a political satire and I played a common man. In the market I had to walk up to the Nimboo seller and ask him how much it cost. The vendor replies “bhaisahab baith ke dekhyeh yeh santrey  hai”, people laughed as the joke fitted me well. So that was the first ice breaker of my stupid complex I was 17 years old at the time and then I went to do many plays with bigger and better roles to play. I also very fondly remember when I played a role where I was supposed to sing 4 lines live on stage with live Harmonium. I rehearsed for nearly a month to just catch the sur and sing it and very proudly I can say I did pull it off without going of tune, but that was my first and last singing stint.  I recollect many instances when I was loved for my being tall and ridiculed as well for being tall. But by and large I love being tall. It’s a different HIGH! Theatre changed me so much as a person and helped me nurtyre my creative mind. tallmanvision@gmail.com