Meet the man who runs a parody account of Bobby Deol on Twitter

'My family didn't open door for 17 days after I did Bicchoo.'

'Unlike others, Bobby Deol was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But he never used his father's fame. He flopped on his own'

'Just saved producer's 40 crores by turning down his movie.'

No, these tweets are not posted by Bobby Deol, but are part of a parody account. The account has gone viral online and people can’t get enough of the hilarious tweets. They aptly sum up the Deol Jr’s journey, which has more downs than ups in Bollywood. We tracked down the person behind the account and his reason for keeping the all-but-forgotten ’90s actor in the news. Meet Anurag Verma, who in his own words has three words in common with the actor, 'Jobless, terrible dancer and introvert!' Read on for more..   

Why did you choose to parody Bobby Deol?
The most important reason is he doesn’t have a Twitter account. So people out there haven’t ever read him or interacted with him personally. Also, he’s not been in news for almost half a decade now. That makes the account even more interesting.

Are you a Bollywood buff?
Yes. Bollywood fascinates me. 

Have you been keenly following Bobby Deol's career? 
Not really, but yes, he’s a fun character, with long hair using his hands a lot while dancing. I’ve watched most of his movies. My favourites are Barsaat, Ajnabee, Gupt, Humraaz, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya and Kareeb.

Do you have any other account besides this parody account?
Yes, @kitAnurag is my original account which I’ve been running since a long time now.

Which are the other actors you want to make a parody account of?
I would love to parody Aftab Shivdasani, Mohnish Behl, Abhishek Bachchan, and Tusshar Kapoor. Not just the actors, singers like Udit Narayan and Lata Mangeshkar would be fun, too, if parodied. 

Who are your favourite actors?
Shah Rukh Khan, Boman Irani, Kader Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Have you met Bobby? 
No.

Do you plan to? 
I’d love to, provided he doesn’t shoot me for those terrible, mean tweets!

Has he reacted to the parody account?  
I don’t watch much news. Has he?

Tell me three things that you have in common with Bobby?
Jobless, terrible dancer and introvert.

Tell me three things about yourself.
I like writing. Not the melancholy, butterflies, solitude, intense, hardcore, type of stuff. Funny (that’s what I think) scripts. I don’t talk or interact a lot offline. I love Bollywood. 

Rate your sense of humour on a scale of one to ten.
My jokes make me laugh. So I’d give myself a 10. Speaking realistically, eight because I don’t remember the last time I made my family or girlfriend laugh. 

Complete these sentences...

Bobby is better than sex because...
Watching him burns more calories as you run around to grab the remote and switch the channel.

Bobby is better than chocolate because...
He’s a soldier and meethi baatein bolkar dil woh chura le gaya.

If Bobby was a religion...
He’d be a minority.

Bobby ’s superpowers include...
Flapping his hands so hard while dancing giving him enough thrust and lift that he can take off right from the dance floor. 

Which superhero is Bobby like and why?  
Spider-Man. Ek baar jaal bichata hai toh producer ke saare paise phas jaate hain.

Bobby for president because...
At least then, we can see him on TV once a year at the January 26 parade.