Actor Bunny Abhiran, who is soon going to be seen in the film titled Pareshan, speaks to us about his love for travelling, and the places he enjoys to visit, for our weekly segment of Travel Tales.
Shikha Duggal
The upcoming movie Pareshan actor Bunny Abiran loved staying in Goa recently. He explored everything from flora and fauna, plantations to parties! The architect of Goa is what allured him the most.
So for our special weekly segment of travel tales, he talks about a mix of visiting Goa, Chennai, Hampi and Kerala. “Whenever I am under intense pressure, Goa is the place to be at. Up until now, I have explored the whole of Goa.
My most frequent place to visit in Goa is Arambol! There is something special about that place because I have seen tourists doing yoga over there, and meditation is something that entices me on a relaxing vacation. And when foreigners do yoga coming from other countries it’s even more exciting to see!
That whole picturesque of foreigners wearing white robes by the beach and doing yoga is very scenic to see. As soon as the dawn is setting, all the musicians will start collaborating together on the beach playing the specific instruments.
That also has a beauty of it’s own! If you just close your eyes and listen to their instruments I am sure you’ll go into a trance. I have even seen sand artists presenting their artwork for us. These are some of the catalyst that always brings me back to Goa.”
What else is happening with Bunny whenever he’s traveling? Well, “Other than Goa, I also visit Chennai frequently. It was ten years ago when I visited Chennai for the first time. Today, whenever I go to Chennai, it’s only for the purpose of shooting.
It’s a very crowded place to be at. Whenever any outsider goes to that place, they will never feel away from home. It’s like a lover’s paradise to me! And it’s my thumb rule to always try the street food of any new city that I visit.
The delectable cuisine of the state actually tells the culture about it too. The Chennai halwa is the most popular cuisine to try over there! There are parathas available here in Hyderabad too, but I only like to try parathas of Chennai.”
Sharing some more of his enticing culturally rich experiences, he further states, “I am not much of a celebratory person. You’ll find me only in peaceful places. Even in Goa, I’ll hardly attend the carnival! By now you must have understood I am very introverted in that sense. But I like solo trips a lot. It’s a moment of self discovery for me whenever I am travelling solo!”
There were so many moments of discovery for him, such as, “Goa as we all know is completely a Portuguese structure. And what I like about the Goan government is that they do not want to demolish Portuguese culture. They are so vibrant and colourful, and the structure is somewhat similar to a hut, which is unique over there.
Then I have been to Hampi also where the unique infrastructures of the temples have come from years ago. I’ve seen the detailing, which is really different. But Hampi street food is very much similar to what we have back in Hyderabad. Most of our Telugu friends are also over there. Even when I go to Goa, only three or four times would I have eaten the food from the shacks, and then I started to depend on the street food. I even experienced a local preparing home cooked food for me over there!”
Shooting back to back, apart from hectic schedules where else does he like to discover, “So whenever I am under intense pressure because of my shooting schedule, I go back to my hometown inPeddapallii.Earlier,r it was village, but now it is recognised as a district! It’s more famous because it is near to a coal mine.
I remember when I first shifted to Hyderabad it was getting very difficult for me to adjust over here because I was missing my culture from the village. But hopefully in the coming years I would love to do a bike ride to Ladakh, which is on my bucket list, and the four days that I spent in Kerala for shooting for a film were the most memorable days of my life.”
