this is about the time when the Ola uber and share a cab did not exist this is
and share a cab did not exist this is
and share a cab did not exist this is also about the time when the metro and
also about the time when the metro and
also about the time when the metro and the tube were not even a part of our
the tube were not even a part of our
the tube were not even a part of our fairy tale this is about the time when
fairy tale this is about the time when
fairy tale this is about the time when for our transport we took the humble B
for our transport we took the humble B
for our transport we took the humble B est bus in Mumbai or the Mumbai local
est bus in Mumbai or the Mumbai local
est bus in Mumbai or the Mumbai local shame because this is also about the
shame because this is also about the
shame because this is also about the time when we didn’t have so much money
time when we didn’t have so much money
time when we didn’t have so much money as to spend for a Kali pili taxi every
as to spend for a Kali pili taxi every
as to spend for a Kali pili taxi every day for our travel this is about the
day for our travel this is about the
day for our travel this is about the time when I was 15 and I decided I will
time when I was 15 and I decided I will
time when I was 15 and I decided I will be an actor so I was working in place
be an actor so I was working in place
be an actor so I was working in place now when you’re doing a play you have
now when you’re doing a play you have
now when you’re doing a play you have many rehearsals to attend months on end
many rehearsals to attend months on end
many rehearsals to attend months on end I don’t know how many of you are
I don’t know how many of you are
I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Mumbai but I used to live
familiar with Mumbai but I used to live
familiar with Mumbai but I used to live in a place called sign which was
in a place called sign which was
in a place called sign which was centrally located in Mumbai and the
centrally located in Mumbai and the
centrally located in Mumbai and the rehearsals would happen 15 kilometers
rehearsals would happen 15 kilometers
rehearsals would happen 15 kilometers away one way in the western suburbs Juhu
away one way in the western suburbs Juhu
away one way in the western suburbs Juhu now I had to travel every day for my
now I had to travel every day for my
now I had to travel every day for my rehearsals so the easiest way of
rehearsals so the easiest way of
rehearsals so the easiest way of transport was the bus a bus that would
transport was the bus a bus that would
transport was the bus a bus that would take me directly from sign and was a
take me directly from sign and was a
take me directly from sign and was a direct bus that went right outside my
direct bus that went right outside my
direct bus that went right outside my rehearsal venue you can’t get better
rehearsal venue you can’t get better
rehearsal venue you can’t get better than that
than that
than that this was bus number 255 okay the only
this was bus number 255 okay the only
this was bus number 255 okay the only hitch with this bus was the frequency
hitch with this bus was the frequency
hitch with this bus was the frequency was very bad it was one bus every one
was very bad it was one bus every one
was very bad it was one bus every one hour so you missed one and you’ve had it
hour so you missed one and you’ve had it
hour so you missed one and you’ve had it now I’m waiting for this bus and after
now I’m waiting for this bus and after
now I’m waiting for this bus and after about 30 35 minutes or so I see a 255
about 30 35 minutes or so I see a 255
about 30 35 minutes or so I see a 255 approaching the bus stop while I see it
approaching the bus stop while I see it
approaching the bus stop while I see it a whole lot of others see it and
a whole lot of others see it and
a whole lot of others see it and suddenly what was a disciplined queue
suddenly what was a disciplined queue
suddenly what was a disciplined queue breaks it to a chaos everybody’s trying
breaks it to a chaos everybody’s trying
breaks it to a chaos everybody’s trying to come forward because they all have to
to come forward because they all have to
to come forward because they all have to get into this bus right now
get into this bus right now
get into this bus right now now as the bus is approaching the stop
now as the bus is approaching the stop
now as the bus is approaching the stop the conductor inside the bus sees my god
the conductor inside the bus sees my god
the conductor inside the bus sees my god there are a whole lot of people trying
there are a whole lot of people trying
there are a whole lot of people trying to get into my bus no way so he coached
to get into my bus no way so he coached
to get into my bus no way so he coached onk onk onk onk
onk onk onk onk
onk onk onk onk and the bus goes off without stopping
and the bus goes off without stopping
and the bus goes off without stopping this used to happen often you’re angry
this used to happen often you’re angry
this used to happen often you’re angry you’re frustrated even more so because
you’re frustrated even more so because
you’re frustrated even more so because now you have to wait another hour to get
now you have to wait another hour to get
now you have to wait another hour to get the next one
the next one
the next one the direct one you can’t do a thing so
the direct one you can’t do a thing so
the direct one you can’t do a thing so you wait now exactly at the appointed
you wait now exactly at the appointed
you wait now exactly at the appointed hour the next bus comes thankfully this
hour the next bus comes thankfully this
hour the next bus comes thankfully this one stops but everybody is in a mad rush
one stops but everybody is in a mad rush
one stops but everybody is in a mad rush so there’s a lot of push phone talk
so there’s a lot of push phone talk
so there’s a lot of push phone talk everything and I froze because I didn’t
everything and I froze because I didn’t
everything and I froze because I didn’t think I could get inside the bus I
think I could get inside the bus I
think I could get inside the bus I couldn’t handle this I was scared so I
couldn’t handle this I was scared so I
couldn’t handle this I was scared so I stopped I miss this bus I have no choice
stopped I miss this bus I have no choice
stopped I miss this bus I have no choice I have to wait for the third one and I’m
I have to wait for the third one and I’m
I have to wait for the third one and I’m getting very late by the time the third
getting very late by the time the third
getting very late by the time the third bus came I had very well devised in my
bus came I had very well devised in my
bus came I had very well devised in my head how I’m going to enter this one and
head how I’m going to enter this one and
head how I’m going to enter this one and I managed to enter the third bus I have
I managed to enter the third bus I have
I managed to enter the third bus I have a wonderful journey I have reached my
a wonderful journey I have reached my
a wonderful journey I have reached my rehearsals but a good two and a half
rehearsals but a good two and a half
rehearsals but a good two and a half hours late happens next day it’s back to
hours late happens next day it’s back to
hours late happens next day it’s back to the same thing I’m at the same bus stop
the same thing I’m at the same bus stop
the same thing I’m at the same bus stop waiting for the 2:55 but as I’m waiting
waiting for the 2:55 but as I’m waiting
waiting for the 2:55 but as I’m waiting for the 2:55 see another bus that says
for the 2:55 see another bus that says
for the 2:55 see another bus that says Bandra fine get it at least I’ll go for
Bandra fine get it at least I’ll go for
Bandra fine get it at least I’ll go for kilometres I head into my journey but
kilometres I head into my journey but
kilometres I head into my journey but the problem is you have to change a bus
the problem is you have to change a bus
the problem is you have to change a bus that’s not very convenient but you got
that’s not very convenient but you got
that’s not very convenient but you got to do what you got to do so I get off at
to do what you got to do so I get off at
to do what you got to do so I get off at Bandra I went there for the next bus I
Bandra I went there for the next bus I
Bandra I went there for the next bus I see another bus that says Santa Cruz
see another bus that says Santa Cruz
see another bus that says Santa Cruz that’s another five to six kilometres
that’s another five to six kilometres
that’s another five to six kilometres ahead into the journey fine I get into
ahead into the journey fine I get into
ahead into the journey fine I get into the Santa Cruz bus now in Santa Cruz I
the Santa Cruz bus now in Santa Cruz I
the Santa Cruz bus now in Santa Cruz I get very lucky because every other bus
get very lucky because every other bus
get very lucky because every other bus from there goes to Tahoe so very quickly
from there goes to Tahoe so very quickly
from there goes to Tahoe so very quickly get a bus I reach my rehearsals and that
get a bus I reach my rehearsals and that
get a bus I reach my rehearsals and that day after changing so many buses I reach
day after changing so many buses I reach
day after changing so many buses I reach my rehearsals absolutely on time that is
my rehearsals absolutely on time that is
my rehearsals absolutely on time that is exactly what my career has been I waited
exactly what my career has been I waited
exactly what my career has been I waited some I waited and then I was so
some I waited and then I was so
some I waited and then I was so determined to succeed that I decided I
determined to succeed that I decided I
determined to succeed that I decided I will take the first bus that comes my
will take the first bus that comes my
will take the first bus that comes my way that takes me forward into my
way that takes me forward into my
way that takes me forward into my journey towards my destination so what
journey towards my destination so what
journey towards my destination so what if it is
if it is
if it is only one single stock at a time I
started with stage I that films I moved
started with stage I that films I moved television I sang I cut three albums as
television I sang I cut three albums as
television I sang I cut three albums as a singer I danced my heart out on a
a singer I danced my heart out on a
a singer I danced my heart out on a reality show I am seen I did it all to
reality show I am seen I did it all to
reality show I am seen I did it all to showcase my talent to stay visible to
showcase my talent to stay visible to
showcase my talent to stay visible to earn while I learned something new
earn while I learned something new
earn while I learned something new at times I did it all to survive in
at times I did it all to survive in
at times I did it all to survive in these waters and then I began to thrive
these waters and then I began to thrive
these waters and then I began to thrive in it you know lucky are those people
in it you know lucky are those people
in it you know lucky are those people who care who have this one talent okay
who care who have this one talent okay
who care who have this one talent okay they can do this one thing they work
they can do this one thing they work
they can do this one thing they work towards that one thing and then they are
towards that one thing and then they are
towards that one thing and then they are super successful in that thing brilliant
super successful in that thing brilliant
super successful in that thing brilliant but there is a whole lot of people like
but there is a whole lot of people like
but there is a whole lot of people like me
me
me who maybe can do five things that we
who maybe can do five things that we
who maybe can do five things that we know of and who maybe can do three other
know of and who maybe can do three other
know of and who maybe can do three other things that we do not know we can do but
things that we do not know we can do but
things that we do not know we can do but others can see in us spoiled for choice
others can see in us spoiled for choice
others can see in us spoiled for choice not really now I was hosting this so
not really now I was hosting this so
not really now I was hosting this so countdown show on television I did that
countdown show on television I did that
countdown show on television I did that too and because I’m a Punjabi nd break
too and because I’m a Punjabi nd break
too and because I’m a Punjabi nd break into a song and dance about everything I
into a song and dance about everything I
into a song and dance about everything I was singing on this saw show and I had
was singing on this saw show and I had
was singing on this saw show and I had nothing to lose now
nothing to lose now
nothing to lose now the next thing I know I get this call
the next thing I know I get this call
the next thing I know I get this call from a music company saying we want you
from a music company saying we want you
from a music company saying we want you to cut an album I said no this is not in
to cut an album I said no this is not in
to cut an album I said no this is not in my scheme of things I had not planned
my scheme of things I had not planned
my scheme of things I had not planned for this I am a trained actor I’m a
for this I am a trained actor I’m a
for this I am a trained actor I’m a trained classical dancer but singing I
trained classical dancer but singing I
trained classical dancer but singing I have done nothing towards that I can’t
have done nothing towards that I can’t
have done nothing towards that I can’t just wake up one morning and say hey I
just wake up one morning and say hey I
just wake up one morning and say hey I want to be a finger no but a few months
want to be a finger no but a few months
want to be a finger no but a few months later another music company approached
later another music company approached
later another music company approached me and said we want you to sing then I
me and said we want you to sing then I
me and said we want you to sing then I said hey stop is there something that I
said hey stop is there something that I
said hey stop is there something that I can do which I do not know off but
can do which I do not know off but
can do which I do not know off but others can see that I can so maybe I
others can see that I can so maybe I
others can see that I can so maybe I should not say no okay let’s count our
should not say no okay let’s count our
should not say no okay let’s count our blessings first now what can I do I have
blessings first now what can I do I have
blessings first now what can I do I have a good voice thick
a good voice thick
a good voice thick I understand music sir talc is amateur
I understand music sir talc is amateur
I understand music sir talc is amateur pick now what is it that I cannot do
pick now what is it that I cannot do
pick now what is it that I cannot do here I do not know I do not have the
here I do not know I do not have the
here I do not know I do not have the skill I am not trained I do not have the
skill I am not trained I do not have the
skill I am not trained I do not have the experience fine we will learn but easier
experience fine we will learn but easier
experience fine we will learn but easier said than done because now you have to
said than done because now you have to
said than done because now you have to go back to school become a student
go back to school become a student
go back to school become a student you’re going to try something new
you’re going to try something new
you’re going to try something new so you’re a newcomer again in a new
so you’re a newcomer again in a new
so you’re a newcomer again in a new territory that’s scary but like my
territory that’s scary but like my
territory that’s scary but like my father always said to me for all that
father always said to me for all that
father always said to me for all that you know and for all that you do not
you know and for all that you do not
you know and for all that you do not know a hundred rehearsals is the key
know a hundred rehearsals is the key
know a hundred rehearsals is the key those days luckily I was working with
those days luckily I was working with
those days luckily I was working with the thespian mr. Dilip Kumar and I was
the thespian mr. Dilip Kumar and I was
the thespian mr. Dilip Kumar and I was very worried about my singing and he
very worried about my singing and he
very worried about my singing and he looked at me and he said coiny koshish
looked at me and he said coiny koshish
looked at me and he said coiny koshish guru koshish the board coach hisself
guru koshish the board coach hisself
guru koshish the board coach hisself errata the koshish ham Niki I came up
errata the koshish ham Niki I came up
errata the koshish ham Niki I came up with my first album hula-hula way it
with my first album hula-hula way it
with my first album hula-hula way it worked then I got the opportunity to do
worked then I got the opportunity to do
worked then I got the opportunity to do the second one
the second one
the second one McNab yoga that worked then the third
McNab yoga that worked then the third
McNab yoga that worked then the third one came that worked for someone who had
one came that worked for someone who had
one came that worked for someone who had never even dreamt of this that’s when I
never even dreamt of this that’s when I
never even dreamt of this that’s when I realized that maybe talent is an
realized that maybe talent is an
realized that maybe talent is an overrated dog what actually works is
overrated dog what actually works is
overrated dog what actually works is application like this golfer had once
application like this golfer had once
application like this golfer had once said the harder I practice the luckier I
said the harder I practice the luckier I
said the harder I practice the luckier I get
somewhere along the course of my career
somewhere along the course of my career I also realized that we are our own
I also realized that we are our own
I also realized that we are our own biggest detractors we are so concerned
biggest detractors we are so concerned
biggest detractors we are so concerned about what other people think of us what
about what other people think of us what
about what other people think of us what opinion they have of us do they think
opinion they have of us do they think
opinion they have of us do they think I’m successful so it all becomes
I’m successful so it all becomes
I’m successful so it all becomes about commercial success and stardom we
about commercial success and stardom we
about commercial success and stardom we start measuring our success by other
start measuring our success by other
start measuring our success by other people’s yardsticks I have to tell you
people’s yardsticks I have to tell you
people’s yardsticks I have to tell you about this this really happened to me
about this this really happened to me
about this this really happened to me I’m not making this up now very
I’m not making this up now very
I’m not making this up now very beginning of my career now I had I told
beginning of my career now I had I told
beginning of my career now I had I told this person who mattered it you know I
this person who mattered it you know I
this person who mattered it you know I did a Marathi film and I got the state
did a Marathi film and I got the state
did a Marathi film and I got the state award for the best actress he says yeah
award for the best actress he says yeah
award for the best actress he says yeah that’s regional cinema hey I got a
that’s regional cinema hey I got a
that’s regional cinema hey I got a national award for Shyam Benegal’s film
national award for Shyam Benegal’s film
national award for Shyam Benegal’s film yeah but that’s arthouse cinema I said
yeah but that’s arthouse cinema I said
yeah but that’s arthouse cinema I said I’m working with Burton you change the
I’m working with Burton you change the
I’m working with Burton you change the Hollywood film
Hollywood film
Hollywood film yeah that’s Hollywood let’s talk of
yeah that’s Hollywood let’s talk of
yeah that’s Hollywood let’s talk of Bollywood so for a whole lot of them if
Bollywood so for a whole lot of them if
Bollywood so for a whole lot of them if you’re not the next free baby you
you’re not the next free baby you
you’re not the next free baby you haven’t arrived but the problem is when
haven’t arrived but the problem is when
haven’t arrived but the problem is when you start believing in the same then you
you start believing in the same then you
you start believing in the same then you can’t even begin in life you just have
can’t even begin in life you just have
can’t even begin in life you just have to go with the flow
to go with the flow
to go with the flow you can’t expect miracles because
you can’t expect miracles because
you can’t expect miracles because nothing comes out of a hat there is a
nothing comes out of a hat there is a
nothing comes out of a hat there is a miracle the miracle is life itself the
miracle the miracle is life itself the
miracle the miracle is life itself the miracle is are the opportunities that
miracle is are the opportunities that
miracle is are the opportunities that life presents to you the miracle is the
life presents to you the miracle is the
life presents to you the miracle is the fact that you have your eyes and ears
fact that you have your eyes and ears
fact that you have your eyes and ears open to spot and recognize the
open to spot and recognize the
open to spot and recognize the opportunity when it comes to you and the
opportunity when it comes to you and the
opportunity when it comes to you and the opportunity is in that challenge so you
opportunity is in that challenge so you
opportunity is in that challenge so you got to accept all challenges you can’t
got to accept all challenges you can’t
got to accept all challenges you can’t be scared the first time when I said no
be scared the first time when I said no
be scared the first time when I said no to singing it was my own fear of failing
to singing it was my own fear of failing
to singing it was my own fear of failing I was so scared I’m going to fail it
I was so scared I’m going to fail it
I was so scared I’m going to fail it this I’ve got so much at stake I can’t
this I’ve got so much at stake I can’t
this I’ve got so much at stake I can’t be doing this I knew I was know Lata
be doing this I knew I was know Lata
be doing this I knew I was know Lata Mangeshkar of course you can’t be the
Mangeshkar of course you can’t be the
Mangeshkar of course you can’t be the next a terminator it’s not possible but
next a terminator it’s not possible but
next a terminator it’s not possible but in trying to be nothing but the best you
in trying to be nothing but the best you
in trying to be nothing but the best you do not take that small flight that you
do not take that small flight that you
do not take that small flight that you are meant to take
I have to create my own little story I
I have to create my own little story I have to have my own little existence and
have to have my own little existence and
have to have my own little existence and I’m so glad I did what I did because
I’m so glad I did what I did because
I’m so glad I did what I did because today it’s been 25 years and I’m still
today it’s been 25 years and I’m still
today it’s been 25 years and I’m still around and working I have grown and
around and working I have grown and
around and working I have grown and today I can proudly say that I’m an
today I can proudly say that I’m an
today I can proudly say that I’m an actor who has some body of work in all
actor who has some body of work in all
actor who has some body of work in all these mediums you know nobody can
these mediums you know nobody can
these mediums you know nobody can guarantee you whether you’re going to
guarantee you whether you’re going to
guarantee you whether you’re going to see the highs of success no one can do
see the highs of success no one can do
see the highs of success no one can do that but one thing is certain that you
that but one thing is certain that you
that but one thing is certain that you work and your life will be a happy one
work and your life will be a happy one
work and your life will be a happy one come get their anuses in the gay hamesha
come get their anuses in the gay hamesha
come get their anuses in the gay hamesha chickadee here you just have to know
chickadee here you just have to know
chickadee here you just have to know your strengths be honest your work and
your strengths be honest your work and
your strengths be honest your work and just work that’s what matter big small
just work that’s what matter big small
just work that’s what matter big small this that I’ll just conclude this by a
this that I’ll just conclude this by a
this that I’ll just conclude this by a few things that I stand by in life when
few things that I stand by in life when
few things that I stand by in life when I was a teenager I was a part of his
I was a teenager I was a part of his
I was a teenager I was a part of his play called shatranj ke mejor a written
play called shatranj ke mejor a written
play called shatranj ke mejor a written by the famous Marathi writer PL
by the famous Marathi writer PL
by the famous Marathi writer PL Deshpande there was a beautiful line in
Deshpande there was a beautiful line in
Deshpande there was a beautiful line in it said just sir konohana he sucked a
it said just sir konohana he sucked a
it said just sir konohana he sucked a was makeup in he garnacha hayburner
was makeup in he garnacha hayburner
was makeup in he garnacha hayburner sorry zindagi base URI ho jaaye II have
sorry zindagi base URI ho jaaye II have
sorry zindagi base URI ho jaaye II have something to add to that Leakey Nagar
something to add to that Leakey Nagar
something to add to that Leakey Nagar source a healer Jai those kisses Navi
source a healer Jai those kisses Navi
source a healer Jai those kisses Navi Kabhi nahi horny jockey zindagi you see
Kabhi nahi horny jockey zindagi you see
Kabhi nahi horny jockey zindagi you see cineq ready
and it has been 25 years and I still try
and it has been 25 years and I still try not to miss the first bus that comes my
not to miss the first bus that comes my
not to miss the first bus that comes my way that takes me on exciting journey
way that takes me on exciting journey
way that takes me on exciting journey ahead
ahead
ahead [Applause]
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