Having gone straight from drama school to starring opposite a childhood idol, Viveik Kalra has had a dream start. Here, the 21-year-old star of Blinded By The Light talks PlayStation, Bruce Springsteen and Pakistani role models
After an hour or so with Viveik Kalra, I become flustered by his level-headedness. Here is a 21-year-old actor who should be finishing his degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Instead, he’s quit university after winning roles in two big
British TV dramas, and now he’s starring in a major film. On the way to meet him, I see his face on a bus, a tube poster and two billboards.
Yet he seems entirely nonchalant about the whole situation. He’s calm and charming, not especially enthralled nor perturbed by his recent weeks’ road-tripping across
American film festivals, receiving standing ovations for his first starring role, nor ungrateful for the experience.