Gurmeet interview about his dad......

GURMEET CHOUDHARY...

Here, Gurmeet Chaudhary, who played Lord Rama in the series Ramayan and is currently starring in the series Geet on Star One shares his memories:

All memories of me with Dad that I remember today are fun. I used to bunk classes and go out for strolls. My dad used to find out and used to catch hold of me. I remember a man wearing an army uniform and running behind me to catch me in the road! I used to run at topmost speed and he could never catch up. But I used to turn back and look at my dad's huge build with lots of love and awe.

All this was fun till I discovered the other side of my dad. When I disclosed my desire to come to Mumbai, he took leave from his army duty and came with me because I was only 17 years old. We had no clue where to start from and whom to approach. I remember my dad wore his army uniform and went out with me. I saw the respect that civilians have towards army men. He approached a Planet M outlet in Colaba, asking for a reference to a dance school and we got the address of the Shaimak Davar dance academy -- he then got me enrolled.

A little later, when I decided to settle in Mumbai and not go back to Jabalpur, my dad took a transfer to Mumbai so that I could be comfortable and set up a home, because home is where the parents are. I could never tell my dad thank you fore everything he did for me. But I am putting in all my effort, so that his efforts don't go waste.