Personally, stories that are true that I don’t know enough about always fascinate me. I can pick out specifics, but that was not the reason why I wanted to do this film. Was there anything specific that intrigued you about this character? I read the script when I got it and called him again just to confirm that he knew I was being serious (laughs). He read just one page of Sonchiriya and I told him that he could stop if he wanted to because I wanted to do the film. What he was reading to me was absolutely fantastic. And I couldn’t find a common connection between us who could introduce me to him but I was always intrigued by his work. I was chasing Chaubey for any film! I couldn’t meet him because he doesn’t meet that many people and likes his work. Is it true that you chased Abhishek Chaubey to be a part of Sonchiriya? What I can do is to be sure of what I exactly like, not what I would like to like, and allocate time accordingly. I also have interest in space, in technology, in policies. So, we play characters and ‘be’ actors, but I can also be an engineer. To make sense, to have a communication going, to put something out there, we need context. If you don’t want to be known only as an actor or as a star… So, when I pay attention I see the conflicts, I see why they like what they like, I see the problems and then I’m more specific in choosing my films. While this is a great thing, this is also what I think I should do as an actor - observe people. The great thing about paying attention is I’m intrigued I’m excited, all these great things happen and I’m happy and those around me are excited and happy.
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So, I can’t be investing more free time when there’s limited time, that doesn’t make sense. This is mathematics - you can’t continuously invest in something to have more of it in the future when you have limited time. Even if I’m successful by a marker that is widely accepted but I don’t have free time - I started working because I wanted to have more free time. Even if I have great dreams that are not selfish, everything starts from being present. It all starts from paying attention in the present. The great thing is that everything I’ve ever wanted to do was because I want to have more free time and be happy. So, even as my mind is wandering, I am also already paying attention to what is happening around me. And the second is I like it when I pay attention. One is very concept-based, bookish knowledge to which we must pay attention to in the present. There are two things that are true, that I know of.