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our mics. There’s a table in front of us. Alara holds my hand beneath the
table and we look at each other. We’re happy that we can do this for Elisha.
Wherever she is, she would be delighted to see us. The media starts to

question us. By the way, I am a lot more confident now. ‘Sunrise to Sunset’
aired last month and Ricky’s has become the most popular place in Goa.
‘Why did you give the title ‘You Only Live Once?’ to the album? ’

Alara smiles at me, indicating that she would take this up. I agree with a
nod.
‘It is told to us, time and again, that we only live once. It means, live life

to the fullest, cease the day! We agree to that. But once we put a question
mark to it, we want to ask people, do we really live only once? We live in
the hearts of people years after we die. While our physical bodies may live
only once, a part of us stays alive in people’s memories forever. We’re not
the same for each one of them as we leave a different impact on their lives.
While our life is important, how we choose to live it is equally important.
We want people to reflect on what impact they would want to leave on the

lives of other people when they’re gone. The songs are in sync with our
thoughts.’
‘Your songs touch upon themes like depression. Why did you choose it?’

‘To be able to see the colours around us, sometimes it’s essential to
eliminate the darkness within. The world isn’t actually how it is, the world
is how we see it. If we’re optimistic and positive in general, the world
reflects our thoughts like a mirror. If we’re negative in general, it’s the
same! Understanding this and working on it can help us conquer the most

negative of emotions. If my mother could have done it, she would have
been sitting in my place today, launching her album on her birthday.’
One of the media persons interrupts, ‘Are you dating the famous standup

comedian Aarav?’
‘Yes. We’re dating. He would have been here, but he is in Singapore for
his first ever standalone stand-up act out of India. He will join us in Goa
tomorrow.’

‘Is it true that you’ve shifted to Goa? Do you plan to go back to Czech?’
‘I feel I belong here. I never went back to Czech and have no plans to do

so in the near future. I will be shuttling between Mumbai and Goa. Ricky
and Sheen are my new family. I want to stay as close to my mother as