You learn something new every day. Last weekend, we found out that Ashish Vidyarthi, who has acted in over 350 films spanning 11 languages, doesn’t actually speak eight of them. Luckily for the seasoned actor, he doesn’t need to. “There is a universality to all our stories,” he says. Today, Vidyarthi brings that belief to the stage with Kahanibaaz, his new show following his stand-up comedy special, Sit Down Ashish.

Excerpts from an interview