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Milan Shah Thakuri aka. Pagal Chora INTERVIEW

Milan Shah thakuri aka. Pagal Chora Milan shah is A 19 year old up and coming street ripper from nepal. After his skatelife began at 17 his level of progression has flourished due only to his sheer love for being on the board.

We called him up for a brief phone interview to find out more about his life. where he has come from and what he hopes to achieve as a skateboarder from Nepal. Hello? and his families have come down to play both because my height was Is this Milan? Yes. ktm cause of that). My big sister is in small. But in Both Junior & Senior I How are you bro? Im good bro. Malaysia and my second sister has a would get high score, my name would flight after 3 days for Japan. My dad come in a newspaper Milan shah What are you up to? has taken a lot of loan to send the jersey no 5 from this school from this Just chilling man. sisters abroad, Because of that loan a tournament. Didn’t get any certificate lot of the problems are arising in the but my name came in the newspaper We don’t know a lot about you man. family. We have one House that is also quite a few times. The Milan that we see today im sure in Bank Loan and I am the only Son. there is a story behind him. What is when I was studying in 10th standard, his background? What did he do before Now I’m 20 bro, I cleared My 12 I knew how to dance. when I was in 9th skating? How did he start ? Standard two years back, Then sat standard they kicked me out of school We want to know about that Milan. down thinking Ill do bachelors then because I was fighting too much and You want me to tell u right now? problems were like that. I’m hoping then when I went to new school where next year ill do that. I met a friend called chimsey. He used Yeah, you just got up or what? I Work in a Sofa factory. My mom to do B-boying, I used to dance but Yes bro. tells me not to work I’ll give u money not B-Boying. As soon as I met him I cause she doesn’t like me work- ing got interested in B-Boying and then I Should I call later? there. Im a grown up u know cant take did B-boying for a year. My plan was How bout I send out a video man? money from my mom. My girlfriend even if I could not do anything else You can make a video and send it but also tells me not to work there. Due in this world tomorrow I will open a to earthquake most of the things have Dance culture place where I can go I wanna hear it from you personally been closed so im figuring my ways and teach people how to dance and I Then lets do it right now man. here. would just do that and live. That was the Plan. Even in dance culture I used If you are sleepy I’ll call later When you were young what did u want to to teach two kinds of culture. I would *laughs*, no bro its cool man. become? Like lets say when you were in earn 4000 per style so my salary was 11th – 12th standard, what did you think 8000. It was like that until one culture Where are you from Milan? you would become? got bankrupt and the other culture My village is in Kavrea. We are a family at that time, ever since I was a kid I the guy ran away. And then I was in a of 7. My Big Sis, My Small Sis, Then only did extra cirucular activity. From situation that I felt like I got out of both another sister , mom , dad , grandfather Basketball to Football I used to attend cultures at once. One didn’t give me and grandmother. Because of the everything but in terms of studies I money the other one ran away. earthquake our house has broken, couldn’t become so good. Even when its in a situation we cannot really stay I was a kid when I played basketball in (Village House - He lives in ktm whether it was junior or senior I could So we also decided that may be we very impressive. After that some loose trucks. I only kept my front leg why I skate is because when I skate I everyone that street is the shit, ramp I didn’t like , I was the leave the dance culture and then all people were doing manuals, some and pushed and I fell on my ass really really enjoy it. Sometimes there is a lot is bullshit and convinced them as well. opposite kind. of sudden there was a topic about were doing ollies, some were doing hard. Haha. I was feeling ashamed of shit when mentally tortures you in It was good reason. Then we started skateboarding. Then I said ok man , Raman was doing full power cause I fell. Shawn came and said I life, at that time when I take my boards street skating. I didn’t like learning the same thing lets go and see what this thing is. kickflips, and raju and bipu were doing know you can do it. But deep inside I out and skate I forget everything. I that everybody was learning. It has to Chimsey had his own cyber cafe and manuals and shawn was filming going was feeling ashamed and angry cause skate and then come back and then We started watching Nyjah Houston be learnt sooner or later but I m not then we went to checkout some skate behind them. All of a sudden I got a I fell down. This guy is fully bullying me, the tensions and problems start again. and Ishod Wair. These guys had like that. That’s why when the boys videos. They were doing ridiculously feeling deep down inside me, I really I really need to stand on the board and Hahaha (Laughs) more videos coming up so we started focused more on ollies I focused on amazing stuff on that video and we have to play this sport. I was watching show this guy. Even after two months I watching them too. fakie ollies, when they gave more thought that is bullshit because people everyone here and there but everyone didn’t know how to . I rolled on the Thats so amazing to hear. When did u priority to I gave more priority were jumping from 1st floor and then was Nepali, when I saw shawn he board did some cavemans, boneless. start watching skate videos? Who were your inspirations back then? to . I didn’t do kickflip only flipping the board down. We used stood out also cause he is white. At After two months crossed I felt that I I started watching before I skated as I didn’t know how to do any tricks. All heelflip. And then when we played to talk may be these people have that time we were young adults, we really needed to learn ollies now. I I told earlier. After that when I started the boys kicked ass. At that time who I lost once because magnets stuck for real. I didn’t use fb didn’t see a lot of white kids around, I used to go alone to skate. We were skateboarding we used to watch a lot could skate good were Ujwol, I had I couldn’t do kickflip (haha laughs ) much at that time, Chimsey was a bit mean we saw them while B-Boying but 3 guys skating. Chimsey was skating of videos like that element video which never seen him skate before but was then I told myself this is not good then popular on fb, he knew stylish people, nobody spoke that nicely. In our minds but not too much he was occupied by is really old where they wear pant and in good terms, when I saw him skate I started learning kickflips. a lot if girls. Chimsey was contacting we only had freedom and fighting his own things. The other guy would where they do handstands. Many old was impressed, my inspirations were Raju and Ujwol (skaters from Nepal) . I we didn’t really care but when I saw sometimes come. I was alone and videos like David Gonzales goes to Bipu, Frank, Raman, Prajun, Sandeep, How was your trip to india in 2015? How didn’t know about it. One day he called shawn I had a different feeling. I kept started skating. skate. Old and tony Roku and Chimsey. Bipu taught me did you feel leaving nepal for up and said I called these skaters and on watching him skate, I literally stared hawk videos. We didn’t know much how to Ollie, he is my guru and I was the first time? Was it weird? they will come and we all should skate and looked at him. He had a Real A lot of the boys went to other side about street skating then. Even when inspired by Raman. It wasn’t weird. That was the first time together with them. I said ok. . Purple and white, it was of the town to skate, I couldn’t go so we saw it was ramp, when I went out of my country. The first time brand new, it was sunny and then the I started skating there. For the first 2-3 we saw Rodney mullen it was old I was a big fan of David Gonzales. I I got to get close around people. It was Just one day before that I tried board was shinning a lot. We had only months after that I skated alone. After school. “ Possesed to skate ” where liked musician kind of people and he a bit odd, not that im shy but it was skateboarding and I couldn’t do it. seen cheap boards like spider man that my level increased and I started David Gonzales does kick- flips then had some style. I had no idea about an amazing trip. I already know what Next day the whole Nepal was closed. etc. All of a sudden when we saw a skating on the roads. I started focusing I became a big fan of him. I asked 50 – 50 , kickflip I had seen but only and how to respect people but I learnt Chimsey said lets go and watch them Real Boards we were like WTF. That’s on the style of skateboarding. Then a Raju a lot of questions. Who is this? on ramps and old school kickflips. a lot from there. I got to learn respect and then we headed out to meet them. why I kept staring. And then shawn lot of the boys started coming to tell me What is that? My friend Ujwol also First impression on street skating and learn about a skate family. I never Chimsey me and stacy headed out was also watching then he asked me that We also want to skate. I bought gave a good list of skateboarders to was David Gonzales so after that I understood about skate family before. to see them and as we reached we do you want to skate? I Said “YES”. them some and then now watch. I started watching proper street didn’t have to look for any other skate. We over here thought skate family and were like wtf, there were about 20-30 He gave me his board and said, here, we have around 10-15 skaters. Before skateboard videos after 7-8 months. Anybody who asked me I always then went around and made noises. I skaters skateboarding and coming. go skate man. we had like 25 above but because of After watching said David Gonzales. Im a huge fan realized how to stay with skate family, Shawn Leo ward was there, he was the earthquake it has gone down now. videos I became crazy. Then I told of his. Slowly I started knowing more even though u don’t know anyone the carrying a big bag with him. he had a I had only taken my first step and tried I don’t really have plans now, but for myself street is the best & ramp is and more pro skaters names. When i feelings there are very warm. Im sure camera in his hand and wearing very to put my feet on the board. His trucks now skateboarding has become my bullshit. First thing in Nepal we didnt asked anyone else who are you a fan that somebody doesn’t like somebody cool glasses. the first look was already were so freaking loose, like extremely part of happiness in life. The reason have a ramp back then. Then I tell of, they said Ryan Sheckler. For me there but everyone was just respectful. Another thing is I had never seen a one, lets do a better one. G replied Any last words to people reading this ramp, bowl and a but I got I’m happy to hear that. Lets do it man. interview? to see it. I Saw real good parks. If I Then came the final good shot which I tell everyone that if you are passionate didn’t go to india I wouldn’t have been he said he will edit and send me. Per about a thing keep that passion going. able to teach the boys in Nepal. It was (Swedish Guy ) also had my photo. He Because passion and interest is a big deal for me to come and learn, I took it from G. He said brother I have different. Interest is something you really learnt a lot. And there is still a lot a surprise for you. I asked him what can get in anything. Interest gets more to learn. the surprise was, he send me a photo boring after a while. Watching movie and said you are in a Swedish skate is a interesting but it gets boring after How about that photo of yours that magazine. u keep watching it. But passion is appeared in a Swedish skate magazine something that you never get bored of. man? Tell us about it. I Went psycho for a while. It was You might be physically tired but you Oh man. I was just skating around a real good feeling. If I didn’t go to will be mentally strong because of ur when G called me. He said bro your india I wouldn’t have learnt so much. passion. When u want something from pop is really good. Whatever tricks you I could have totally died in Nepal but your heart, it will come to you but the do the pop is good. You think of a line that trip was the starting of many only thing you have to do is commit. or do a single trick anywhere in this tours that are going to come in my That’s what I tell the boys if its your park I will take a picture. Then I saw life. More feeling came to me saying passion skate hard, for the people the transition where should I do the I should work even harder. When that who skate as interest I tell them still trick. I don’t know how to land ollies in Swedish magazine put used my photo keep ur interest, skate whenever u transition but there is a feeling that told I was totally psyched. Its been about 2 can. I just hope they don’t have to me oh I should have already tried that. years I started skateboarding. I came quit skateboarding because of family Then G said i will take a picture. Then to India, came in a Swedish magazine pressure. I have been lucky that my the photography session happened for if I continue this pace I feel like good family has been supporting me for a while. The starting photo itself was a things will happen in Nepal. I might not skateboarding. When I skate I never good photo. Then G Said is this ok? get anything but the generation that’s get bored when I skate no matter how Then I saw one of the leg which was after me, they will have a better future tired I was. off a bit. I told him another one not this I think. Haul Apparel India

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