Quick questions with SURAJ SINGH THAKURI

Q. You were star-struck when you met…

A. Bhusan Dahal, when I first met him in 2000. I still get star-struck whenever I meet him.

Q. Most misunderstood thing about you

A. Some think that I am rude and arrogant

Q. Your best and worst pur­chase

A. Best purchase would be my car and worst purchase would be the pair of shoes I bought for Rs 12,000 thinking they were genuine. They were not.

Q. Alternate career choice

A. What I am doing right now is my alternate career choice. My dream career was to join the army.

Q. ‘Call Kantipur’ or ‘It’s my show’

A. Right now, ‘It’s my show’. 15 years ago, it would have been ‘Call Kantipur’

Q. Someone you want to interview

A. Former King Gyanendra

Q. Most difficult to interview

A. Guests who answer with a “yes” or “no” to a long ques­tion and people who are shy to open up in front of the camera

Q. The quote you live by

A. ‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have great­ness thrust upon them’ by Shakespeare. I get con­fused by this quote. Was I born great, am I doing great or was greatness thrust upon me?