When I go out, they ask,
"Guwahati? You'll need a passport, no?”
It becomes a real question.
Some people used to say you are Indian?
"Are you Indian?"
Do you think rest of India is neglecting North East?
No, I don't think so.
I guess, yes.
Of course.
The fact that it's never been a part of the nation's history
You hear about Rajasthan, you hear about Madhya Pradesh,
But when you talk about North east,
there's a very tangible divide.
The government doesn't pay attention to these parts.
It's a backward area.
They treat us like tribals.
Neither the medical nor the transport facilities are good.
The government should do more.
The entire region has only 2% connectivity to mainland India.
North East isn't well connected with the rest of India.
Kohima doesn't have a railway station.
Kohima doesn’t have a railway station?
No!
It's not a massive market for businesses in India.
Probably that’s one of the key reasons…
When I visited Mumbai, a guy was looking at my hairstyle
and he asked me, "Where are you from?"
I said, "Shillong".
“Where's it?”
He directly asked, "Where's it?"
They don't even know, Shillong is a part of India.
I directly ask, "Where are you from?"
Have you ever seen a map of India?
Do you think people from the North East face a lot
of discrimination in the rest of India?
I've lived in the southern India for some time,
they tend to look at North East Indians differently.
Some of them have ‘chinki’ eyes.
Some of them look like Chinese.
Some of them look like Japanese.
This make people think that they’re foreign.
When North East people are being murdered,
or beaten up
we feel there is discrimination.
They'll call them "Chinki".
They'll ask somebody, "Are you from China?"
"Are you from Nepal?"
Just because we look Chinese, doesn't mean we aren't Indians.
I don’t see people seeing India as one.
We’re outsiders, there is some discrimination against us.
The government gives locals jobs, services.
Even if we are qualified, we don’t get past interviews,
or our names are not mentioned in the list.
They want to highlight the locals.
Non-tribals like us are called "Dakhar".
They think we're spoiling their livelihood.
Everyone here wants to think in their best interest.
Do you think it's a vengeful tactic? Since rest of India is neglecting us,
we should do that too.
The reason is, they feel if we go out for work, we won't get any.
What we have, won't go to anyone else.
If you leave the North East, where in India would you live & why?
Maybe, Shimla, Kashmir, somewhere there.
And open a bakery.
Delhi, the education system is good.
I'm going to work in Gujarat. I have many friends there.
They said I'll get good incentives.
Bangalore! Bangalore is a wonderful place.
My friends stay up there and they change a lot.
The way they behave and the way they speak to other people,
I really like that.
Pune, maybe, that's another one I really like.
It's a quiet and peaceful place.
I love fishing so, I'm thinking of a good hunting ground.
Maybe, even Lakshadweep.
Can you name the seven sisters of North East?
Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram.
You mean seven sisters?
Seven sisters.
Actually, I don't know about that.
Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal, Nagaland.
Do you watch Bollywood films?
Of course.
(sings) I’m so sexy for you.
Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar
Sheila ki Jawani
(sings) Sheila ki Jawani
I'm too sexy for you
Mein tere haath na
no no no no no no something like that.
Where are the hottest girls in India from?
Definitely Mumbai.
They think they're actresses.
They've high standards, like royalty.
Everything's available there.
Katrina Kaif, the way she dresses.
She's sexy!
After Danny, why has no one from the North East entered Bollywood?
There are a lot of heroes. They're not getting a platform.
They may not be able to afford leaving.
They don't have any options here.
Salman Khan is my favourite Bollywood actor.
I'm not gay, but I really like him.
Why do you think we don’t hear news from the North East?
A few days ago this ‘Presstitute’ term was everywhere.
They never show this kind of news as important.
I should say that. Because of the politicians!
North East experiences floods, earthquakes,
but they’re concentrating on other issues.
I would agree and disagree with them.
Are the people of North East doing enough to communicate with other parts of India?
ZEE News, AAJ TAK visits every part of India,
except for this place.
Do you know of any big crimes reported from North East India?
News channels, you aren’t reporting squat.
Rest of India, North East is a part of India.
Treat us alike, we’re together as citizens.
We're brothers and sisters.
India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
Except one.
This one.
On a serious note, the people from North East are kind,
The land is so beautiful,
Why is traditional media neglecting them?
On one hand North East India experiences an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude
and on the other hand, on national news is about
breakups and linkups of Bollywood stars.
Is that fair?
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