every evening, i would go there and watch pratap jaiswal, the director, work on each scene and each actorrn money, i started tutoring grade-school kids. i understood my responsibility as the eldest of four sons. although i wanted to go to bombay and pursue my dreams, i could not take that risk. so, i settled in calcutta, and i worked towards my master's in commerce, or business, and i also completed a professional degree in company secretaryship. and finally joined the corporate world and sold my soul. (laughter) today, i'm father of a 17-year-old daughter. she will be going to college soon, and she's undecided and nervous. and i tell her that it is perfectly fine, because her father, who is 50 now, doesn't know what he wants to do for rest of his life. (laughter) yes, i do work 40 hours behind a desk to put food on the table, but every time when i am onstage, acting in some community theater or doing a short film, there's a part of me which still hopes and desires that maybe, maybe i can make my passion my profession. thank you. (cheers and applause) ■ú?■ - i hed this oe. ybe you d too.