'Rapido Rider Who Made Award-Winning Mini-Series': Man Shares His 'Peak Bengaluru' Moment

Stories from Bengaluru, a fast-paced city, have always captivated social media users. The latest from the startup hub is the tale of a Rapido rider who is also an independent videographer.

On August 15, a Twitter user named Parag Jain shared a thread about his conversation with the rider.

The story of a Bengaluru-based bike-taxi driver who is also an award-winning creative director and was laid off by a Chinese company during the COVID-19 pandemic has become an internet sensation.

While the pandemic made lives difficult for many, people also gathered the courage to pick up the pieces and start again.

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Aside from his ordeal, the internet was touched by how a Twitter user found that both of them once shared the same co-working space.

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A Twitter user Parag Jain recounted his experience, which he described as a peak Bengaluru moment but a mixed one.

"Had mixed @peakbengaluru movement," he wrote.

A Rapido rider showed up at WeWork to pick us up. "On which floor are you working?' he asked me during the ride. After introducing him, I wondered if he had been in wework, and he said yes."

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"

¡ª Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022

¡®Sir, Two years back, I used to work in the same building¡¯(Sic)."

Parag added that the Rapido driving partner was fired during the pandemic in his tweets.

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.

¡ª Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022

"He used to work in the operations team of a Chinese company, but due to the 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," wrote Parag.

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.

¡ª Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022

The series went on to win 15 film festivals but did not generate enough money to sustain itself. Parag continued to say:

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.

¡ª Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022

"Created a Mini-series by investing all savings. The Series got a great response and won around 15 Film Fests. I received interest from OTT but rejected it due to commercial issues. A project couldn¡¯t fetch any money. After all his efforts and being financially broke for the last two years, He finally thought of riding Rapido part-time to survive. He hasn't told his mother that he has been making Rapido trips and doesn't want to make her worry."

He is looking for new projects to work on. Do connect with him for any requirements regarding the videography. Please RT pic.twitter.com/bgDB9gMP0l

¡ª Parag Jain (@kparagjain) August 15, 2022

In addition, Parag shared the business card of the Rapido driver, a freelance creative director, and urged people to contact him for any creative work.

Watch Vignesh's mini-series here:

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

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