And then when you
were in India, there
was a very important
vote that happened
when you were there, right?
Yes.
That's amazing.
Good for them.
I remember, I grew up in New
Delhi and I went to a school
with an all boys school.
And I remember knowing
some people who
were-- let's call
it in the closet,
because they did not have an
avenue to come out, you know?
I kept thinking, how stupid is
it that a government decides
to choose who you can love.
It never made sense
to me, actually,
because love-- no one can
tell you who to love, right?
Love is an entity unto itself.
Really, love chooses.
You don't get to choose.
I don't know, it
just makes me so mad
that all these people with
these storms within them
get to decide--
all this hatred within
them gets to decide
how you should love someone.
Makes no sense.
So it makes me really happy.
We can all learn a lot from it.
Yeah, it makes me happy, too.
It's amazing that there are
some places that still haven't
come to that conclusion.
I want to talk about
the look you had.
We didn't show this picture.
Was this the entire
summer that you tried out
of a fancy mustache.
Not just a mustache.
A lot of people
try out a mustache.
Why are you guys laughing?
I had a little movie so
I had a little beard,
and then I grew it out,
just to see what happens.
Because all year I'm
shooting Big Bang.
I have to be clean shaven.
And then it was great
because everyone started
taking me very seriously.
And I love spirituality,
and sometimes
after a couple of glasses of
wine I get very spiritual.
I start spouting about
love like I was just doing
and all these things.
And then everyone
started calling me--
all my friends
started calling me
Bhagwan, which is a nickname for
this spiritual guru in India.
Which, if you have not
seen this documentary,
you should called Wild,
Wild Country, and then
you will realize why they
shouldn't call me Bhagwan,
because it's not a great thing.
Did fans recognize you?
Actually, once in London I was
walking, and I kid you not,
this girl runs up to me--
she grabs me by the shoulder
and she's like, Kunal, it's you.
And I look at her, and she's
like, oh, it's not you.
Sorry.
And walks off.
I went home and shaved it, and
I said started walking around
like, do you recognize me now?
Here I am.
So you're filming the last
season-- the final season--
of Big Bang.
How is that feeling?
It's going to be OK.
It's going to be OK.
It's bittersweet, you know?
I'm still trying to
process all of it,
because it's been such a big
part of my life, obviously.
It's given me all the
blessings in the world.
Right now, I'm just showing up
on time, focused on working.
And then I think when I
come back from Christmas,
the countdown will begin.
We only have 11 more to shoot.
And you get this--
the series finale--
the day we shoot
it is April 30th.
Not the date it airs.
The day we shoot it--
it's actually my birthday.
So it's almost like the
character I was born to play
is the day that I don't
get to play it anymore.
There's some kind
of something there.
I don't know.
If I had a heard it
would make sense.
Yes.
That's amazing.
Isn't that cool?
Yes, that's very cool.
Life comes full circle.
Wow.
That's amazing.
And that is the longest
running sitcom ever.
Yes, it will be the
longest running.
279 episodes-- what a dream.
And thank you for
everything that you've done.
You're a great inspiration.
Well, it's just the coffee mug.
Yeah, exactly.
