Oscars' Red Carpet was like a mela: Yudi

Yudi, aka Yudhishtir, has just returned from hosting the Oscars' Red Carpet in Los Angeles, and is now poised to play a significant part in a 13 part TV series, which would be shot in the format of a short film. The former [V] veejay won't reveal the name of the channel the series would be aired on, however.

Yudi: Here I am!

Yudi was the Indian face at the Red Carpet and he made his presence felt with his spontaneity and ready wit for folks watching him back home on Star Movies. Speaking about his experience at the Oscars, he says, "It was crazy, but simple --- all I had to do was shove the mike into people's faces, and I have never done that before," says Yudi, who was given just a week's notice by Star to pack his bags and go to Oscar land.

A trip that was full of funny anecdotes, Yudi remembers the time when he had misunderstood a winner and a major goof up was averted, thanks to his cameraman.

"It was difficult to decipher the American twang, and I often ended up hearing the wrong thing, " he laughs. He says that his performance at the Oscars was not the

Yudi with Gurinder Chadda: Talk to me!

best, but it was definitely the most satisfying.

With Star Movies bagging exclusive rights to air Oscar winning movies, to represent the channel at the Oscars was Big! Yudi realizes the magnitude of his achievement, but this did not prevent him from having some fun. "It was like a boxing ring," he says.With 300 to 400 camera crews lined up at the venue, Yudi had to really fight hard for his moments of glory.His VJing days are over, however. He is currently hosting Star One's Men Mange More.

VJ, anchor, film actor (film, yet to be completed) a trip to the Oscars and now a part in a serial --- this is not all, this VJ turned actor now has a surprise up his sleeves. Our sources say that Yudi will host the Gladrags Model Hunt which will be aired on Sony soon. The next stop on his calender is Mauritius, where he will be shooting for Gladrags.

Well, this lad seems to be going places, and to know where else he will be seen, stay clued to this space!