Get to know... Naman Mathur

Gaming content creator Naman Mathur (@Ig_Mortal) is listening to Linkin Park and Coldplay, craving pasta, and dreaming of buying a Lamborghini Urus

Get to know... Naman Mathur

• High point in life

  Meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024, along with other gamers, for a roundtable discussion on gaming.

• Low point in life

  The PUBG Mobile ban in 2020. My audience was used to watching me play. I transitioned into content creation and focused on building my brand, S8UL as a co- founder.

• On my playlist

  In the End, by Linkin Park; Lose Yourself, by Eminem; Yellow, by Coldplay.

• One thing I would never buy

  A car. I’ll only splurge on a Lamborghini Urus.

• Today I’m craving

  Pasta.

• Last thing I ordered online

  Gym supplements.

• App I check before going to bed

  Whoop.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Be more extroverted and seize every opportunity.

• My favourite subject in school

  English.

• I’d swipe right on

  Humility.

• My secret skill is

  Making people feel comfortable instantly, as if they’ve known me for years.

• A superpower I wish I had

  The ability to erase toxicity and negativity.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Playing football in my society, or playing PS2 with friends during childhood.

• My most star-struck moment

  Meeting Sachin Tendulkar in 2021; and meeting Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana, two players from my favourite football team, Chelsea.

• My favourite bad habit

  Reading before falling asleep.

• If I could travel back or forward in time...

  I’d return to the phase when I pivoted after the PUBG ban, and do things perfectly this time.

• The best thing about fame

  Getting to travel around the world frequently.

• The worst thing about fame

  Feeling like there are always eyes on you.