Foot Loose

Meet Chaitanya Bhosle, or "Chin2" as he likes to call himself! Though given his lineage -- he is Asha Bhosle's grandson -- he should capitalise on his name. And yet there is no getting away from who he is: a singer -- "Singing is my soul. "From February 20, the 25 year old will fill in to Dalip Tahil's shoes as Che Guevara, in Alyque Padamsee's Evita. A temporary replacement, this Commerce graduate is thrilled. He had quit his job with Lintas to make music -- a performance at Not Just -- Jazz By The Bay, a few advertising jingles and radio jockeying followed.

Stints with theatre have included roles in Madhulika Verma's The Big A, SOS and The Witness and Janak Toprani's Keely and Du. On the anvil are Bharat Dhabolkar's A Funny Thing Called Love and Till Midnight Falls.

Next? "No plans! Things have this way falling in place. I am working on my music album which some day will bring to you the spirit of this banjara!"

-- BALPREET

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