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I found out that I'll get to walk for Lakme Fashion Week for Ethnic by Raymond. So I was very excited. Right now, whenever we go to the ground, we play matches, and that gives a different feeling. It's also like a runway. You have to go there and do your best. So this is also a similar situation, a similar ground, a similar place where I got the opportunity to walk, and I'm very excited and it was good.

So we have seen you, you go on the pitch, you are famous for the fact that you are always busy.

Absolutely.

No matter how much male pressure there is. So right now you are going to walk, it's a debut walk. So is there a little pressure?

There is definitely pressure. Just like when we go to the ground, there's always pressure, there are a few butterflies because if there's no pressure, there's no fun in playing a match or doing well. So the same thing applies here on the runway. There's a little pressure for that too, but at the same time, there's a lot of excitement.

You have recently become a father to a beautiful daughter. So I had to ask you, parents' wardrobes change very quickly. What changes have come in your wardrobe?

Beautiful girl.

Correct.

Changes mean I've made some space empty for my daughter's things. Like now, after she drinks milk, there's a burp cloth in the wardrobe, then diapers have increased, small napkins have increased. I've taken out her small toys and kept them in my wardrobe, so all these

So everything.

Everyone who likes playing it, I mean, it's nice that she has started reacting to it now too.

First of all, Diwali is coming up as a family of three. So I have to ask, since the festive season is here, are you guys walking for Raymond? So, what are the picks for this festive season?

Absolutely.

Right now, I'm here shopping for ethnic wear by Raymond. There are so many options. I'm wearing something really great today. So we'll pick one out of the other options we see; all the clothes are good.

Last question is, Raymond has a legendary, I mean, they've built a reputation that represents the complete man.

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According to you, because you're a favorite of youngsters, I have to ask how do you define the modern complete man? Like you are, you're juggling between professional life and personal life as well. So how do you define that? I think

I think, for me, a complete man is someone who is very disciplined, who goes out, plays the game, believes everything on the ground, when he goes back home becomes a proper family man, respects the family, spends time with them. So that balance is really important. So I think for me, that is a complete man.