Anshuman
Anshuman Jha, an actor and filmmaker, also discusses getting ready for his upcoming movie and working with Tsahi Shemesh, who had previously worked with the Avengers ensemble.
Anshuman Jha recently took a break from his Lakadbaggha 2 training in New York to pay a visit to Bruce Lee’s final resting place. The actor claims he will treasure the encounter and remember forever.
In preparation for the second installment of Lakadbaggha, Anshuman Jha
He released a video on Instagram describing his visit to Bruce Lee’s grave as a “pilgrimage” after paying homage to his “biggest inspiration and master”. When you ask him why he named it that, he replies,
“Because it was a spiritual experience for me. While moving there, I sensed vitality. I felt content as I knelt there. And it was very special to do it a week before his death anniversary. Although it may seem absurd,
there was sort of a calling. I was required to show respect. He has been gone for 50 years, and we are still talking about him. Ordinary mortals don’t accomplish that.
“To feel so linked to someone who went away more than ten years before I was even born, is strange. However, Bruce Lee’s life, attitude, and legacy have had a profoundly positive influence on me. Going to
his grave seemed like a pilgrimage. It was also noteworthy to complete it before to a week of his death anniversary (July 20). He overcame the odds, much as I did throughout my entire career as an actor, so he
has inspired me and will continue to inspire on a human level as heroes. As a performer, a martial artist and just a person, you can sense that it’s not a contest even when you see a photograph of him. All you have to do is keep practicing, improve, and flow. Which is what I do,” he declares.
Further talking about the influence of Bruce Lee on his work, he says, “Training in Krav-Maga with the thought that ‘the only rule is there are no rules’ is his biggest influence. He demanded of himself great
excellence and I live by that. And the perfection is achieved is awe-inspiring. And his core thought – To train hard so that everything is done by me on set. without short cuts or body doubles. I don’t want to
cheat the audience. And I don’t want to ever be lazy or take it for granted – till I have oxygen running through me”.
For the second instalment of Lakadbaggha, he is training with Tsahi Shemesh, who had earlier trained Avengers’ cast in the Israeli martial art form Krav Maga.
“This is round 2 with Tsahi as I was here in 2021 to train for Lakadbaggha 1. Two years later back, being on the mat with him in New York City feels overwhelming as he trains me to be better in Krav-Maga,
which is the best of all worlds when it comes to fighting,” he tells us, and goes on to talk about working with Shemesh, he says, “I am so grateful to have him as a teacher, a friend and a guide. His experience
and rawness has helped me design action sequences for my upcoming project Lakadbaggha 2”.
“This is round 2 with Tsahi as I was here in 2021 to train for Lakadbaggha 1. Two years later back, being on the mat with him in New York City feels overwhelming as he trains me to be better in Krav-Maga,
which is the best of all worlds when it comes to fighting,” he tells us, and goes on to talk about working with Shemesh, he says, “I am so grateful to have him as a teacher, a friend and a guide. His experience and rawness has helped me design action sequences for my upcoming project Lakadbaggha 2”.