"My dream for young India is this...it is all well and good to focus on economic growth. But there is a priority before that. It is to have happiness."
"We're a fantastic country," says Neil Bhoopalam, who likes to reinstate that he is not just being politically correct here.
"We, as a country, have gone through a lot three generations ago. Yet we are standing.
"I love are people. We represent good strong people," the actor says commenting about how grateful he feels to be a part of India.
His dream is for India to be self-sustained to a great level.
VIDEO: What FREEDOM means to Neil Bhoopalam.
"My dream for young India is this...it is all well and good to focus on economic growth. But there is a priority before that. It is to have happiness.
"A certain level of respect and love for everything -- every breath you take should be loved.
"I feel Young India must go out of its way to study every culture. Some people say this is too American, this is too British, so what? Understand what's going on with the other cultures, understand where you come from, what you are at and make it your own thing.
"We must focus individually. Young India must be selfish by trying to pimp out what you're."
Ask him what freedom means to him and he says, "We are born free, but we find great comfort in being bound to things."
"Freedom cannot be used lightly. For me, freedom is the ability to have choice comfortably. We got to live in times where you got to choose things without restrictions."
WATCH! Neil talks about his learnings from Bollywood and the entertainment industry.
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