“But dude, it’s how he felt. You may not agree, but what an artist says or feel can’t impact his work, right?”

Illustration/Uday Mohite

Natasha, aka Nats my Gen Z neighbour, came over, dancing on her toes, like a ballerina. But through that seemingly dainty movement, I could tell that she was battling a huge crisis, a massive intellectual, enigmatic query was going through that 19-year-old mind.

“Whatup Rahul, bruh,” she said and pirouetted into my home. 

“Hmmm… You’re bounding about, Nats, but I sense your inner tornado is swirling. Speak to me?” (Double eye roll)

“Uhm… OK, I’m a huge Timothée Chalamet fan”, she announced categorically, and stopped.

“Is that it, or do you mean something more than that?” I asked.

“Bruh, I think it’s obvio that he is one of the top actors of his generation. Look what he’s managed at 30. He’s........

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