Renowned Bollywood actor and music composer Piyush Mishra has got the recognition in film industry a little late in his life. But his acting skills that have come to fore with ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ are well appreciated by viewers.
In a recent interview, Piyush has revealed how he badly got trapped in the clutches of communists who ruined his life. He said that the leftist ideology had wasted 20 years of his life. They brainwashed him to a level that he started seeing his parents and family as a ‘bad thing’.
Piyush Mishra on communism destroyed his life
Piyush who himself has been a communist at the time when he had not stepped into the world of acting stated, “Communism turned my life upside down. There was a time when communists had a hold over me. It happened in Delhi. They used to say that the concept of family is a bad thing, and one has to work for the society. Are ‘parents’ not part of the society? According to them, society is different and state is different. Revolution will come from somewhere. One has to wait for it in anticipation. In this way, they made me work for them for 20 years.”
Piyush Mishra on how he turned to acting
Taking the conversation further, Piyush said, “I used to work silently for them. Whatever I used to earn, I had to give it all to them. Earning is a sin in communism and whoever runs after money is a ‘capitalist’. At one point, I was left with nothing. I had abandoned my parents, wife and everyone. I had lost a sense of responsibility towards my family. Slowly, I realized that I have become a bad son and husband but promised to myself that I will not be a bad father. Then, I decided to leave communism and later, joined the world of cinema.”
Workwise, Piyush Mishra appeared last in web show ‘Salt City’ and film ‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’.