On the occasion of World Book Day, these actors open up about the book that changed their perspectives on life
| Updated: Apr 23, 2018, 15:16 IST
William Shakespeare, the English playwright, poet and author, known for gifting the world some of the best plays and classics, died on April 23, 1616. While the rumours that he was also born on this day in 1564 makes the date even more interesting, today also happens to be celebrated across the world as World Book Day. And as avid readers, we take this day rather seriously. Books have the capacity to not just influence the way you behave and act, but they also tend to have huge impacts on the person we shape up to be. Today, on World Book Day, a few of our favourite actors opened up about their favourite books and how those books influenced them and their lives. Read on to know more. Here’s what they had to say…
Pankaj Tripathi
"The book that influenced me the most is ‘Raag Darbari’ by Shiv Lal Shukl. The side of my personality that is satirical and humourous grew in leaps and bounds once I read this book. There are so many other books as well. That is the beauty of the book, every single one of them teaches you something or the other. राग दरबारी by श्री लाल शुक्लमेरा satirical और humour वाला साइड उभर इस किताब को पढ़ के। इसके अलावा कई किताबे है। हर किताब आपको कुछ ना कुछ तो सिखाती ही है I"
("‘Raag Darbari’ by Shiv Lal Shukl is satirical and humorous. Other than this, he has also written various other books. Each of his books tech us something").
"I read 'Autobiography of a Yogi' at a delicate time in my life, my father introduced me to it. I read a chapter on faith and something shifted in me. It was the first thick non fiction book I completed after starting. I ended up gifting lots of copies to friends. I refer to it many times in a year."
Arunoday Singh
"The book that changed my perspective on life was introduced to me by my middle school World Religion and Ethics teacher, Mr. John Chote. It was a collection of poems by Jalaluddin Rumi translated by Coleman Barks. I had always loved reading since I was a very little boy and I had read widely and voraciously.But it wasn’t until that book, that I ever became aware of their ability to heal and comfort all the formless aches in our soul.It was until that book that I believed words could weave magic spells too."
Sumeet Vyas
"'Animal Farm' by George Orwell changed the way I see the world and ‘What I talk about when I talk about running’ by Haruki Murakami shaped the way I narrate a story(Pun intended)."
Ali Fazal
"'Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn. The book is a conversation between a gorilla and a man. And it has to be read to be comprehended. It made me realise how unimportant the human species is. It talks about everything and yet nothing at all. Nothingness and fullness and their co existence. It was suggested to me by renowned stage director, Arghya Lahiri."
Tell us which book had a huge impact on your lives too!
Pankaj Tripathi
"The book that influenced me the most is ‘Raag Darbari’ by Shiv Lal Shukl. The side of my personality that is satirical and humourous grew in leaps and bounds once I read this book. There are so many other books as well. That is the beauty of the book, every single one of them teaches you something or the other. राग दरबारी by श्री लाल शुक्लमेरा satirical और humour वाला साइड उभर इस किताब को पढ़ के। इसके अलावा कई किताबे है। हर किताब आपको कुछ ना कुछ तो सिखाती ही है I"
("‘Raag Darbari’ by Shiv Lal Shukl is satirical and humorous. Other than this, he has also written various other books. Each of his books tech us something").
"I read 'Autobiography of a Yogi' at a delicate time in my life, my father introduced me to it. I read a chapter on faith and something shifted in me. It was the first thick non fiction book I completed after starting. I ended up gifting lots of copies to friends. I refer to it many times in a year."
Arunoday Singh
"The book that changed my perspective on life was introduced to me by my middle school World Religion and Ethics teacher, Mr. John Chote. It was a collection of poems by Jalaluddin Rumi translated by Coleman Barks. I had always loved reading since I was a very little boy and I had read widely and voraciously.But it wasn’t until that book, that I ever became aware of their ability to heal and comfort all the formless aches in our soul.It was until that book that I believed words could weave magic spells too."
Sumeet Vyas
"'Animal Farm' by George Orwell changed the way I see the world and ‘What I talk about when I talk about running’ by Haruki Murakami shaped the way I narrate a story(Pun intended)."
Ali Fazal
"'Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn. The book is a conversation between a gorilla and a man. And it has to be read to be comprehended. It made me realise how unimportant the human species is. It talks about everything and yet nothing at all. Nothingness and fullness and their co existence. It was suggested to me by renowned stage director, Arghya Lahiri."
Tell us which book had a huge impact on your lives too!