Where's the gentle in "gentleman"? Ayushmann Khurrana’s speech for the upcoming International Men’s Day is breaking all stereotypes.
Special thanks to Gaurav Solanki for his words.
Special thanks to Gaurav Solanki for his words.
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00:00What do you call a gentleman?
00:05You know, men have a stereotype.
00:07They have a macho hype.
00:09He'll run the house, he'll save the girl.
00:11He won't cry.
00:13He won't be weak.
00:17I thought, this won't be right.
00:21I didn't want to be a hero, a savior or a superman.
00:24I wanted to be a man who can cry, who can sing, who can save someone if he can.
00:30I get sentimental in Hindi.
00:34I sing in Punjabi.
00:36I'm that kind of a man.
00:38I don't know how to tie a tie, but I know how to cook properly.
00:42I don't care if your English is slow or fast.
00:45I don't care if you're gay or straight or what your caste is.
00:48I know that the ads have told you to play too cool.
00:51And fathers asked you to be disciplined as if you're always in school.
00:56They said, be a gentleman.
01:00But they also said, being a gentleman is bad.
01:04Because you have to save your honor.
01:07You have to put on a magical perfume.
01:10That's how girls will die for you.
01:18But why will they die?
01:22They shouldn't die.
01:25Wherever I am, wherever I stand, they shouldn't be afraid.
01:29Pink can do anything between Pink and Pink Floyd.
01:33If it's too dark, he can also be afraid.
01:37Because violence has happened to him too.
01:39Patriarchy has touched him in a wrong way.
01:44He grows up under the burden of growing up fast.
01:47His heart is only 300 grams.
01:50But there's an iron social cover on it.
01:54Don't tie him to a bus, car or a gun when he's a kid.
01:58It's not necessary that the driver should be good.
02:00It's possible that he's not good at machines.
02:03But the only condition of being a man is that he should be honest.
02:09It's not necessary that my passion should be guitar, flowers,
02:12that I should have flowers for my girlfriend.
02:14It's possible that I should have a long car.
02:16It's possible that every ride in life should be a pool.
02:20You know, I take care of the kids too.
02:23And when I get tired, I also make ginger tea.
02:27There's a lot of difference between a boy and a girl.
02:29And this difference is beautiful.
02:31I know that.
02:33But I believe that making a difference is the biggest sin.
02:39Maybe that's why I tell my son that it's not necessary to pull a chair for him,
02:43to open the door of the car.
02:44But when something is wrong, say it first.
02:49Because men are not made of six-packs.
02:51They are not made of earning a lot.
02:53They are not made of shouting or hiding tears.
02:56When someone feels cold, his heart also feels cold.
03:01The one who feels pain is actually a man.
03:07Whether you sleep on the carpet or walk on the red carpet.
03:12Let me tell you, you are the most powerful as long as there lives a gentleman in you.