Mangaluru Man Is Asia's Fastest Speed Painter

This is how Vilas Nayak transformed his life… from working as an HR exec in Bengaluru to becoming Asia's most sought-after speed painter.

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00:00I'm Vilas Nayak, I'm a self-taught artist.

00:20So in 2004, I went on stage for the first ever time to do a speed painting.

00:26I was so nervous because I was an introvert kid and I didn't want to face so many people.

00:33But then I took that risk to go on stage to create something.

00:38I took 15 minutes to complete a small painting.

00:52So I remember I used to paint almost 8 to 10 hours a day and my mom used to remind me

00:57to have food on time because I was so involved in painting.

01:16And I was part of two reality shows in 2010 and 11 that gave me the break that I was really

01:23looking for.

01:24One was a regional show here in Karnataka and the other one was India's Got Talent on

01:29Colors TV.

01:35For me to be an artist itself was a success in life.

01:38So I was very sure about what I wanted to become.

01:42And that was just spend my entire day painting.

01:53So it's been 8 years since I took up art as a full-time profession.

01:57It's been an amazing journey.

01:59I have had opportunity to perform at some of the most prestigious stages in the world,

02:04to travel to over 35 countries, to meet a lot of inspirational people.