Blue Bird, khush reh yaar, tu jeeta, main haara, you are saying, sikhs were low caste hindus, that shows your level of knowledge, history ki books nahi padi koi ni, google aur wikipedia hi padh leta. I don't want to fight you anymore. adios
It's not a stupid question and I can explain why. It seems disrespectful and Tom Alter is probably tired of hearing it but there is some sense to the question.
@@shree711 what's sense? Just because of his appearance? He was born here, in India..So he speaks clear Hindi, and he was also teaching in some school..Rather it's shameful that many southern states hate Hindi, can't speak properly...Can't understand why people judge others just by their appearance. I don't belong to south, but Im born with dark complexion and curly hair, so people keep on tagging me as Mallu or Telugu..I just get irritated with the same reparative question
@@user-xw9nv9iv1p Let me answer your point bit by bit. 1. I can understand why Mr. Alter is annoyed when people ask his question but behind the question is not malice but actually curiosity for the real story. 2. Being born somewhere has nothing to do with being able to speak a language. The vast majority of western expatriates born in Hong Kong cannot speak conversational Cantonese. There are loads of Parsis who grew up in Mumbai who speak Hindi terribly, cannot speak Marathi almost at all and are losing grip on their ability to speak Gujarati in favour of English. There are other children especially in the posh schools of South Mumbai whose parents hardly speak to them in Hindi and so they don't really end up speaking it well. 3. If you're giving the example of Mr. Alter, you also need to remember that his brother and his sister as well as his cousin Stephen were all born and brought up in India but none of them can speak Hindi. 4. His parents obviously didn't speak it otherwise if you look at my 3rd point, his siblings would have learned it too. So since his parents didn't speak it, it's natural to ask how he learned it because he grew up in Landour which was a white neighbourhood and went to English schools. 5. The debate over South Indians speaking the language is a completely separate debate so let's not mix these two things up. It's very clear that Mr. Alter wished to stay in India, become Indian and take a very keen interest in learning the language, which is commendable. But this question is only trying to understand the story behind his language ability due to the reasons I have mentioned above.
@@shree711 not at all. It's not curiosity but something like teasing or mocking, but when he spoke fluent Hindi, people became quiet..As I have mentioned, he was born in North India and was a teacher, so it's obvious that he will focus on developing his skill through which he can communicate with the public.. Afterwards, he joined Bollywood, where it's highly reqd, though he was always shown up as foreigner..Learning language and achieving fluency isn't a big deal..In corporates also, employees are getting paid more than their colleagues, in the same process, when they have additional foreign language expertise.. but mocking up someone has become a habit or a TRP gainer for many media employees.
@@user-xw9nv9iv1p Did you read what I wrote fully? I explain why it's not a stupid question to ask. And I know the answers to some of the questions because I know Tom Alter's story but some points I mentioned earlier still remain unanswered and now we will never know because he is gone. Anyway, it may be the feeling you got that it was teasing. I didn't get that feeling. I got the feeling that it was genuine curiosity because he does not know Mr. Alter's story well. That's why I gave the explanation above that just being born and living in India alone doesn't mean anything about whether you will speak a particular language well or not. Zoya Akhtar is the daughter of Javed Akhtar and yet somehow Zoya Akhtar is very uncomfortable speaking Hindi/Urdu despite having a father like him, living in India her whole life and working in Bollywood on Hindi films. It is commendable that Mr. Alter loved India, came back from his studies in America and wanted to be fully Indian. No one would mock Tom Alter because everyone appreciates the amazing work that he has done.
Same problem I face ..I’m Indian born in Hong Kong and fluent Cantonese...Chinese people always ask me how can you speak perfectly...and my answer is same like him lol
It is ironic that neither the questioner nor Tom Alter were speaking hindi. They were both speaking Urdu. Avoidance of confusing pure Urdu as hindi is essential for survival of Urdu as a language entirely different from hindi. They are totally two different languages of India deserving individual recognition.
When they will come out of religious,race ethenic dirty political ideas and absolute chutya college of journalism...they make TRP rather than intellectual moves and questions..
He was a gem of a person. Not only that Tom Alter was one of the best actor of our movie and theatre, but also was one of the finest Anglo Indian we ever had. Tom Sir, no one can ever replace you. R.I.P
@simba1 my dear Simba, I don't need to 'look' things up. I read stuff. Suggest, you do tour research. Anyway we are splitting hairs here. My meaning is that the term Anglo Indias refers to both British and Scottish ppl domiciled in India as well as people of mixed descent.
@simba1 Well he was an American of English and Scottish ancestry. In the US the Hispanics call all the white English speakers anglos. In India the word Anglo has different meaning but Tom Alter still qualifies as an anglo Indian.
Sorry to hear that. Planet earth belongs to everyone, we should be able to live in any country without any discrimination. People who treat others like this, are already beneath you.
🤔🤔 I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND WHY TOM ALTER would get mad at a VERY NATURAL question. Yes, it could be annoying for him to answer the same question but it is COMPLETELY NORMAL to ask this question because he does NOT look Indian AT ALL. even in films his hindi accent was not normal and his name is not very Indian. SO WHAT IF PPL ASK HIM THIS ? HOW COME he COMPLETELY looks Caucasian?? Instead of clarifying the confusion he is making it further mysterious! That was a very CHILDISH, IMMATURE and IRRESPONSIBLE, HOSTILE behavior by Tom. 😑
@@euphoria156 no not really...his abrupt response is totally understandable...as he is probably frustrated with this particular constant repeated asked question...by asking him this question and in this question...one is questioning his loyalty for the country his patriotism for India...so of course he is bound to be offended and I'm sure that you would have too...he speaks a lot better Hindi than most of them nowadays who only speak English in India...so it is commendable to him.
Amazing...Hats off to Tom Alter ji..He was so very right when he said that Maulana Azad was Indian first and his mindset was not caste specific.. Tom sahebs Hindi and Urdu was top notch..
Tom alter was born in India raised in India and never lived in any other country so of course he dreams in Hindi and curses in Hindi. He speaks even better Urdu than most Urdu speaking lot too. His English skills might not be so good though
I can feel the pain of Sir Tom Alter, when he was asked that how he knew Hindi so well. How can someone be so foolish to ask a question like this to him? I can say without a doubt that he is one of the greatest artist of India in acting and drama.
When I was a kid and used to see him in any of the Bollywood films maybe of 80s or 90s I never ever thought that this guy is a foreigner or different I used to see him as a normal Indian guy only infact I didn't even know that he was a foreigner I always understood him as an Indian only ..........
dude most of these journalists lack background knowledge, they ask stuff without knowing anything at all, if he was a proper journalist he'd know tom was born in India itself and has lived here his whole life, on the other note how does Katrina speak Hindi when she was born in UK? these questions are not to be asked if you have common sense this is even taught while studying mass communication
this is a sad and unfortunate fact of life, my friend. if you dont fit physical attributes of the majority, your existence amongst them will be repeatedly questioned.
Srinath Radhakrishnan your uneducated mind compelled you to call me ignorant. Do you get paid by the murder accused shashi for this? teri itni jalti kyu hai uspe comment kiya to?
Rahul, seriously? You’re questioning Shashi Taroor’s English? 😂 All politics apart, he’s a well read man and very sociable if you get to know him in person.
*Well said Tom Alter* , _i always knew he is a good actor , today i came to know he is a good orator too_ _Also bcoz of thi video i got to know he was born in India only & he is proud of that_ 🇮🇳❤️
@@kingpanthom when you'll listen to people say China maal aa gya in your own nation then maybe you'll understand what he meant. But I don't think you will with the way you commented 🙄
@@kingpanthom well then consider yourself fortunate that you've never had to experience such discrimination and racism by the people of your own country, but you have absolutely no right to belittle and undermine the blatant discrimination that ne people face.
@@kingpanthom I am not even going to bother trying to correct you .You can live in your pettiness and ignorance for all I care but I do hope that one day you come around.
Very nice answer,if he wouldn't be speaking Hindi they would have had a problem,now that he speaks such good hindi and that too in a conference where he could have spoken English but he didn't,good job sir
Tom alter sir no matter what you have done for your country but these people's not gonna acknowledge it and mock you for being different from them. These so called mainland indians don't know the very concept of unity in diversity.When they sees north Easten people speaking hindi they are like Chinese kaab sey hindi banley lag gaya 😡 arey bhai jitna Indian tum log ho utna he indian hum bhi hai.
No 1 mainland india is not just Hindi belt in north, south india, bengal , odisa are mainland india as well, and we face the same issue, they are ignorant that is all
Beautiful answers given by Mr Tom Alter... i really admire his way of taking the catch and countering them at the same moment.. nice presence of mind.. and the questions asked to him tells people in India are still lost in ethinicity, religion and place of origin.. and such people are taking India nowhere but backward..
I don't no hw you tube brought this video to me , but I just feel for the guy on right to him Late Narendra Jha, one of the finest and understated actor India has had, gone too soon...
Rest in Peace Tom Alter. I will always remember you as the Guru of Shaktimaan. My Childhood's most favourite serial. Tom was a massive Poetry and literature lover too.
The crap that this beautiful soul had to endure from society is heartbreaking especially when he's not acknowledged or appreciated as an Indian Tom had a larger than life personality and was passionate about humanity as a whole always looking above and beyond race religion or cultural norms
@@rajashakerg jihad ka matlab jaante ho? Burai se ladna. Sabse zyaada apne aap ki burai aur phir duniya ki anyaay aur buraaiyo se. Anyaay ko khatam karne ke liye teen raaste hain, kalam, zubaan aur ant mein jab koi aur chara na bache aur koi aapko maarne ko aa raha hai to hathiyar uthake. Isse to har insaan koi na koi tareeke se jihadi hai aur jo na ho wo is duniya mein acchaiyi nahi phaila sakta. Apna aadha kaccha gyaan leke kuch bhi bakwaas mat karo. Agar nahi pata to muh band rakho aur agar muh kholna bai to us subject mein mahirat haasil karke hi muh kholna.
@@whocares3132 Yes, that’s how languages are formed. I think it’s a great idea! you should create another language like Urdu. See where it will be hundred years from now.
Appreciate Tom Alter's witty reply. But the person who said " many people who are born in this country don't speak Hindi" is also right. Most south Indians don't. I am from Bengaluru, and I struggle to speak in basic Hindi. So every Indian doesn't automatically speak in Hindi. India is a land of dozens of languages and hundreds of dialects.
Tom alter's son Jamie alter also appears on web shows and speaks in Hindi/Urdu.....but nothing can match his father's voice.....even I can't speak Hindi like him
Since he was born and brought up in India [that too in the Hindi speaking belt] this indeed is a stupid question to ask!!! This is the minimum research that someone could do in this day and age when information is only a few seconds away!
Mr. Alter was a true Indian.What a gem this man was.It’s a shame that our country did not appreciated his work & his patriotism for India well enough. I can feel & understand his pain of people’s questioning his nationalism just like our fellow citizens of the East Indian states.
This is the kinda of question that I get all the time. “How come you speak hindi so well?” “How come you understand and speak Kannada?” When I tell them I was born and bred in Karnataka. They be like but you don’t look Indian? When I asked them how should Indian look like? N I quote.. “ you know.. like us brown skin”
If someone questions ur nationality just ask him/her to name all the North Eastern states along with their capitals.... That would decide if someone is really Indian or not.....
The Day when everyone will think like this in India .....it will change the country Future........Live like a human..... Don't divide yourself or country in Religions....🙏
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Itni chi Hindi kaise bolte ho?
Tom: "Mu sey"
That's downright the most Indian reply ever!
That's so much like my father
Wait...
Chutiyon ki kami nahi hai Desh me Pappu ko PM banane ko raji hai Desh jaye bhad me.
@@maccurzz405 ye aaya feku ka gobar bhakt🤣🤣🤣😜🤣
DeadPaulWalker I thought I would be able to understand the video but I didn’t will you tell me what was his reply the journalist, please?
What a reply by Tom Alter sir !
No one can replace him
*R.I.P*
Great thing is he worked as a teacher in my city of Jagadhri in St. Thomas school
R. I. P sir😢💐
100% True
He is dead?
@@Masmasmasmas-o7e yes
.. Respect..
tum sab logo se jayada hindustaani hai Tom alter.....
Akash singh True
Akash singh bilkul sahi bilkul sahi
Akash singh very true
Blue Bird
Matlab Hindustani hone k liye gora se bhooraa hona zyada zaroori hai ?
Blue Bird, khush reh yaar, tu jeeta, main haara, you are saying, sikhs were low caste hindus, that shows your level of knowledge, history ki books nahi padi koi ni, google aur wikipedia hi padh leta. I don't want to fight you anymore. adios
Tom Alter speaks better Hindi than me. Its a pleasure to hear him speak (in any language).
It's urdu
Bhai it's urdu not hindi
@@Mr_Traveler_0 kaagaz dhund
@@Mr_Traveler_0 it's Hindustani
Actually it's Urdu
Tom Alter is as Indian 🇮🇳 as the rest of 133 Crore Indians. He is Born In India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Respect from USA 🇺🇸
We respect you too bro😊
Jamie Alter
Not only he, evem his fathef was born on India.
I love Tom he is great actor 😭😭 rip to him
He is no more he died 3 years ago due to skin cancer
Tom Alter was in our childhood super hero show which is - Shaktiman. He acted as a rishi and guru of Shaktiman.
Main aaj v vo din dundta hoon... But past is past
Bro not just guru .He was the first Mahaguru in the super series Shaktimaan...
He also played world president in Captain Vyom.... awesome series. Nowadays imagination has gone to dump.
@@m5097 very true bro
Much before than that he has acted as a British for a DD serial which was about Bahadur Shah Zafar and as a gangster for a serial called Junoon.
Failed journalists asking stupid questions to Tom Alter
It's not a stupid question and I can explain why. It seems disrespectful and Tom Alter is probably tired of hearing it but there is some sense to the question.
@@shree711 what's sense? Just because of his appearance? He was born here, in India..So he speaks clear Hindi, and he was also teaching in some school..Rather it's shameful that many southern states hate Hindi, can't speak properly...Can't understand why people judge others just by their appearance. I don't belong to south, but Im born with dark complexion and curly hair, so people keep on tagging me as Mallu or Telugu..I just get irritated with the same reparative question
@@user-xw9nv9iv1p Let me answer your point bit by bit.
1. I can understand why Mr. Alter is annoyed when people ask his question but behind the question is not malice but actually curiosity for the real story.
2. Being born somewhere has nothing to do with being able to speak a language. The vast majority of western expatriates born in Hong Kong cannot speak conversational Cantonese. There are loads of Parsis who grew up in Mumbai who speak Hindi terribly, cannot speak Marathi almost at all and are losing grip on their ability to speak Gujarati in favour of English. There are other children especially in the posh schools of South Mumbai whose parents hardly speak to them in Hindi and so they don't really end up speaking it well.
3. If you're giving the example of Mr. Alter, you also need to remember that his brother and his sister as well as his cousin Stephen were all born and brought up in India but none of them can speak Hindi.
4. His parents obviously didn't speak it otherwise if you look at my 3rd point, his siblings would have learned it too. So since his parents didn't speak it, it's natural to ask how he learned it because he grew up in Landour which was a white neighbourhood and went to English schools.
5. The debate over South Indians speaking the language is a completely separate debate so let's not mix these two things up.
It's very clear that Mr. Alter wished to stay in India, become Indian and take a very keen interest in learning the language, which is commendable. But this question is only trying to understand the story behind his language ability due to the reasons I have mentioned above.
@@shree711 not at all. It's not curiosity but something like teasing or mocking, but when he spoke fluent Hindi, people became quiet..As I have mentioned, he was born in North India and was a teacher, so it's obvious that he will focus on developing his skill through which he can communicate with the public.. Afterwards, he joined Bollywood, where it's highly reqd, though he was always shown up as foreigner..Learning language and achieving fluency isn't a big deal..In corporates also, employees are getting paid more than their colleagues, in the same process, when they have additional foreign language expertise.. but mocking up someone has become a habit or a TRP gainer for many media employees.
@@user-xw9nv9iv1p Did you read what I wrote fully? I explain why it's not a stupid question to ask. And I know the answers to some of the questions because I know Tom Alter's story but some points I mentioned earlier still remain unanswered and now we will never know because he is gone.
Anyway, it may be the feeling you got that it was teasing. I didn't get that feeling. I got the feeling that it was genuine curiosity because he does not know Mr. Alter's story well. That's why I gave the explanation above that just being born and living in India alone doesn't mean anything about whether you will speak a particular language well or not.
Zoya Akhtar is the daughter of Javed Akhtar and yet somehow Zoya Akhtar is very uncomfortable speaking Hindi/Urdu despite having a father like him, living in India her whole life and working in Bollywood on Hindi films.
It is commendable that Mr. Alter loved India, came back from his studies in America and wanted to be fully Indian.
No one would mock Tom Alter because everyone appreciates the amazing work that he has done.
Same problem I face ..I’m Indian born in Hong Kong and fluent Cantonese...Chinese people always ask me how can you speak perfectly...and my answer is same like him lol
Do you speak ur mother tongue
Respect to the great soul...His style of answering makes him the legend he is
He was...😢
Ekdam sahi kaha Vai
He didn’t get respect which he deserves. Narrow minded people.
Keeping your self very limited/ jealousy is proven again and again that it will just hurt you and you and you whole town burn in to it
It is ironic that neither the questioner nor Tom Alter were speaking hindi. They were both speaking Urdu. Avoidance of confusing pure Urdu as hindi is essential for survival of Urdu as a language entirely different from hindi. They are totally two different languages of India deserving individual recognition.
Salute to Tom alter sir. He has a beautiful house in his hometown Dehradun. He do lots of charity in Uttrakhand.he is nature lover. Respect a lot .
Pankaj Bisht is he alive now
@@arya5568 so when I said ,he is dead.
@@arya5568 aarti ,what happen to u, are u phsyco. He is not dead. For whom u r praying.
Pankaj Bisht he is dead check it on google sep 2017 .
Pankaj Bisht how u say me a psycho he lives near still u dont know he is dead
When will Indian journalists start asking intellectual questions 🤷♀️
Tom Alter sir was the finest India could have had.
When they will have some brain 😂😂
When they will come out of religious,race ethenic dirty political ideas and absolute chutya college of journalism...they make TRP rather than intellectual moves and questions..
They have habit of asking aap mein itni urja kahan se aati hai, aap aam cheel ke khate hain ya kaat ke. What can u expect from such journos?
Sadly our journalists are "very much ignorant about their own ignorance"
He was a gem of a person. Not only that Tom Alter was one of the best actor of our movie and theatre, but also was one of the finest Anglo Indian we ever had. Tom Sir, no one can ever replace you. R.I.P
Anglo Indian also refers to expats living in India and not only to people with part British and Indian ancestry.
@simba1 not necessarily Simba. What about those with Portuguese ancestry across India? They also self identify as Anglo Indians.
@simba1 my dear Simba, I don't need to 'look' things up. I read stuff. Suggest, you do tour research. Anyway we are splitting hairs here. My meaning is that the term Anglo Indias refers to both British and Scottish ppl domiciled in India as well as people of mixed descent.
@simba1 Well he was an American of English and Scottish ancestry.
In the US the Hispanics call all the white English speakers anglos.
In India the word Anglo has different meaning but Tom Alter still qualifies as an anglo Indian.
@simba1 Well, in that case I guess he is an American-Indian of English and Scottish descent.
RIP Mr. Tom Alter
Shakti Maan Abey stupid.. RIP here means.. Rest in peace.. Not that rip DVD you're thinking of
Shakti Maan, lol we don't blame you for you didn't understood the meaning of RIP, you are from shakti Maan era...
Shakti Maan great reply sir..shaktimaan
Shaktiman tum hamesha fuck fuck krke kyu udte ho ?
Shakti Maan aaj kal Gita Biswas kya kr rahi hai?
Imagine how many times these kinds of question made him feel like an outsider. So insensitive question.
So you haven't seen bollywood movies where the white or chinese guy comes out of no where and speaks fluent Hindi? I always get scared. Freaky stuff.
Very true...didnt realized this facet
This is how we NORTHEASTERN Indians feels.
We are treated as outsiders as Chinese people in our own country India.
Sorry to hear that. Planet earth belongs to everyone, we should be able to live in any country without any discrimination. People who treat others like this, are already beneath you.
Same with people praising him for speaking good hindi ....his son has a channel as well , he gets the same compliment 🤦♀️
"Itni achi hindi kaise bolte ho"
"Muh se"
"Acha, me to muh se sirf hugta hu"
😂😂
@Charan Raj bro wo press wale ko bol rha h understand 😂😂
Sach baat bol di tune
🤔🤔 I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND WHY TOM ALTER would get mad at a VERY NATURAL question. Yes, it could be annoying for him to answer the same question but it is COMPLETELY NORMAL to ask this question because he does NOT look Indian AT ALL. even in films his hindi accent was not normal and his name is not very Indian. SO WHAT IF PPL ASK HIM THIS ? HOW COME he COMPLETELY looks Caucasian?? Instead of clarifying the confusion he is making it further mysterious! That was a very CHILDISH, IMMATURE and IRRESPONSIBLE, HOSTILE behavior by Tom. 😑
@@euphoria156 no not really...his abrupt response is totally understandable...as he is probably frustrated with this particular constant repeated asked question...by asking him this question and in this question...one is questioning his loyalty for the country his patriotism for India...so of course he is bound to be offended and I'm sure that you would have too...he speaks a lot better Hindi than most of them nowadays who only speak English in India...so it is commendable to him.
Journalist: how do you speak hindi so well
Tom alter: abey saaley 😂😂😂😂
Just imagine nothing more
Edit: thnks for so many likes
Legit🤣🤣
@@jonaskahnwald3516 maf krna m ghuse m thoda idher odher hojata hu🤣🤣😂😂
He was civilized person, he wouldn't use abusive words in public.
@@inthefieldonsite2481 it was meme 😀
Ok babu not funny but aapke liye I will laugh hahahaha
I remember him as Guruji from Shaktiman and from Rahul Roy's movie Junoon..
Arun Bose, us se bahut pehle 'Junoon' serial mein unho ne kaam kiye tha. Bahut saare filmo mein villain ka bhi role nibhaye they 1980s mein
I once met him at dehradun railway station , and he was such a down to earth person .
@@subhramondal7837 ha lekin Shaktimaan ke Maha guru wala Role best Tha..!
Kyuki Shaktimaan Show hmari Childhood Memories hai.. Jo hamesha yaad rahegi
He was in Haatim also no??
@@generalkai2417 han bhai
Tom Alter had interviewed Sachin Tendulkar when Sachin had not even started his career. That was in 1988. The journalist should have known this.
First recorded interview of Sachin!
You are right but that interview was taken in English
@@RF_20 with Indian accent. of course
Aur virat Kohli ka pahla interview Jamie alter ne liya tha Tom alter ke suputr
@@sohailmalik8585 oh yeh baat mujhe nahi maalum thi...shukriya
Tom Alter was a good human being.This thing I found when I met him in a play in Prithvi Theatre Bombay in 1981.May God rest his soul in peace!💝
Amazing...Hats off to Tom Alter ji..He was so very right when he said that Maulana Azad was Indian first and his mindset was not caste specific.. Tom sahebs Hindi and Urdu was top notch..
But your hindi is shit, he never said "caste"
Religion Specific*
Tabhi congress ki manmani dekhte rahe agar nation first ka concept rahte hote to hindu code Bill ni lagu hota
that journalist will never forget the lesson tought by Tom Sir. Ever.
He will because he's sick in the head and his brain is rigid
he is Irfan sir of guftagoo show.
Yeh aap log gore logo ko "Sir" Kyo bolte ho...
@@ravsinghrajput2105 sriman samajh nahi aata unko
Mr. Tom is a true Indian.. and being an artist he contributed a lot to Indian cinema. We are so proud of you Mr. Tom. ☺️
Tom's probably been dreaming and cussing in Hindi longer than that guy's been a reporter.
Tom alter was born in India raised in India and never lived in any other country so of course he dreams in Hindi and curses in Hindi. He speaks even better Urdu than most Urdu speaking lot too. His English skills might not be so good though
वह शक्तिमान के गुरु थे भूल गए क्या तुम लोग
Achha...... Are haa yaar... Yaad aaya.... 😊😊☺️☺️☺️
Tabhi to wo mujhe pasand they
Nahii
Ha yaad hai yr yaad hai 😄😅
Tehelka movie mein General Dong ki army ke Captain bhi the. :)
Ok I admit.. I had tears while watching Sir in this video.... How witty n knowledgeable he is.. Rest in peace....
Not just hindi...He understands the Indian sarcasm too :D "Mu Se :D"
Are you that Journalist? How much time did he had to say he's Indian?
@@riderpikachu7403 I think he is one of them. Still he is in doubt. He is still being surprised by the word "muh se" said by Tom. 😒
@@xdasoftonic6350 hahahhaha yes he is still surprised..
U didn’t get the point at all did u bro..??
arey chutiye indian hi hai wo
I can feel the pain of Sir Tom Alter, when he was asked that how he knew Hindi so well. How can someone be so foolish to ask a question like this to him? I can say without a doubt that he is one of the greatest artist of India in acting and drama.
Only an andha laudha can ask such a stupid question
Yes
God bless his soul, RIP Sir.
Tom alter death makes me cry....he was legend
Tom alter and his son Jaimie Alter has been answering Hindi kaise bolte ho for last 60yrs.
What a great man and so inspiring. Rest in peace, Tom 🙏💕
The journalist should have realized that this guy started speaking hindi before the his dad was born
Tom Alter speaks pure Urdu. He can read and write Urdu too.
excellent reply and fuddu question
My sincere salute to Tom Alter shahab... Really he was a great artist as well as a True Indian...we are proud of Tom Alter shahab . 👌 👌 👍 👍 💪 💪 🙏 🙏
Most Amazing Human Being Tom Alter Sir
what an offensive and stupid question. Kudos to Tom Alter, a great and proud Indian. RIP.
Shame on that journalist. A Big Clap to Sir Tom Alter.
When I was a kid and used to see him in any of the Bollywood films maybe of 80s or 90s I never ever thought that this guy is a foreigner or different I used to see him as a normal Indian guy only infact I didn't even know that he was a foreigner I always understood him as an Indian only ..........
Imagine doing a job where actors insults you on a daily basis
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"Indian Journalists" ladies n gentleman!!
dude most of these journalists lack background knowledge, they ask stuff without knowing anything at all, if he was a proper journalist he'd know tom was born in India itself and has lived here his whole life, on the other note how does Katrina speak Hindi when she was born in UK?
these questions are not to be asked if you have common sense
this is even taught while studying mass communication
Well deserved. They need to do their research and come.
Tom Alter is one of the best Urdu speaking in this industry, Junoon Serial one of the best.
RIGHT JUNOON SERIAL REMIND MY CHILDHOOD
Hindi not Urdu
@@likesKaBhikhari say both
There are only some minor differences
It's neither totally Hindi, neither totally Urdu, it's a mixture/blend of both languages.
Its not terrorist language urdu. Its hindi
Even i get offended when Indians say ,’how dis u learn Hindi so well?’
How did you learn hindi?? 😂
Me: I never did.
this is a sad and unfortunate fact of life, my friend. if you dont fit physical attributes of the majority, your existence amongst them will be repeatedly questioned.
But this question should not be asked by you coz you may look like ladaki or arunachali. And they speak hindi very well
So do I, people think South Indians cannot speak Hindi either
@@lazyajhumma9656 yes we dont speak and we dont need it.
My memories of tom alter is seeing him perform with conviction in hindi serials like junoon , the great maratha .
R.I.P TOM.... what a great human being- Love and respect from Pakistan....
Tom alter sir...Most memorable to me due to + role in Hatim Tv series and - role in Aashiqui movie!
Shaktimaan mein Maha guru ka role karta Tha Tom.. Bhul gya kya!
@@HeartHacker2727 I remember but...Just I told...'Most memorable to me'...
@@Sunil_KumarDas hmare liye toh Childhood mein Shaktimaan se Bada koi Show nahi Tha. Isliye Tom Alter yaad hai
I remember him from Hatim
He did a phenomenal role in 'yaha ke hum sikander'
Its so sad that such a personality is no more among us.
He is one of the soulful legends i have ever seen !! R.i.p Tom sir !! We always remember you in our hearts !
Man!, I didn't even know that he passed away.
R.I.P Tom Alter.
Fair hearted reply & heartly understood ! But today’s questions become politicised any way Tom Alter ji replied just wow 🤙💐
Tom Alter is awesome, I think I had forgotten he was such a large part of my growing up.... His Hindi is better than Shashi Tharoor's English
shashi tharoor uses english just to confuse and impress immature people, tom later just says what is needed.
Srinath Radhakrishnan your uneducated mind compelled you to call me ignorant. Do you get paid by the murder accused shashi for this? teri itni jalti kyu hai uspe comment kiya to?
Rahul, seriously? You’re questioning Shashi Taroor’s English? 😂
All politics apart, he’s a well read man and very sociable if you get to know him in person.
@@laypyu until he kills someone lmao😂😂😂
Right bhai
He is as hansome as he has always been.
It's only been a few days and I already miss him. I grew up watching Tom Alter Ji in Indian movies.
Your contribution to Indian society (in term of integrity) and Bollywood was incredible. Salute Sir.
He was a man of character and asool. You’re being missed Mr. Tom Alter.
*Well said Tom Alter* , _i always knew he is a good actor , today i came to know he is a good orator too_
_Also bcoz of thi video i got to know he was born in India only & he is proud of that_ 🇮🇳❤️
In this entire crowd there is One and only True Human Being Respected Honored 🥇🏆🎖🏅🤴🏼🤴🏼👑 Sir, Tom Alter - I salute you Respected Sir, Tom Alter👏🏻🙏🏻
Where is journalism gone in India, a very few are doing justice to their job.
Such an amazing person and a great actor
Tom alter and the guy sitting on his left side both have left for heavenly abode, may their soul rest in peace
Is it? I was about to Google him. RIP Alter.
Tom Alter was an ethnic gora with an Indian soul.
Gora🤣
Same discrimination is face by NORTHEAST people
@@kingpanthom when you'll listen to people say China maal aa gya in your own nation then maybe you'll understand what he meant. But I don't think you will with the way you commented 🙄
@@kingpanthom well then consider yourself fortunate that you've never had to experience such discrimination and racism by the people of your own country, but you have absolutely no right to belittle and undermine the blatant discrimination that ne people face.
@@kingpanthom which state are you from?
@@kingpanthom I am not even going to bother trying to correct you .You can live in your pettiness and ignorance for all I care but I do hope that one day you come around.
Agreed and we should be ashamed of that....
"Maha galat" 😂
Very nice answer,if he wouldn't be speaking Hindi they would have had a problem,now that he speaks such good hindi and that too in a conference where he could have spoken English but he didn't,good job sir
Tom alter sir no matter what you have done for your country but these people's not gonna acknowledge it and mock you for being different from them. These so called mainland indians don't know the very concept of unity in diversity.When they sees north Easten people speaking hindi they are like Chinese kaab sey hindi banley lag gaya 😡 arey bhai jitna Indian tum log ho utna he indian hum bhi hai.
Especially upper cast aryan are racist retards
I'm also from NOrtheast but we Northeasterns region also have full of racist people
Please sir, I'm a mainland Indian and I like northeast Indians the most. I don't call anyone Chinese. Dont think all of us are like that.
No 1 mainland india is not just Hindi belt in north, south india, bengal , odisa are mainland india as well, and we face the same issue, they are ignorant that is all
Beautiful answers given by Mr Tom Alter... i really admire his way of taking the catch and countering them at the same moment.. nice presence of mind.. and the questions asked to him tells people in India are still lost in ethinicity, religion and place of origin.. and such people are taking India nowhere but backward..
Sahi kaha brother
He nailed it though. Lovely answer
May his soul rest in peace.
This happens when you don't research about the person you interact and ask childish questions .....cheap journalist.
Spot on!
Yeah that's a nice point!
Yeah
Journalism in India is reaching an all time low. At least brush up your facts before asking.
He wasn’t had great command over only Hindi but he was an awesome Urdu speaker as well. May his soul rest in peace.
Both are almost (95%) the same language
RIP sir... You were a legend of India... And you'll always remain in the heart of a billion Indians...🙂🙂🙂🙂
I don't no hw you tube brought this video to me , but I just feel for the guy on right to him Late Narendra Jha, one of the finest and understated actor India has had, gone too soon...
Both tom alter and narendra jha sitting besides him on his right are no more ,life is unpredictable,rest in peace noble souls
Rest in Peace Tom Alter. I will always remember you as the Guru of Shaktimaan. My Childhood's most favourite serial.
Tom was a massive Poetry and literature lover too.
The crap that this beautiful soul had to endure from society is heartbreaking especially when he's not acknowledged or appreciated as an Indian
Tom had a larger than life personality and was passionate about humanity as a whole always looking above and beyond race religion or cultural norms
Mooh se... Aise mooh-fat answer se hi pata chal raha h ke wo dil se hindustani h. The most epic answer ever! Jabardast!!!! 😜😝🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tom alter was really a true and nice personality as compare to others in film industry
Journalist : Tom alter sahab aap itni acchi Hindi Kaise bolte Ho.
Tom alter : 0:32 😂😂
Thug style of Tom alter 🇮🇳
Munna bhaiya ke style main bolo to 😊
The way Mr Tom Alter replied won many Indian hearts..♥️
A true gentleman that he was, he may have come as a shock to those who saw him as a villian in movies. RIP, Tom. You will always be missed.
Moulana Azad ji pe hume bhi garv hain.🙏
He was a true Indian.
Reporters are asking silly questions. Narrow minded thoughts.
He was a silent jihadi. Read books before coming to a conclusion.
@@rajashakerg jihad ka matlab jaante ho? Burai se ladna. Sabse zyaada apne aap ki burai aur phir duniya ki anyaay aur buraaiyo se. Anyaay ko khatam karne ke liye teen raaste hain, kalam, zubaan aur ant mein jab koi aur chara na bache aur koi aapko maarne ko aa raha hai to hathiyar uthake. Isse to har insaan koi na koi tareeke se jihadi hai aur jo na ho wo is duniya mein acchaiyi nahi phaila sakta. Apna aadha kaccha gyaan leke kuch bhi bakwaas mat karo. Agar nahi pata to muh band rakho aur agar muh kholna bai to us subject mein mahirat haasil karke hi muh kholna.
Miss u tom alter sir,u were a gem and will remain a gem,so proud of u...R.I.P🙏🙏🙏🙏
सर आप महान हैं आप की हिन्दी बहुत खूबसूरत है मुल्क ताअज्जुब जैसे जैसे अल्फ़ाज़ सिर्फ अच्छी हिन्दी बोलने वाले ही इस्तेमाल करते हैं।
A true legend he was....speaks marvellously better than many Hindi speakers
RIP Tom Alter Sir. You are so much missed 🙏
His hindi and Urdu were better than most of us. He was as Indian as anyone walking in this country. I am sad that I am having to use past tense here😢
*He is a well read person you can tell, not just answering the questions but also correction them*
RESPECT!
I don't think he got angry, he just made his point.
Wat a man.. Aise hi tinku jiya humare dil ka challa nhi bane.. Tom sir ka hindustani sanskaar bhai
Sir Tom, People like you make Hindustan so proud !!!
Tom was an American but totally Indian at heart . His son also. The language Tom spoke and wrote best ( my favorite as well)- was URDU
WHat a URDU??? A language made by dilutional muslims??? If I start writing English in snaskrit alphabet will it become another language?
@@whocares3132 Yes, that’s how languages are formed. I think it’s a great idea! you should create another language like Urdu. See where it will be hundred years from now.
Appreciate Tom Alter's witty reply.
But the person who said " many people who are born in this country don't speak Hindi" is also right. Most south Indians don't. I am from Bengaluru, and I struggle to speak in basic Hindi.
So every Indian doesn't automatically speak in Hindi. India is a land of dozens of languages and hundreds of dialects.
Rip tom . You are irreplaceable.
May God give you peace.
Tom Alter also speaks Urdu very well in his stage performances
Yes
Is interview mein bhi to urdu hi boli... hindi nahi....
Hindi is nothing but sanskritised Urdu.
@@198Tariq chal
Tom alter's son Jamie alter also appears on web shows and speaks in Hindi/Urdu.....but nothing can match his father's voice.....even I can't speak Hindi like him
Since he was born and brought up in India [that too in the Hindi speaking belt] this indeed is a stupid question to ask!!! This is the minimum research that someone could do in this day and age when information is only a few seconds away!
Mr. Alter was a true Indian.What a gem this man was.It’s a shame that our country did not appreciated his work & his patriotism for India well enough. I can feel & understand his pain of people’s questioning his nationalism just like our fellow citizens of the East Indian states.
This is the kinda of question that I get all the time. “How come you speak hindi so well?”
“How come you understand and speak Kannada?”
When I tell them I was born and bred in Karnataka. They be like but you don’t look Indian? When I asked them how should Indian look like? N I quote.. “ you know.. like us brown skin”
Pagal hai jo aisa bolta puchta hai
If someone questions ur nationality just ask him/her to name all the North Eastern states along with their capitals.... That would decide if someone is really Indian or not.....
The Day when everyone will think like this in India .....it will change the country Future........Live like a human..... Don't divide yourself or country in Religions....🙏
Respect sir..RIP sir,Tom alter..you were a gem and always remain in our Film industry..
Koi bhenchod angrez hindi bol leta hai aur gaandoo saale sab lattoo hojaate hain.. angrez saale hamesha dangerous hi hai.. chaye jahan kahin bhi ho..
@@hitenshukla8536 abe chutiya vo usa ka decendent hain duffer jiske tum jaise chantate ho
@@MoneyMuscleMastery38 oye saale, hamaare zubaan mein angrez maane five eyes ( UK, USA, Canada , new Zealand, Australia) hi nahi, saare gore jaat...
To the man who had the soul of India in him. Thank you, Sir. R.I.P. ❤️❤💐