Updated On: 30 December, 2019 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
In conversation with Harshdeep Kaur, Armaan Malik says unlike many users, social media frenzy doesn't distract him from honing his craft

Harshdeep Kaur and Armaan Malik. Pic/Sameer Markande
Harshdeep Kaur and Armaan Malik bond over a generous dose of bad jokes. Malik refers to his mother, who inadvertently comes into our video frame, as 'momnipresent', while Kaur reacts to his make-up man's interruption to fix his 'shiny face' with: "Star hai, shine to karegaa." You may thank us later for editing the rest of the lame jokes from this excerpt.
Armaan: Like me, you started working young. Does the child in you feel cheated?
Harshdeep: Not at all. If I was in a profession that I wasn't enjoying, I'd possibly feel [that way]. But, [as a kid] I loved going for music classes, competing and performing. My parents would ask me if I was having fun, and that I should tell them if I felt tired. I never missed my studies, though. I'd carry books in the car, and study. In fact, I always felt special. My friends would say, "Oh, we saw you on TV."