“When we were 22...we travelled the world to eat local fare,” say Rohit and Manasi Joshi Roy

Where were you career-wise?

Manasi: I was a model. It was fun and exciting.

Rohit Roy: I accidentally became assistant director to ad filmmaker Kunal Kapoor and then an actor. 

And your finances?

Manasi: I was making a lot of money!

Rohit Roy: I had a grand total of zero rupees in my bank!

Any romance in your life?

Manasi & Rohit: I was seeing Manasi for about a year then, and I married her seven years later in 1999!

What was your mindset like?

Manasi: I was gung-ho. I wanted to act.

Rohit Roy: I used to hate acting. The only reason I stayed back in Mumbai was because my US visa got rejected and I was giving my exams at Indian management institutes. Once, I got a chance to model and that’s when the glamour bug struck me.

Your favourite food...?

Manasi & Rohit: We travelled the world only to eat local fare.

What was your fashion sense?

Manasi: Simple clothes, but I coloured my hair auburn.

Rohit Roy: I was Ranveer Singh x 10! In my first show, Swabhimaan, I wore yellow, purple, magenta suits, bracelets, earrings and rings!

And your most prized possession?

Manasi: The Zen I bought with my own money.

Rohit Roy: My scooter, because I understood what mom must have gone through to buy it for me.

Finally, what did you do for fitness?

Manasi: I was never athletic. I guess my metabolism was great.

Rohit Roy: Haha, zero!

From HT Brunch, October 04, 2020

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