India, July 31 -- Shantanu Maheshwari is, what the Insta gen in today's time would call, a 'monsoon paglu', and with the season in full swing in Mumbai, the actor is enjoying every bit of it. "Monsoons are a way of making you slow down. In Mumbai, everything is so fast, we are usually running full speed. Then rains arrive and, in a way, it tells you to relax. I also love how everything suddenly feels greener, fresher and a little more cinematic," he says.

The actor recalls the fun rain brought during childhood as he played outside without worrying about getting muddy or drenched. "When we were kids, rain was never an inconvenience, it was an excuse to play for a bit longer. As we grow older, the meaning of it starts to get reversed," he ...