Kapeesh Mourya is a successful stunt-actor hailing from India. He recently was nominated in the American Reality TV Awards for “Outstanding Returning Cast” for the HBO TV show ‘Welcome to Plathville’.
His latest project is a unique song that has 79 languages, ‘We Are The Descendants’. We chatted with Kapeeshto find out more about his rise to fame and more!
HELLO KAPEESH, WELCOME TO ABOUT INSIDER! WE ARE THRILLED TO TALK WITH YOU TODAY. WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA TO START ACTING AND MADE YOU REALIZE THAT IT WAS YOUR DESTINY?
My journey as an actor was actually a coincidence. I always wanted to be an astronaut. I was sent to a boarding school at the age of 8. That school had lots of rules and a strict discipline. In my head I was sure I was going to be an astronaut. But people come in our life to teach us and makes us realize things that we are not even aware off. And in my life that person showed up as my Hindi teacher. It was the fifth grade Hindi elocution competition and while she was responsible to teach all the kids and getting us ready for the day, she did a little extra to help me win. I had no idea that what my teacher was teaching me is acting. She taught me how to connect with the words and use expressions to express their meaning. Body language. My fifth grade brain could only understand do this so you can get it over with. But when the day came, I won but not just that the actual magic happened next year when I won again in the English elocution. And amongst all the people the first person who I did not ever expect this to say to me, my father said you have good stage presence ever thought of acting or theater. To be honest I thought the world was ending and my dad’s gone crazy. But then I started taking parts in plays and all of a sudden, I fell in love with the person I was when I was on stage. It filled a part of me it was like the right puzzle parts going at the right places. That was when I gave some thought to what my father said to me, and I knew that I am an actor. Whenever people ask me why did I choose acting, I tell them I don’t know cause I didn’t choose acting. Acting chose me.
TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT, ‘WE ARE THE DESCENDANTS’
This project is a song that has 79 languages in it.
WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE IN THE SONG?
My role for this project was to lip-sync For the Sinhalese language that is the native tongue of Sri Lanka.
ARE YOU LIKE YOUR CHARACTER?
No, I’m am not what I played in fact I do not speak the language itself. Nor am from the country this language is from.
HOW DID YOU PREPARE FOR THE ROLE?
I was provided with audio clips of the part they needed me to act as well as the phonetic text for the correct pronunciation and from that i had to keep listening to it and repeating it till it felt natural and then came the acting part.
Where I was directed to be all happy and proud while I was lip sync a song in a language I didn’t understand.
THAT SOUNDS EXCITING! CAN YOU SHARE ANY FUN FACTS FROM SET?
Fun fact of this project was that it was all shot in my bedroom. I had one camera setup on device on a zoom call and then one device to play the audio to lip sync with. It was a strange experience for me but I got to know the importance of a good Wi-Fi while doing this project.
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED?
I was approached by Steven Chesne via text they saw my profile on casting network. And they asked me if I’d like to play this part. The project can be viewed here: www.chezworks.com/descendants
WHAT’S SOMETHING WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT MIGHT SURPRISE US?
Humm. I am a big food guy Paneer Tikka and Pizza; nothing can ever beat those two dishes. I have a guinea pig pet named Potato, and my hobbies are making music and learning new instruments also new stunt flips.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE COMING UP NEXT?
I have a project called ‘Stood Me Up’, so stay tuned on more information on that soon!
HOW CAN PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU?
People can follow me on be found on IMDb @Kapeesh Mourya as well as Instagram @kapeeshmourya, and Facebook @Kapeesh Mourya.
