From local trains to Sacred Games, Neeraj Kabi shares his share of struggle in Bollywood

Neeraj Kabi recently appeared in an episode of ‘Love Lingo’ where he went beyond recounting a success story. During a conversation with hosts Jas Sagu and Arsala Qureishi, he unpacked what it truly takes to survive and succeed in Bollywood without a godfather.

Kabi revisited the years he spent travelling in Mumbai’s local trains with nothing but a pen and unwavering belief. 

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During his most uncertain days, he would pick up scraps of paper and scribble down the names of filmmakers and actors he aspired to work with, from Irrfan Khan, Shyam Benegal and Gautam Ghosh to Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anurag Kashyap, quietly manifesting a future he was determined to earn.

“I would laugh at myself first and say, ‘Oh really?’ And then I would answer, ‘No, really. I want to work with them.’ There were always two voices, one doubting, one believing,” he said.

Years later, when he found himself standing on sets of Sacred Games with those very artists, the moment overwhelmed him. 

“I had tears running down my face… I told myself, these things do happen. But you put in a lot of work to reach here,” he added.

The conversation, steered by Sagu and Qureishi, moved beyond nostalgia into a powerful exploration of the dreams and illusions attached to Bollywood versus the hard, invisible years that shape an artist.

Check out the latest episode HERE.