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Ace director and filmmaker Rohit Shetty opened up about the challenges he faced while growing up. The filmmaker talked about how he worked hard to contribute to his family's savings after his father passed away and his mother's savings got exhausted. Rohit Shetty also talked about how Mumbai taught him the spirit of hard work.
Rohit Shetty remembers taking Mumbai local at 5 in the morning to work
In a conversation with Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Rohit Shetty remembers taking Mumbai local at 5 in the morning to work. He spoke about how he would catch the 5:45 am local train to reach his school in Santacruz. "My dad passed away when we used to live in Santacruz, and mom's savings got exhausted and so we went to Dahisar, my grandmother's place. I never felt why this is happening to me. We always fought and worked hard. And I was street smart and I learnt these things when I was very young because of Mumbai."
Talking about his son venturing into the world of acting, Rohit Shetty said that it is of the utmost importance for his son to spend time with the locals and really learn from the environment. "It is important to have a hold on Hindi language if you want to become an actor."
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The actor shared, "I was born and brought up here. One thing that has not changed is Mumbai's people is the spirit. It is something different. Whenever I land in Mumbai, the anxiety levels go high and I am like âI want to work'. How much ever you say, âI will relax today,' you can't sit idle for more than one day and that's why the city is progressive."
Talking about how in the 'City of Dreams', the general public works tirelessly day and night to make ends meet. He said, "Everybody is working here. Observation is very important. You can see the housewives from lower middle class opening the tiffin and selling poha in the afternoon. There are very old people driving autos."
The filmmaker also said, "I think about those people because I come from there. Bade level pe mai zyada jata nahi hoon kyunki mujhe ghabarahat hojati hai. Matlab woh show mujhe jamta he nahi hai."
