Naved Khan is a well-known radio jockey on Radio Mirchi. His show Mirchi Murga has made him a celebrity with 5,000 requests every day to air pranks
The 바카라on air바카라 sign in the radio studio lights up red at 7 am sharp. On cue RJ Naved puts on his headphones and starts speaking: 바카라Aap sun rahein hai Radio Mirchi RJ Naved ke saath바카라 (You are listening to Radio Mirchi with RJ Naved).바카라 There is neither script nor teleprompter. As he prefers to do his show impromptu, he can바카라t fall back on retakes either.
In the large sound-proof studio, Naved Khan, 44, sits behind a console studded with multi-coloured knobs, operating them with an instinctive ease that comes naturally to someone who has spent over a decade in the profession. Being a host of a dial-in show, he gets a slew of calls every day. Some talk to him reverently while others chat with the informality of a close friend. During the show, he manages to squeeze in a few tea breaks. But the 바카라machine chai바카라 readily available outside his studio holds no charm for him. He prefers the thoroughly boiled cutting chai of a makeshift tea stall across the road from his fourth-floor office.
His workplace, though, seems more like his backyard, where he gets paid just to be himself바카라whacky, funny and spontaneous바카라over the span of his five-hour show. 바카라I feel extremely lucky. God has blessed me,바카라 he says. 바카라I am a business studies graduate and this job wasn바카라t really part of my plans.바카라
His casual shirt, ragged jeans and affable yet mischievous smile, however, do not betray the celebrity that he has become. Despite being a presenter on a platform that connects with audiences only aurally, the perils of being famous바카라persistent fans and demands for selfies바카라are all in a day바카라s work for him. With over 2.5 million followers on Facebook, he is arguably the most recognised radio jockey in India.
His radio commitments aside, Naved has his schedule packed with video shoots, stand-up gigs and appearances at events. All this, he says, is because of the immense popularity of his trademark prank skit Mirchi Murga바카라he gets over 5,000 requests every day to play pranks. 바카라Anybody can be a radio jockey, but this has made me a household name,바카라 he says. While earlier, people only heard him on FM, after the launch of a YouTube version, Murga has become a candid camera gag show, with Naved acting out the central roles. 바카라Murga began as once-a-year affair. I never imagined it would snowball into something so big,바카라 he says. He now plans to take his prank videos a couple of notches higher and let the radio show take the back seat.
At home, Naved is busy on a call with his producer, polishing out the details of a shoot lined up later in the day. His daughter, Zoya, 8, rubs her eyes sleepily and snuggles next to him. His wife and two children are immune to his celebrity status. After the call, he fetches his Marshall speakers and laptop, and plays recent Bollywood hits on full blast. With just a little nudge from her father, the young girl, springs into action and turns the living room into her stage, jiggling and twirling to the beat.
After the performance, he gives Zoya a bear hug and coos to her, 바카라You light up my life.바카라 His phone rings again바카라it바카라s his manager. Work never ceases for Naved, but he바카라s not complaining. 바카라I am enjoying it all, bada maza aa raha hai mujhe,바카라 he says gleefully.
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