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A conversation with Kanwaljit Singh

I had interviewed Kanwaljit Singh for a portal of Zee Interactive Learning Systems (ZILS) way back in the year 2000. During his interview, Kanwaljit spoke about his hobbies, his love for Urdu poetry and tennis. This interview was later picked up and re-published by India-Forums. http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=348953 Kanwaljit Singh graduated from Saharanpur and then joined FTII Pune. His first film was 'Dastaan-e-Laila Majnu' followed by 'Hum Rahe Na Hum' by Vijay Anand, "Sharat" and 'Shaque' by Ketan Anand. Kanwaljit Singh debut on television Two of his films 'Hum Rahe Na Hum' and 'Shaque' which he heavily banked on did not do well at the box office. He was slotted as a failure, and it was around this time that he was introduced to television (the small screen, then was not a popular medium). His role as an illegitimate child in Ramesh Sippy's mega serial Buniyaad gave him instant recognition. This ea...