Brown Boy

Meet Kal Parekh. Currently residing in Los Angles, Kal is a working actor with a passion for dancing and art. In his current gig, Kal works as a stand-in and double for Sendhil Ramamurthy (the Indian geneticist Mohinder Suresh) on the hit NBC show Heroes.

BG: What are you career aspirations?

Kal: Well, I guess for any actor, there is a desire to win an academy award one day. That would be amazing, but I will settle with just being a working actor on a hit TV show or do a couple of movies every year. What ever it is I just want to do good work. I would also love to work with some of the great actors and directors of our time. There are way too many to list here. I have some wonderful story ideas that I would love to see come to fruition.

BG: When did you decide you wanted to go into acting?

Kal: It wasn’t that long ago and it was quite an abrupt decision. I was looking into taking film making classes one summer and changed to acting a week before I started and never looked back. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. We all have those life changing moments, and for me that was it.

BG: What were some of your favorite gigs?

Kal: I haven’t been doing this for that long. In the four years that I’ve been acting I’ve done a lot of short films and one feature called Khel Shuru (the game is on). It was a huge learning experience for me as an actor on and off the set from rehearsals, to learning Hindi, to doing TV and radio interviews. “Ek ladki do chappu” (translation), a short I did when I moved to L.A., was a different kind of experience for me. It was entirely improved. There was no real script, just an idea. It came out great. I was really able to explore my comedic side. The entire film is available online to watch. My current gig is working on NBC’s “Heroes” as a double and stand-in. It is amazing to be on a set of a popular T.V. show every week and just absorb everything. I love watching the actors work and everything that goes on behind the scenes. It’s a huge learning experience.

BG: What do you like to do on your free time?

Kal: I love movies, naturally! I watch a lot of movies. I like to write as well, poems, short stories, that kind of thing. I love reading, but not for entertainment (I have movies for that). Books I can learn from and be inspired. I draw and dance as well. I used to perform on the east coast all the time, but after moving to L.A. I had to cut back and concentrate on acting.

BG: Any future gigs we can keep a lookout for?

Kal: Any updates and gigs will be listed on my website kalparekh.com. You can check that from time to time.

Kal Stats:

Age: 26

Height: 5’9″

Turn Ons: honest, free spirited , positive, passionate, blonde!

Turn Offs: dishonest, ego-centric, flaky, stand offish, negative.

Best Joke: I really don’t have a best joke. I’m quite terrible at telling them, but here is some humorous advice for you. Never play leapfrog with a unicorn, ouch! If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you. There are two theories to arguing with women, neither one works! (You know this last one is so true!)

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