He began his theatre career with the
Jana Natya Manch (Janam)- to be in association with
Communist Party of India (
Marxist), he was in the government sector, where no employee was allowed to participate in any political activities. After years with 'Janam' He founded a theatre group 'Act One' in 1990 with
Manoj Bajpayee. He has co-written the Hindi play
Gagan Damama Bajyo based on the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, with
Piyush Mishra.
“You must be interested in people if you want stories. Shakespeare lived before Marx, but he wrote working-class stories. The Panchatantra was all about the triumph of good over evil and the desire to live. Stories are going to come back. Look at (Steven) Spielberg’s last four films. The spotlight will return to the actor,
” - He told to
The Hindu. == Notable students ==