'Romance karo aur kaam karo'
India, Feb. 15 -- Singer-actor Piyush Mishra walked in to deafening cheers and later treated the audience to Ik Bagal Mein Chaand Hoga, drawing another round of applause. During the session, the 63-year-old spoke about Gen Z, theatre and advice for youngsters. Excerpts:
Asked how he feels about Gen Z, Mishra said, "Mujhe youth bahut pasand hai. (But) Gen Z does not know how to romance. Meri jawani mein pita hua aashiq hota tha; par tumhari generation se gayab hai. Tumhara break-up hota hai, dil nahin tootta. Aur yahan break-up hua toh naya dhoond liye... yahan toota aur wahan rebound ho gaya."
His message for today's youth was all about balance. "Romance karo aur kaam karo. Romance ke bina kaam thoda boring ho jata hai," Mishra said before reciting verses from his poem Kuch ishq kiya kuch kaam kiya: "Woh kaam bhala kya kaam hua/ Jo matar sareekhe halka ho/
Woh ishq bhala kya ishq hua/ jisme na dur tehelka ho."
The actor also spoke about passion, saying that a person without purpose is like a body without a soul. "Ab mujhe kaam karne ki zaroorat nahin hai, par kaam karna bahut zaroori hai. Bina karam ke aadmi laash hai... Aur ek baar kiya gaya karam bina apna phool diye nasht nahin hota."
He recalled working from 6am to 11pm every day for two decades during his theatre years, while strongly advising the youth against blindly following set paths. "Jab aana hi Bollywood hai toh 3-4 saal se zyaada theatre mat karo... Woh kaam karo jo karna chahte ho. Jo kaam nahi karna chahte, usko karne mein maza nahi aayega... 21-22 saal ki umar mein tay kar lo ki kya karna hai, uske baad bhid jao... Main tumhein tumhare parents ke khilaf jaane ke liye nahi bol raha, lekin main wahi bol raha hoon."...
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