If you ever drop by Yacht on Hill Road on a weekend, a waiter will diligently refill handfuls of chakli with Schezwan chutney between your booze. Bandra boy Nathan Gomes not only swears by this adda, but also finds a parallel with the crunchy chaklis. “When I was 17, there was a talent competition at Andrews [St Andrew’s College] and I took stage as the filler between the acts. The job was to keep the audience engaged. That’s how I started performing,” the comedian recalls.

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