Mumbai, Aug 2 || Randeep Hooda shared a heartfelt note for his beloved horse Ranji, who passed away this week at the age of 23. The actor-filmmaker said that the horse took him flying over many obstacles and won him many medals.
He first wrote the lines of the song "Seasons in the Sun", originally written by Jacques Brel and famously covered by Terry Jacks in 1974 in the caption section of his Instagram.
In a heartfelt note, Randeep recounted Ranji’s extraordinary life story. From being rejected by the army for his small size and a failed eye operation, to narrowly escaping a life pulling tangas.
The actor then went on to write: “Born in 2002 sired by Gaylord (GY) in an army depot. Rejected by the army for his size and to cover up a botched up eye worm operation. This one eyed little horse was auctioned and bought by a tanga wala.
“A quick phone call from a Colonel Dahiya to a Colonel Ahlawat about the promise being wasted pulling Tangas all his life saved him from that life. The Colonel saab, reluctant to sell his wonder baby, had to pay EMIs and he came into my life outta sheer destiny and made my life so much richer.”