“My love for bikes goes back to my college days. I was not given any bikes or rather I wasn’t allowed to go for any bike rides because my grandmother was against it. Though my father had a scooter, he wasn’t enthused to buy me a two wheeler. I was not even given a bicycle. When I had the money I first bought Pulsar 150 CC and then bought a Jawa Classic 300 CC.” People do feel a lot of time bikes are not safe on roads.

He says, “As far as safety is concerned there’s always an insecurity because it is open from all the sides unlike the car where you have a shell and are cocooned. But for bikes it is dangerous whether it is Indian or Foreign roads. I have always been riding through Maharashtra roads till now. Safety is very important- knee caps, safeguards, proper biking shoes, biking gloves and jackets and Helmet are must haves. So we should take our safety first. By Gods grace I haven’t faced anything.”

Speaking on his trips the actor says,”Long distances I haven’t done much because I don’t get enough time and the whole of last year I was working continuously. I have been to Nasik and little bit beyond that and did overnight camping on Patta fort.”

So what’s your dream mean machine?
“I would never want to sell off my Jawa because that is the legacy itself. But I also want to buy Triumph Bonneville T120. I like bikes with big cowls and they are pretty expensive. Even Harley is nice, Bonneville is 12-13 Lakhs on road.”
He further adds,”Riding is therapeutic for me. It’s my way of channelising my energy in one place. It’s brings discipline and responsibility, determination. Because when you are riding for long hours your body might give up, your fingers, knees, legs, back, butt everything pains a lot. But then we still ride taking stops. Also when it’s summer the heat is tremendous and during the winters the chills get inside the mind. And the fear of skidding. But it’s always a great feeling on the bike.”

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“It’s true that the younger generation, the new crop of actors who have come, are exposed to a lot of things. They know a lot of things. But then, see, you can never discount experience and maturity with just knowledge. You can know a lot of things, but do you have the wisdom? See, it’s a form of creative art. It’s a performing art. And here, you need a lot of maturity to handle roles. I’m not saying that there are no new actors who have that understanding, but there are very few. I would say two out of 100, maybe just 2%. Otherwise, what I have seen is that the new crop of actors come from respectable families, they are well educated, go to a decent acting school, go to a decent dance school. A lot of them know how to do action sequences also. And they are very clear as to what they want from life, in the industry. So all that is great. But finally, when it comes to acting, I mean, there is a slight amount of recklessness in them and I feel the ‘Thehraav’ is missing and the ‘Thehraav’, that quintessential calmness, that’s going to come only at a certain age, with a certain experience. They want to shine like diamonds, for sure. But it depends on how many will know how to do that, and how many will survive. So that’s a different story altogether. But yes, I have never felt any discomfort working with young actors, which I most often do. I’m blessed and fortunate that I get to act with the newcomers. I also get to act with new actors also, I get to act with young actors. So, I try to listen to them. I try to see how they’re pursuing their craft,” he says.

Meanwhile, the actor says that while OTT is doing well, it can never replace Bollywood. “OTT is part of Bollywood and it can never compete with Bollywood. OTT has given a little bit or maybe a fair bit of competition to the so-called commercial Hindi cinema. But cinema’s 70mm magic will come back again. So see, they’re like, two cousins. I don’t think it’ll hamper or dampen the theatre collections or Bollywood future. Bollywood is a huge generic term, and OTT is part of Bollywood, In fact, I feel the film industry, or the film business, has lost a little bit of its charm, mainly because of the lack of good content. You get good content and see how people will go to watch films in theatres,” he says.

Ask him what kind of work he would like to be part of, and he says, “I would like to do anything and everything. I’m hungry. I’m very, very hungry for good roles now. The screen time doesn’t matter. Of course, I mean, it shouldn’t be blink and miss which I won’t do at all, to be honest. But I’m hungry for all types of roles now, especially negative and grey shades, and positive also. So, anything and everything… any role which has got meat in it, which is different and I’m so lucky that my other colleagues, so-called seniors like Manoj Bajpayee, Kumud Mishra, and Pankaj Tripathi, the senior colleagues see where they are no less than any other Khans. So they are no less than any of the so-called Bollywood stars, and so-called Hindi film stars, they are stars in their own right. So that’s the genre I want to get in. I feel, if I’m an actor, I would become a star or not, that God and my fate will decide and the public will decide. But yes, I’m an actor. And as an actor, I’m open to any and every role.”

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“I’ve worked with Victor Mukherjee a couple of times before for the web series on Zee 5 Babbar Ka Tabbar and Love Lust & Confusion both seasons of both the web shows. He is a good friend, and we have a mutual admiration club. He called me one evening and told me about the film he is making and he wants me to play the cop Saptrishi Mukherjee in this Kolkata based story. So initially, I was apprehensive,” he says.

Only after hearing a brief narration that Saptrishi said yes to the project. “I can never say no to him. Also, this is not my film debut per se, because I have already worked in Aligarh, even though it was a very small role. I was being told something, but it turned out to be something else. I actually started my career with Amrita, way back in 1998-1999. That was technically my first movie. Then I did a Bengali movie, Shotti Ei Toh Jibon, where I played the son of Victor Banerjee and Moushumi Chatterjee. So yes, this is not my debut as such in a Hindi film. But, if you consider it in the terms of a full-fledged role, then yes it’s a debut of sorts,” he adds.

Talking about his role in Lakadbaggha, the actor says that the character did not require much. He did ask the director if a certain kind of body language or a tone is required and accordingly worked on it.

“Victor, in fact, told me that he wants me to keep it as natural as possible. In fact, this cop was slightly different because he’s different. Coincidentally, the name of my character also happens to be Saptrishi (laughs). I even asked Victor why he named him Saptrishi and he said that he couldn’t think of any other name except this. So that’s one thing that made me comfortable,” shares the actor, who is happy to be where he is today and is enjoying his journey.

For those not in the know, Saptrishi is also a voiceover artist, and a successful one at that. However, acting has always been his first love.

Saptrishi thanks his family for their support so far. “My father, who is no longer with us, has always been supportive. I wish he could see my film this time. But then wherever he is, I’m sure he’s blessing me. So, I got a job with Pepsi in Dubai and was supposed to go there when I decided to become an actor and full-fledged voice-over artist. I still remember the long discussion with dad when he told me to follow my heart and gave me his blessings. He also said that I must always remember that I don’t have any godfather. I have to do everything on my own, work hard and work on my talent and depend on my luck. He also wanted me to stay strong and not come back crying if I can’t make it. Thank God I could sail through. I probably would have been a software engineer, because that was my qualification, or maybe a marketing executive and settled in the US or UK by now. But thank God that didn’t happen. I’m very happy being an artist. And when your passion is your profession, there is no looking back. So yes, it’s been a fantastic journey till now, and I’m looking for great times ahead,” he ends.

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