“I Caused a Blackout Prank with My Kite!” Divya Prem Star Suraj Pratap Singh’s Wild Kanpur Childhood Tales
Summer breaks hit different when you’re a kid chasing adventures under the stars. For Suraj Pratap Singh, the actor behind Prem in Sun Neo’s Divya Prem: Pyaar Aur Rahasya Ki Kahani, those Kanpur vacations meant non-stop mischief with neighborhood friends.
Suraj recalls how power cuts turned evenings into epic playtime. “Lights would go out around 7 or 8 PM, and we’d all rush outside for hide-and-seek,” he shares. “We had this big gang darting through lanes, forming teams, and hiding until 10 or 11 PM when power returned. Pure magic.”
But his wildest story? A summer rumor about a creepy “Machhua” creature. One night, Suraj tied a light to his kite and flew it from the terrace. Neighbors panicked, thinking the monster had arrived. “It was just me up there,” he laughs.
Then there was the kite disaster. “It snagged on electric wires. I yanked so hard the line snapped, blacking out the whole neighborhood. Yeah, I was that naughty kid—and I kind of still am.”
Catch Suraj as Prem in Divya Prem: Pyaar Aur Rahasya Ki Kahani, airing Monday to Saturday at 7:30 PM on Sun Neo.
