Gopal Datt on Theatre Chaos, Pehla Pehla and 17 Years with Cyrus | Pehla Pehla X Cyrus Says

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Actor, theatre artist, writer and performer Gopal Datt joins Cyrus Broacha for a chaotic reunion filled with old stories, friendly insults and theatrical disasters. Gopal talks about his podcast Pehla Pehla, where guests revisit important first experiences from their lives, and explains why stories of first flights, performances, paycheques and journeys from smaller cities deserve to be remembered. The conversation also returns to Gopal and Cyrus’s long association on The Week That Wasn’t. They recall improvised sketches, makeup battles, disappearing accents, Kunal Vijaykar’s unique working style and the complete lack of seriousness that made the show memorable. Gopal also shares stories from Indian theatre: performing for only two people, watching serious scenes get destroyed by accidental stage entrances, getting lost during a performance after drinking and falling onstage while playing Duryodhan. They also discuss his live musical show Jupiter Pe Juice, comedy cricket and his earliest stage and camera experiences. It is part interview, part roast and part reunion between two longtime collaborators who believe that real friendship includes relentless disrespect. Subscribe, comment and share the episode with someone who still misses The Week That Wasn’t.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.