Hats off to your herculean effort! It was like seeing you live these lines
If you can force your heart & nerve & sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them:
“Hold on”
What a legacy you leave behind, a story of incredible mental strength, grit and endurance, a winner in both tennis and in life. A legend, a hero, a superhuman. All this and also a kind, dignified, humble, good human being. Will always love you and root for you ❤️
P.S. ever since I’ve known you, I feel like the poem “If” was written for you. You will always be “If” personified for me. Your 14th French Open title, you just gave it every ounce of whatever it is that remained in your body, probably thinking it would be your last win there.
I am glad you could find some balance and happiness for yourself and could enjoy the sport, along with all the competitive stress, in your final years.
Watching you play has always been such a pleasure. Always a dose of happiness and inspiration. You made it so easy to love you and root for you. You showed humility and dignity in both victory and failure, never complained and always took ownership of the outcome.
On the other side of the story, beyond your silent battle with suffering, it was us your fans, cheering loudly, always waiting to seeing you in action, a rock solid family support and a stellar team that had your back all the way.
But to know that a superhuman that you envisioned was at times human too - he lost hope, he felt like quitting, had self doubts but he chose to rise up, dust it all away and shine till he could give all the light he has, is utmost inspiring.
You not only emerged as a king of clay, but also ruthlessly ruled liked a king over your body.
Your story is daunting yet inspiring. Very few can actually do what you have done.
You put your own positive spin, using suffering to condition your body to endure, be resilient, fight like there is no tomorrow, all with the sheer force of will. “Victory belongs to the most tenacious” what a place you chose to prove this!
You took this opportunity to take on a fight with your own body with the same potent combination of mental strength, grit and endurance you showed on court.
@RafaelNadal Dear Rafa, when I looked forward to your documentary I thought it would be all feel good. Clearly I wasn’t prepared to see what I saw. It left me teary eyed and disoriented. To see your journey being laced with chronic pain and intense suffering
to know you were always fighting two opponents, second being your own body, is transcendental to say the least. In 2013 when you had your debilitating knee injury and were advised to stop playing, I think your journey stopped being just about tennis.
was truly heartbreaking and devastating. To know you overcame your own physical limitation that almost made you quit, and become the best in the world at playing the most physical intensive sport,
@PMCPune what is with the water situation today? We were informed that water supply would resume late on Friday and there is still no water in the Deccan area. Please update with relevant information.
Here’s to Shashwat Sachdev.
Some collaborations go beyond work, they become deeply personal. Sha has been that for me.
Not just the music composer of Dhurandhar but someone I see as a younger brother, someone I’ve shared chaos, silence, ideas and some of the most intense creative days with.
What he’s done on this film still doesn’t feel real when I say it out loud. 9 songs in 9 days for Dhurandhar Part 1, with the entire BGM done in 6 days.
And then Dhurandhar Part 2, 14 songs in 11 days, BGM in 3.
At that speed, at that scale, with that kind of emotional depth and that kind of extraordinary quality, it’s beyond crazy. And what makes it even more unreal is how both the albums, released within a span of 3 months, reached top global charts, with almost every song being loved and celebrated, something that’s an absolute rarity for any film in the world.
For almost 15 days, my house stopped being a house. It became a living, breathing studio. Every room had something going on, music in the living room, recordings in the bedrooms, writing in the balconies. Singers and musicians walking in and out endlessly. Days and nights just blending into each other. 21–22 hour stretches, no real sense of time, just a shared madness to get it right.
And right at the center of all of it was Sha.
Holding everything together. Creating, composing, guiding, reacting, evolving, all at once. There were days he was unwell, running on barely any sleep, dealing with health scares but he still showed up fully, without compromise, without slowing down. That kind of resilience is rare.
Having the legendary Irshad Kamil Sir alongside, and a team that gave everything they had, pushed this into something even more special. Everyone went into absolute God mode. And through all that chaos, Magic (Sha’s better half) was the anchor, keeping things steady, holding the energy together when everything could have easily fallen apart.
What makes Sha truly special is not just his talent. It’s his hunger. His refusal to settle. His instinct to keep digging until something feels honest. He doesn’t chase easy, he chases truth in every note.
That kind of commitment doesn’t come from skill alone.
It comes from love. Love to achieve God through music.
And you can feel that love in every second of Dhurandhar.
Always grateful.
Always rooting for you. ❤️
A pit in the stomach, tear in the eye, was held captive in the moment and time stood still.. what a voice! actually felt like a “जन्नत का रस्ता” ❤️ @TheArijitSingh