Remembering Girish Karnad: A voice of reason in an unreasonable time
Hindustan Times | ByNandita Puri
Jun 16, 2019 01:33 PM IST
A friend reveals the veteran actor’s deepest passions and challenges
Four days ago, I saw a missed call from Girish Karnad. We hadn’t spoken in a while so I called him back. He laughed, saying it was a mistake, but we spoke for a few seconds. I enquired about his health. He said he was fine, though I knew he wasn’t keeping too well.
“He doesn’t look like a hero or a villain or even a comedian,” they said about my husband Om Puri. “But we cannot deny him admission on his looks alone,” Girish said, and Om Puri entered the last acting batch at FTII, Pune