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On this episode of Cyrus Says, actor Aksharaa Haasan, daughter of Kamal Haasan, joins Cyrus Broacha to talk about her film Simulacra, her journey in the entertainment industry, and how technology is changing the way we live and connect.Aksharaa explains the idea behind 'Simulacra', a world where technology, artificial intelligence, reality and fantasy begin to blur. She also talks about growing up in a famous film family, finding her own creative path, starting out as a dancer and choreographer, and eventually moving into acting.
The conversation also gets personal as Aksharaa opens up about ADHD, dyslexia, brain fog and hyperfocus, while she and Cyrus discuss education, AI, human connection and our growing dependence on technology.She also shares her interest in directing and her dream of building a stronger community for artists.
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It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcare kit.com. Slash blue. Urgentcare kit.com. Slash blue. Kripaayati Andhi Jee, the language used on the podcast may not be fit for consumption. We warn you, tread carefully. But listen ya. Don't be so conservative. Okay. Finally we have someone to balance the age issue with me. I'm 86 and we have someone who's very young. Akshara, I don't ask your age because that's like... But the second number, digit is 6 also. 26. So you can be 36. You can be 16. So simple match tells me I should ask your age. Technically your second guess was right. Now what was my second guess? 36. 36. You know 36. Yes. No way. Unbelievable. How rude of me first to spend 5 minutes on a day. No, it's okay. Proud millennial. Only millennial. Yes. Okay. So you look down on those guys, the Gen Zs.
No, I just look at the person to be honest. Really? Even I don't understand all this after some time. You know because I think... I mean you have criminals in every generation and also how does it really matter? Yeah. Did you join the CJP movement at all? I stick to my own movements and I'd like to mind my own business. That sounds it all. It's like physical. I'm a dancer first. You're a dancer first. That makes more sense. By the way, let me introduce you properly. Yes. Because we have a very small window of audience. Okay. And it's mostly people who are about 2 well, they're last years. Okay. So are you listening? Aunty. Akshara is a very famous actress from a huge family legacy which I think she must be bored of listening to all the time. How to? Proud too. Proud too, but you know everyone will say, who? Since a daughter, I said son, for a second. That's okay. I'm just taking born many times. How are you? I'm a showanist, a very unbelievable, Sarika. By the way, I interviewed your mom three maybe I think four times actually. She won't remember. No, actually she wanted to go. No, actually she wanted me to say a big hi. Yeah, how sweet.
And she likes spicy food. Yes. You were discussing that the last time you met. Yes. That's my good memory. Dad also I've bumped into, I'll tell you stories. But I, but let's start with your life first. Otherwise you don't want to talk to anybody else. And your sister has been on the show. Yes, I saw that episode. Did you? Yes. We she didn't. But she was very sweet. As we left because my clothes are not gochitip me. Give me five hundred rupees. A really respected. Yeah, she was fun. But let's talk about you first. Keep going to the family and everything else. First and foremost, I have some information there's a show. Whose title is tough for me to pronounce. Okay. So can you help me? Okay. What show? The show that released in July. Oh, that's a film actually. A film show. Anti. A film show. Yes, it is. A full film. Look at Vishika, your PR. It's like, what can we do? Have you come to me? But it's our first podcast. Yes, my first podcast. Wow. So from where do we only go up? Everything else would be great. In the Scraws. No, I mean the podcast would go up. Like, you know, better podcasts. Yes, I hope so. Okay, sorry.
Go up. Yes. So the film's name is Simu Lacra. It's a long word. Yes. So it's Simu Lacra. Okay. It means a copy without an original. Oh. Yes. It's Simu Lacra. Yes. Exactly that. Simu Lacra. Yes. Okay. So it's basically the concept is very similar to the film's matrix. But both are originated from this book called Simu Lacra and Simulation. Oh, it's a proper word. I thought you would meet it up. I don't know. One of these Hindi filmmakers, I was like, I don't know. I was like, I don't know. So it's not. It's like a word in the language. Yes. That's where. And what did you say? A matrix follows the same concept. The concept is very similar, which is basically talking about a society which is technology clear advanced. Right. We can't tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Okay. And when we do, then how far is it true?
And how far is it there? This is like the AI thingy. It's basically revolving around that. Yeah. That's the case. I hate this conversation because I'm always worried. We're just discussing this with someone that if you would place people in the corporate sector, for example, but you keep the guy on top as a human, how does that work? Because at some point, they want a revolution and remove him from below. Exactly. Right. Which is also, I think, a Wilson film or so spoke about that in a way. Wow. How do you know all these reference to context? Are you cognacinous, daughter? Simu, don't know. I don't know. Yes. So that's for me, it's scary. I know for younger people, I think they've grasped the concept a little better. But for us, it's really scary because I... Yeah. I mean, we come from an era where technology... We don't come from the same era. But where at least the non-tech... So you come from your mom and I come from the same era. Well, I technically still say, Mara, because... You think? Because look at the Gen Z studio. They're born in a society. Oh, so I mean... Just to keep the government ahead.
So they've grown up majority in a society where this technology... But we still have that way. How you, your 30s, early 30s, whatever you... But I still in the 90s, if you look about... So when you were in the late 90s, early 2000s, you were a teenager. Yes. Okay, so you're sort of a mixed generation because you had television. Yes. And you watched MTV and you maybe remember Nikhil Chinapa. No. But, no, I mean... We had a perfect balance. We were more spending time outside the house. Inside. Now, if you look at parents, they're begging the children, please go outside the house. True. So thankfully, it is scary because there is that connection with reality that we humans are losing touch with, I feel, honestly. And that is... But the world changes now. I think it's like reading. What should take on reading? For example, like my daughter is studying in Spain, she's 19. And has to read a lot, but a lot of that reading is, you know, off the internet only.
It's not book form. She just started reading books on her own and all that at the age of reading. Wow. Okay. Yeah, but we used to... That's all we used to do. As kids, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I was reading whenever I was three months old, I was like a genius. And then after that, I started retarding a little bit. Can I use that word? Yes, I can use that word. I think all of us do life happens, I guess. Yeah, I know. I miss the womb. I miss the first six months, free milk. Boy, what a lovely time. Oh, that's gone. She just is laughing. Don't laugh. Don't be like an infant. I don't know how to say anything sexual. My wife is not watching. So if I have any double meaning and it's lad culture, she's giving me a lecture. Something very careful not to make any double intonters or not. But if you do, then I'm not going to... I'll have to join in. I'll get jobs from home. You'll also get jobs. Yeah, I don't know too. Yeah, yeah. They watch everything you do. More or less, yeah. They might not talk about it immediately, but they'll come up with some point. But the parents are like these liberals and these former thinkers and these visionaries. And then at home, it's like, don't you dare use their word. Oh, no. See, it's just more of sometimes by humans, we can use it. But it's just a little bit of a burden on our mind.
It's a bit of a burden on our mind. It's a bit of a burden on our mind. It's a bit of a burden on our mind. It's a bit of a burden on our mind. What is Hindi word, manum? One second. Now, you have asked my malyali friend to translate the Hindi word back to me, who speaks basically for our Hindi. So now, this is going to be 20 minutes. Stay where you are, please. And you're coming from the south. We will now destroy the Hindi and go to the open leaf. What is the reputation? Reputation. Reputation. Like, you know, like, a reputation corrupting. I never imagined that. We never imagined that. We never imagined that. Yeah. A kung-shan is from the people. She won't like that. That's not right. Don't do a non-south divide here. Yeah. Well, we're all one, right? No. We are from Iran. We are waiting with a water stop. That's right. We're off. We go. We're off. We go. We're off. We go. We're off. We go. We're off. We go. Coffee. Very very. Coffee break. Sorry. So, very interesting concept. But we think about the fact that machines have... Because the thing is that graph is only going in one direction, right? The machine is getting more sophisticated and more control-y. Yes. And we are getting less advanced in a sense.
Yeah. Okay. I don't use word details. I'm not sure. Sorry. We need to offend. Yeah. No, I'm not as in... Our capacity goes down more than intelligence. I think our capacity to do things. Yeah. Because you're not doing... You need this one to do that. You know, this app do this. Dependent. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's what it means. Yeah. Okay. So, that's scary, right? Because you're losing prowess. You're losing powers. Yeah. You're losing ability to do things. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And somewhere, this film also talks about that because we lose that control over our own life and our own narrative. So, on that note, yeah, it is scary as hell. And one thing is that a lot of people are not understanding this whole concept. Because it is scary of how it can go. And how fast it can go. And for me, I'm really worried that, oh my God, is this going to be like, Terminate to two judgment day or post that salvation, all of that where AI is taking over and it's like, Raging against the machines kind of thing. It's scary, you know what you're saying? We're actually saying like, life-humiditating art. Yeah. Which is happening as quickly as we're still alive.
And when you think this wouldn't happen, you're watching it sort of happen. I'm also really worried about what will it take over governance also. Now, in India, there may not be a bad thing. But generally, getting governance, getting of course, art, come on. But yeah, I didn't think that I don't worry about it. It's all pretty correct here. You see people coughing in the background, that's from the center. That's a warning to me, to be very careful going forward. This is going to happen throughout the show. Nobody has any respect, the show is like. But I won't hop out of it. Tell me a little bit about the movie then. The actual, Subjajji Dube, not such a deep dube, the famous Hindi test-win. Who was a great professor for Hindi theatre in Mumbai and... Actually, Satya Jeeeth is his grandson. What do you say? Yes, he is. You caught that on. That was a 10-but-hey. He was a 10. Why not 20? Why is he correcting me from behind the camera? Unbelievable. He's saying 20. So what's right? No. But then this is 10. No, then this becomes 20. How?
Because this is not 25. No, that's not 25. Now it will become 30. What are you in account? No, it will become 30. The high five is very difficult to count. You know, she's really... I'm paralyzed with fear. I look like a complete idiot. I can't match the number of 5s that we're multiplying. But to go back, so he's the grandson of the great, Satya Dube. Yes. I went for a play in Pripyat. I was a young man once. And I remember he said only two words to me. Hindi is he-go. Oh boy. I'm kidding. Actually, drank with the news lovely. Wow. The one thing about theatre is whatever language you speak, they all drink well. And I'll call his very bad, so don't drink. But when you're young, you do silly things. Yes, we all. But we respond to the same. But I have the guy. He got what I think is like a real reputation and real love. Yes. No fancy cars, no money, no houses. But the kind of legacy he has that today, we say his name with awe. That won't happen to many artists. You know, who became famous and then whatever happens happens. But this is great to have that reputation. Yeah. What is Hindi? Hindi. Egypt. It goes back to UAE.
Sorry, how he has a house in Dubai. So, yeah. Man. Man. You think man is good enough? We are not happy with man. Do better, please. Are appearing to the Hindi heartland. Take your time. After two-five minutes, I'll say. Okay. Ravi, please speak. Satya Ji. Thank God. Yes. So let's stop for such a change. I think your ADHD is like me as well. Oh, it's good ADHD. Oh my God. So bad. Oh my God. You're right. Notes to each other. Oh, wait. We left off here. Okay. Sorry, let's talk about him. Yes. So I used to grandson Swazis. That's a lot of baggage to carrying the sense of. Yeah. So as you do, you know, you're coming from genetic blueprint, great legacy, etc., etc. But I feel one upside with both Satya and I, is that we were also given the freedom to be ourselves. And I can speak for myself here. Is that my parents have never put that pressure on both my sister and I too will a good actor look you bet you to actory bhanay.
Okay. You don't have to. We suggest don't become one if you don't want to do what you want to. So I guess that really helps take the weight of our shoulders. But now that you brought it up, I don't want to talk about it, but you brought it up. Do they sort of tell you what to do or advise and all that when you, once you start working on a role? Not really unless we ask for it, they avoid it. Yeah. So nobody says anything. Unless it's something, unless it's something that we are missing and not noticed. Or we need to be a bit cautious about, they just let us figure it out. And they open about criticism and all that after the movie or show releases. Really? What like what would they say? Don't tell me for the, just tell me like genetically. It would be more like, hey, this scene was great. I see what you were doing in this scene and what you were trying to achieve. Is that what you were trying to achieve? Yeah, maybe this can work for you. So it's more of that sense. So it's also bad. Yeah. They don't come out and say pathetic. But they wouldn't do it. I miss those kind of parents. Yeah. They have the same experience. Yeah.
It's like failed again, right? But it was a 95. It's failed. You have parents like that by the way. What's your dad like? See, I met your father, a few times and he's really charming and witty. But I'm sure I heard stories on the set and all that. And it's not exactly always like that because you know, he's controlling everything. Yeah, there's a lot on his play to be honest. Yeah. But very nice. I think the first I wrote to shoot you. The first thing was at the park. We had gone to shoot something else for MTV and some of us said, come on. And then we said, come on. And we were having breakfast there and all that. So he's when he said, hello, he was so nice. As to sit down and I was embarrassed. But the different star would be like, who are you? Yeah, he was really nice. Yeah, no, but he's generally like that with a lot of people when he's away from shoot. Yeah. He likes to get to know the different kind of artists that are out there. Because we all influence each other somewhere. It doesn't matter who's younger, who's older, who's more experienced or nothing. There's something that someone that they can teach you. Yeah, I'm going to start. I'm just saying it's very good philosophy, right? Yeah.
Because we quickly believe on myth and think boss, I'm a great guy or whatever. Yeah. And if you don't anyone, Junior, anyone, you don't give them time of day. Like an idea might have no respect for most people who come in. Yeah. So I'm learning that this is the way to do it. And I don't treat them bad. Because they're younger or never on time or smelly or stupid or in the wrong profession or call you by the wrong name or that. But why is this about me? This should not be about me. This should be about you. Let's get back to your actor friend, such as Jeet. Yes, such as Jeet. So, yeah, we just started with that, but I don't think you finished the question. The question is what is right? Because now, I didn't realize that both of you come from this kind of thing on your shoulders. And both are like, it's not just being an actor family or something. These are very respected figures. Because to, you know, your man has to be homeless there, right? Yeah, no. I mean, see, that's the thing. We are both understood that we have that lineage that we come from. But we've given our freedom to be ourselves and the best artists that we can be. Something my daddy told my dad and my dad told me is that even if you're a toilet cleaner,
be the best you can be. This is what I tell immigrants when they come to Australia. Sometimes jobs are hard. You do what you see. They understand you. Your side understands you. I do. My side is, I think I'm weird. Life is hard, brother. Try and imitate me. See what happens. Right now, the West is not taking people to ask in color, but you can put makeup and go. So, you probably look like a foreigner. No, this is not. Yeah, a lot of people come to me and ask me. Speak to you in French accents. No. Yeah, no, there's some, some, like Riksha, Darazoo, keep going by and they're like, Oh, hello madam. You want to go somewhere? I'm a dad, I'm a Desi. What are you saying? This is the point for you must use MCBC Galees. That is very cashm of God. I do that. I do that. I can't believe it. I'm like, I don't know if I should say it. Sometimes you know, it comes out. You have to complete the sentence. I don't know what you're talking about. I'm old. I can't remember what you want. Let's be in that. Your mother's wedding. Yeah, mother's wedding.
It's a very important. Your mother should get married before you're born. Yeah. Oh, well, my pen is called married after I was born. What a bad thing I said. No, that's really a big mistake. I really must do homework. Yeah. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk. Most people don't think about until it's too late. summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks.
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well. She's told me a very funny story once that she likes to come to Bombay get on the train against traffic because you travel at this time, the time you're recording, it's probably empty most of it. Just up and down the city. Yeah. And you would think that's weird first but do they know that you think that's a great way to see the city. Yeah. Best way like you can get off anywhere. Yeah. Mine is the hectic Bombay traffic. Not as bad as Bangalore there is. Yeah. Oh, don't start. Yeah. Bangalore really bangalore. Yeah. Honestly, what happened to that city? She is. You look the other way and it's become much worse than Mumbai and Mumbai is not good. But Chennai wasn't great either. I know. Sometimes. Maybe Vijay has changed the game. I don't know. This is sorry to everyone back at home but sometimes. I talk about AID MK days. I won't take the years and all that. Where there was a huge traffic jam in the evening every day because we used to work at the same time and there was just, there's nothing we can do. Yeah. Wait. That's it. But bangalore, it's just God. Yeah. It is the worst city in traffic and they know it. Yeah. But it's gotten better now. What has helped in the past also is road
sense. No, I agree. That's there. But there's also the digging up and stuff that they do. But that's now. I know. But there doesn't end. I have a theory in India. The public works department. The plan is never end because that's the best way to keep you know, vendors happy and very big money. You can just keep going with it. The tender is never complete. It's like Shah Jahan started his fault. Yeah. He built the Taj Mahal took 10,000 years. Okay. They'll just get them a free run in. All Indians after that who have followed. We just, you know, we just don't come. I'm sicker. I'm sicker. And I don't know if you do have a house in Mumbai. Yes. I live here. You live here now. So do you ever work with people who get the house done or whatever the plumbing has to be done, the wall has to be done or whatever? Have they ever delivered stuff on time? No. Actually, I started as an AD here 16 years ago. Wow. So I've dealt with a lot of people. Nothing comes on time in this city. Oh God really. And you have to be on their back side and be like a sound guy. No, you're right. I mean, when you're MTV working early days in the 90s and all that early 2000, my God, you
know, the set, the camera man is like eating Pawaji and you know, the body language is scary. Yeah. It's morning and nobody wants to get on. Everybody thinks that now they're in our garden. Let's go, you know, go for a walk. It's like garden garden. Yeah. Exactly that. You could get free. No, football. Football. Which club? A lot of people are going to hate me for this. Liverpool in Basar. Liverpool. That's our club. Oh yeah. Lally I don't know so much, but definitely Liverpool. Very few of us here. Not a great start, but yeah. Let's see how it goes. Yes. Long time. Should they also? No. No. Not in the city. No. Not at all. She used to be more basketball and track and field. Our boss Amit is a basketball freak. Oh wow. Now, if you meet him, he's not the most athletic man. But that's typical India, right? Yeah. We love sport. We don't play it. When you're only part of the world, I think where you have that. Yeah. That's true. Funny thing is, we have all the robot cup. Nobody follows all that. They only follow the foreign leagues.
Yeah. What is it all about? So I have a friend who is a coach and I said, yeah, like helps not like senior senior but working. But he tells me, bro, every day I have to wake up and I'm like, who do I have to go and get to get money for this and funding? Yeah, they have a lot of issues. That is the biggest issue. But even watching, you talk of hands. But when you have a slightly better show, you're not able to get the lesser show on. That's the problem. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You go to the French and stuff. Yeah. Yeah. All that's going on, right? So it's not it's not catching urban India. Yeah. And there's so much talent out there. There is talent between you. Yeah. Just the space. There's some bridge, there's some gap in there. But look at our FIFA performance. We're not even close to qualifying. We lost to Uzbekistan. Ubeda's three love. They're the worst team in the lineup. But at least he we made it and one foot in the door. No, but it's still a long way off unless we get to host the World Cup. That's the only way we can actually think that happened. We were
earning money. Certain sectors earned money. Yeah. I don't want to talk. What do you, let's talk about double narrow politics. I will say for business. No, that's not a policy. But that's not in world right now. But did that come out of left side? That whole thing. I mean, DMK, IDMK being pushed aside. That I think this question, Papa will be able to answer better. But you need to question. I'm not asking you who you support. But if you like to talk about who you support, I would love to talk about that also. To be honest, I'm not a political person. Not a person. I just know what I need to know is very strongly vocal. I'm aware of everything. Very cutsy man if you ask me. Yeah. I'm aware of what's going on. But it's not my cup of tea to have a strong enough opinion on this. You didn't vote. I do vote. Chennai Bombay. Chennai because it's from there. Yeah. So did you vote in the last election? Yes. So then you're not non-political, Papa? No, I'm doing my citizens job. Okay. You were forced to just follow the rules and regulations. Not for the person choice also. Okay. So did you do what my mom did? Asking me what are the different things? Two minutes away from entering. It was. No, I'm
not. Because she had to explain the symbols. Because she also had, she've said I've broken into two and she had broken into two. So it's very confusing for older people sometimes. And the older just one clear name one click. Now they're like seven different factions. True. So that's also fun. But to sorry. I don't know. I don't know. Such a jit. Missing to answer this question. Yeah. So sorry. Give him some love. So sorry Satya. Satya is grandson. Now he must show him lot of love because you know. So sorry Satya. It's a genuine article. Yeah. So no, but since to continue where I left off, since we both had that understanding he legacy here. I was like, we both were like you know, we're giving the space to be ourselves while growing up. And here we're being given the space by our director. Who's the director? Srikanth, the producer, punkach is the director. punkach is also from a famous family. I not that I'm aware of. No. Okay. I mean you look at this. Son, son, son, you know, Satya, we've two. On his own merit. Yeah. Legend. Okay. Quickly say.
Yes. On his own. No, the reason is because he I feel okay, let me finish about Satya first. One at a time. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. So since we had that understanding, we were given that space. So we both are listen great scope for us to act and perform. And we just became a team and he has really been a very supportive co-actor because their days I'd be like, you're the scene. This dialogue is not making sense to me. Suddenly, what do you think? What am I missing? And he'd be like this bro. I'm like, oh yeah, no. And we constantly would have that back and forth. And the beautiful thing about this team which thanks to punkach our director could all help each other days off. It'd be like, are you and feeling of having a holiday land up on set and help somebody else? Oh nice. But are you allowed to change the dialogue or grow that? Yeah. Oh, that's great. The director was part of it. I love that. Yeah. And he has very important also. There's the voice of the actor. It's not Shakespeare. I know the name. It's a little different from the but you could get the you get the you can paraphrase what the person is written. Yeah.
And you've got to talk from your voice. Otherwise you sound like you're saying. Like Ratoffing. Yeah. Exactly. It's not convincing. Yeah. So the director who's also the writer. Oh. He's not he's not touching about all that. Because sometimes the writers can be a real. Yeah. I was also surprised. Because all the famous people all they won't say to your face. Whether it be some body language that it should happen. Yeah. Yeah. No, but see I was also taken about the first time with this director because we had rehearsals like two weeks before going to London because we're like we have only limited time so we have to be like all it. Definitely. Yeah. So like Rappar rehearsals and all that and the first time he's like do you want to change the dialogue? I'm like what? But that's great. I'm like what do you mean? He's like you can I'm not touching about it and I'm like bro. Oh, that's fantastic. I'm like wow. I think that's the that's a new age way of thinking because the artist has to be convincing for themselves. Yeah. Before they're convincing for others. He's like if you want we'll work on it. So he's like do you want to see this line in English? I said if I can. All right. Are you good with Hindi? I'm good with Hindi but better with English. But my Hindi's gone better now. Yeah.
That I'm now thinking in two languages. Really? I'm conscious. Is it because of rickshaws? I don't know all the time. I'm like what's happening and then he cuts you and he goes back to you. Yeah. That's a two language. That's that could happen. Yeah. So for me it's not just two. It's three. Yeah. And we grew up there at home by a Bhaasha. I mean you could be speaking fortified languages. Easily. So like it's just that whole thing of that okay he gave us that space. You want to see this in English? I'm like yeah does this sound right for you? So I satya or I would ask him is this what you're trying to say and through this dialogue he'll be like yeah so he will see this way and so many times both director and satya will come up to me and be like our Hindi better and English is better than us. Can you help with the grammar and adjusting? I'm like yeah show. So it was like the proper team
I think that's what we love you come into the podcast with us. Yes. He is a young old. Younger said. Somewhere in the 30s 40s there or 40s probably I don't know. 40s is an old man. Yes. But it comes fast because Indian people last that long. No, no. Look at our generation. Life span. No but I got a lot of time for people to do that. There is ego in what you're doing but it's also not madness because it's a collective effort. Yeah. And the artist has to you know do that thing and if they're just going to identify whatever and anyone can do that. You can see the person is unconvinced while performing also. Yeah. But see that's something I realized I learned from a lot of the actors that have come before me that they gave such a great example of how your performance changes with how convinced you are or not with the performance or the role rather. And I was like oh so you have to believe in it that much that you become a good actor. So thanks to those predecessors and. Well what would your dad do? Would he be like orthodox about these things or would
he be flexible or would he be a mix of those? He would ideally like you to stick to what he's written. That's right. He would. And he's like a one man vision thing. Yeah. So it's like he's a vision. Like he's not too much because I'm pretty clear from the light here the crow flying there. Everything is in his head. Yeah but it's not that he won't listen. That's the thing. He would prefer when you go with that but he wins him. Yeah leave that door open. Could you bribe him? Hell no. Damn it. I can't work them. There's got to be some corruption involved. I feel very uncomfortable working in any production. I give you one trick. Spontanity. That works like magic. Love's spontaneity but if it's in the like any filmmaker shouldn't go away from the realm of the script. That's it. I got to tell you even without speaking Tamil Nakharn was one of the best films I ever watched in my life and I was a young guy. We all came out acting like him. You know we're doing the language just it was just it was just it was subtitles were not even done into in the English. Yeah just that demeanor. Just at the end of it you you you feel like an easy alpha male you know
the enough as a young man you come out of there like you would have got father or something. Yeah yeah. And for a few more. Yeah. So I don't know I think we may not stupid that way. He was a Bruce Lee filmy come out we do karate and kung fu for five minutes and and then it's back to Riksha Kattin. Life may be something. The first thing is very important. First memory first love first heartbreak first work. Friends I am Gopaldat and this is my first podcast. The first first with Gopaldat which will be released on IVM pop. I will talk to those Diggaj people who are with them who are in their work. Their name we all know. So come to the YouTube's IVM pop channel or wherever you listen to the podcast. Listen to our podcast. Meet interesting people. First first love with Gopaldat. Hi this is Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit. That's a risk.
Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say 45 dollars with code blue at urgentcare kit.com slash blue urgent care kit.com slash blue. Back here and we're discussing all kinds of things but I think we have to give two minutes without interrupting on her co-star who's a lovely guy apparently. People may not understand if you're not in the business but the collectivism that's involved in making a film or a play or something like that is you can't just turn up. People have to hold hands and work together otherwise just doesn't work and be present and be present and to help everybody else so the vehicle goes in the right direction. That's why I would do shoots help where people are more focused on the job. In India I think it's a discipline issue that's why they do it. They literally do it so
they want together and it would is on time and you can then you focus only on that because you have no distractions etc. And I like the fact that they choose Switzerland to shoot in and not say Syria. You could easily say that. But it's bloody expensive and Switzerland. Jesus Christ. I'm sure that film there for one coffee I could have bought like three months of bloody crores for my home. One coffee. I would just like call. I paid on my own. I'm like, I can't keep on producing. And just one of those days you know what I mean. People will hear this and now they'll call you and they'll give you the bills for everything you shoot. That's not an invitation for you guys to do that. Please with respect. I need work. What are you shooting in Switzerland? Tamil film. What is it called? Agni Syrigagal. Okay. What is it called? Agni as a fire. Wings of fire. Wings of fire. That's also like a parsing story. It's an action film. Yes. Action film but it didn't release because there's some issues that I did not want to get into and know about. Oh. So it's over release? I don't know. It may release. It may release. It may not depend.
It's an action film actually. It's about the release issue. Oh that and all I don't know. What about this controversy? I didn't bother asking. I didn't bother asking. No, but after all that hard work it's very sad when this thing happened. I tried. They like the first day it was a pandemic, then something else. We shot it right before the pandemic. So the first hit we got to the pandemic because we didn't finish shooting also. Oh God. And it's outdoors mostly. Yeah. Most of it. First was thankfully our major outdoor schedule was done. But we still had mass depotions to shoot. We first went Russia which was St. Petersburg. Right. Which was about two weeks and we went twice to Kazakhstan for like two two months and it was full action snow, band-beer, birthday, tundle. What is the place like Kazakhstan? It's a big interesting country size wise here. Yeah, interesting but. So there are no Indians in India and all that? Oh yeah. Indians go there quite a lot because the currency rate is a lot. How do you know where Indians is? Because we spit and stuff. How do we stand out? I don't know how to put this appropriately. I'm going to try my best. It's like an Indian going to
Bangkok. That's what we go there. Really? Yeah and sometimes there are families that go what? Children, women, kids, and there are more and more. Oh really? We didn't do anything almost. Oh my God. Sir, you got it. Thank you. We went to the opposite. Did we do anything with the baby? We can even send a postcard. But I'm going to do some research on this. Sometimes I don't know the reason. As a man who do all these things. Yeah, no. It happens sometimes and outside the hotel so I've seen so many. So, is it anything? No, soliciting is just cherry pie. Young girl, how is it? Like, you know what I mean? I know, it's a 70 year old man and a very young girl and you can see he's not really loved. Yeah. I mean unlikely. I mean not sure. It's not that general beta I'm concerned. No. No, you're not. Don't like. That's scary. So, anyways, we can't discuss it. The film at the moment is in limbo but hopefully it'll release. But the first reason is pandemic hit. Sentencing backwards. One thing after another
it's pilot. But let's get back to this. Yes, something. Because again, every time we about to talk about it, something happens. I feel we will finish it. Things, the worst thing you've put to create. Should I leave? So, you finish talking about him then I'll come back. No, I don't know. Dangerous to put 2 EDC people together. I think so. I think so. No, it's okay. She started by saying, look, I'm a little shy, quiet. This and all that and all that. All that. The whole body language is very passive. Now she's taken over. You know, this is a tip. Now that I know your EDC, she makes it. You're a person, I'm just opening up and I'm feeling subdued here. No, no. It's all about people in Kazakhstan. The Indians go then what they do and all they wear. Okay, but let's one of us stay on track. Satya jeet. Satya jeet. Satya jeet. Satya jeet. So, yeah, I mean there were days where we kind of all became a family where we were joined at the hip most of the time. Come, hoge, we're still on set, mingling, helping. And like a post set, we both will go roaming like, hey, you know why this is one nice museum. You want to go and see it. What we have off day, everyone's sleeping. Let's go. Then we will like, Neri, we have tomorrow this scene, we'll end up sitting downstairs. One of our rooms rehearsing.
Bro, mostly downstairs then the director will come. Are you guys are rehearsing? Okay, I, you'll like, no, and we'll like rehearse and you'll be like, bro, that's stupid performance. What are you doing? So, Nvi both had that equation. So, to have him as a co-actors, very refreshing because a lot of the other actors I've worked with, out of respect, I couldn't be so friendly. Each thing? Yes. But that's a little bit bound to happen, I guess. Maybe they would have been but it was a get to approach. Yeah, it was from my and so this was like the first time where I could be like, except for Vivaan and Gurmeet. The sea sun. Yes. But he's old. My age. So, that's not fair. I think the guy is like my age and then maybe you think, you know, I can't get to know informal way. No, no, Vivaan and I are like chadi buddies. You're not really guys. Don't write any of this. Actually, technically, yeah, because he, yeah, because we met first when during Hiram. Okay. I was talking about the actual word. So, I was thinking, sorry. I was saying, hi, I've not seen you for a long time. So, for you, this is your return gift.
Your parents are watching. This would just give them coffee or something quite in, you know. Sorry. So, my toes are the door. Yeah. So, yeah, yeah, so with Satya, back to Satya. So, Vivaan, you go to your locks. Vivaan is overtaken. Yeah. jeet. Yes. Jeet. So, he, there were times we were like we'd pull each other's leg and it was very supportive to have an actor like that and it was.. And it also helps because, again, you all have the thing in common that you come from legacy. Yeah. And that help even more. I'm sure it does, because what you go through will be very different from what other people go through. Sorry, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, you know, definitely and there were times where sometimes we end up canned up spooning nice Ik read pr mo
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Why only South? It's a little more than Bombay. You think? Yes. It's more than Bombay. How the adulation they say, of course. Very easy guys. Adulation is all across the country. But you're right maybe, to some extent. They just need to go a little easy. They mean well, for sure definitely. It's just that love, they can't contain it. But take it easy. For me, a lady stopped touching me. I'm uncomfortable. Especially really old ladies who can't see properly and are like, bet I'll yield the door. These things happen. Are you the door? It's going to happen to all of us. You're not sure. You know? I come on. It's all a bad thing. Oh, sorry. I thought it was the door. I thought it was all. I wanted to lean a little bit. I'm tired and a little bit. I'm not saying anything. Sir, I just saw you all over. Okay, sorry. She's completely changed. In 43 minutes, 44 minutes, you become a different person all together. And then I'll be like, this star. You know, he's still not... He's... What did you say? What did you say? I joined the hip and that kind of thing.
Yeah. Okay, alright. And you can tell each other what you think about the take and all that. Yeah, yeah. I think that'd be great. Once people are so cool. That you can be friends. You can really see boss come along. Yeah. You can see who would have gone. Yeah, no. We've had those moments definitely. Because we understood and gave that chance to each other to be like, this is where he's coming from. She's coming from. Okay, then they'll pick you up. No, they'll also say that, right? That you have to have a real ego. So literally then you get your ego because you have no ego on your reason. Yeah. It really goes up and it will be an elevated. Ideally nothing better than no ego. I think so. The theatre that happens a little bit. Yeah. Because everybody's level. You may be... Kamal Hasan, you may be some unknown person. Whoever. Everyone that stages equal. Yes. Very common sort of thing theatre. That's where there's no money in it. Unfortunately. But I work with this very special gentleman and please ask you to add to Gimmar role. Whenever there's a dead body, he's... Now, that's his special. He won't only be lying in bed without moving. Already dead. That's not... It's not. It is. And he said instead of dialogue, I'll do voiceover.
You know, the old days, the voiceover is going back, flash back and all that. Comes in conditions apply. Yeah, comes in. He can read it. Right? He'll learn any lines. All good. Yeah. But so I think once you know people, there's a chance it can get better the art form because it can be really open. Yeah. And when someone is saying something unless they intention they're not great. They're trying to psych you out. That also happens so many times. Comfortative sort of... They're saying things to bring down your confidence. Open conversation allowing you to face whatever happens. It'll do it better. But you do it sport. For example, your parents will tell you, you know, you've done whatever, go and do it this way. Yeah, see that's a mindset that you come with, I feel. A lot of people don't come with the idea of that we're here to make something that's bigger than that. Then us, which is the film, we're just one cog. Some people know, I don't know name names. If you name names people watch the show. No, no, actually I don't want to be called the singer. The name names are wrong also. It'll be not cool. Make up names. They'll say first name like Radhika and don't say anything more.
We don't know. Let them find out. Okay, let me just, it's a very Tamil thing. Son, Papa Repairs. What is that? Pepperapar is like a... Pee Gaye Lord. What? Pepperapar is like, how do I see this? The ones who keep making noise like Punjab on for no reason. Going back to UP with my friend. I didn't know what you're saying. So, Pepperapar is kind of like the action. Like a loudmouth. No, no, no. So you know there are those people who are like Punjab, horns and keep going. Bury, bury, bury, bury, bury. For no reason all the time. Kaka for neither. Kadi bhi nahi hai kuch bhi nahi hai. Or pury, bury, bury, bury, bury, or da. Actually, you're this guy. No, no. The one, mindless sound that goes on and is going nowhere. There's no reason. There's a reason for audio. But that's your ADHD, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. But... Why, why? Why, why? You know, we are what we are. Why, why? Why, why? We're not. We're not. You know, we are what we are. Why change completely. We can't leave it in. Instead of the medication of changing my wife. No. Well, I just, I thought you would say, find things that are helping me become better.
No, I don't think medication for personal. I mean, you're personally your psycho. And you know, I'm not your psycho. I don't think it's your personal. I can better, but... No, I don't think medication for personal. I mean, you're personally your psycho. I understand. I mean, something like that. But generally speaking, we all have quirks, right? Yeah. You're opening, you know, hyper yourself. Yes. You like us to give you something. No, that doesn't bring in. And you don't have, you kind of lose control over a lot of... And you're a person able to change. You won't be you. Yeah, he's going to... You become a man. I think it happened in Donald Trump. I thought he was a much nicer guy five years ago. And then you're given something... But that's a different reason. Yeah, yeah. He says, become more orange. He should be white. He's going on. Orange is very well respected in India. Yeah, man be. Good, good. Good, well, good safe. He's done. He's on point here. Now, what are we talking about? Yes, yes, yes. I kept it as a front note. You decided to be the senior. I'm just saying to help you. Yeah, yeah. So, there are times where I faced moments where actors have now come to do their job.
Meaning? They've come there to just be like, Baby, could you please take juice? Oh, they... Oh, believe you, I'm a great person here, think. Yeah. I am the kind who chup chap, I'll come and do it. If I make friends, amazing. If not, I'll do my job and leave. Respectfully, nicely. But also, you're doing lead roles. So, it's not different from people who use roles. You're talking about lead roles. Lead roles also. That's why I'm not wanting. Lead roles, you can't be... You kill the film, right? You're going to lead roles. That is what happened to someone. Open to everyone. So, who is the person we are discussing? You guys can see and figure. But give us some hint. Now, the last thing to do is that Tamilian horn thingy. And it took me five minutes. Yeah. Okay, so it's kind of like that. A lot of people who don't come there for the work. And I face moments where I'm going, I'm trying to avoid the names. But there are moments where I'm in the middle right before the take. And they do something where they're like, I'm not okay and then put me off. And I'm like, you can... In the performance? Yeah. Well, that's mean. That's... No, that's purposely...
We sing on. Yeah, that's clearly vindictive. Yeah. And I don't get angry because I want to keep that mood of the scene. So, I'm just like, what the hell, dude? And I just keep quiet. That's the director who's going to take over there. And I have a more... Sometimes they don't... Sometimes they don't. Why? Because the person is the name and all that and they don't... Sometimes that, sometimes they don't give you shit. Really? Yeah. Anyways, but this experience you had in the last film was good. I felt like, wow, I'm so loved and seen. Like, people are like, I could literally say, here I have ADC, so I'm going to glitch a few days. I also have this... What glitch? A glitch is like, you know when you're screen glitches on technology. So, you know what happens in the brain? Oh. But then what happens? It doesn't function nice at all. Can you show me how? My brain stalls and I'm just like, I'll be like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, what was I singing? Well, the brain fog. Full on. That's an each thing, huh? No, it's been like that. ADC is still so, makes it worse. You think? Yeah. So your brain stalls and you don't have a thought?
It's too many things and I can't keep up and I don't know. There'll be few words from one sentence and other sentence and it all merge into it. But what if you were flying a plane? That's why I'm not a pilot now. I think, I have a good idea. What are you going to tell us on your way down? Sorry! The fuck? You were teaching at both movies, right? I taught you when you were 18, 15,000, 300. I'm sorry, sir. Not funny. Bad, bad. I'm not a pilot, man, an actor. So then you have to take pills for this kind of thing? There is another alternative. What? There are certain things to help you. In terms of, like, your general behavioural things, like, okay, if I procrastinate a lot, these are the times, these are the times this work causes it. Okay, fix that, balance that and you'll be fine. It's basically like sleep and eat. We tend to forget to eat. Yeah, ADC forgets to eat sometimes. Your ADC is not a level. I want to eat all the time. I'm like a pregnant woman. But that's also physical activity is helping you get hungry where you go nuts if you don't eat. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So either we eat a lot and continue to eat. How do you forget to eat? I don't understand.
Because your mind is running with 100 different thoughts at the same time constantly. And there's never any hunger pang, like if it's lunch time or dinner time, your body doesn't respond to that? No. Sometimes you forget and then end of the day, sound ask, yeah, what do you eat? Oh, no, I didn't. Shit. Because there's a, it's more of, we forget to eat when there's hyper focus. Right. On something. Do you have any violent thoughts? No. Is that a lot of violent thoughts? Only for people who are as old. I want to just like punch their face in but then we shouldn't do that. Honestly, they've done something. My violent thoughts with general public is only like 20%. That you know, people passing you by and those violent thoughts are not so one out of five. But everyone. Yeah. Definitely pedestrians who are on the phone. I speak as a motorist and so our tribe is different. I just, I hate those people. No, it's even. Crossing the road with the phone on there and look at you. Yeah. Even on the footpath. Yeah. They'll randomly stop and. I don't walk on the footpath. I don't watch at night. Mumbai could do an understand that there's a footpath and that's the end of it. Yeah, no, but wherever they find space, be it sir. No space for a car.
No, those regions. How can you train people? Many of these are educated people. No, but they don't give me education and money and all that. Yeah, it's not about that. Only do. You think we should restart, call the British back. Give them two years, throw them out and restart. Wow. And at the same time they can give back the Queen. But then we have to give back cricket. Never hear the Beatles. They also are pulling times. Oh, that's a full one. You know, be very careful. Don't do that. Don't worry. Or they might become a never ending thing. Never ending thing. Actually, you can't go back and he's doing correct things. It never works. We've tried it here once or twice and see what happened. I won't get into details. Yeah. Okay, let's talk about your career. So go back a little bit. Tell us, you know, a lot of movies in the South. You do a lot of movies. There's still not too many people who have this double trajectory at the same time. But you're living in Mumbai. I've been here 16 years actually. So my first job wasn't an actor actually. It wasn't even an AD. Then? I was a choreographer. Oh. That's why you mentioned actually my done close up film back 30 years ago. Yeah. So that's how you know my dance teacher, Koki. We both know her from around the same time.
So I joined her. This is like in 2000. This is the film that I did. 26 years ago we were 10. Yeah. Between 8, 9, 10. I started with her. You started with her? Yeah, I started with her. Not even as about 8 or 9. Super. Just one question. Did she charge? Because you're who you are? Yeah. She charged. She did try not to but then parents were insistent that no. No, no. No, no. Take it. Keep quiet. Sit in the corner. Teach my daughter. Take the money. You're doing a job. You need to put food on your table. But you're going to a done choreographer as well. I'm going to teach you. I lost touch. I lost touch. But I've done. So what did you do? You said you started like that. Yeah. So you actually filmed? No, actually. So I started with music videos. Oh, so that's. Wow. Yeah. And music videos. Then here and there with friends, I choreographed stuff. For their stuff. For their sun geets and all. No, they videos. For their personal videos.
What are your friends are these? They're all dancers. And plus a lot of us. So with Koki, she has this. Like how we have boards like ICSE. All of that. So for even dance, we have those kind of. You have to pass exams. Yeah. And you can be a high school dropout yet get into university for dance with these certificates. What are you saying? These certificates are that legend. It's a diploma. It's a diploma you get. A sort of pre diploma prep before you go. That's great. So if you're a complete failure, you can still be a dancer. Just like me. I dropped out of high school as well. And my everywhere, you dropped out of high school. Yeah. I feel thrice and then I'm like, this is not happening. Why did you drop out though? Three times is not enough. You go back and finish it. I knew I'm not going to pass. This is the ADHD. I just lost interest. But let me take your side for a second. Education sucks in India. It doesn't help. Everything is my memory. Yeah. Because I'm just watching how my daughter is studying in Spain and all that. And you know, this memory thing is the waste of time.
But what you're doing is teaching people who have the best memory. And then they learn nothing to do well in the exam. Ten years later, they can't tell you laws of refraction from reflection. Yeah, a lot of those things don't apply today. You know, lots of things don't learn anything. You just learn how you learn lines for all things. And then it's gone forever. So I'm not a big fan. I want to be the education minister. Not now, when the CJP is going berserk and all that. I'll wait for the thing to come down and then I want to be the education minister. I think I have to restructure the whole thing. Make it interesting. I think it's changing. Yeah. Because I think it's changing now. Because IGC, I see and all of that is actually coming. Yeah, it's not project based and looking less at you know. Yeah. Yeah, but otherwise you just, you don't pay attention. Then you study for two weeks and you get 9,900. Yeah. And you have no interest in that subject. Yeah. Yeah. So I mean, I guess it's changing and it's for the better. And for kids like me from that. Ira. Ira. No longer a kid anymore, but kid for some reason. Next to me, it's all relative. Actually, you're like a little baby. You've just been born to once a role as far as I'm concerned. I'm so old it's embarrassing.
You see, I don't judge by the boy. No, you're young by the hair. You're so white it's unbelievable. I have white hair everywhere. Okay, that's not the idea. Don't worry. I didn't get it that way. I just meant that you know, you reach a point where the white hair is just everywhere. We can compete on that. I'll show you. I've hidden some nice. That's so old. You have one white hair. It didn't somewhere. No, no, no. I've hidden them. A guy telling a boy, you know, I'm also bald. You can't do that. No, no, no. It's more of a... It's more of a... No. So right now, have you projects that I'm trying to line up? I don't make your own film. That is something I'm intending to do. I did something you want to direct and all that. That was my actual first intention. So after the dance, I became an AD to become a director. And not to act. No, and then the reason I got into acting is because... I'm like, how can you say no if you've not even tried it? True. And then I'm like, oh, wow. Also DNA. I don't know about that. No, DNA is a very important thing. If both sides are, you know, it's unlikely you won't have any DNA. It's like madness. What is it? Like 5% chance.
Sorry, huh? So apart from that, I want to definitely get back into being behind the camera, because that gives me a different kind of joy as an artist. Apart from that, I am trying to do something away from the film industry. And... You mean like for other people, humanity? Yes. And largely for the community of artists of all kinds, you can be an actor, dancer, writer, to even a culinary artist. It's more for building that community in a fractured time. Oh, that's different. So you're seeing where people can reach out to each other. Like an artwork, like an artist. Almost. Yeah, something along those lines. So anyone who's an artist is like a psychopini of artists. Yeah. And you can get in touch and et cetera. Something like that. To help people engage and get work. It's more of... See, right now I feel we're in a time where society is a bit fractured. And therefore... Some scared. Some of our industries have also gone fractured because of ripple effect.
And now AI, which is not helping. And I feel we are losing touch with the human side and what art actually started out as... They're going to do everything. What art are you going to do? Yeah, and it's losing the heart and soul of what actually art stands for, right? So just reminding people of that and getting people back together. You sound mindy like a politician but your heart is in the right place but that's lovely. Yeah. And there's a compliment I'm not trying to be mean. Thank you. And I just want to have one objection to that. Can we in all these artists that you've been together can we not have sound people? I have a horrible experience with sound people. Because they always come and tell you the my case, the battery is gone after you're in the middle of the take. Yeah. You know, sound guys, sound guys. And they want to do... They do the most checking. Check. Check. And you forget to check the battery sound guys. Come on. What are you? Always. And I've always the live event. You finish the check whatever you come on stage in the mic. You're like... I know. I didn't need a resul or a wedding day Oscar.
So I've been going out there and sometimes the live doesn't make any sense. Actually he did, didn't he? He did. Yeah. And you work at MTV with us? Oh yeah. I can still call him a resul. He should be the greatest star ever. But we were called a resul. But he's an awesome person. He's... What is it with the sound? Everyone has so opinionated. We sit and drink with them or talk with them. Everybody's got 200 political opinions. I must say, yeah. Yeah. It's a whole different world altogether. I think it's a generation thing. Yeah. Or maybe it's these guys who are from the film world. We've got very strong political, social financial opinions. Yeah. That's also because of the sound we give back to society and to the people who made us. And what happens to the rest of India? Give back to them also if you can. If we can. After we finish with the sound, we'll have the rest. If you can't handle your worst, what you'll handle like that. That's right. It's a tiny subset home. Yeah. If you can't help yourself, then no point. That's the 20-10-1 big fan of the sound because of one thing and one thing more than anything else. Super punctuality. And for us, it's like a culture shock because coming from like MTV and Bombay and then going there to Chennai.
Or either by also where we did some stuff. Nine o'clock is nine o'clock. You're on the set up to the store ten times of one cabri at the right of your argument. And they call it seven in the morning. Then he told me to go to sleep in the trailer for off and on because he'll call you in your fully ready. And I was fast asleep and then suddenly I fell someone molesting me. And then I woke up and the man was putting my pant on. He had taken off my shorts. And he said, sir, sir, don't worry, sir. Have you had doing it? You rest. You rest. We're just told to get ready. And he said, I'm doing all that. And then I don't know, friend, hence I let him. But I don't look, you go to some other culture. You don't disrespect anyone. Because you don't know for sure what's right or wrong. But they did it. They put everything on. And then I went on set. And six p.m. Rajeev said, boss, let's go have a drink. And that's it. Six p.m. they pulled out the plugs. Six p.m. Very punk. Boss six or two. Boss six or three. Six. Not wash up. I love starting an ending on time. Yeah. Something about that. That's kind of why I apologize when I came. Like I said, I come in the short term. You give me ten fifty eight.
If it was eleven o'clock, call it time. You're fine. Oh, okay. I said, I come earlier just to like get into the zone this time. You're E.D.A. What's the problem? That's a problem. I'm E.D.A. We get out of the zone once in a while. That's the problem. I hate being at funerals because suddenly your mind is going in a fast way. And you start giggling. You're so funny. It's so wrong for where you are now. Because you're like, oh, anybody else is like, oh. Yeah. Yeah, like how we are E.D.A. She can't cry for too long. And then if we do worse person to call for a funeral, we'll probably giggle because of her thought randomly. True. Which is not disrespectful. But for some reason, there's a nervousness that causes that. So you have a little... It's wrong, but it's not malicious. You're not trying to insult anyone. You're wondering why your mind is like that. And this is why I would love to like have people know more about E.D.A. And for heaven's sake, if you don't have it, don't call yourself E.D.A. She get a grip, guys, seriously. Like, I'm irritated now as an E.D.A. She's a person hearing that bad behavior. Oh, I have E.D.A. You're high on the E.D.A.
It's like a system here that's in place hierarchy system. I'm like, oh, you really want to tell me you have E.D.A. I don't behave that way. Wow. She's a bully. Yeah. I'm E.D.A. I'm on the smaller side. That's it. That's all we have to talk about. We'll come back whenever you want to. You don't close my eyes. I stay in car. Wow. Just a few minutes away. So, when you have no work in your board, come and drop in. You'll have a chat about anything. Done. Yeah, it's all this fun. Done, done. Yes. All right. Say hi to everybody at home. Yes. They'll think I'm part of the, you know, stuff. But that's not important. No, no, mom, like mom had more dad. Mom, I've interacted more dad also. You know, I would say dad. Yes. Sir, I've interacted with also, but shorter things. They both remember you because both system, I would be like, oh my God. You know, I don't send this in areas. And maybe cracking up so they like. It's so sweet. Yeah. So they've kind of heard both of us talk about you since kids. Send them something, guys. What would they like? I mean, they have everything. What can we send them? Send mangoes of season. That's always good. I feel you have a little influence. Like you can send a fruit of season.
Yeah, that's awesome, right? You got money, right? You got money, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Where did this come from? Oh, right. I mean, I'm not. And it's cheap. You know, you're not sent money either. Yeah. All right, that's it. Yes. We're done. Thank you. Okay, catch us with any of the podcasting apps. Please be back. We need you. Tell us your questions on Twitter on CyriSize in. Or you can email us. Even if you're not female. On what CyriSize at gmail.com. There's no one in life. First thing is very important. First memory. First love. First heartbreak. First work. Friends, I'm Gopal Dutt. And this is my first podcast. First first with Gopal Dutt. Which will be released on IVM Pop. I'll talk to those people who are watching their work. Those who know our name. So come to the YouTube's IVM Pop channel or wherever you listen to the podcast. Listen to our podcast. Meet interesting people. First first with Gopal Dutt.
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