Ashok Rabari, Actor and Founder of 4 NGOs dedicated towards feeding the Needy and helping people in Need

Hi Ashok Rabari,

You are an Actor with Golden Heart. A Corporate Real Estate Consultant Business Person.   You are Founder of 4 NGOs, providing free food, Groccesary Items, Medical Help, Blood Donation during this COVID19 to the people through out lockdown, also promoting Education for Street Children, planting million trees, working for welfare of Soldiers and their families. And in addition you are a Motivational Speaker

It's an honour to you have you on my "Leslie Show" again, I have "Leslie's Burning Questions" for you to answer

1-How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

 Ashok-   A normal citizen like everyone

2- Where are you from , which 3 cities/countries you love to travel to and why

Ashok- I am from Vadodara ( cultured  city ) Gujarat ,  

I love to  travel and explore nature anywhere where i can connect  my self with nature,  In india i love to travel Gir Forest, Uttrakhand, Himachal and J & K other country i would love to travel New Zealand , Canada, Singapore Alaska...as I have visited this country few times. 

3-How would you describe your Life-journey so far

Ashok- Its beautiful journey I can say, as I was born into a middle class family like most middle class people,  face challenges in India (I belong to community of Rabari we are maldhari community we love Animals and our cattle our culture is to stay connected with nature as we are gwala we believe in lord Krishna ) its hard to describe life journey in any ways as I have faced so many challenges in life to come to this level today I have started earning during my study I have sell door to door news paper and working in night shifts to support family my elder brother and sister also there to help me. I did modeling but I have choose to support family first and then do something for my career which is my dream and now you can see me today I'm just started my career again, I am still facing challenges as theres still more to go what I want to achieve in life, I m happy today as my mom has inspired me lot in my life journey but when I want to start my career again in Bollywood industry she left us in 2013 it was very hard time for me as well for my family also, after getting support from family and friends  I have started my career again in Bollywood industry  and got recognized by auditions and their love to do more but I can say that  if you stay strong and positive what my mom taught me in every situation and mostly help others as good human being  you will achieve your life’s goal, I love to accept challenges in life as its  my nature  to accept challenges whether it is in life or any kind of role I play in my professional career  and I always get support from family and friends they are always with me in my good time or my bad times, I believe in friendship so as you are also one of my best friends today taking my interview with your burning question its good to open up with friends  .

4- I am honoured to have you as my best friend too. What's the first thing you would do once the Lockdown is lifted

Ashok- I would love to visit  Shri Krishna temple dwarka and take blessings, ya mostly want to do travel in forest of uttrakhand but projects are there, if I get more chance I shall go on  traveling, I will do that for sure by road. 

5-What's the first thing you do when you wake up 

Ashok- When I wake up I  do namaskar to my mom and dad then I do prayer and pooja , it is  my routine to visit shiva temple everyday and start my day whether im in shooting or traveling I do this every day.

6-You are a success story , what's a normal day schedule like in your life...(the way it was before lockdown and currently during lockdown) 

Ashok- Hahahaha good one still I’m not successful like you  but ya I can say that more to go its long journey,,

As I told you in your last question it’s my normal schedule  during lockdown I m doing my morning things which I do in routine day’s, but after that I will start to connect with our team those who are working for helping needy people, we get lot of requests, msg and calls everyday all our volunteers are attending that and do maximum help to them, we work with local official of govt. and police to help maximum people after that  I go to feed animal street animals like cows,dogs,birds and other animals then start  reading books and do practice for my upcoming projects , do research for community culture , there is one problem I m not able to visit daily shiva temple during this lockdown which make my day quite difficult to start day but as we have seen the situation of people and their needs, we love to start work as early possible , for me lockdown is mixed-up experience as I m not able to meet friends and my team those who are working for me. But I enjoyed my family time lot.

7-What are your fav childhood memories

Ashok- Childhood memories are lots of memories I have but I can say that I have best memories to go watch movies in theater with dad he take me on his bicycle and I used to sit on his shoulders, still I remember those days and one more which I never forgot in my life I use to do school summer vacation in my village where my grandfather used to take me with him to handle our cattle farm and I love enjoying nature and bring raw mangos to home and other farming fruits and veggies. This 2 memories I love to re-live again  

8-What comes to your mind when I say the word "Family"

Ashok- Family is all about love ,care and support, that's what you can say when you have lived with family who are always there for you, actually my family is joint family so I came from traditional family and I continue to live in joint family, family is always there in hard time or good time and value your family and love your family you always enjoy your life with your family I preferred to live with joint family, as you get every time support …

9-What's the best compliment you have ever received

Ashok- In my life I have achieved lots of achievement awards and many things but I strongly remember that my mom and dad (family) feeling sense of pride when I have done a good deed, be it helping the physically challenged people getting job in my company and help them in achieving their life goals. Also during my  job when I was working with ABG Group they feel proud that our son done great job for needy people and when company has invited my mom and dad to give award from their own hand to me, they were so proud of me and it was the best blessing, compliment I have recivied my mom and dad told me that beta ese hi madad karte rehne when she was telling me this she had tears in her eyes which I never forget with what she complimented me plus I was doing exactly what she wanted  me to do.

10-What's the most memorable day of your life

Ashok- When I got my first salary of Rs.10, I handed it over to my Mom,  and she placed it in our Home temple, and it is still there as a token of gratitude and blessings of God and my elders.

11--What's your fav quote

Ashok- Believe in you self you can achieve anything

12-What's your fav food/drink

Ashok- Its quite interesting as I’m pure vegetarian food lover and I love to enjoy my traditional food which my mom use to make for me everyday with deshi ghee, Bajra roti and jaggery  ( Gud) laddu daily, with spicy curd , raw milk, daal makhni, and aalu parathas, and I love to try traditional food of every culture but is should be veg. only. In coldrinks  I use take lemon juice ,butter milk or any normal fruit juice. 

13-Who or what inspires you to keep progressing and succeeding in life

Ashok- My Family and Friends, also my nature is to accept challenges it keeps me inspired to do work.

14-How do you handle moments of defeat, failure, rejection.

Ashok- I have always believed that failure is the key of success and rejection is to change your way of approaching people it is part of life but when you are defeated or have failed or feel rejected you should to be calm and think in different way and accept the things you will get what you want if you accept the failure. 

15-What makes you the happiest

Ashok- To help people and save nature, mostly do work as much I can do 

16-Your fav top 5 books

Ashok- Shivapuran,

Bhagvat geeta

Chankya 

Agni ki Udaan

Bharat

17-Your Fav top 5 movies/series/tvshows

Ashok- ( Movie) Anand,Pushpak,Maqbool,The Tashkant File,Lunch Box

(Web Series) Family men, special ops, patal lok, hundred , 

(TV shows) The Kapil Sharma shows, Leslie show, tarakmehtaka ulta chasma, fauji,

18- I see you love my show aswell, thank u. When's your bday,  what's a normal Birthday like every year

Ashok- I love to enjoy birthday with family and friends, also I love celebrating birthday with the street children

19-Where do you see yourself in 5 years

Ashok- Becoming  a method actor in film industry

20-What are your social media handles

Ashok- Facebook , instagram, twitter

Dear Leslie, It is nice to have interview with you for your questions are burning and mostly I have tried to give you best as I can share my life thank you dear for give me chance to express my self to  my friends and followers will know about me more and I know you are also a very good actress and great Show Host all the best for your future career hope we will work together in future.