“I would have been a cricket umpire if not directing plays,” says Quasar Thakore Padamsee

Date of birth: August 20

Sun Sign: Leo

Place of birth: Mumbai

School/college: Rishi Valley School, Delhi / St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai

First break: As a flunky (attendant) in Begum Sumroo in 1996. My main job was to shout out the director’s demands to the dressing room below the stage!

High point of your life: Being at rehearsal every day

Low point of your life : When my cousin passed away

Movies: Insider (1999), Heat (1995) 

Comfort foods: Idli and Pizza 

Holiday destination: Awas Village, Alibaug 

Playwrights: Andrew Bovell and Duncan MacMillan

Actor: Subhrajyoti Barat 

Plays: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell

Song that always makes you dance: Mysterious Ways by U2