Mumbai: With another weekend upon us, it is time to unwind with the latest Q&A edition of Indiantelevision.com’s Weekend Unwind - a series of informal chats that peek into the minds of business executives through a fun lens in an attempt to get to know the person behind the title a little better.

In this week’s session, we have Chalkboard Entertainment co-founder Vikesh Bhutani.

With an experience of over 14 years in the industry, Bhutani has been an executive producer for multiple path-breaking films like Gully Boy, Dil Dhadakne Do, Talaash, Fukrey franchise and Rock On 2! He also co-produced three original series for Amazon - Mirzapur, Made in Heaven, and Inside Edge, under the banner of Excel Entertainment. Stepping into the role of a freelancing EP, Vikesh worked on the Netflix original film Yeh Ballet for Roy Kapur Films. He also worked on Shakun Batra’s Gehraaiyaan produced by Dharma Productions.

So, without further ado, here it goes…

• Your mantra for Life  
  Live and let live

• A Book you are currently reading?  
  Kiss of Salt by Smita Bhattacharya

• Your Fitness mantra, especially during the pandemic?  
  Cut down a meal and jump Rope during Pandemic

• Your comfort food?  
  Avocado Toast

• When the chips are down a quote/ philosophy that keeps you going?  
  Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.

• Your guilty pleasure?  
  Vegan Ice cream

• When was the last time you tried something new?  
  Learning Skateboarding

• A Life lesson you learnt the hard way?  
  Chase what you believe in

• What gets you excited about life?  
  Exploring the limitless potential of life

• What's on top of your bucket list?  
  Watch the football World Cup final once

• If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?  
  Should have travelled more

• One thing you would most like to change about the world?  
  We should listen and not just hear.

• An activity that keeps you motivated / charged during tough times?  
  Running

• What lifts your spirits when life gets you down?  
  My daughter

• Your go-to stress buster?  
  Stopped taking life too seriously to be stressed about it