Editor’s Note: Multitalented Inc.

An artiste who can act, sing and employ other forms of creative expression has a distinct edge over the others

I’m not sure which emotion was stronger: my disappointment when my five-year-old self discovered that my favourite Bollywood hero was miming the songs on screen, not singing them himself, or my amazement at watching my first Broadway performance as a teenager—Mamma Mia! no less—and knowing that every performer on stage could act, dance and sing.

In an age where you don’t need to pick only one path to success, actor Aditya Roy Kapur is on a mission to become a multi-hyphenate artiste

Jamal Shaikh is National Editor – Brunch and New Media Initiatives, Hindustan Times