Overview
- In new interviews, Massey says he worked multiple jobs at 16 to fund his education, often putting in 16-hour days.
- He describes daily commutes requiring four local train changes and surviving at times on only Parle-G biscuits and water.
- As a teenager he worked as a barista, an assistant instructor with Shiamak Davar’s troupe, and at a Mumbai restaurant.
- He says he first faced the camera at 16 and recalls the date as December 19, 2024, for a fantasy TV show that was shot for months but not telecast at the time, with part of his fee unpaid before it later aired in a late-night slot on Star Plus.
- He recalls crying on his first shoot after being yelled at by a director who later apologized, notes bias he encountered moving from TV to films, and says he drew on his experiences for 12th Fail as he now readies a biopic of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.