We have already told you earlier that Bengaluru me kuch bhi ho sakta. And this incident is another reminder to never mistreat people in the city, even your Rapido rider because you never know, he might end up being your colleague or maybe your boss!
Taking to Twitter, one Parag Jain shared an incident, rather a peak Bengaluru moment.
Parag booked a Rapido rider to pick him up at WeWork. The duo then started on their journey to Parag’s destination and during their ride, the guy asked him, “On which floor are you working?”
Parag was courteous enough to introduce himself before responding to his question. He then enquired the rider if he has been to the co-working space. To this, the bike rider named Vignesh Nagabusanam replied that he used to work in the same building two years back.
Had Mixed @Peakbengaluru movement. Rapido rider came to pick up at WeWork. During the ride, he asked me ‘On which floor are you working?’ After giving him an Intro, asked if he has been in wework, he replied " Sir, Two years back I use to work in the same building"
— Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022
Intrigued by this revelation, Parag dug deep only to know that Vignesh used to work in the operations team of a Chinese company but due to the banning of Chinese Applications, he lost his job in March 2020.
He used to work in the operations team of a Chinese company but due to china Apps ban lost his job in March 2020. He couldn’t find any other job due to the COVID situation. Thought of working on his longtime passion for directing films.
— Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022
Then Covid happened and the passionate filmmaker couldn’t get any job. Instead, Vignesh exhausted all his savings to come up with a mini-series for which he won around 15 Film Fests.
Created a Mini-series by investing all savings. Series got a great response and won around 15 Film Fests. Received interest from OTT but rejected it due to commercial issues. A project couldn’t fetch any money.
— Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022
Despite that, the project couldn’t fetch any money and he was left with nothing. After being broke for the last 2 years, Vignesh finally thought of riding Rapido to make ends meet.
After all efforts and being financially broke for the last 2 years, He finally thought of riding Rapido part-time just to survive. He haven’t told his mother that he is been doing Rapido trips, doesn’t want to make her worry.
— Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022
After sharing this heartbreaking story of the rider, Parag, like a good samaritan plugged Vignesh’s CV and the link to his mini-series in the hope to help the aspiring director with some assignments.
Mini-Series link – https://t.co/QJTYVGxfRN
— Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022
On reading his plight, Twitter came together to help and encourage Vignesh.
Read this!!
You can't beat a man who doesn't complain. https://t.co/OLnzzMha0K
— Gaindaswamy (@Gaindaswamy) August 16, 2022
Delhi as a student and Bengaluru as a job seeker transforms you as person ….. so many stories https://t.co/AQdVUv82rv
— cჃ. (@coldCoffee_sip) August 16, 2022
🛵 @rapidobikeapp try giving the man an ad shoot https://t.co/B9vmLddCuj
— Saurav Kumar (@5auravkumar) August 16, 2022
Tough to say whether I am feeling sad or energized after reading the story of Vignesh. Kudos to his spirit. https://t.co/d2TNHYgGHO
— Mayank Tyagi (@maktags) August 16, 2022
I have met many people myself who chose to work part time with @rapidobikeapp and trying to fulfill their aspirations. Thank you for sharing this Parag. https://t.co/eqpPN2Y3Y3
— Rahul M (@sparten_rahul) August 16, 2022
C4E will reach out. Thanks for connecting. @lillyeffed – pls initiate a chat and understand how we can work together.
— Saurabh / SG (@saurabh) August 16, 2022
Has some talent, needs some user feedback and then based on that re edit the series. Making the first few minutes of episode one clearer would go a long way.
Also add episode names that entice the viewer.
— Bruce (@brucebolton) August 16, 2022
The pick up is a bit slow. Sorry I lost patience. But am so impressed that he did this anyway. There is potential here & he probably needs some direction. Will someone do that in Bollywood? @anuragkashyap72 and Dibakar Bannerjee..or someone from South Indian film industry do this
— De’chen (@OBZ_dechen) August 16, 2022
My colleague will call him today. Thanks Prashant.
— Vivek Lath (@viveklath) August 16, 2022
This looks pretty good. Why don’t people give a chance to budding talents? This guy could’ve produced some nice work.
— Desi Doomer (@desi_doomer) August 16, 2022
Bengaluru has heroes everywhere. I’m sure he’s gonna make it someday!
— Arvind N (@nagaraj_arvind) August 16, 2022
So many people, so many stories. Just glad that there’s Twitter that’s making these stories and voices heard. We hope Vignesh gets the help he needs.