Posted on: June 16, 2008 - 12:08 am
Taj Banjara Hotel, Hyderabad June 15/16 , 2008 12:07 am
The plan for the day was to be in 3 cities in one day and be back in Mumbai at night. The only way to be able to achieve that was to hire a plane and keep a very tight schedule. We did that and all was set, announcements made, program and personnel sent to locations in advance. First stop Indore, then Lucknow, back to Hyderabad and by mid night return to Mumbai.
But.. the weather changed all that ! Lashing rain and clouds inundated the city from the early hours. We were due to take off at 7 am and it was not abating. Spoke to the captain of the chartered jet and he confirmed the satellite pictures were not looking good. In the monsoons in a private jet I had once had a terrible experience. Almost didn’t make it that afternoon some years ago. That haunted me and we had to regrettably cancel Indore and Lucknow. Instead we took a commercial flight to Hyderabad late afternoon when the weather improved and participated in the Idea IIFA competition for Sarkar Raj.
We shall programme Indore and Lucknow again for another day. Some of the readers had expressed their disappointment at our cancellation, but let me assure them that it is not a cancellation. It is a postponement. As soon as we can extract a little time out from our respective schedules we will be back !
Hyderabad is a delightful city. Full of culture and excitement and history and delicious food ! It has always amazed me how diverse our country is not just in language and caste and creed and religion and belief, but in so many other wonderful ways. The dress, the food, the festivals and the temperament of the people.
Its such a thrill to see the masses and their faces when in delight. Gives you that extra energy to do what you are doing with enhanced gusto. I would strongly recommend other members of my fraternity to go out and meet the public, when in depressed mode. It is a sure fire healer.
There were ‘meet and greet’ the contest winners, photo opportunities and the press conference. It was strange to be in the city on completion of Sarkar Raj and its subsequent release, when a year ago we were here to shoot the film.
Its Ram Gopal Varma territory. He was born and brought up in Hyderabad and in his speech at the PC narrated an emotional incident. The PVR Multiplex where the function was being held was the area where he during his college days used to run a video parlor and worse, had spent a night in the lock up of the police station of that region after he was caught playing a pirated copy of “Aakhri Raasta” - an Amitabh Bachchan movie !!
Strange are the ways of life !
Its almost like my first meeting with Dilip Saheb ( Dilip Kumar ), on a private visit to then Bombay in the 60’s and later to be standing in the same frame as him in the film ‘Shakti’.
Of which I must spend some time on another occasion, when I would like to talk of my experiences with the stalwarts I admired and worked with and my experiences with my other colleagues. Many among you have often wanted to know of those relationships. But for now they call me back on set and I shall not delay them. I need to finish in time to be able to rush for my rehearsal with Vishal@Shekhar for the Unforgettable Tour.
More later..
An absolutely brilliant idea to blog. I have not got to much work done today, I guess my busy schedule for today is to find out how Mr.B spends his days.
Just love it..
Yasser Rahman
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I do agree with you when you said
“I must spend some time on another occasion, when I would like to talk of my experiences with the stalwarts I admired and worked with and my experiences with my other colleagues”
Do share with us what was it like to work with Dilip saaheb, Sanjeev Kumar sir, and not to mention your competitors of yester-years: Vinod khanna and Shatrughan sinha
Cheers
Kamal
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Dear Mr.Bachchan,
I was in the process of setting a few questions for a Indian community quiz program for children .
I set up a few question whose answers i was required to verify from the internet.
One such question was “first Indian to do his PhD in English Literature from Cambridge. ?”
Since i am a person who go through your blog daily i was sure of the answer - your respected dad Mr.Harivanshrai Bachchan.
to second that is your blog on DAY 35 May 24, 2008 - 3:25 am
“…and later the first Indian to do his PhD in English Literature from Cambridge. ”
In a natural effort to be double sure I made a cross check on the internet.
i finally landed up with the web version of encyclopedia which is popularly known as wikipedia
It says “Bachchan was the second Indian to get his doctorate in English literature from Cambridge University”
The link is provided below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harivansh_Rai_Bachchan
Now I am confused as to which is right .
kindly consider this mail as a humble request to you to rectify the error (which could be your error or error on part of wikipedia)
Either ways i think you are the best person to get it published right
This request is a matter of priority as it could be a question that could be asked in any quiz programs meant for the citizens of tommorow
I am positive that you would like to get the record right .
Thanking you in anticipation
Regards and loads of love!!
Cheers and god bless
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Dear Amit uncle
well well well u are at hyderabad, the place that saw me grow up with ur pictures tucked away safely in my memories as they were then in all corners of my chilhood room. sighhhhhhhh, the days when i could catch ur movie first day first show. coming to shakti, yes the movie was good, still remember howling when the character was killed and hating a veteran like Dilip Kumar for that. haha. looking back, well now i really appreciate him for what he really is, a great actor. true i too have many a times wondered what is the kind of relationship actors of ur time shared and share with ur seniors, for now all i see are sickeningly negative relations. no new star seems to recognise and respect those who have laid the very paths on which they now tread.
Looking forward to ur blog regarding some great stars of yesteryears.
Take care
with love
Susmitha.
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Dearest Big B -
We want to know everything about celebrities. We have never met or seen you in person, but we have a great interest in your live.
We try to know every thing about YOU, even your private live which you try to keep secret because we think that our own lives are very ordinary. Every thing happening around us is not special, and we think that such is life.
However, we think that the lives of celebrities are different from ours. We think they have something special which we can never have because we see only their outer lives, like their talent.
We cannot know about anything other than this outer life, but once we come to know these things, then we want to know more. We wonder about both the inner and outer lives of celebrities who seem to be special, of course very special like YOU!
However, we think that the celebrities also think that their real lives are ordinary. They are the same as us. They just had the fortune to become famous. so, if their lives are now special, so are ours.
We don’t need to know everything about them, and, in fact, we don’t have any right to do so. Maybe they don’t want to reveal their lives to everybody, just as we would not like to.
Thanks Amit Ji for sharing your private life and moments with US! We are indeed touched!
Best Regards,
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Dolly & Mukesh Verma -Auckland, NZ
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One of these days you must talk about an issue which is of prime importance for us all as Indians, which is:
The general state of affairs in our country today - the highs and the lows, the positives and the negatives - what all has gone wrong and what all has gone right in these 60 years after 1947 - our plus points and shortcomings as a nation. What all of us can do or should do to make it a better place for ourselves and the rest of the world.
Despite some marginal progress, as a nation we are still afflicted with many ills which hinder and greatly slow down our march to become a truly modern and developed nation where the basic needs of each citizen are taken care of and everyone gets an equal chance to do well and live a life of peace and harmony.
Some of the major weaknesses in our national system are:
- widespread corruption
- a heavy, lethargic, inefficient and insensitive bureaucracy,
- very poor infrastructure - especially
inadequate road & rail net work
a very inadequate power sector
inadequate education and health facilities,
low quality policing and weak law enforcement
delayed justice
- and above all a very slack and poor quality of governance for a major part of these six decades .
Apart from casting the votes every five years and focusing on its own personal immediate needs during the entire life time, most of our huge population remains quite indifferent and unconcerned which way the country is going - up or down.
People like you have the power to jolt and shake the public out of its complacency to some extent.
If the population is educated, made well aware and enlightened about its rights and responsibilities, there is no reason that elections would not throw up better competent leaders and politicians to run the affairs of this country. Once we have political forces at the helm of affairs who mean business , nothing should stop us from quickly getting out of the abysmal situation and march rapidly ahead.
To some extent, with the beginning of the reforms in 1990, the process towards improvement has already started but it is still painfully slow and a lot more needs to be done. It is here that celebrities like you can play a big role in snowballing the goodness effect.
Unfortunately after 1947, in the six decades of self governance, we have evolved a value system which does not care too much about honesty and merit and where it is not uncommon to adopt unfair means to reach your goal. This trend can only take us further down.
For a nation and people to flourish, success through hard work, honesty and merit should be the hallmark of all human endeavor. Unless we bring about that change in our national character and make fair play a reality in all the things we do, we can not hope to do any better as a country.
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Amit Uncle,
I am a great fan of Yours as thousand of other people around the world, however i am a even a greater fan of your father. I am by no stretch literate enough to comment on literary works of Harivansh sir however, i think Madhushala is a master piece and I have read that it started a new paradigm in the poetry called “Hallavad”. Some of my favorite lines from the masterpiece are :
Woh kacha pine wala hai, jiski mamta ghat payalo par
Jo sache madhu se jala hua hai, kab rota hai chilata hai
It will be a huge learning and enriching experience if you can provide some of your insights on the poetic work(Gems) of your father.
Moving on to the Films, I consider movies to be a mirror for our society,culture and the way of thinking apart from being the source of entertainment and pleasure. The kind of movies we appreciate and enjoy are a reflection, atleast to some extent to our intellectualism, depth of feelings and breadth of awareness.
I feel frustrated that we dont make movies like “Good Will Hunting”, “Dead Poet’s Society”,”The Shwashank Redemption”,”The Sixth Sense” and a lot more.
I feel disgusting that we even dont make movies like “Masoom”, “Izajat”, “Satykam”, “Anand”, “Sahab, Biwi aur Ghulam”,”Abhiman” anymore which are still so contemporary and refreshing to watch.
However I must say that movies like “Black”, “Swadesh”, “Tare Zameen Par”, “Maqbool” have been a refreshing change.
Below I am criticizing u a little and i must admit that i feel immesnly embarresed in doing so not only because i am illiterate for the world of art and cinema but also that u are far more experinced than me as far as the literary work of cinema is concerned. Irrespective of that i will do it, only because i Love You and want you to get every bit of accolade and praise that u truly deserve.
As an actor u have been a treat to watch carrying some poorly written, poorly scripted movies on your shoulders, however i am of the opinion(and it is very personal) that u have not done justice to your immense talent.
As the senior most actor, I feel you have the responsibility to take the common man through issue and subjects that are more relevant to our society and more deep in emotions. Emotions which every man goes through but which are difficult to comprehend. May be i am not able to express myself and so the above movies are for reference.
You talk about Indian Film Industry being getting respect all over the world but this is more because of the increasing presence of Indians all over the world than because of the quality of cinema that we cater to the world audience.
And we certainly dont do susbtantial there.
U say that u dont want to work in Other film industry but I feel as an actor u owe it to the people of the world. A literary piece of work is not and should not be confined to a particular boundary, be it of religion, country, society or people. The reposibility of art is to let the WORLD grow in some intricate way and every art form and every artist must confirm and add to his reason of existence.
You have the skills and the respect of other peeople in the Induastry that u can take indian cinema to the next level and i truly believe that You will.
In the end if You have the satisfaction that You did your best, I will be so immensly proud because inner satisfaction is all that matters!!!
Yours truly
Saurabh Mahtha
saurabh.mahtah@gmail.com
Software Enginner
Age - 23 years
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hi sir im ur long time pen freind maadhavi …i used to meet u in BAGHBANS set… after that i waited a lot but never got a film with u ….hoping 2 act with u in future..i wanna meet u…. n spend some time wid such a great personality….take care
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I am not quite sure if Ram Gopal Verma was born and brought up in Hyderabad, as stated in your blog. I think he was brought up in Vijaywada. I am not sure of his birth place.
Harish
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Dear Amit ji, Now that we are like a family due to this blog, please share your food habits when convenient. Your energy level is amazing and may be the trick of it is in your eating habits. Please share it when convinient as it can be of help to us folks.
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BTW, I read somewhere that parents had named you “Inquilab” which they decided to change later. Is it true? Please throw some light on this when convinient..
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i ‘ m sorry sir, for not being there at PVR got a head lot of work…..please work out another plan to hyderabad…..
With Unfeigned Regards
Sandeep S
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Dear Amit ji: Your note has some subtle nuances, and serve as a gentle reminder for many of us.
Thank you for pointing out that:
(a) Be close to your roots..as you said in your earlier entry that we should always remember where we come from.
(b)Always respect the relationships..we know you truly represent this whether it is working in Bhojpuri film produced by Deepak Sawant or visiting Sherwood. I have read you speed many times, and I file your blog enteries which are truly the best of what I have read.
(c)Be committed: Your blog entry on the hectic schedules was truly a great read-brought many smiles in our family.
We pray for your and your families well-beling.
Ajay Bhalla
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hello sir,
in your previous writing you have written about the total earning made by sarkar raj. but we dont the system of film trade. who earns , who looses and how the films are sold to distributor. this tv channels never and ever educate us bec they are interested in love life of stars only.i expect you to write whenever possible.
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Dear Amit Ji, I can’t express through ‘typos’ how great it feels just to read your thoughts… it’s like your ACTUALLY FOR REAL talking to your fans, this is just amazing. God bless you and your fam
Sohaib Saleem
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Please write about your interactions and meeting with your seniors like Dilipkumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, actresses like Nargis, Nutan, Waheeda etc. and such other legends..
I am aure we all would love to hear about those anecdotes.
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BEST WISHES AND WARM REGARDS
HIMMAT SINGH GREWAL
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A cool hello to Milleneum Star of The Universe,
Firstly I m very glad to read ur Blog. It’s all telling about ur life by You. I m from Gorakhpur (U.P) and i m ur biggest fan and i have seen all ur movies first day and first show. I have a dream to Meet u..
I m very inspired from newly released Flim “SARKAR RAJ”. First time ur whole family on screen after mariage of Junior Bachchan. I saw this movie 10times, and also forced to all my friends to watch the Movie. And they also inspired too much.
I first time read ur blog today and firstly comment. Sir, I want that u plz reply me, I will be Highly Obliged to You.
Thanking you..
Paritosh Gupta
Mob.- 919889816747
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Well , really I love to read you,
While reading you, I feel your voice and talking with me only.
With love,
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Dear Amit Ji,
It has indeed been an experience to be able to have your blog adn get insights into your personlity and itellect. Main aapke aage natmastak hoon. Greatness was destined for you, irrespective of te way you would have chosen. Its our good luck that it happened through cinema and now through your writing. Your writing inspires us to pick up a pen again and write, a thing forgotten in the times of computers, sms and printed greeting cards.
Your critique of reviewers has been great. However, in recent times your responses to your critics have become more and more shallow and no criticism seems welcome. It seems anyone who does not like your films or reviews it unfaviourably is bound to be thrashed by your choicest and must say impressive use of vocabulary and style( it is indeed highest of high class and one of the reasons for my being natmastak).
Especially your forwarding of Ramu’s critical blog on Sarkar Raj reviews. That got very personal as to even criticising people alike Raja Sen for being strugglers and dreaming to make movies. What’s wrong with that? The only review which has been apprciated is by Bhuvan Soumaya while its the only one which praises the film and the cast.
Now, i live in Switzerland and saw this film with my Swiss friends in a cinema hall. I love your work and cinema but this film was an insult to the audience intellect (especially with so many close-ups , slow speed and ofcourse this hidden assasin with his hand gestures creaked of kitsch and bordered on being cheap..you could really see teh whole hall laughing). In the second half of the film, people were seen talking and laughing in the most serious of scenes. This does not mean that we dont like you or your work but would like to give you a real picture of how the audience felt and hope that you will do great time.
Nothing gives your genuine fan more than seeing an amazingly interesting and succcessful film for yours. We always wait for a Cheeni kum, Silsila, Bunty aur Babli, Black and Agneepath (with original soundtrack). But if we or reviewer tells you that Toofan, Jadugar, Ganga Jamuna Saraswati, Lal Badshah and Sarakar Raj were tortures, it should be taken in the right spirit because all of us die hard fans want nothing short of best from you.
if you do like my genuine concern and feedback, I promise to provide you a detailed response for each one of you releases from now on.
A real fan and well wisher,
Vinay
PS: Is it possible to have Agneepath with original soundtrack from somewhere (not the redubbed version). I will love to see that film again and again but unfortunately we can only find the redubbed version in the market.
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sir,
i viewed your almost all movies till date. But, one of movie named BANSI BIRJU, (which was produced and directed by Prakash Varma,realsed during 1972 and your co-star was JAYA BHABHI, Music direct was Vijay R Rao) i dint seen till date, due to non availibity of the CD/DVD. Can you suggest me how i can get this movie’s CD/DVD,sir. If possoble revert me.
i tried lot to get this movie since many years. I keen interested to see this movie.
ashok
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Okay, so far there are only 5 comments posted and I went through them and have to say that I agree with Dolly & Mukesh - not entirely, but to a degree. I think I was over-awed by you, Jayaji, Sanjay Duttji, Shah Rukhji, Aamirji, Srideviji, Meenakshiji, to name a few, when I was a teen. Maybe because of this awed nature as an adolescent, every now and then I go through phases of wanting to watch only certain films. I’ll go back to nearly the beginning and watch your films one after the other or I’ll go back Meenakshi and want to see her in some of my favorite films of her. The same with Aamirji & Shah Rukhji.
However, I am not such a crazed fan now. I’ve grown up and before when I used to have fleeting thoughts about you all really just being people like the rest of us, on another level I never believed it. Now though, I completely believe that there is no great difference between celebrities and regular people. When we die, we all go to the same place (please, no nonsense about the Heaven and Hell dichotomy).
Now for Kamal, I second him, though I doubt I’m the only one since you say that many of us have asked you to elaborate on your work experiences with other celebrities. I’m sure the media is looking forward to those blog entries as well to create their own version and add ‘masala’. I just have one piece of advice for you in that respect (though I’d love to hear your experiences as well):
Please write the truth, but be careful in your wording. By being your honorable self, your words might get twisted by those word-sharks out there. So maybe, diplomacy would be best when rehashing your experiences on a public blog. Another piece of advice, since you are saving your blog entries on WORD now to save yourself the grief of having to re-write if the document is unsaved on the server, re-read what you’ve written before posting the entry. Just some safe guards that I follow when writing my own blog.
Take care. Best of health to you and your loved ones!!!
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Big Adda Team
Pl allow us to flick thru the pages of Mr bachhans blog. Not everyone would like to go thru all the comments………
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respected sir, i want to know,is ur relationa with salman khan are good or bad? i am a big fan of salman and u also,i want u and salman doing films together……please accept my request…….
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Dear Amitji ,
As a matter of very common fact, am also one of your fans — but am more prone to your carismatic personality ,vivacious actng ability and ofcourse to your one many army stature.
Amitji - may i please request you n jaya aunty to work on something with Mr Soumitro Chatterjee ( u must be knowing him - from bengal , the veteran actor) - else plz ask some one u know (these day’s diectors) to work out some true good contemporary story with you three — it will not only be a pleasure of eyes , i think ruhaani taur pe wo certainly kuchh meetha ho jayega.. pl pl ….
with lodz of regards and good wishes - bye till next time
Raj.
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Dear sir
i am totally disappointment from your behavoiur & attitude against raj & bal thakre . You are from UP & why you have feared both these persons . All North & East States are stand with you.
You must gave a strong reaction against these two. Your work & behaviour would be liked if you would give strong & good answer against these two .The reason is that you are the only person in Bombay Who are the representive of North & East .Please Leave the friendship of politicians ,you are senior person i can’t understand the reason.
your Dost
Vijay Pandey
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Hi Dear Loveable AMIT JI,
I’m ur fan and have no words to express it,
I want to say one thing “LAGE RAHEEYE”
My best wishes with u always.
Bye Urs
Kunal
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More examples of your busy schedule. Three cities in one day! I guess the elements forced you to slow down for once. I’m glad nobody took any unwise chances after reading of your terrible experience in the private jet. Thankfully you are here today to tell about it.
If meeting the public is a healing experience for you, let me tell you that it was many times the healing experience for me to have met you. Your being part of my life whether it is on screen, in concert, in person, or on this blog is helping me so much. Last night on the long train ride home from viewing Mere Baap Pehle Aap, my little sister gave me the good news of her acceptance of her boyfriend’s proposal for marriage. Of course I am thrilled for her. But I had to have several good cries because that leaves me, the oldest of three siblings as the only one who is alone. And the way my life has gone for the past twenty years, the chances of me ever having another date is about the same as the chances of RGV’s Aag being voted best film of the year. (Sorry about that but it shows how hopeless it really is.) Of course to make things even worse, on the subway platform last night, some sleezy guy tried to pick me up, asking me my name several times. I kept saying “why do you want to know?” and just walked away. In a few hours I have an endodontist appointment to start a root canal. The fun never ends!!! So you see why every time I find a new post my mood improves and a smile forms on my face. Seeing you on TV or on screen does the same. Now you know that you are a sure fire healer for at least one of your public.
I see that now there is more rushing in your life for rehearsals for the Unforgettable Tour. Good luck with those and take care of yourself. That is a funny story about RGV’s police lock-up. I look forward to reading about the experiences with your colleagues.
Love,
Rochelle
Love,
Rochelle
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RESPECTED SIR
ALL THE BEST
ALL THE BEST.
ALL THE BEST..
ALL THE BEST…
ALL THE BEST….
ALL THE BEST…..
ALL THE BEST……
SIR OUR BEST WISHES TO U AND YOUR FAMILY.
SIR FOR THE FIRST TIME I HAVE A QUESTION AND ANXIETY
ITS BEEN HEARD FROM RELIABLE SOURCES THAT SHAH RUK REFUSED TO RECOGNISE U AS A LEGEND IN ADITYA CHOPRAS RAB NE BANADI JODI. SIR HOW FAR IS IT TRUE
SIR WE ARE DIE HARD FAN OF YOURS AND WE FEEL VERY OFFENDED BY HIS ARROGANT BEHAVIOUR. PLEASE THROW SOME LIGHT ON THIS IF U CAN SIR
AND ONCE AGAIN SPECIAL REGARDS TO ABHI FROM MY WIFE WHO IS HIS DIE HARD FAN
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Dear Amit Sir,
I did not know that you were going to be in Hyd and that too at PVR which is 5 min from where i currentely stay (Shall blame my ignorance for it). Imagine me dying to see you in person and here i miss a golden opportunity.
Any ways whats done is done.
Just wanted to let u know that i saw Sarkar Raj this fri and it was great. Your performance was superb ( to say the least). Abhi and Ash were good but you were fantastic. But i must say that i was a wee bit disappointed with the climax as there was a lot of narration. If Sarkar could find out the whole mystery by just making a few phone calls then how come Sankar was so ignorant despite the fact that he is shown to be so powerful and clever.
There is another part in the movie that was not convincing was What was sankar doing all alone when he was shot. Where was his body guard who is always with him like a shadow.
Am not being critical but just few pointers that i observed. But overall a great performance by you.
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could you post some photographs Mr. B? Was nice till it lasted..
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Dear Mr. B,
Good to hear that you decided to postpone your trip to Lucknow and Indore because of the weather conditions. I don’t think it would be possible for you to plan another trip in the near future as Monsoon in India is in full swing, reaching many parts of the country earlier than expected. Surprising that the TV channels have not come up with the “Breaking News”… “Amitabh Bachchan ko dar lagta hai”.
Please may we know what made you all decide to take the yatra to these specific three cities. I understand Hyderabad as most of the movie was shot there but Lucknow and Indore?
I don’t remember who said it but when asked to define India he/she said “Unity in Diversity”. According to my father, India is such a diverse country that it will take us a couple of life times trying the different foods. India sure is Incredible.
Dr. H.R. Bachchan must have written something about India and it’s diversity. If yes I would be obliged if you could share it with me.
-Vikas.
Big B Yahoo Group.
Kolkata.
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Dilip Saheb, 1 Gr8 actor.
I remember GOPI - Sukh ke sab saathi.. I remeber Kohinoor - Madhubna me Radhika Nache Re … , I remeber Ram aur Shyam , I remeber Leader .. I remeber Madhumati - Suhana Safar Aur ye Mausam Hansi..
But in Shakti he was flat before u .. u may not say but I feel that way.
He was star… My friend you are SuperStar…
I love Bombay to Goa - Dekhana Hai re Sochana .. I Love Namakharam - Ke Pag Ghungru Bandh Meera Nachi thi… I love Mr. Natwarlal - Mere pas aao mere Dosto ek kissa suno … I love Kabhi Kabhi mere del main Khayal Ata hai… I love Abhiman .. Meeli
Please tell us about another Gr8 Actor Sanjeev Kumar .. Also Suhhag…
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Hi Amitabh,
Three cities in one day? You are amazing and you mean to say you have the energy to do all this? I guess tiredness is only a state of mind. So keep going.
Love your blog. Visit mine, I am one of the earliest bloggers in India and started sometime in 2003, which makes it 5 years. The link is:
http://johnpmathew.blogspot.com
Best wishes for sarkar raj, I will definitely see it since I liked Sarkar,
J
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Dear Amitabh Ji,
Honestly(?) ..I do not beleive that you get the time to type ALL OF your daily diary and post it personally on the blog…….everyday.
Possibly you have a ghost-writer who does the act for you. And you are dictating to him/her and the gaps are filled and posted in your blog.
No problems with that. It is understandable.
But, frankly I do not think you read everyone’s comments. Again, Can’t blame you ! There are hundreds of comments posted on each of your daily routines.
No one, especially as busy as you are, can have to time/energy to read them all……leave alone posting a response to it..
So, what is the purpose of people posting comments to you ?
(Haha, I guess this is my 2nd and last one)..!
I have never seen your answer or explanation to any comment.
You just keep on and on with your daily dairy…..!
And people just keep reading it and type away their comments.
My guess is that your blog is just to promote yourself and the movies that you act in….. Haha, Nothing wrong again !!
Suggestion : It would be nice if you or your ghost-writer can actually reply to a few of the comments.
Thoughts come from the ether and logically they merge back to it.
Mine too ? …….. Hope they reach you on the way to the ether.
Regards,
Ratan R.P.
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While you are at it (chronicling your relationship with other stars), I would like you to talk about comedy, comedians as well. I have seen, enjoyed and appreciated many of your comedy scenes.
Tell me, for instance what do you think of Jim Carrey? There was a time when he and his kind of jokes made me puke or turn a prudish shoulder. Later someone taught me to laugh for such jokes too. And I have never stopped wondering about the immense talent of Carrey/ or that Mr Bean etc. Are you happy doing comic roles too? You must be –as you do them well. But then, they are more of “asides” (pun intended). What do you have to say about comedy in Indian cinema?
Also, please write about your “friendships” with Rajnikanth…(Amar Singh, you can spare us! with due respects to whatever you see in him), whether you knew late Kannada matinee idol, Dr Rajkumar; your impressions about other language movies/stars/film culture; the experiences you have had while “remaking” language movies or working with artistes from other regions etc.
I am looking forward to such posts.
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Satyadeep, Chandigarh.
Sarkar,
Full moon greetings and another short poem, also the write up complete. and sent, should be published this wednesday. Warm Regards. Vikramjit
Risk
And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom.
Anaïs Nin
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Dear Mr Bachchan..
As always you have amazed us with your energy levels…Its an inspiration indeed.I completely agree with your views about Hyderabd ..Its a great city..amazing culture n extraordinary food…
take care
Sandhi
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DEAR SIR
WILL YOU WRITE THE BLOG AGAIN TODAY?SIR PLEASE CHECK THE COMMENT NO.137 OF DAY 53.IT IS REALLY VERY OFFENSIVE.
PLEASE MY FELLOW BIG B FANS CHECK THE COMMENT NO.137 OF DAY 53 AND REPORT ABUSE.
TAKE CARE SIR WILL WRITE AGAIN.
BEST WISHES AND WARM REGARDS
HIMMAT SINGH GREWAL
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Amit kaku,
I will call you as Amit Kaku (since I am from Kolkata). In the week end I was going through the news paper where there was a BIG mention of your very very popular blog. And the impact it made on journalism. You are changing the way of journalism. I am not repeating that story again.
In one word your blogs are truly EXCEPTIONAL - it is so nice, expressing in words is really very difficult task.
It seems like you are just in front of me and you are talking to me. It is truly an unbelievable experience -since in reality it is never going to happen that BIG B is talking to me at person.
Today is a remarkable day in my life - I have started reading blog on a genius like you - and to my utter surprise - I am courageous enough to make my comment!!!
My pray to GOD that he will give you long & peaceful active life.
From now on I will be regular follower of your blog.
Pronam,
Uttam
9830590082
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Again, I am amazed that you have sooo much energy ,to blog and travel and act and get back home to your wife ; or should I say long suffering wife
do share tid-bits about Jaya the homemaker !!
Good luck and all the best. Keep doing what makes you happy
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Dearest amitji,
I love your rapid fire blogging.it makes me feel I am right there with you.also your busy schedule makes me feel little frustrated ,because I am not half as busy as you.thanks to these technological innovations we now know what our ‘god’ is doing. Thank you sooooo much for keeping us posted.
Recently when I was going thru wikipedia, I was surprised to read that your dad was the second Indian to do phd from Cambridge university. where as a few days ago I had read in your blog that he was the first Indian , so please , amitji let us know who is correct.for your quick reference I am reproducing a paragraph of it , from wikipedia.
From 1941 to 1952 he taught English at Allahabad University and then spent two years at Cambridge University, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. There he studied with the famous English literature don, Thomas Rice Henn, and received a doctorate in English Literature for his work on the Irish poet W.B. Yeats. It was then that he used ‘Bachchan’ as his last name instead of Srivastav. Bachchan was the second Indian to get his doctorate in English literature from Cambridge University.
With utmost respect,
Kalpana kakade
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pls take care of ur health big b…these hectic shedules r no good,take care
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i am fully agreed , with ratan .r. punjabi “s comment over u.
this looks really unrealistic , how u can manage , Mr. AMITJI, after so tight schedule of yours?.
also, any how if u manage to doso, its really impossible , i am sure ,to view all the comments of , so many peoples & then to relply any of them.
if u really have replied any of the comment , its really very good of u.
honestly this is superb.
bye.
regards ,
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Dear Mr. Amitabh Bachchan….
we love you..and I worship you,.. this is my third response to ur blog..and ever response starts with a “WE LOVE YOU” cos..thats; what comes to my mind when i think of the Great Amitabh Bachchan… we really respect you SIR and you are THE BEST…
I love to read your blog and especially MoBlog…
This response is for some other reson though…I guess , as to why certain people like Ratan Punjabi, are making all stupid conclusions about u having a ghost writer and that you are promoting urself..and hence would like to tell such people a few things..
A note for Mr. Ratan Punjabi (whoever he is..)
Mr. Amitabh Bachchan is not a person who has to prove himself and gain attention.. He DOESNT NEED TO PROMOTE HIMSELF.. You must be kidding and out of your mind when you say that Amitabhji is trying to promote himself through his blog..Does this Great Personality of all times..need PROMOTION.. Please, Give me a Break…
Mr. Ratan.. stop writing such things about Mr.Amitabh Bachchan.. OK?RATHER start thinking properly before you write..
Is Mr Amitabh bachchan a novice or a struggling actor, that he will resort to writing blogs in order to promote himself.. Mr. Ratan..Your statements about Mr. Bachchan..are ridiculous.You are not in the right frame of mind while writing such things about the GREAT ACTOR.
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hi amitji,
really nice of you to come to hyderabad. caught a glimpse of u that day at pvr. was one of the people eagerly waving… though u didnt see me. but i really admire your energy for making the trip and going around…its reaaly tiring. really loved your description of your time before an appearance in public…it almost looks like our plan except that people are not waiting for us as eagerly as they are awaiting you
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Dear Amit Jee
When you have plans to come to Pakistan. You have a lot of fans here and i have a great wish to see you in person. Honestly , i am also planning to wite you in post on your residential address. It has been my wish since childhood to meet you in person.
Please comment
Your Admirer
Maqsood
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hi amit ji,
its pleasent to read ur comments ur views through this blog.u r a very busy man and than u give us some time ,we must be thankful to u.i regularly follow ur blog and did not understand that from where u get all this energy. may god bless u. good bye and see u soon.
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Hi,
We feel so nice to get your mobile messages. Could you give us your mobile number as well? Ok maybe i am asking for the moon!!!
As long as you read our messages on this blog, we want you to continue what you do the best - i.e acting. And without our disturbance.
Take Care,
Arun Abraham
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Amitji,
chaliye aap ke saath hum sab bhi sair karte hai . aap ke nazar se dunia aur duniadaari dekhenge. aap ka safar chalta rahe hamesha ek rishta jo bana hai BIGADDA ke maarfat woh barkarrar rahe.
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Thanks for calling Hyderabad city as great!
Today I thought Mr.Bachchan will be tired and would use moblog but hey, he had squeezed time to write here…
Wishing the superman and the original fighter of cinema all the luck and health
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Hello Mr Bachchan
Thank You for sharing, thank You for being here. for Your work, for Your sacrifice, for … all. Cant wait to read more…
Please take care of Your healt, Keep going on and Dont give up.
All the best
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Dear Mr. Bachchan,
missed your long posts
on mentioning ‘Aakhrre Rasta”, i just want to say…i love this movie very much.
there is an Egyptian Version of the movie, made by Egyptian actors…but i’ve never seen it.
that’s the first movie i saw for you, many years ago…it was gifted to me by a relative and a friend…i was still a child, 10 or 11 years maybe…and since that time i am obsessed with you. yea really “Strange are the ways of life !”
sometimes the best things that might happen, are those happen by chance…and really i consider this movie that was presented to me, is the one of the best things.
yea we like reading your experiences…it would be nice talking about those who you admire, and those who might have affected you, or maybe have left a mark.
with love,
Rasha Zayed.
BigB yahoo group.
Cairo, Egypt.
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Dear Sir,
I would like to just like to thank you for entertaining us for all these years. I hope and pray that you and your family are rewarded with happiness in return for the many smiles you have given us. I still feel that you have so much more to show and give your fans so please ignore any advice on retiring unless you feel that you want to.
Regards and Respect.
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Would love to know about your close friends in the film fraternity…..Have a great day ahead!!!!!
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salaam amitji!
till yesterday i was thought and told to everyone that u have sooooooooooooooooo much energy but now i tell that u don’t have so energy…
you r SOURCE OF ENERGY!!!!!
god bless u and ur family!
Please write about your interactions and meeting with your seniors like Dilipkumar and if is possible more memories of youth!pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase!
thanks alot!
khuda hafiz!
Sahar(ur little iranian fan!!!)
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No doubt why you are a super star with the super energy and super everythng .
Its Nice to read the 54th Blog .
-Charu
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Wow.. I love Hyderabad, was brought up there too..
You truly amaze me with your patience and energy..
Good luck Amitji.
love,
Sushma Syam
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dear sir,
no matter how much important ur appointment is ..pls dont travel till the weather conditions are 200% all right.
however god is always with u
and our prayers too
take care
love & regards
krishna raj
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Respected Sir,
I must tell you that i wait for your blog as i used to wait for the release of your movie. It’s just coming now…….
Haha..It’s exciting. You are bringing old days back.Thanks to you.
Regards
Mohit
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Sir,if u really feel delight to meet ur fans then plz come to indore soon ,dont delay the trip for long . U dont hv any idea as to how much the indoreans r waiting for that moment. Also, let me now when r u planning to come, if u can.
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Hi sir,
but anyway, i love reading about stuff that’s happening in your life. Get enough rest sir!! and i hope you are eating well too.
still havent watched your new movie yet!!! been busy with exams here in kl
lotsa love,
darshana (malaysia)
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Hi Mr. Bachchan
I am writing to you from Lahore, Pakistan. First things first, it is an honor and a privilege to be speaking directly to somebody who has inspired and enthralled me for the most of my 32 years of existence. This is, of course, assuming that you actually personally go through all messages posted here daily; looking at the kind of response that you get here daily, I would say that my message getting buried in the plethora of messages is distinctly probable, yet the prospect of one’s hero actually reading one’s thoughts and quite possibly, even responding to something that I may have to say is too much of a temptation for me not to be writing these lines. Needless to say, I am but one of the millions of Pakistanis who remain your very ardent and loyal fans. Growing up in the eighties and nineties, we, the urban youth of Pakistan had two equally popular and clear heroes, men who surpassed everybody else with their charisma, class and accomplishments, one of course was Imran Khan, the other was yourself, which goes to show the kind of popularity you enjoyed and enjoy in my country.
I just saw Sarkar Raj the other day, on DVD, of course and have a few observations to make. I see all these comments where people seem to be gushing over how great a movie it is! But I would beg to differ. I think I have seen Sarkar (the first one) twice and as I sat through Sarkar Raj, I kept looking for something, anything, which would be different from Sarkar, something which would “surprise” a student of RGV cinema, a true “surprise” amongst surprises because unless I am completely mistaken, looking at the last half an hour of the film, that really seemed to be the whole objective of making the movie! It may have worked for people who have just stumbled onto RGV brand of cinema, but for someone who has seen all his work and who knows his method of storytelling, it was yawn! yawn! NOTHING NEW!
It essentially had the same ingrediants, two towering characters, Subhash and Shankar Nagrey, dominating the screen and the storyline. The only difference from Sarkar was a more restrained Subhash and a more in-charge Shankar. Unfortunately, these were the only two characters that the director was interested in exploring and the story had time for. Like most other Hindi films , RGV seemed more interested to move the story forward and generate interest through events rather than some improvisation, e.g. introducing a stronger negative character, someone who had the class to stand toe to toe with Shankar and Subhash but a different perspective on life, or by using Aishwariya more intelligently, giving her role a different , maybe negative facet. Nothing of the sort! Instead what we got here was the standard dose of five or six crooked “kameena” villains (just like Sarkar), one big conspiracy (just like Sarkar) and the swift wiping out of the criminals, once Subhash had found out everything (just like Sarkar), the only difference being a shocked, surprised and dismayed Aishwarya getting a crash course in dirty politics. So what is the big deal about the film?
Only one in my humble opinion, that is Abhieshek’s acting, although being a die-hard Big B fan(much like the white, blue collar angry women in the US democratic primaries who were irreversibly glued to Clinton and just would not vote for Obama) it is very difficult to admit that anyone can give you the run for your money on screen, Abhieshek did it. There was a maturity and a finesse to his acting that was hard not to appreciate! I will also show some flexibility and admit that he is better looking than you were in your prime, thanks to some of those genes he has got from Mrs. Bachchan, but that concession will only be available if he admits, publicly, which I think he has done a few times, that there can be no other Amitabh Bachchan!
As for Sarkar Raj, I would say it was, as they say in Lahore, Aiwayeen (So so).
BTW, you were absolutely brilliant in the movie, but that really is no news for anyone!
Thanks again for starting this blog
Basit
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Hi amit ji,
i love ur acting, style, ur kind nature, behaviour.
U r just a number one role model.
U r sachi sachi great.
Reel actor nd real hero.
U did all kind of role, chahe vo bacho ki film ho, film for youngsters ya for old age.
I loved bhagwan.
Whats ur opinion abt bhagban. Abt ur role in it. I realy lovd it 4m heart.
Thanks 4 getting out time to read me.
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Apne man ka ho to accha aur na ho to aur bhi accha.
I heard and read this line from you sir.Frankly, we being very ambitious…this didn’t make sense till yesterday because at this age i guess we all have a fire to get whatever we want very quickly.
Would like to share a small incidence which changed my belief.Me and My husband are migrating abroad and were all set to fly next month.After so much suffering and stress…after so many sleepless nights…finally the last stage came and we just had to go for our visa.We didn’t wanted to wait a day more to complete our ambitions…until the last night when we realized that there are some rule changes and we have to wait till Oct now…and if we would have gone to without that prepration..we would have got rejected..spoiling all our plans.
So apne man ka hota to acha hota…nahin hua ..its better…it saved us timely from spoiling our plans for ever.I guess the delay is for good.
Now we will go late…but we will go…it feels bad..yes we are sad..but atleast the hope is there.apne man ka hota to shayad hope bhi khatam ho jati…
god saved us…hope now all goes well.please do give ur blessings to us so that we can also work and fullfill our ambitions as you have done.regards
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Dear Sir,
HOW ARE YOU ?
Its been quite a while since I wrote to you. Well..it feels as though I have not been in touch with my friend for a long time !
Our vacation in Bangalore,India is soon coming to an end and we r leaving for Muscat soon ! Back to the furnace !! Back to the confines of the 4 A/conditioned walls !! Back to reading the Amitabh blog everyday ….
When you are with extended family, sometimes, one’s own hobbies are set aside, maybe one has no time when there are so many mundane chores to do…
But then we had a great pleasure trip to Mysore too .
Mysore is a beautiful city that still has a Victorian charm….but…but the techies are all out to inflate property prices and also destroy the charm of the city by bringing in development that can destroy the peace of the city and also its existing greenery.
Bangalore aka The Garden City does not really seem so GREEN NOW as compared to what it was 20 yrs ago.
What really irked me most in the city of Mysore was that in many temples of tourist interest , one really felt that there was trade and commerce and no DEVOTION. The big fat priests were more keen on money… the temple officers who were supposed to regulate crowds made money by just making way in the queue for which we already paid money in the form of SPECIAL DARSHAN TOLL !
UFFF !!!!GREEDY PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, NOT A BIT OF SHAME..
MONEY MAKES THEM SPIN..
THEY FORCE THE ONES WHO REFRAIN, TO GET INTO THIS SIN !!
Really sad state of affairs…
Thats it for now…
I shall write more later.
DO take care. All the best for the UNFORGETTABLE TOUR !
WITH WARM REGARDS AND LOVE,
PRIYA…
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glad you got the Moblog thing sorted out so now when you send SMS, we can all read them!!!!
be safe and looking forward to the lowdown on the stalwart relationships!
in what ways, apart from being “fired up” does being out and about meeting and greeting help you take you work to the next level?
Best wishes
Tabby
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So that was how RGV got to work with you! That was his AAKHRI RASTA!
Well, I too am going to get myself a pirated copy of SARKAR RAJ and start a video parlour. Then I’ll tip-off the police…
Then, after some years, may be I’ll get to direct you!
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RESPECTED AMIT JI
TODAY I WATCHED YOUR NEW MOVIE ‘SARKAR RAJ’.IT IS SIGHT OF SUPER ACTING OF YOU.THE LOOKS OF YOU IN THIS FILM IS MORE BRILLIANT THAN ‘SARKAR’.INSPITE OF IN THIS FILM ABHISHEK IS HIGHLIGHTED,BUT YOU ARE ALSO TERRIFIC.
GREAT,SUPERUB…………
ALL THE BEST…
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Hi Mr. Bachchan !!
I finally saw Sarkar Raj yesterday night (I was soooo eager I went for the 11:15 pm show inspite of having school today morning !). I must say it was one of your best movies till date. I liked Bhoothnath but I LOVED Sarkar Raj.
Abhishek left me amazed….I mean I have always liked him (ever since his “Refugee” days) and defended him in my friend circle from critisim but he was simply superb !!! I don’t have the words to explain…..
Aishwarya looked really really classy and extremely pretty as usual.
I hope Sarkar Raj has got a good response from the audience as I personally feel there is absolutely no need for it to fail at the box office.
Abhishek’s death nearly left me in tears….it was violent but superbly filmed. But this film was better than SARKAR as even Ash was there and she too added a golden touch !!. You three rock !!!
I hope all of you make SARKAR 3 soon and bring Abhishek back at any cost !!!! Hehe.
P.S I didn’t really understand the climax of this film. Are they trying to portray that Ash will take over Abhi’s place or Abhi’s nephew will do that ???. The part where Ash asks for a cup of “chai”….I didnt really understand. Please explain…and reply whenever possible !!.
- Mitali, 14, mumbai
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Sir,
its a fantastic idea that u are going to share ur experiences you had with your senior colleague in the industry. We are looking forward for the same.
Sarkar Raj its fabulous. It has to be.
Take care of ur health because lot of peoples bread and butter depends on you. Right from film Producer/ Distrubutor to a door keeper of a theatre in the remote city of the county to the person who is selling tickets of your movie in black.
Regards
Prasad Kulkarni, Pune.
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Sir,
hello i m asim mathur from indore
we all r very upset that u couldnt come. but sir there is a request if u like u can come via train surely in an AC coach
but we would be highly obliged if u will.
please give us one chance to see our GOD
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Hi Amitji,
Have not yet seen Sarkar Raj II, but according to me your best performance has been in Shakti, with Mr Dilip Kumar. The intense father-son relationship and the script had something which I feel has not co