The Exchanges

Q So it's gym plus pranayama three, four times a week. Okay. Can I ask you another question? Your idea to send, your idea to nudge the kids to be actors?

A No, not at all. Uh, their decision, as a matter of fact, uh, uh, we'd gone to Atlanta to Emory for Thea, and she saw the college, everything done, loved it, got admission. On our way back, she tells me at the airport, you know, Baba, I'm not really happy doing, uh, this. I said, what do you want to do? She says, I want to be in the, in the business of films and entertainment. And I said, are you sure about it? And she says, yes. I said, you know what, it's a lovely place, but baby, will you be able to accept failure? Is something that you need to be ready about, because that's very stressful. That Friday kills me every time. If I have a bad gut, it's that Friday that gives me the bad gut, not my food. You know, it's the anxiety that, that kills me and nothing else, because the world is judging me. I've worked a year for, to create something with a team, and somebody sits there in the 1:10 minutes and says, you know, bullshit. And that's what goes viral, and that's what works, because that's what people would like to, to spread. So, that's the only thing I tell the kids. If you're ready to take failure, you don't look at it as failure. You look at it as a learning, or you say, you know what, I tried something, I failed, uh, take it up. Because if you fail, nobody let you go. The media will pounce on you, people will pounce on you, because the world is looking at you. You know, y…

AI assessment note: “No, not at all. Uh, their decision, as a matter of fact”

Q Is that it? Like, somebody you saw drinking heavily?

A Not necessarily impacted. That hasn't impacted all, you know, that's not the decision. But, but then I've seen people, and behaviors change, and people change, and running a restaurant myself, a bar myself, you know, we used to work with dad, and took care of the bar, and, and I, I used to see Mild, timid guys change with, with a one drink, with two drinks, with three drinks, and the fourth drink, you know, and different personalities. So I think somewhere down the line, I also saw too much of that, and decided, you know what, it's better to stay away, and then it became a challenge, and then people started, like I said, started appreciating your, your health, and your career was dependent on, on, on your fitness.

AI assessment note: “Not necessarily impacted. That hasn't impacted all, you know, that's not the decision.”

Q Do you, do you care for things like allergy tests and not eat what you're allergic to?

A Of course I do. Because, uh, like Mugeesh said, how he realized what works for him doesn't work for me, you know. Uh, my gut was an issue, in the sense, I used to get headaches. By the end of the evening, I realized I used to get light headaches. And that was because of the gut issue. And I realized that the gut was the cause of all the problems there was. There was something that wasn't suiting me. And over a period of time, I learned, you know, as, as things improved here, and we started getting better allergy, Test and more precise and accurate. I realized that gluten is something that never worked for me. Probably because I came from a background that, that spoke about rice more than wheat. You know, and, uh, I had to go back to my roots. And, and that, that brought about a big change. Uh, dairy. Dairy doesn't suit me too much. More so when, when, when you talk about the casein and, uh, you know, other things in, in, in the product. So, it, Like, uh, gluten. Uh, dairy products was, uh, were a problem, because lactose was the problem. So, when I switched to, uh, lactose-free milk, it worked for me in small quantities. So, for me, food is, is probably three or four eggs in the morning. Uh, typical, uh, gluten-free toast or bread that, that I have. Again, it's quantified everything. I quantify my food. I make sure, uh, What my activity for the week is, and then accordingly, uh…

AI assessment note: “Of course I do... we started getting better allergy, Test and more precise”

Q Do you work out seven days a week?

A Six days a week following a routine. If I miss a day during the week, I will not cheat on my Sunday. For me, Sunday means Give everything up. Don't do anything. I'm probably the laziest. I won't even pick up a glass. I'd expect, uh, my children, my wife to feed me and do everything. But that's how lazy I am on a Sunday, but it works brilliantly because it helps me recoup. For each individual, it's different. What works for me might not work for you. You know, and that's why you go on, on, on the net, and suddenly you have five million people giving you gyan at the age of 20. It's very easy to do that. But I'd like to see that journey, ah, you know, till the end of the day, till, till nobody's supporting you when you, when, when, when, when you need it, ah, most, you shouldn't need support. You know, why is 70 or 60 a number where they say senior citizen? What do you mean by that when it comes to health? Is, is, that's, that's why consistency.

AI assessment note: “Six days a week following a routine.”

Q You're like, you're like, See, these guys have knowledge and theory about how to be healthy. You're like the specimen. You're like Sachin Tendulkar, these guys are commentators. Coaches?

A I think it's the discipline. Discipline and discipline that comes from, of course, watching your parents. My father was my biggest hero, still is. Nine-year-old restaurant, coming into Mumbai, achieving. Of course, a lot of them came and achieved a lot because the opportunities were a lot more. But also working in places and then owning those very places. You know, so that's my biggest high. That's my mantra. That's my, uh, uh, cult and all that that I see looking at him. Uh, so of course it, it comes from there. And You know, South Indian families, Indian smaller towns. We grew up watching our parents rather than listening to them. But for me, it was also martial arts. Since I've always missed three, my guru, who taught me what discipline was all about, who taught me what waking up early meant, how much you could achieve, you know, knowing your own power and not using it, how patience, how to listen. I think that's what the Old format of martial arts taught me, whereas today it's all about go beat, beat, beat, beat, protect fitness. Then it was about mind also, and mind over body. Which is the difference? And that's why I always tell friends of mine, you know, especially today in this virtual world where kids are all on the phone, anxious about things, send them into that real world. Let them, let them do. When I, when I was talking to you earlier, I said group. Group is becau…

AI assessment note: “I think it's the discipline. Discipline and discipline that comes from”

Q Do you know it works? Uh, sauna or cold plunge?

A Cold plunge? Uh, I, I don't do the cold plunge. Of course, uh, when I bathe, it's, it's always cold water wherever I am, and it works brilliantly for me. Uh, like he says, de-stressing, whether it's stress, whether it's, whether it's, uh, you know, body pain, and, uh, and injury, and recovery, it works. When you talk about heat, it's about the toxic, toxicity, you know, and getting, getting it out of your body, getting the toxins out, and, and that's why it works, because, Of the kind of food that we are consuming, uh, one, one needs to. And, uh, and cold has always worked, you know, even if you talk about injury and, and the rush of blood and, and, and, and recovery, it, it, it always works. This, this does work, and that's why they say you should always also sweat when you, when you train, you know, whether, whether you're in the gym or you're outside, uh, sweating always helps. Whether it's body order, overall, ah, feeling.

AI assessment note: “when I bathe, it's, it's always cold water wherever I am, and it works brilliantly”