So, in a strange way, in retrospect, I must thank them for their insensitivity.
And that act of insensitivity made me leave Delhi with 700 Rs in my pocket to seek out my future in Bombay of the time, of course, that led to Bollywood, Hollywood, Europe, and all kinds of things. And I was so shattered by that experience that it made me reevaluate whether I wanted to work with these people. When I went to AIR to get a copy of the interview I found that they had erased it after broadcasting it because they had no money and they had to reuse tapes. How did you make the transition from a journalist to an actor? That was a magical interview, a really life-changing experience for me, for the thrill it gave my 16-year-old self of interviewing the biggest band and all that. And he basically let me do it because he didn't want to have an embarrassing situation with the Indian government.
I pressured the Beatles’ manager by saying that the interview was demanded by the Indian government, which was technically correct. They gave me the press badge and a tape recorder, and I went to the hotel where the Beatles were staying. I was asked, ‘But how would you ever get to the Beatles? The whole daily press corps wants to do this.’ I just asked for one chance. Yes, when the Beatles came into town, I told my boss that I wanted to interview them.
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