Vighnesh Sinkar ACTOR | MUMBAI

AS A CHILD I LIKED TO DOODLE ON MY NOTEBOOKS WHICH LATER BECAME A HOBBY AND I STARTED SKETCHING. THEN I SOON STARTED ADDING COLORS TO MY SKETCHES AND THEN MOVED ON TO PAINTING AND DID THAT FOR A WHILE. I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT SPENDING ALONE TIME WITH MYSELF WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS LIKED TO DO.

I ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLED UPON THEATRE AND FOUND IT ENTICING. AFTER TAKING PART IN COLLEGE FESTIVALS I THOUGHT OF DOING IT FULL TIME AND I JOINED A THEATRE GROUP. I GOT A CHANCE TO WORK WITH PROFICIENT STAGE DIRECTORS LIKE M.S SATHYU, RAMESH TALWAR, ATUL TIWARI AND MANY OTHER ART PRACTITIONERS. I STARTED WORKING WITH GILLO THEATRE REPERTORY AND BECAME A PART OF SEVERAL SHORT PERFORMANCES AND FULL LENGTH PRODUCTIONS. IT HAS BEEN A VIBRANT JOURNEY FILLED WITH LEARNING AND UNLEARNING THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND OBSERVATION BOTH ONSTAGE AND OFFSTAGE. THEATRE HAD BECOME A WAY OF LIFE, CONSCIOUSLY ACQUIRED.

I DEVELOPED A KEEN INTEREST IN MAKING HANDICRAFTS AND WORKED WITH METAL WIRE, PLASTIC PAPER, BASICALLY ALL THE WASTE I COULD FIND.

DURING THAT TIME, I STARTED ENJOYING MUSIC A LOT AND FELT THE NEED TO LEARN AN INSTRUMENT TO EXPLORE FURTHER. I LEARNED THE GUITAR AND AFTER A FEW YEARS STARTED MAKING MUSIC.

THEATRE MADE ME REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF STORY-TELLING AND I STARTED WRITING. I WROTE A FEW SHORT STORIES, ADAPTED A BOOK INTO A PLAY, DIRECTED IT, COMPOSED MUSIC FOR IT AND PERFORMED IT IN A FESTIVAL.