Why Chandan Roy changed his name after watching 'Do Bigha Zameen'

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Chandan Roy, known for his role in Panchayat, opens up about his journey from a village to becoming an actor.

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00:00It will all be edited, right?

00:01Yes, it will not be edited.

00:03I thought that these are going to be wrong.

00:05And I thought, oh, where did I get a story?

00:08And I will listen to the fact that I will listen to these people.

00:12Oh, hello, I didn't want to say all these things.

00:14I believe that Jessica, these questions I have prepared for.

00:17Oh, oh.

00:18That these questions will be asked for me.

00:20You have been very influenced by Bimbal.

00:23I have given him a lot of references.

00:24You have seen a lot of movies.

00:26So that you have changed your last name.

00:29And you have become Chandan Roy.

00:30Tell us about his story.

00:31Okay.

00:32We were listening to the radio.

00:34Bimbal Bharati was on the radio.

00:36And Amin Sayani was on the name of the program.

00:42So I was talking about the land of the program.

00:45Hmm.

00:46And I was so surprised by Bimbal Roy.

00:49That I have made my name from Chandan Roy.

00:53And I thought, oh, what do you think?

00:54I think Chandan Roy is good.

00:57I can see.

00:58It's very few people know that you have come from the world of journalism and you have switched to acting.

01:03So why did you switch to acting?

01:05You also know that I am IMSS and Jessica is also IMSS.

01:09Hmm.

01:10IMSI represent.

01:11Yes.

01:12There is a lot of jobs.

01:13You've earned some money.

01:14I've earned some money.

01:15And that's why I am not getting into it in the journalism.

01:16I have to go with a lot of jobs.

01:17So I am so happy that I have been talking about 20 years.

01:21Okay.

01:21I have to go with a small amount.

01:22And if I am thinking about it, we can survive in Mumbai.

01:23So I am going to resign for 3-4 months.

01:25We can survive in Mumbai for 3-4 months.

01:28So, we resigned.

01:30Why did you resign?

01:31Yes, because I thought that we can resign.

01:33Why?

01:34Later, we can join.

01:35I thought, I don't want to join.

01:37Okay.

01:38You were the last venture.

01:40You were running from home at night.

01:42And you didn't think it was good in the study?

01:44I didn't think it was good in the study.

01:46This is also true.

01:47We were sitting behind.

01:48We didn't do homework.

01:50We didn't come back.

01:52So, we didn't see anything.

01:54That's why I was sitting behind.

01:56This is the cause.

01:57Yes.

01:58I remember that I was watching a film.

02:00It's called The Love of Aashikana.

02:01I don't know if you watched it or not.

02:02But it was good.

02:03It was good.

02:04At 11 o'clock, I was looking at my house.

02:06I thought that someone had kidnapped me.

02:09You know, like Mumbai, Bihar, Bihar, Bihar.

02:13What is Bihar's food that you think you should reach?

02:16Dahi Chura?

02:17Dahi Chura, you know?

02:19No.

02:20You know Dahi.

02:21Like the thing you have said.

02:22You know that you're going in Mumbai.

02:23Everybody say gibberish.

02:24There are gibberish.

02:25But gibberish.

02:26It's like gibberish.

02:27And that if you have to say gibberish.

02:28But gibberish stuff like that.

02:29Oh, yes.

02:30Yes, yes.

02:31Why don't you know?

02:32Why don't you say gibberish?

02:33Daily gibberish!

02:34Yes, Woody.

02:35Well, the gibberish.

02:36Yes, that's why it is a b***h.

02:37I am from North Bihar, so in that region, people eat a lot of love in Bihar, and it's my favorite in Bihar.

02:49My mother also put a 3-4 kg in my suitcase.

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