BC: S o y ou s a i d y ou le ft the hous e a nd s ta rte d liv ing
w i th ga ng pe op l e .
V R: Y e s , a n d th a t w a s one of m y big m is ta k e , y ou
k no w , a trou b l e boy w ith a la m e le g, no m one y a nd
c on s ta ntl y b e i ng te a s e d by te e na ge rs a nd s om e
pe o p l e , i t w a s qu ite obv ious he w ould la nd in to the
fa c e of ba d gu y s . I w a s 1 6 y e a rs old w he n I le ft
hom e , I s ta y e d on s tr e e ts , it w a s tha t tim e w he n I
us e d to s tru g gl e w ith m y tr ouble , w a nte d to ge t ov e r
w i th m y pr o bl e m s , w a nte d r e s pe c t f rom s oc ie ty a nd
m y pe o pl e , y ou k n ow be ing la m e didn't trouble m e
but be i ng te a s e d fr om pe ople a nd s oc ie ty a ffe c te d
m e the m os t.
P o v e rty a n d m y m e dic ina l e x pe ns e s hit m y hom e , m y
da d u s e d to hi t m e out of a nge r a nd frus tra tion, a nd
w i th a l l the s e r e a s ons a nd to fight w ith m e a nd
othe r s I l e ft.
Tha t w a s a b ol d d e c is ion but a m a te uris h, s oon
s ta r te d c om m un i c a ting w ith hooliga n pe ople a nd
fr om the re I s om e w ha t s te ppe d in to w rong w orld.
BC: Cri m e w or l d to nor m a l life .
V R: As I m e n ti o ne d , be c a us e m y dis a bility , a nd m y
he l pl e s s ne s s , I l e ft m y hous e a nd c a m e in to the
fa c e of a nd to uc h of hooliga n pe ople , a nd due to a ll
th e d i s re s p e c t I go t fr om m y s ur rou ndings , I w a nte d
to be a pow e r fu l a nd w a nte d m y s urrounding pe ople
to ge t fe a r fr om m e , la nde d m e in to the c rim e w or ld.
S o on a fte r I s ta r te d liv ing w ith the m , pe ople s ta r te d
to r e s p e c t m e ou t of fe a r, the y s toppe d bully ing m e ,
s ud d e nl y the y s ta r te d ignoring m y dis a bility a nd
s ta r te d re s p e c ti n g m e , a nd I s ta rte d lik ing a ll tha t
th i ngs but e v e r y thing c om e s w ith the c os t.
Tho s e w e re th e da y s w he n, Mum ba i w a s rule d a nd
fe a r e d by g a ng s te r s , a nd I w a s one of the m , s oon
m y r e c ords got b uilding up a nd polic e s ta rte d
noti c i ng m e , I w a s jus t a te e na ge r, a nd una w a re of
th e c o ns e q ue n c e s in m y futur e but de e p ins ide I
a l s o k ne w , I w a s on a w r ong pa th. W he n m y pa re nts
c a m e to k n ow a b out this , the y s ta rt e d m ov ing a w a y
fr om m e , a n d a fte r c ouple of y e a rs w he n I re a lize d
th a t b e c a u s e m e i n s om e ga ngs of m um ba i, m y
pa r e nts w e r e h a r a s s e d by polic e , I de c ide d to s te p
out of a l l th e m e s s a nd I s ta rte d k e e ping dis ta nc e
fr om c ri m e w or l d. I ne v e r w a nte d to go to ja il, s o
fe a r of j a i l b ro ug ht m e out of tha t w orld. And one
da y on e m i r a c l e h a ppe ne d, a t the a ge of 1 7 I m e t
Mr . I s a c S w a m i da s , a c hris tia n m is s iona ry , I
pl e a de d h i m to ge t m e out of this s hit, He jus t s a id
one thi ng " J E S US LO VES YO U" a nd thos e thre e
w o r ds c ha ng e d m y life , e a r lie r I us e d to think
be c a us e of m y di s a bility , nobody lov e s m e but thos e
th r e e m a g i c a l w o r ds c ha nge d m y life , a nd tha t w a s
m y tur i ng poi n t.