Originally posted by: regulartimes7
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How do you think your work has helped you evolve over the course of the last 12 years—personally?
I really have to stop and pinch myself a lot. Like, is this really happening to me? This is straight out of a dream even now, you know? I… [pauses to think] I cry easy. I think it’s a recent phenomenon; I’ve become this person. Over the past three years, I think the pandemic had a very deep effect [on me]. Being a Cancerian perhaps, or being an empathetic person and a compassionate person [by nature], it was hard to see that kind of degree of pain and suffering in the world. I’m always on the brink of breaking down now, and I get overwhelmed by sentiments and emotions so easily.
I’ll give you an example. I’m in my car… [pauses, with visible emotion] and there’s a rickshaw driver… [pauses, eyes welling up] who is really old. He’s riding his rickshaw… and you can see the experience on his face and you can see how the world and its ways have worn him down. You can see that on his face—an old uncle. [Ranveer pauses, in tears.] He looks at me and his face lights up. It’s the most beautiful thing. Can you imagine? I’m sure his life is tough and he has all of these struggles. You can see on his face that time and experience have not been kind to him. I was watching him for a while before he turned to face me. I like to observe people—it’s a habit I have. I was just watching him and watching his face and you know, he suddenly looked towards me and his eyes lit up and he was smiling… and I’m like: Man, this is insane. It’s [insane] that I can have that kind of impact on someone’s day, on account of what? Being an artist?
Ranveer thoda over karta hai ... but I can empathize with him here.
Mumbai mein aise bhot mauke milte hain kisi blue collar worker ko observe karne ka. It's just that he was able to provide momentary joy to his object of observation. That moment kinda stayed with him.
Zyaada kuchh deep nahin hai... lekin Ranveer baava idhar dil se bolrelay....
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