The Prakhar Gupta Xperience

Prakhar : “What is right in India at this moment?” Amit Kilhor: “The thing that I like the most is that our baggage of the first 60 years of independence has been removed. The Indian today is more confident about himself. He is ready to go to the world stage.” “Today’s 22–25 yr old, if you send him to the world stage, he wants to go. He’s ready. If he gets the resources, there’s no stopping him.”

Prakhar : “Everyone thinks success came overnight. Look at Zakir Khan, he has been working for 15 years. Samay Raina has been working for seven or eight years. Tanmay Bhat has been working for 10-11 years. You found out about them today.”

Vijay Deverakonda: “At that age, I was somebody who didn’t believe in love.” “If you look at my interviews from then, I talk about love almost disrespectfully. It comes from ignorance, from that young energy. I would be like, love is a marketing term.

“Virat is the most expensive friend I’ve ever had.” Faf du Plessis on Virat Kohli: “He’s a massive watch guy. He made my wallet a lot thinner with the watches he showed me in his collection.” “We both love being fit, being in the gym. Both enjoy fashion.”

“Miles faster than Bumrah. Not even close.” Prakhar : “Bumrah, Malinga or Shoaib Akhtar. Who was the hardest to face?” AB de Villiers: “Akhtar came first. He was incredibly tough. From a pure pace point of view, it’s definitely Akhtar.”

Rashmika Mandanna: “When I first met him on set, I used to call him sir.” “On day one I was playing some random music and he goes like, turn that music off.” Vijay Deverakonda: “I was like, what is that shitty music?” “I think she had tears in her eyes.”

Ranjit Bajaj: “Indians all over the world are known as too good. We need the attitude: we’ll come into your house and beat you.” “Our grandparents grew up under the British thinking goras are better. This generation, Gen Z, has no such thing. No preconceived notion that anyone is better than us.”

Prakhar : “Do you think they will play the ‘27 World Cup?” Harbhajan Singh: “Both should play. Experience doesn’t come from standing in the sun.” “Experience isn’t something you can go and buy from a shop.”

Prakhar : “When a senior from the comedy industry sees these new comedians in trouble, what do you think?” Kiku Sharda: “We found the content funny. But the more popular you get, the more responsibility you have to take.” “It’s not a different game for Kapil Sharma and a different game for Samay Raina. It will happen with everyone.”

Prakhar : “When you first met Virat Kohli, you thought he was cocky and arrogant. Is that true?” AB de Villiers: “Yes. I think he’ll agree with that.” “He came across as overly confident. He had a lot to prove when he was younger.” “You need that kind of confidence and self-belief to achieve great success.”

Prakhar : “How does the United States government see the fact that Osama bin Laden was found in Pakistan?” Jon Finer, Biden’s Deputy NSA : “I think it’s highly suspicious.” “Do I think he’s the only extremist in Pakistan? I do not.” “Does it seem a little too convenient and coincidental? It seems very convenient and coincidental.”

Elvish Yadav : “Before Bigg Boss, I had around 4-5 million followers. When I came out, I had 13–14 million.” “I asked, what did I do? Log bole, bhai tumnai toh andar kamaal kar diya.” “People could relate. A boy from among us has made it to such a big platform, so let’s support him.”

“One generation with one crazy vision can change the history of a community.” “If there is just enough energy that comes from people moving back, combined with the energy of builders in India… dude, crazy things can happen.”

"देश के लिए जान देने की जरूरत नहीं है, जिंदगी देने की जरूरत है।" Sonam Wangchuk, speaking on podcast: “I tell the youth: don’t say ‘I will die for the country.’ Give it your life. That is harder, and it is more useful. What will you achieve by dying?” “Now I think about myself: I’ve given my life. Now it’s time to give my death too.”

Ambition is unexpressed dignity. A desire to be recognized as more.

"India is by far probably one of the most ambitious places on this planet right now." Must Read.