Posted on: July 17, 2009 - 11:28 pm
Singapore July 17, 2009 Fri/Sat 1:05 AM
‘Jeevan mein ek baar aana Singapore’
Said the famous lines from the song of an old blockbuster film in the 60’s I think. Said the famous lines from a leading politician of this region during the opening of the IIFA held here some years ago.
The words say that we must in our lifetime come but once to Singapore. I have been here a few times and now here again after a 5 hour bouncy ride from Mumbai.
Singapore, squeaky clean and efficient. Polite and with a smile. Compacted by geography, but large in hospitality and welcome, shall be my abode for sometime now. I am here to be with Amar Singh ji and to see him through his moment. He recovers well, but with caution and that is how he needs to be conducting his life.
O dear, I go back so many years to this city country. In the late 70’s, ‘Suhaag’ directed by the genius of ManMohan Desai wanted to shoot an action sequence on a helicopter and since he would not settle for anything less and since a helicopter shoot permission was never allowed in Mumbai or anywhere in India, we came to do it in Singapore !! Shashji, Shashi Kapoor and myself had travelled all the way from then Bombay, to hang precariously at the bottom of this flying rotor bird !! We were to jump off from said bird onto escaping villains in cars and mobikes. We were given a particular stretch of airfield on one of the airports, or perhaps the airport that existed then - I cannot remember too well, to perform these shootings. We stayed at a Hotel that had Indian management and where Mr Abhishek Bachchan, then a mischievous little half pant-er, went into the bathroom and locked it, not having any idea how it was meant to be opened. When he did not emerge for a considerable period of time and when our anxiety filled up we spent huge persuasion in trying to talk him into how to open it, without any results. What was more perplexing was that there was complete silence from Jr B during this entire action plan that was being enacted from outside. When we finally got the tech staff of the Hotel to come in and dismantle the lock, we found Jr sitting quite nonchalantly on the closed lid of the WC, with an expression that wondered what all the fuss was about !
Perhaps it was the generosity of the place or the effect of having Mr Shashi Kapoor in their midst - he having recently shot for a Hollywood film there - that they extended us a unique VIP treatment when we were to leave. Time was short and we were running late on completion of our schedule. We were still shooting at the airport as the departure was being announced for take off for our flight to London, when the management majestically loaded Shashiji and myself on the chopper and dropped us at the steps of the aircraft, now in boarding mode. The check in and all the rest of the formalities were done when we were well ensconced in our seats !!
It was a terribly long flight, but as always, Singapore Airlines, ahead of all the others in passenger comfort, modernity and hospitality, had introduced the first concept of sleeper beds on a plane !! The aircraft was not the luxurious jumbos or the 777’s of today, but the twin jet engined per wing 707 Boeings before the 747. And the seats did not slide into beds as they do now. They had a separate section built behind, much like bunker beds in a school dormitory or kindergarden, where you could stretch yourself out, curtained off for your privacy. The flight because of the duration, stopped at Tehran for refueling and I remember we were allowed to walk out of the aircraft while this happened to mobilize our legs and arms and to enjoy the marvelous view of the distant mountains on a brisk morning.
Later of course there were a few more visits. A concert we did in the 90’s with Anil Kapoor and then of course the IIFA at Singapore. Our hosts the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the entire industry in there and the gathering in my room every evening much like all other IIFA’s, becoming such a joyous occasion. Ajay and Kajol, Karan and ShahRukh and Shahid and Bebo and all the others singing and dancing the night away to Punjabi Bhangra fusions - the emerging sound of world music at the time - and Brett Lee, the Australian pace bowler, with his guitar, strumming Hindi popular songs. I think ‘Yuva’ was premiered then at the event.
Memories !!
There is some consternation being expressed by the absence of the yellow line. I am at relative hibernation in these parts and hopefully shall soon occupy myself with what is desired. Patience !!
Not like what I had asked all to do for the video to open. That was an error. That has since been rectified and I do hope that those that found it difficult to open then, shall visit it again now. For it opens…. khul ja simsim !!
That will not work for my eyes though - they do shut now with fatigue, and the dog collar… yeah baby ! dog collar… I carried it with me… screams for it to be set apart ..
My love and more as ever - Jesus ! its 3 am…
Amitabh Bachchan
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Sir,
love your posts.Pl keep writing..
Dear Amit ji.
I waited and waited and waited…for the videos to show up.. and only 2 showed up…woh subha kabhi to ayegi….woh subha kabhi to ayegi……jab yeh videos sab chalangey
Enojy your Trip in S’pore
HI SIR,
HOPE dis time i atleast come in 1st 10 well…. luv u sir admire u i know i know dat u are used to it but mi sentiments will always be fresh as a daisy …. pray for ur good health coz not only you are precious to us but also a person who is a living example of humanity
Hi Mr. B
Love your work, love your Blog..keep u the amazing work..I’ve asked this over and over in previous posts..hopefully i get a response…How do you do it? how do you manage such a hectic schedule and yet get everything done? Any advice you can give us that would be great.
Thanks,
D, Toronto
Hi Sir,
I am writing to your blog for the first time. I always read it but never wrote before.
I hope you will get well soon and looking forward to see you soon on the big screen. I am a very big fan of Abhishek.
Lov
Venika
Hellooooo …. hi hi hi ..
kul jaa sim sim ….
hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ooH u r in Singapore
wowwwwwwwwww ………….
its 12:18 am here dear sir !
wonderful post .. enjoyed reading ur memories with Sashiji in Singapore.
plane journey & security was soo relaxed back then. now if u get down for a fueling stop at heathrow .. its a nightmare to get back even on the same flight .. uhh .. I envy you. have a good nite and wish Amar Singhji a speedy recovery. Have fun while in Singapore.
Hello
How are you? Hope you are doing good. This is my first time writing here.
Love n take care,
Sush.
Amit Ji,
I had requested you to share something on Late Mr Amjad Khan ji. Hope you read my message.
Amitji, oh my God, you went down memory lane too! I just emerged from mine (my last comment on your previous post), and saw your new entry, and got lost in those lanes again, with you. Thank you for sharing your memories with us, these priceless glimpses into your life. I loved the image of Mr. Abhishek Bachchan, then a half-panter, locking himself in the bathroom!!!
So wonderful that you are with Amarsinghji. Hope he recovers well. Please take care of yourself too, rest and relax and have some fun.
With best wishes and love,
Sincerely,
Jasmine Jaywant
Dear Mr B,
Great to know that you are in Singapore and have arrived there safely. Just finished seeing the first part of Total Recall - what a treat! Thanks so very much, especially for all of us far away from India who do not have access to this TV channel.
Sending you all my love (and moving on to watch part 2! hehehe)
Dee
hello sir i am rini from delhi ….i am 21.iam a common person.how can i come to singapore.i think i will have to die without going there……
Respected Amitji..
Love you so much…
May god give you good health and happiness…
Luv
Amod Mukesh
Big B fan
Hello
How are you doing? This is my first time writing here.Excited!!!
Love u a lot and love your blog too.
Take care.
Sush.
love u n good night …..
or GOOD MORNING !!
sleep well n take care with food …..
love u n bye bye …… now i m going to sleep ….
c ya in morning ……….. TATA ….
ham he jata … n the blog post is so nice …..
Hello Mr. Bachchan,
I was glad that you mentioned the Maratha light Infantry in your blog. My father is a Ex army personnel from the same Regiment. It was indeed a proud moment for our Country & the
Regiment.
You must listen to the Maratha Sphurti Geet (specially when its sang by the Ganpats- the sepoys) the regimental song of Maratha Light Infantry, was composed and arranged for the military band by Sudhir Phadke. The lyrics were written by G. D. Madgulkar.
It has always been my favorite song ever since I was a child.
Regards,
Rohini
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
Sleep well and have nice time overthere with a lot of memories !!!!!
Love,
e.t.
Dear Sir,
Today you must be mentally much more relaxed as you are in Singapore with Mr Amar Singhji.Hope he is recovering well and you are coping fine with your extra pillows and the COLLAR.
Take care,
with love always,
anamika
Dear Mr. Bachchan
How are you? Am yet to read today’s blog but i did read the last few lines and all i can say is that we just want you to get well soon. Yellow lines can certainly hold on for a while!! No worries…
Gud nite.. Hope you have a gr8 day tomorrow..
Wish you tons of happiness and good health..
Love always..
Anagha
oohhh i guess i can be ahead this time in comments
sir please read this … its been posted by me now for the 11th time :
http://iysborivali.info/wordpress/?p=95
Dear Sir,
Very happy to know that you are in Singapore and with Mr.Amar Singhji.
Hope and pray that he also recovers well and comes back soon.
Warm regards,
Kabeer
so cute incident of abhishek bachchan ..ha!ha!ha!ha
I’m glad that you are recovered and have been able to fly to Singapore to be with Amar Singh. It’s great to hear that he is recovering well. I’m sure now that you are there his health will improve even more. I hope the bouncy ride didn’t hurt your fragile back.
As I wrote here previously, I have been in Singapore courtesy of a long layover with Singapore Airlines on the way back from Indonesia.(With today’s bombings there I’m glad the trip is over.) It felt great to walk around a clean and easily navigated city after that kind of trip. It was a good stopping point on the way back to New York. I saw Chinatown and the Colonial district but missed Little India.
Thank you for those memories of filming with Sashi Kapoor. Talk about just making a flight! And those stunts sound pretty scary to me!
We mortals here would not know about sleeper beds I’m afraid or even what preceded them.
Thanks for that funny story about Abhishek being stuck in the bathroom. Maybe kids don’t panic the way adults do.
‘ve seen most of ‘Total Recall’ but will try to watch the rest at home. I can’t do it here at work.
Enjoy the hibernation which you need after your very recent health scare.
Love,
Rochelle
Dearest Amit ji,
So u r off to Singapur!!! But are you in a shape to offer moral support when you yr self are not in the pink of health??
Amit ji was taken a back by your use of the word Jesus.
respects
Joshua D
dear sir,
yes the videos certainly did open today…………..thank u so much………….hope amarshinghji gets well soon too.
thanks,
Leena
do u read me!u r at singapore .i can not belive……yesterday u were at prateeksha!
Early work 1969-1972
Bachchan made his flop film debut in 1969 as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani, a film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Madhu and Jalal Agha. Though the film was not a financial success, Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer.[5]
The critically acclaimed and commercially successful Anand (1971) followed, where he starred alongside Rajesh Khanna. Bachchan’s role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garned him a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Amitabh then played the role of an infatuated lover in Parwaana (1971) opposite Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali and Om Prakash and was a rare instance of him portraying the villain. This was followed by several films which were not particularly successful at the box office including Reshma Aur Shera (1971). During this time, he made a guest appearance in the film Guddi which starred his future wife Jaya Bhaduri opposite Dharmendra. Noted for his deep baritone voice early on in his career, he narrated part of the film Bawarchi. In 1972, he made an appearance in the road action comedy Bombay to Goa, directed by S. Ramanathan. He starred alongside actors such as Aruna Irani, Mehmood, Anwar Ali and Nasir Hussain.
[edit] Rise to Stardom 1973-1983
1973 saw significant development in Bachchan’s career when director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for the film Zanjeer (1973) as Inspector Vijay Khanna. The film was a sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it and established Amitabh in a new persona — the “angry young man” of Bollywood cinema,[2] a reputation he was to acquire in pictures that followed it. It was his first film as the leading protagonist to achieve box office success and earned him a Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor. 1973 was also the year he married Jaya and around this time they appeared in several films together, not only in Zanjeer but in films such as Abhimaan which followed and was released only a month after their marriage. Later, Bachchan played the role of Vikram in the film Namak Haraam, a social drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship. His supporting role opposite Rajesh Khanna and Rekha was praised and won him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
In 1974, Bachchan made several guest appearances in films such as Kunwara Baap and Dost, before playing a supporting role in the highest grossing film of that year, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan. The film, directed and written by Manoj Kumar, addressed themes of honesty in the face of oppression and financial and emotional hardship was a critical and commercial success, placing Amitabh opposite Kumar himself, Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. Bachchan then played the leading role in film Majboor, released on December 6, 1974, which was a remake of the Hollywood film Zigzag starring George Kennedy. The film was only a moderate success at the box office[6] In 1975, he starred in a variety of film genres from the comedy Chupke Chupke, the crime drama Faraar to the romantic drama Mili. However 1975 was the year when he appeared in two films which are regarded as important in Hindi cinematic history. He starred in the Yash Chopra directed film Deewar, opposite Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, and Neetu Singh, which earned him a Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor. The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975, ranking in at number 4.[7] Indiatimes Movies ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[8] Released on August 15, 1975 was Sholay (meaning flames), which became the highest grossing film of all time in India, earning Rs. 2,36,45,00,000 equivalent to US$ 60 million, after adjusting for inflation.[9] Bachchan played the role of Jaidev opposite a cast which included some of the top names in the industry including Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan. In 1999, BBC India declared it the “Film of the Millennium” and like Deewar, has been cited by Indiatimes movies as amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[8] In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare awards awarded it with the special distinction award called Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years.
After the success of films such as Sholay at the box office, Bachchan had now consolidated his position in the industry and from 1976 through to 1984 would receive an unprecedented number of Filmfare Best Actor Award Awards and nominations. Although films such as Sholay cemented his status as Bollywood’s pre-eminent action hero, Bachchan illustrated that he was flexible in other roles, successfully playing the romantic lead, in films such as Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and comic timing in comedies such as Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and earlier, in Chupke Chupke (1975). In 1976, he was once again cast by director Yash Chopra in his second film, Kabhi Kabhie, a romantic tale in which Bachchan starred as a young poet named Amit Malhotra who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja played by actress Rakhee Gulzar. The emotional eclectic of the dialogue and softness of the subject matter proved a direct contrast to some of Amitabh’s earlier grittier action pictures and those he would later go on to play. The film saw him again nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award and was a box office success. In 1977, he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Amar Akbar Anthony where he played the third lead opposite Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as Anthony Gonsalves. 1978 was possibly the most accoladed year of his career and he starred in all four of the highest grossing films of India in that year.[10] He once again resumed double roles in films such as Kasme Vaade as Amit and Shankar and Don playing the characters of Don, a leader of an underworld gang and his look alike Vijay. His performance won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award and considerable critical acclaim as with his performances in Trishul and Muqaddar Ka Sikander which both earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations. On account of this unprecedented run and success he encountered at this stage in his career, he was billed a “one-man industry” by the French director François Truffaut.[11]
In 1979, for the first time, Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the film Mr. Natwarlal in which he starred alongside Rekha. His performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the Filmfare Best Male Playback Awards. In 1979, he also received Best Actor nomination for Kaala Patthar (1979) and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the Raj Khosla directed film Dostana, in which he starred opposite Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman. Dostana proved to be the top grossing film of 1980.[12] In 1981, he starred in Yash Chopra’s melodrama film Silsila, where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and rumoured lover Rekha. Other films of this period include Ram Balram (1980), Shaan (1980), Lawaaris (1981), and Shakti (1982) which pitted him against legendary actor Dilip Kumar.[13]
Salaam Amit Uncle,
Jet setting across the continent again…Sleep well…hopefully you brought your skinny pillow.
Love always
Dil se,
Pat
Good night..!
could u help me….i am ur friend….u told us very intresting experiences………
My love to the family and best regards to Amar Singh ji. May he continue to recover.
Love
Wow you are in Singapore!!!What a pleasent surprise….
Enjoy your trip….
Love you
Bharati sharma(millie
Glasgow
Dear Sir,
Have a nice time in Singapore and take care of your health!
& yes video links opens up pretty well now…………Enjoyed watching TOTAL RECALL! Loved to listen you talk about the special incidents and your memories attached with your films……from 70’s till date.
Take Care!
Love,
Yash
(NYC, USA)
P.S.- Saw Agneepath yesterday…may be 150+ time!
I see Jr. big was very naughty as he is rifht now..the prank master….Enjoy your stay at Singapor..
Hello Sir,
how are you……hope now you are recovering and u r health is good……..I really appreciate one thing in you that you never missed a single day in your blog.. really hats off for this quality. This makes us understand u r personality and your dedication. We always learn some thing every day from your blog..
Thanks a lot ………..
take care
Maulik
what are you doing up at 3.00 am. No wonder your body revolts every now and then. have a good nights rest (whatever is left of it!)
Boss -
How is Mr. Amar Singhji doing? I hope he is recovering well. “Karan and SRK!!” oh boy…the way you mentioned them as a couple (innocently)…will be much talked about.
Sagar
All the best for Amar Singh.
My aologies I meant Jr. B ( abhi)…Take care of your self….
Namaste Amitji,
I will read the post after i finish writing to you.
I finally saw the video, but only part 4 and 5, rest of the video, couldn’t open.
Am still waiting to see.
Endless waiting…..but yes, want to see all the videos.
Love you.
hello sir
Best wishes for mr. Amar singh ji, hope soon recovery.
God bless you
good night
love
singapore enjoy…….
Singapore…. Great.
I wish Amar Jee a speedy recovery.
More Later
Love & prayers
Dear Amitabh,
How are you ? Were you able to read my comments about Carbon trading option in regrads to MidDay article about SUV. I was able to see three clips of your total recall show (Rest I am not able to download..will try later) and really appreciate it.
Cheers
Bobby
Hello Amit Uncle,
Pranam, Will I make my space in top ten comments?
Sir, I want to ask you how we will manage unfavorable condition? or make it favorable? I have been suffering from such…
Sir, you had set very good example in fornt of us, you had done like phoenix …
As always smiling,
Snehal Patel.
hahaha abhishek is soo cute,cant believe he did that!!
sir you still have to upload his thriller video as promised
and you shouldnt be travelling in your condition..your other family members were present with amar singh ji..you should look after yourself sir.
Hi,
Thanks for blogging.
Good Night..take care
Ramesh - Bangalore
Dearest Buddy,
Memories are unforgettable, even if we try to forget the photographs will never allow them to, they always stay forever.
Can’t stop laughing after hearing about our silent Jr.B. he must have been around 4-5 years old that time.
Warm regards,
Kabeer
LOL!! Abhi bhaiyya…you are too funny…
Amit Uncle, I can sooo see this happening…
hahahaha…
OMG… Singapore.. 5 hours bouncy ride from Mumbai.. collar with you..
you did that to your friend..? in the middle of your pain.. you travelled such a long distance to be with your friend..? Do you realise how amazing, wonderful and great person you are..? i wish i would be a true friend to my own friends as you are to yours… i only wish, hope and pray.. that this journey wouldn’t effect your precious health.. ( god forbid ) ..
So many times you must had heard this.. ” you are an inspiror and idol ” ..? but no matter how many thousands times this word is said.. it never approaches to the truth.. you are just more wonderful than one can describe you.. god bless you.. !
I love the memories about ” Suhaag ” with Shashi ji and AB jr. .. so many dangereour situations you had faced during work.. and that makes one always worried when you start a new project.. but you have all EFs’ prayers, best wishes following you wherever you are..
It is always interesting to hear you talking about your memories.. i love that so much.. , is Khul ja simsim.. ( Sesame.. open from Ali baba..? ) that is so cute.., my hindi is improving ( in case if it is right !! )
Your screams to be free from the collar or for it to be set apart is hurting me..
but what one can say..? please bear it till this pain is over.. sorry that your feel fatigue .. you definately need rest.. but it is so aweet of you to post .. so kind.. thank you so much.. have a restful night.. and all my imment love.
Hi Sir,
I believe among first 10…and this time will get Yellow.
Enjoy you stay at Singapore or Singhpur in Tamil - meaning lion city. Must be humid and sultry though - but clean and a lot like India.
Hope Amar singh ji recovers and do well.
Regards,
Abhishek, Florida
Hello Sir,
Good to read your old memories about Singapore…Wishing you an excellent stay in Singapore…
Have fun…
Regards,
-Madan
Dear Amit jee , Hope all is well at your end of the world . I have a request for you if it is possible. A friend of mine who I think is your biggest fan is turning 30 on Sunday. Will you please be able to wish her a happy birthday that will make her day. Her name is Saadia. Thank you for rotting a blog it is a delight to read it. Shuba Khair
Amitji, this vignette of Abhishek’s is so-o-o cute! You are a wonderful writer, there is a visual quality to your writing that brings the image to life, and I love it. I bet all of us in the EF can see mischevious l’il Junior B sitting coolly on the lid of the potty.
Also, it reminds me of the time my own older son (also named Abhishek, by the way! I know, I plagiarised! But see how much I love you!), a recent graduate of McGill University in Montreal, at less than two years old had accomplished an identical feat in a bathroom of the Centre for Advanced technology in Indore! I remember how frantic I was and how someone had to enter the bathroon through a window to release a smiling, “I gave you the slip” Abhishek!
These boys, I tell you, they’re something, aren’t they? Blessed angels.
Jasmine Jaywant
Mr. Bachchan,
May I gather courage to mention something in response to your comment about internet speed being faster in the more advanced world.
In terms of information technology, India is second only to the US In terms of familiarity with the new technology. India is at the most 18 months behind USA as compared to Australia about 5 years and Central Europe about 3 years. Monitors with screen resolution of 800×640 are still in common use in countries like Australia, and this is precisely the reason why web sites are still developed taking such users into consideration. Mid age people in advanced countries still get amazed seeing chat programs such as Skype and other messengers. This reflects upon their exposure to the new technology. There are umpteen number of such examples.
India is far ahead in terms of usage of newer information technology as compared to most of the world.
Regards
Deepak T
Hi Amit ji,
Please with ur friend a speedy recovery on behalf or me and the EF. We love u a lot.
Satish
hi i am glad that your humor is back.you must be feeling a lot better.hope and pray that your friend Sh Amer Singh Ji would have a good recovery.
hope and wish you have a good stay at Singapore .
yes now the the videos did upload with out any problem.enjoyed them immensely.thank you.love you sunshine. take care of your slim neck with the unavoidable cervical collar.bi.
pradipta.
Hi Sir,
I am so happy to be the first one to write on your blog.
Singapore is one of my fav place. I really love this clean city. My unique memory of this place was the novelty of shopping in an Asian city where it was all brand names and no bargaining.
I remember walking in one of the street in Singapore and I saw something which made me stop. It was an old stone engraving embedded in the wall of a modern convenience store. The engraving displayed some words in Sanskrit. I asked around and discovered that the building was once a temple. Developers had got hold of the property and turned it into a 7-Eleven convenience store.
Lov
Venika
I was just watching ur videos posted.. gives a thorough insight of ur career so far. its well presented.
Satish
Mr.Bachchan
Nice to read the story of Singapore and “Suhag”Singapore is really a clean city i have been to singapore in june this year.i met one fellow from Punjab working there ,I asked why city is so discplined and clean. the Punjabi fellow who was working there for last two years told me this is because of fine.Mr Bachchan purchasing a car is very costly affair there as there is 110% surcharge on purchasing a car .This is to rduce load on road.You must see Sentosa .
have good day ahead………
Hello Sir, How are you? You hv an exceptional writing ability.. Your experience of Singapore airlines was narrated so well that I felt like i had been in that journey with you.. though i wasnt even born at that time.. Take care sir.
Deep regards,
Ashish
Sorry for the error in the above comment Thank you for writting your blog x I apologies again Take care x
RESPECTED PITAMAHA,
NAMASKAR, CHARAN-SPARSH!
REAL HUMOUROUS INCIDENT OF “MR. ABHISHEK BACHCHAN”…HA,HA,…HE’S A REAL SWEETU…HOW’S SH. AMAR SINGH JI NOW…AND OF COURSE YOUR NECK PAIN…PLEASE DO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND ALSO ASK BHAIYU TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM NOW ON, AS HE’S ALSO TALL…
WITH LOVE & REGARDS! PLEASE REPLY PITAMAHA…
AMITABH ZIIBBU
How can I be first?! And can I garner a response. Hope your back is better though (regardless of the comment) lol.
RESPECTED PITAMAHA,
NAMASKAR, CHARAN-SPARSH!
REAL HUMOUROUS INCIDENT OF “MR. ABHISHEK BACHCHAN”…HA,HA,…HE’S A REAL SWEETU…HOW’S SH. AMAR SINGH JI NOW…AND OF COURSE YOUR NECK PAIN…PLEASE DO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND ALSO ASK BHAIYU TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM NOW ON, AS HE’S ALSO TALL…
WITH LOVE & REGARDS! PLEASE REPLY PITAMAHA…
AMITABH ZIIBBU
My husband and i enjoyed the videos alot…thank God for technology….
I loved to read yr blog. Love u so much.. I hope to first one today.
Neha
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get me a Nikon D700 camera from Singapore duty shop….
hahhahaa.. wishes……
Regards,
Anoop
salaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam amitji!
wish can be in first 10! may it become true?
loooooooove u and will come back
Sahar (ur little iranian fan!!!)
Oops I meant Duty free shop…..
Regards,
Anoop Saxena
Hello Sirji,
Planning to go to singapore in 2-3 months,havnt been thr bt my parents told me its a beautiful place……
Hows ur health now…..
Its been beautiful weather here after soo many days so just enjoy’g at beach and all…..take care
Regards,
Shirish
New york
hummmmmmmmmmmm ye aatakne kyo lagi …….
baki sab kaha gaye :O ???
aachhaa aab so jaiye ……….. hummmmmmmmmm
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Hi, amitji
Eih? Singapour?
hi,
i wish amar singh ji a very fast recovery….!
take care of u n ur friend…
cheers
deepika
Oh you are there .. you slipped away quietly!! Glad you have finally got the chance to spend some time with Mr Singh in his hour of need. I’m sure your company will benefit his recovery immensely.
Have been to beautiful Singapore twice as a young teenager in the late 90’s and it is the just as you describe, like heaven on earth - and hence one of my favorite places!
Your doctor will be pleased the collar traveled with you….Haha.. when you say dog collar it gives me visuals of you in a Reverend’s outfit! .. not sure how I feel about that image either…
I was just about to start watching “Lakshya” so I will return to finish reading the post and comment soon after…
Goodnight for now…
Much Love..
Jasmine
xx
PS: I managed to watch Total Recall on You Tube (because saying khul ja simsim did not work earlier) and commented on yesterdays post…but I’ll certainly re-watch the part which was poor in sound quality, in case I missed something VITAL! Thank you …
Dear Sir,
Shub Prabhatam.
Yet to read your blog.
Be blessed.
Bonjour Amitabhji !!
I am happy to read your blog, then I get some fresh news from you and your familiy.
I invite you to see the exceptionnal fireworks for july 14th as it was the Eiffel Tower celebration
link is
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9vc9t_le-feu-dartifice-du-14-juillet-2009_creation
I hope you will publish some part of your blog in a book , soon !
a question : what is the meaning of the poetry from your father on your pic?
Have a nice tme ;
best regards to you , Jaya and children
Francine Vormese
fvormese.wordpress.com
Hello Mr. Bachchan,
Hope you feel better soon. Also, wishing Mr. Amar Singh a speedy recovery.
The Abhishek story was quite funny and somehow I can visualize him doing such a prank. Even after all these years and post ‘half-pant’ days, he does have the same (naughty) quality in him. That makes him a very sweet and ‘full of life’ person. The mischief in his eyes is pretty obvious.
We saw the IIFA’s last Sunday here in the US. Thoroughly enjoyed them!
Well you take care and we shall wait for you guys to return home hale and hearty!
Lots of Love
Nutan
Dear Amitji,
I used the magic words “Kul ja sim sim” and it worked. I have been able to
have access to Total Recall on the blog page today.
Hope Amarji is recovering well. So you had to endure another bouncy journey -
hope it did’t affect your back!
I can also recollect a time when my daughter locked herself in the toilet, but it was at home and I was heavily pregnant with my son and was getting ready to go to the hospital because the Doctor discovered that I was in labour when I went for my routine visit that morning - my son was born a month prematurely,
so no time for the pre-natal excercise classes!!!
Will there be a dvd available to purchase of Total Recall??
Good night and God Bless
Love and best wishes
Sangita xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear BigB,
Good to see you back in action!! My best wishes for Amar Singhji’s speedy recovery…
I agree Singapore is one of best planned city. What an insight behind the Suhaag shooting…
Best Regards,
Suman
Dear Amitji..
OMG.. you are writing so late… It nice to see feeling better now… pain is gone.. How is Amar singh ji? I hope recovers soon…
“Jeevan mein ek baar aana Singapore” I think it is Shammi Kapoors songs.. correct?
Take care..Pranita
My beloved Mr. Bachchan,
Voila! Singapore it is now. You have travelled……….yet again. Hoping all is well with you.
Will read and revert.
Until then love-Lily D’Penha-Frankfurt-Germany.
Good Evening From Rainy London,
I am glad you made it ok from Mumbai to Singapore.
Your reference to Suhaag, a brilliant film, one of my favourites as I have watched it about 8 times. Songs were great and story too.
Enjoy your stay there, away from the miserable rain in Mumbai. You must get fed up after a few days of it.
I am off to Lords to watch the Ashes test match but forecast for rain in the afternoon so it will be a short day I fear.
Speak soon.
Good Night.
NB
Sir, I finally saw those videos…..really gr8…thanks for sharing…i was waiting since yesterday…but funny thing is , i watched them at home….and they worked really well…and they loaded in no second at all…quality was good too….feel well, and have a gr8 day….Anita, NY
I have never been to Singapore. Maybe someday.
Hope you get a chance to relax.
loveyou
Dear Mr. AB,
I am dying to visit singapore.
thank you for sharing your singaporian experience with us.
and finally i made it. i think i am the first one this time.
please acknowledge…
with loads of love and respect
Anil
Sir AB
good to see that finally you resumed your routine. Your neck Pain shall be gone soon. If you dont take care of your body..it soon starts to moan…i mean ache
Have you considered putting your DVD’s permanently or for some time ..in some corner of your blog page??.
Have a pleasent time in Singapore
regards
Hello Sir
Wow…its really nice & interesting to read your memories of Singapore.
Thanks for sharing !
We grown up watching your movies. And still we never miss a chance to re-watch your movies.
Though we watched ur movies many times, still each time, we watch with the same enthusiasm !!!!!!!! That is the magic called as “Amitabh Bachchan” !!!
Thank you very much…..
Indeed! From the Shakti Samantha directed Shammi Kapoor starrer, Singapore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCUbbDbr3sQ
Finally saw that Timesnow interview. Phenomenal stuff. I also happened to chance upon this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wz6K4oP39E
Amit ji,
Indeed, Singapore is a little utopia carved on this earth - where everything and everyone is just about perfect. Loved to read your reminscences, especially of the 70’s and 80’s. That bit about AB Jr licking himself in was hilarious.
Amitji, my wife Rima and I just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. A small acknowledgement would be greatly appreciated.
Here’s wishing Amar Singh a speedy recovery.
Please enjoy your sojourn in Singapore.
Your long standing fan,
RamanMurthy Nemali from San Jose, California, USA
enjoy your time
I know that sleeping with a collar is uncomfortable but anyway goodnight
with many many kisses
Dear Sir,
It is so nice and fortunate of you to have a friend and that friendship is taking you to Singapore, inspite of your illness. May everyone under the Sun be bestowed with such a grace.
“Sir, again I plead to to highlight on “power”, “politics”, “friendship”.
Love to you and luck to your friendship,
Panthini
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hello finally first few
how r u
Wow.. Mr. Bachan , You are in Sigapore.. Hope everything is fine. I will read the post now and talk to you later. Love
Fan from Toronto
The opening minute or more of the interview (Timesnow) is a textbook in the arts of gesturality and the iconic.
hello sir,
hv a good time there.take care of urself.raining in mumbai as hell!!!
regards,
Varun
Just saw your interview “recall”..
Tu jiye hazaaro saal..
Trust me I hav never used these lines for any one before..
Please keep the good work going..
And the story of Jr.Bachchan was funny
By the way I have a story to share with you..
I lived in India for almost 25 years of my life and one thing on priority of my wishlist was to see you..
It never happened then..and later I decided to move to the US ..
It was my last hour in India..and had still not seen you..
Offcourse in those last moments my mind was crowded with thoughts of my parents ,etc etc..
And then a miracle happened..Out of nowhere you walked on the airport..
I was stunned..So stunned that I forgot to ask you for autograph when you were 20 feets away from me..:(
Anyways..Please try to sleep on time..
bye bye
Amruta
Mr. Bachan,
You really do have a way of writing and like all your EF I truly enjoy your writing. Let me wish u a pleasant day or night in Singpore and for whatever reasons you are there for I hope that it all works out well. I have enjoyed so far all your daily blog and I am often amazed at our dedication and committment to each day considering you often busy schedule, one more reason why you are loved so very much. I love your short story on Michael Jackson and when I read that piece I said to myself you certainly know how your fans reacts and feels when they have an opportunity to be in your presence. That article proved to me that you are so down to earth and I believe so humble at the same time. I have a lot that I wold like to say but maybe be a next time hope that you are some strength for Mr Singh.
Take care and waiting for tomorrow..
Videos are taking lot of time.Its very very slow…But will surely watch them.I watched Parvarish today..great movie.
I hope you will get rid of that collar soon.
Take care
Regards
Jasmine Kaur
Dear Mr Bachchan
Yeah baby, dig that groovy dog collar!! Hope you are now happily ‘unfrocked’ and off the leash for the night. Yes, I am in terribly high spirits now that the video links are there in all their glory.
Just back from work, and how glad I am that I DIDN’T go for my traditional Friday night - Indian meal at Chowki followed by a movie (friend and I are both far too broke this week!)
Instead I can settle down to Total Recall. Total rapture!
Hope you enjoy Singapore and above all have happiness and reassurance visiting your dear friend.
With so much love, Daisy
Hi Amitji,
I’m overjoyed as i write this for i watched all the parts of Total Recall having spent the whole day downloading the same. I have no words to describe how i feel. You really rock!!! You really connect!!!!
Hope you have a good time in Singapore being with your friend. I’m a person who had a lot of friends and i believe in keeping in touch with them and i’m always sending them mails, finding out their phone numbers and calling them up, etc. I wish i had wings so that i could go visit them every time i think of all the people. Friends are such joy.
With lot of love and regards,
Usha
Dear Mr. AB,
You took me down memory lane today. The bathroom incident happened in a similar way at my grandparent’s apartment when I wasn’t quite two yet. It took a fire engine complete with ladder and a broken window to rescue me. Only I missed most of the excitement, because even then nothing came between me and my nap!
I wonder how many more such little escapades will be told today. All in a day’s work for a toddler…
I wish your friend all the best for his recovery. With you by his side, I am sure he will improve soon.
How is Shashi Kapoor these days? I miss him and would dearly love to see the two of you working together again.
My love as always,
Renate
Rachana - from yesterday - thanks SO much for offering help with my configuring my Mac settings … luckily Bigadda resolved the problem before I had to try and get technical!
With love to all EF friends, Daisy
My dearest Amitji.. my precious angel.. With successful you arrival in Singapore! I hope the five-sentry flight not too has tired you..my dear? How health of your dear friend Amar Singh ji?. The best regards to him and the speedy recovery!
I read your memoirs on former visitings of Singapore, on shootings, about Abhishek:). Fine and touching memoirs about years 70 and 90 .. The film ‘ Suhaag ’, one of favourite.. and IIFA in Singapore.
My dear.. Video opens! And moreover, I download it and I will make entry on DVD.. Thanks you, my precious for such fine gift to all of us! Have a rest, my dear.. Your collar certainly delivers you some inconveniences.. But it for you is necessary.. So patience please, my angel )
About “a yellow line”. You solve,my dearest, when it is necessary to give it and to whom.. The most.. thing that you had a rest, Amitji.
Good night,my dear.. my warm and heart friend. My care,warmth, affection and sincere love to you.. I embrace you.. Yours devoted Lyudmila..
SLEEP…listen to your neck…the body talks…one must listen to it. PLEase….
with love always
My beloved Mr. Bachchan,
What a wonderful post again. I am always amazed at the ease with which you re-live your past experiences, often eons ago, and share with us. Great memory I must say.It is always a delight and thankyou for letting us partake of all you experienced. What a lovely journey.
Amusing to read about Mr. Bachchan Jr.’s act at the hotel. But upon reading the “coolness” with which he handled the situation, whilst you all sweated in fear shows what a strong-headed lad he was. He knew he was safe and thus kept his calm. I am sure such experiences faced early toughen one for life in later years.
Wishing your friend Amar Singh a speedy recovery. It is really very comforting to have people one loves around you when the times are tough. And loyal and faithful as you are, you are there by his side.
You have a nice time. Wishing you relief with your dog collar….You never know, you wearing it could make it the latest fashion hype with everybody else running around with one!
;) 
;) 
Love always-Lily D’Penha-Frankfurt-Germany.
P.S. Yes, yes…..High time for some yellow slips. It is the icing on the cake. Although I am pretty sure you do read all comments, the yellow slip adds substance to my blind faith.
:) 
:) 
:)
MY DEAR AMITABH…
how are you this evening?
i hope and wish you are well…
so ,you are in singapore now with Amar singh,and i am happy to read that he recovers well..may god give him long healthy life…
so you are with your family now?i hope all are well…
its so lovely to read about your and Shashi kapoors adventures…its great to remember those things…the old days are the best of the days i think…then it all was differnt…wasnt it?
i too want to see the yellow line from you but i will wait for you…if i need to for ever… well…i hope not…:))
i did see the videos ,as i have mentiond it befor today..i think its great to see 40 years of your life,your work,your desire,and dreams all together one after the other…i just loved it…all the movies you played at…all the parts…all the emotions..i just enjoyed it over and over again…
on the india chnale today in israel they showed two of your movies:’SURIYAVANSHAM’ and DESH PREMI’..
i enjoy them time after time watching them all over again….i loved you as Hira…just loved you there…i cry every time i see that movi…its just so tuching…
i wish you all the best and all my love…
all my best wishs to your brother Amar singh..may he recover soon and be healthy allways …
im hurt when i think about you with the dog collar…its very painfull for me to think about you with it…but if its helping you ….
all the best to you and please do take care….
watch your back…please…take care..
my love and sweet dreams my lovely…
anat magen here in israel….
again salaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!
thanks for today post! it was so lovely!specially that part about Abhishekji!it was so funny to imagine cute abhishek and his lovely father in that situation!
r u sure this magical words khul ja simsim (in Farsi we say: sesemi/simsim baaz sho)work for keep eyes open?because i really need it now!
ur flight stopped at Tehran!OMG!i think that mountain was DAMAAVAND, the highest mountain in iran which is near Tehran!
please someone come and help me!my heartbeat is 200000000000000!u were in Iran! which year was it?i guess it was 1978 or 79,right?almost 10 years before my birth!
have any plan to come again?
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh my god!i’m so excited!
now there is no need to saying khul ja simsim! how i can sleep after reading that my amitji was in iran?!
Amitji i loooooooooooooooooooooooove u as always forever till my death!
Sahar(ur little iranian fan!!!)
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just saw another funny thing! i had wished that be in first 10 and now find that i was not even in first 50!i was 71th!lol!
loooooooooovelooooooooooooovelooooooooooooove!
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Hello Mr. Bachan, The memories Beautifully described. I love reading it. Wishing Mr. Amar Singh ji speedy recovery and with your presence , he is going to feel much better. I love reading about Jr B. and laughing bymyself here at work. Love reading the whole post..
Love
Fan from Toronto
Enjoyed Abhishek Babu’s escapade
One of my children had also locked herself in the loo ….
Brought a huge SMILE ….
Singapore ….is HOME of my Cousin Sis , since many years.
Hope Amar Singh ji feels better soon .
Good luck & Get well soon to him
warm rgds ,
- Lavanya
Please take care of your health also. Best wishes for Mr Amar singh for a speedy recovery
You prepare THouroghly…..Strike Boldly……Retire Swiftly
Hi Mr B
good to here that you are well.
My cousin with her husband (and small child) lives in Singapore.. her husband’s company transfered him there from mumbai..
anyway, she says it’s a really efficient and safe city..people are really polite..
I keep on wanting to visit her.. also the nursery schools ..plenty ..
p.s. ‘Suhaag’.. with ‘AAA’ are probably to of my fav Manmohan desai movies..
I don’t think ‘Suhaag’ is as compact as ‘AAA’, though, of course it does have some amazing moments.. all the cast was too good.. and sometimes ..that’s what makes a movie work..
I mean at the end .. were Amjad Khan’s character donates his ‘eyes’ .. for his awful b behaviour (which is a bit of a understatement).. and the end scene with motorbike and sidecar …(o my god.. as a kid I use love those scenes..now I feel sad!)..
the story about Abhi is funny! and all the stops …with the old jets..
my dad recalls the times.. when one of the stopovers was Tehren (prior to the revolution)..and the planes were plain little, sort of engines..
but, he says.. that (maybe its nostalgic) it was fun..and by hell enjoyable..
somewhere communication (or its rapidity) has taken away the romance!..
but then again…
I don’t no ..
I think for the ‘aam’ people ..like me and ..the opportunities ..have become vast..
..
good wishes to Mr Amar Singh (chill)
and ofcourse to your self
love
noorie (a.k.a. Salma)
What an absolutely delightful story about young Master Abhishek !!!
I can’t believe that y’all had to do your own stunts…Unbelieveable!
I guess we in North America are used to the way of Hollywood and all their Perks ..or..rather…their Insurance company Concerns…
I am so glad you’re feeling better, and were able to travel to be with your friend..
When I read your Blog on the number of visitors/fans that stand outside your residences..It struck me that as Privileged and Fortunate as you have been..it seems you’ve had to pay a very steep price for this..I know you’ll probably say it wasn’t such a high price and you love your fans/EF…True ..True..but I still think it’s so claustrophobic..I don’t know how you deal with this Loss of Privacy and being under the Microscope as you have been…
From where I sit, you have handled it with Class and Charm..
Get some rest now!!
Best Wishes to you and Mr Singh
Carrie
Dear Bchchan Saab,
Have pleasant stay in Singapore. My wishes for a seedy recovery to Amar Singhji as well. Even I have had the good fortune of traveling to Singapore on Singapore Airlines. I couldn’t have agreed more with you, on every word that you have written about the country and the airlines. Nice anecdote about Abhishek
Regards
Bunty
Dearest Amitji,
Good sharing of details and past experiences….
With lots of love… Hemant Binnani
MY DEAR AMITABH…
i have a pic on my mind of abhi siting and waiting in the bathroom for you to open the door and dont understand what the fuss is all about…hi..hi…
ill bet you paniced…how you tell this ..its very easy to picture it in my mind..
i thank you for leting us into your memories and your past days..its very tuching and moving when you do so…i thank you for leting us know allmost everything about yo and your memories…
all the best and my endless love to you…
thank you for conecting with us even when its hard for you to do so…
good night again and very sweet dreams..as you are sweet…
anat magen here in israel…
Respected Sir,
Good morning. Few minutes ago I read your post and thanks for sharing your experience.Please upload beautiful photographs of Singapore.Love to all.
Please take care.
regards
rupam
Wishing good health to your friend Amar Singh Ji and to you too. Typical of any child to have confidence in his Father during locking moments and Abhishek was no different fully knowing his Father is around, cute Abhi.
Singapore and its Airlines always ahead. May they remain ahead and may others try to catch up with their standards.
As mentioned before mentioning again will watch ‘total recall” leisurely and over and over again.
Till then take care 3am or anytime when you take HIS name, HE will be there. JESUS. Rest assured.
Special Regards
Mario
Dear Mr B,
Have just finished watching half the videos of Total Recall (want to save the rest for tomorrow!) and wanted to share my feelings with you.
Don’t know where to start my comments from ? From the goosebumps I got watching you in Abhiman? Or when you enact, no not enact, become the character of Vijay in Deewar or Jai in Sholay ….. or the way you made me cry in the death scene in Shakti? Maybe I should begin by telling you that I laughed my head off watching your Doctor-act in Chupke Chupke (main main hi hoon…). Yes, all this and more within a span of 40 odd minutes, this in spite of the fact that I have watched these numerous times and know what is going to happen next!
But the most impressive of all the characters - the one that stays with us for ever - is the one that spoke to us (and to the journalist) in a white kurta - Mr B himself! Your modesty, honesty, your subtle sense of humour, your slight (sometimes) ackwardness in the face of praise… all this touches my soul, Mr B.
Love, love and more love
Dee
comment#38– Mr. Sagar– you r right–Karan and Srk as a couple is funny!!haha
PITAMAHA,
I REMEMBER THERE WAS NO DUPLICATES AND YOU WITH SHASHI JI DID THAT STUNT HANGING ON HELICOPTER YOURSELF….ALL TIMING GAME…AND YOU DID IT FANTABULOUSLY….. TONS OF APPLAUDE…
PITAMAHA, I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT “MO BLOG”..WILL YOU GUIDE ME PLEASE…??
REGARDS!
AMITABH ZIIBBU
P.S.- ROSE C & ME ARE GOOD FRIENDS NOW… IT WAS ALL MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND I CLEARED THAT , HENCE WE CHAT OFTEN…. THANK YOU
PITAMAHA,
I REMEMBER THERE WAS NO DUPLICATES AND YOU WITH SHASHI JI DID THAT STUNT HANGING ON HELICOPTER YOURSELF….ALL TIMING GAME…AND YOU DID IT FANTABULOUSLY….. TONS OF APPLAUDE…
PITAMAHA, I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT “MO BLOG”..WILL YOU GUIDE ME PLEASE…??
REGARDS!
AMITABH ZIIBBU
P.S.- ROSE C & ME ARE GOOD FRIENDS NOW… IT WAS ALL MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND I CLEARED THAT , HENCE WE CHAT OFTEN…. THANK YOU
Hello Mr Bachchan,
It’s been a long overdue- Wanted to suggest acupuncture or acupressure for
your back pain. I had them too and was completely bed ridden for a month or two however, everything changed with acupressure for my lower back. Now, since I am in the US I took to acupuncture for my neck pain.Completely treated with no recurrence and no medications.
Trust me it works wonders. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Now of my chest…I don’t
have to feel guilty anymore for not taking the time out to tell you.
Take Care
Regards,
Revathi Ganesh
PITAMAHA,
I REMEMBER THERE WAS NO DUPLICATES AND YOU WITH SHASHI JI DID THAT STUNT HANGING ON HELICOPTER YOURSELF….ALL TIMING GAME…AND YOU DID IT FANTABULOUSLY….. TONS OF APPLAUDE…
PITAMAHA, I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT “MO BLOG”..WILL YOU GUIDE ME PLEASE…??
REGARDS!
AMITABH ZIIBBU
P.S.- ROSE C & ME ARE GOOD FRIENDS NOW… IT WAS ALL MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND I CLEARED THAT , HENCE WE CHAT OFTEN…. THANK YOU…
az
Dear Amitji, Good Morning. I could not open those videos and blamed my Reliance Ka Chooha (Net connection) and today left for a long drive in government bus from Coimbatore to Madurai for a customer visit. My original plan was to fly to Pune from there but as the luck would have it am back in my Coimbatore hotel room after 6hours journey eigther way. What a money saving trip I did using public transport over taxi. Who would pay return fair and burn diesel so I went green remembering the Mid-Day bashing.
My ticket of 76Rs/- was total paisa vasool because of south Indian film and songs and trailers played to Dolby volume right over my head on both the sides in luggage rack. Never seen extra speakers in a state government bus. I must say I got original taste of Rehman and his ilk. The dancing was marvellous and music blaring. I could make out same songs have been worded in Hindi and have become hits for posterity. So if 50/- goes towards DVD charge legal or illegal who cares when the journey of 300Kms is covered in balance 26/- But there were other perks too. Someones gajra smelling of mogra on the front seat. Someone’s santoor soap smell and ofcource icing on cake the smell of someone’s last night’s 6pegs. All rolled in to one smell of ordinary class apart from any other class. Ofcourse the seats were steel fixed and fixed my back too.
The volume was adjusted so high so that the driver seated in front noisy engine vicinity could have enjoyed his Dolby beats too. We passed through windmill farms and stopped somewhere for tea and (loo). God knows why he charged 1/- because it was open for all but newly tiled one. Never seen such openness before. When at modern airports I feel shy of next man through that scarse piece of opaque glass here it was free for all. So had to confine to one decent corner for the 1/- job.
The breakfast was simple 2urid wadas and a cup of tea in carry away plastic miniature glass. Drink it and throw it anywhere but not everywhere there were dustbins too provided. I almost forgot to look out of the windows since Oscar winner’s songs were being played. I must admit originals are better than Hindi avatars.
I missed even the Kodai foothills and clouds moving on the mountains. Ofcourse an occasional windmill looked moving bit hurridly as compared to usual slow speed. God knows how electricity is produced with such lazy moving windmills.
My return journey was comparatively peaceful. The video was shut or out of order and no attempt was made to revive Dolby babies. I kept on playing sms’s and killed time half sleepy ofcourse. I did go up to road to Kanya Kumari and missed your blogs of those days. I must admit if top ten blogs need to be picked up then there will be certainly few from Kanya-Kumari times.
Overall a very learning experience that films in south use lot of Punjabi Bhangra music and the gyrations of dancers are tested here. MJ or JT have no place and there are many who out-perform them here down south even the leading ladies dance better than John Trivolta or Miekel Jackson. One has to enjoy dance and music and drama all rolled in to one including fire show animal show etc etc. Windmills and sea shores are abunduntly used as background and also revolver bullets are as good as chocolettes here.
Now tired and legs paining with cramps but still enjoying your Ek Baar Anaa Singapore…..Hope I will also come there and spend sometime appreciating clean culture.
Have nice rest and recuperation along with good wishes for Amar Singhji to be back with renewed energy and good health.
Hope rains in Mumbai will not trouble you now and you will enjoy what you like the most.BLOGGING>>
Regards
Ravi P Malhotra
(Hungryman missed dinner)
Sir, I could not help but laugh at “Ajay & Kajol”, “Shahid & Bebo” and then “karan & Shahrukh”. Ha ha.
Truly appreciate your commitment to EF. Proud to be a part of this community. Take care Sir,
SR
Dear Amitji, Namaskar finally I could see all vedio..Its wonderful…joy laughter and imotion I could not stop my tears…this is really amazing living tribute to you..Thanks for sharing with us…today’s post is nice…Abhishek event..and what a love for friend.
With love
Dilip
“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
Thats what I learned from you….
Some of people in the World know India by Cricket, by population, by Science , by Culture, and by bollywood which delighted by you….
Thanks for making India more respectable by your efforts,Name & Success…
I just went through your blog at first time and wrote what I think….
yours — Lucky…born 2 win
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Mr.Bachchan,
I watched IFFA last night. It was a good show and looks like all the film fraternity had a lot of fun. Aishwarya’s dance was mesmarising.
I thought Abhishek was too casual in his performance. Why doesn’t Abhishek dress like the way he did for a photo shoot in London recently with his sister.
Please ask him to stop wearing the Sherwani on the Jeans. Its become boring and stale.He needs to pay attention to his costumes and clothes. All the other male stars wear black suits but they do change the shape and color of the ties or something like that. But, Abhishek always dresses the same way.
Dear Amitji,
Its heart beat - missing moments when one has to search for kids when they seem missing… your description of AB jr locked up in bathroom.. is funny, I can imagine his expression when you guys opened the door!
would like to visit Singapore, anymore scenes on chopper? If they need one, you will still do it..nothing matters “pillows or collar” right? Take care and Enjoy Singapore…
with love Avani
Dear AB,
The montage of your shots at the start of the video…awesome !!! Goosebumps. Amazingly put together…you must compliment the editor( Or whoever it is that selected the clips and mixed it with right background music, dialogue) wow !!! Similar to the feeling I got while watching the unforgettable Show when after nearly an hour into the show…they started playing your introduction on the giant screens announcing your arrival !!! whew !!
Dear Amitji,
Good to know that you are feeling better and hope Amar Singhji is fine too.Nice post as ever nothing much to say….
take care
love adi..
sir, I am a big fan of you.You are a legend.I still never get bored by watching your movies which I probably have watched more than 200 times.You are evergreen sir.Keep it up. thing which i learnt from you is in an interview you had told that every day is a big day.Its a struggle.I take it that way.
reply if possible.
Regards
Wishing Amar Singh early recovery….
Amitjee Pls go to Sentosa Island in singapore!!! good place to hangout!!!
Loved hearing about the swash-buckling helicopter ride, the little boy locking himself in the bathroom (hasn’t an incident like this happened to all of us who are parents? almost like it’s a necessary rite of passage for childhood - ha!)
Also loved hearing about everybody dancing and partying; I did not enjoy reading the remark made by someone re Karan and Shah Rukh; they actually I guess officially attributed it to some hypothetical someone else in the near future, but why bring it up in the first place? My personal opinion is that there was NOTHING in what you wrote that warranted this response.
I have to say one of the happiest times of my life were my partying college days, when all of my friends would go out in a group to dance the nights away; we were a hodge podge mixture, some of us straight, some gay, some lesbian, bisexual, whatever, it didn’t matter to us – and we all danced together in every different kind of pairing and sometimes the whole bunch together. It was just a joyous group celebration of the Joie de vivre in being young and healthy, and of our collective and individual friendships.
I just have to say that so many things I have learned about Indian civilization delights me thoroughly and leaves me sometimes very envious –how wonderful to have grown up in a culture that goes back thousands of years!
But what I perceive to be the homophobia prevalent among many in India strikes me negatively (altho I noticed that there was a step in the right direction in some recent legislation in India)– at best, it’s childish, at worst, it’s an evil like racism, as far as I am concerned. I was quite upset to read about the violent reactions to Deepa Mehta’s movie “Fire,” for instance.
And it has puzzled me because of what I’ve seen in other movies; for instance one of the scenes I really loved best in Amar Akbar Anthony besides your delightful drunk scene was the song with Rishi Kapoor singing with the eunuchs. And then there’s that song I love so much in Lawaaris, the “Mere Angne Mein” where you show up in delightful variations of drag. So ??? I don’t quite understand the dichotomy of what’s acceptable to represent in the movies and what’s not. Is it just a variation of misogyny that theatres are damaged if one shows women as lovers, but it’s ok to show eunuchs because…”boys will be boys”, even if they are girls? I’m asking, not stating here. I’m puzzled.
Indian movies on the big screen have become available in my city only within the past year, which has been a delight to me, and one of the earliest I was able to go see was the new “Dostana.” I found it delightful and funny and wrote to my brother who lives in Canada (and who is gay) that he absolutely had to see it! OK, so they weren’t really gay, which was an ingenious way of flying in under the “gaydar” of homophobes, but still the message that the movie sent out was one of tolerance and, again, joie de vivre! I say kudos to Abhishek and John for having the guts to do this movie (and gosh, how delighted I was when Abhishek won an award in Macao for this role!) and to Karan Johar for producing it. ‘Nuff said.
As always i felt nice to read about your early years experience in the amazing world of cinema, in this case singapore (and how you travelled then). How i wish i want to visit Singapore, don’t know when.
Jr. B got himself locked in the bathroom when he was young……. must have got scared. I think most of us during our early childhood get locked either inside the house or in bathroom.
You are in Singapore for a different purpose this time, my best wishes for the speedy recovery of Amar Singh ji.
Love you and see you soon (well read you), Shub Ratri
Bharati Sharma (Millie)
Glasgow
Hello sirjee,
I wish a speedy recovery to Amarji.
Today I was able to see the whole Total Recall series. It was awesome. You always rock!! Enjoy your stay at Singapore and take care of your health.
Regards,
Devesh
i love your posts where you write about your memories,about your life.btw you have been resting at home with a dog collar but you have not mentioned your actual huge dog.how is he?
to 132… comment on Ajay & Kajol..Kareena & Shahid, Karan & Shahruk..
yes.. the humour..
but.. Kareena and Shahid or no longer together, and Yuva premiere.. (much has changed since then!)
so lets leave out the …
noorie (a.k.a. Salma)
Dear Mr Bachchan
Sooooo woeful now…. not for the first time I am defeated by technology. Using the Bigadda links the buffering was so atrociously slow that I could only receive one or two words, before waiting up to 30 seconds for the next.
In despair I tried the YouTube link - appalling quality but marginally faster - say five words before waiting for 15 seconds.
And this is sheer agony.. because the programme - and above all you - look mesmerising. I limped through the first segment, at about ten words a minute, and then had to admit defeat. Clearly my broadband connection is just way too prehistoric. Instead of being the fastest draw in the West, I am conclusively the slowest!
So I shall have to go into the office over the weekend, in case the broadband is better there (though knowing my old fashioned company I somehow doubt it).
After watching under such appalling conditions, my only real comment is that I hate the way that they have framed the UTTERLY GORGEOUS clips and interviews with such a ghastly news branding. I am sure this is a fixture on that channel, and Can Under No Circumstances be removed (yeah, right), but how tragic not to show your programme full screen without all the distracting news crap.
So very very sorry to fail you Mr Bachchan, but….. sometimes happiness, sometimes… sheer frustration.
With love and technofury, Daisy
Amitji,
Great to see that you are out and about, SINGAPORE, as mentioned I must take a trip there once in my lifetime atleast..sounds wonderful..
Thanks for sharing the memories of SUHAAG shot, I am a great fan of ManMohan Desai’s work, he made some really awesome entertainers with you..even now just as enjoyable..
Hope the Dog Collar is helping you, hope the pain eases away soon..
Sleep well and do rest..
All the best of Amar SIngh on his op and recovery
All the best always
Kishore
BigB Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5380871097
Dear AB,
“He recovers well, but with caution and that is how he needs to be conducting his life”. U don’t listen to your doctor and EF and U expect Amar sing to listen to U!!! That is insane to travel in this condition and that also with dog collar…Amar sing has to be beyond special.
Hello,
All of us are on an expedition of Total Solar Eclipse in China as part of Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers…We all need luck from you for a clear sky. Enjoy the Longest Total Solar Eclipse of this century. If you need information from our Astronomers and Astrophotographers let us know. Eclipse is on July 22nd. On return will be in Singapore on 27th, will you be there?
Hello,
All of us are on an expedition of Total Solar Eclipse in China as part of Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers…We all need luck from you for a clear sky. Enjoy the Longest Total Solar Eclipse of this century. If you need information from our Astronomers and Astrophotographers let us know. Eclipse is on July 22nd. On return will be in Singapore on 27th, will you be there?
My Dearest Mr. Bachchan,
I am happy for you that you managed to travel to Singapore and to be with your friend. Great that he is recovering well…and I hope he recovers fully and rapidly.
It was interesting and enjoyable reading your memories which were evoked by your visit to Singapore. It sounds really frightening and dangerous that scene of jumping from the plane onto the car, but It is so cute this episode of Abhishek…he was a brave kid.
My stay in Alexandria was about to end by tomorrow, and I was about to get back to Cairo. But my parents have made a nice surprise for me and they are in their way to Alexandria now. So I think my holiday here will be extended for more few days. We are used to travel together as a family, and it is the first time I come with my siblings to Alex without my parents. It was really hard going and I wanted very much to cancel my trip…but I couldn’t. I am expecting them now to arrive at any time safely to me.
I feel sorry you have to bear with this collar…but I hope your back and neck are repairing well and you feel much better now.
I will now go and try my luck with ‘Total Recall’…and I hope simsim will listen to my calls, because I have a terribly slow connection here.
Enjoy your stay in Singapore and have a wonderful time in this nice city.
till our next meeting…
have a nice and restful sleep
& the sweetest of dreams….
My love to you…as ever & forever,
Rasha Zayed,
BigB yahoo group,
& BigB facebook group,
Alex, Egypt.
Dear amitabh,
i knew the moment you are normal ,you will be with amar singh ji in singapore.
HAVE A GREAT TIME THERE AS YOU SRE NOW FIT AND FINE.
Junior b ka KAmal sunkar acha laga.
GOD BLESS HIM.
RAJINDER SEHGAL
My dear MR.bachchan,how are you?
That’s very great of you to go spend some time with your dear friend Mr.Amar Singh….may he get well soon!
I really enjoyed reading about your past memories,especially the piece on Abhishek…very well described…..Thank you for sharing with us!
Well, i’ll be watching Total Recall during the weekend.
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway”
Please take care of your health…..have a good stay in Singapore!
God bless you and your family….and all EF
My love always…
Saroj
Dear Sir
It’s the frist time that I’m in your blog .
i’m big fun off you . your are gerat actoer .we csaw your show in Landon , it was great show . we love here in our city . we open a club fun off the big B.
my deram is to meet you please please make my dream to be realty .
please reply to my mail.
love
Alon
Though to the vale no parting beam. Be given, not one memorial gleam..A lingering light he fondly throws..On the dear hills where first he rose..shall He return to those Singaporian dreams. In that land, He finds some cures, not for Him but for His Friend. Singapore welcomes you, Amitji. Good health.
Thanks for the post, enjoyed as always - shall leave for now but return as when you prompt as soon as.
WELCOME TO SINGAPORE !!!
Sir
Jivan me ek baar jaana padega Singapore!
Have come close but have never made it to Singapore so far but one never knows when I may be lucky to make a trip there.
Enjoyed your light hearted post today. Amusing story of Abhishek locking himself in. He must be 2 or 3 years old then ,right? At least he was not crying and disturbed by this incident.
What previledges you and Mr. Shashi Kapoor had…to be checked in after occupying your seats in the aircraft..now that is something.
When I first started participating to comment on your blog, I mentioned that the first time I saw you was when you were here in London to shoot for Suhaag. We met you and Mr. Shashi Kapoor on a street in North West London in Colindale where you were shooting for Suhaag. That was an experience none of us in the family would ever forget. I must say that Mr. Shashi Kapoor was very friendly, went around talking to everyone gathered there and later also came out to offer us lunch from the coach. You were quieter but very obliging to everyone’s request of a photograph with you. We saw you at couple of other locations such as Richmond Park and Olympia where we also saw Rekhaji and Parveen Babiji. “Rab ne bana di jodi’ song was being shot at Richmond Park. Good old days!!
Only you know your pain and body better to know if you were ready for the journey to Singapore but please take care. You are a great friend , more like brother to want to be with Mr. Amar Singhji while he is recovering. Please wIsh him well from us.
“Khulja simsim” order is working for two parts randomly while other parts get posted but without any image in the windows.
As you say, now that you will be in relative hibernation there may be a chance to see a reply from you. I look forward to that.
Wishing you good health and rest.
Good Night
Rajesh
Dear Uncleji,
It’s good to know that your back pain has gone and now you are in Singapore with Amar Singhji ! Uncleji, I would really appreciate if whenever you get the time, please please do send us some pics of the great city ! Would love to see it one day….
I must confess that after reading about your Paris experiences, I too went to Paris on a day-trip yesterday by Eurostar. Going there was a nice experience and we decided to eat first as we were all hungry. So we landed in a cafe off Champs Elysees. Then I went down to the toilet and would you believe it ? The staircase was pitch dark and I thought howcome people here can see and go to the toilet like this ? I was clutching on to the railings of a spiral staircase and then it happened so suddenly - I fell down and sprained my foot - I had not reached the end of the steps… the secret was that they had automatic sensers… if someone went down then the lights came on - most unfortunately when I went down, the lights dd not turn on…
And from then onwards, the journey and my Paris visit became a nightmare !
I was in terrible pain and I did not tell the cafe people about such an incident - I quietly gathered courage and came back up the stairs painfully - at that point the pain had just started and was not too much but as time went by, I just could not move an inch !
Just hopped on a taxi and struggled to reach back to the station in absolute pain and then got on a wheelchair which arrived after about 1 1/2 hours of my leaning against the pillar and got back home ! Now I am home-bound with painkillers and bandage wrapped around my foot !
And would you believe it, Uncleji, my small purse also got lost - perhaps it must have fallen down on the train or on the streets while we were getting on a cab or anything could have happened to it - with Pound Sterling and my house keys in it ! The Eurostar authorities say that they have not found anything so far as no-one has informed them of such an item. I do not think I will get those back now..
I thought about you - when I saw Paris, and all the lovely places and remembered the photos which you sent to us via the blog. Missed getting near the Eiffel Tower… do they still sell different flavoured soft ice cream there like chocolate, pistachio, etc. ? I remember having been there 10 years ago and they used to have them there.
There is an eclipse on 22nd July 2009, hope the high tide does not have serious consequences….
Please do take care of your health and please do have a lovely time in Singapore - pls wish Amar Singhji a speedy recovery.
My sincere regards,
SG from London
Nice post!!! Amit ji, Have a great time with Amar singh ji. Convey “GET WELL SOON” wishes to Amar singh ji on behalf of your EF.
ENJOY!!!
S khan(USA).
Dear Amitabh Uncleji,
It’s nice to know that you are in Singapore now ! Hope you have a great time there and ofcourse the primary reason that you are there - Amar Singhji - hope he gets well soon !
It was a truly delightful story about Abhishek ! I really enjoyed reading the little master’s pranks ! Also loved reading about your shooting schedules there.
Please do send us some photos of Singapore whenever you get the time and respite from your busy schedule.
Pranaam and love always,
Sandhya
sirji,
Thanks for a wonderful video…have a good day.
Mahesh Thakur
Dear Bachchan Saab: Thank you soooooooo much for putting up the videos. I was away in Boston for the last 10 days almost and just came back today to Philly and was catching up with you. Was so delighted to see those videos. The 40 years passed out right in front of me and even remembering as a child what I use to do (I m born in 1972). Remembered crying as a child in the Sholay bridge scene and hating gabbar and his men and thinking wish you could have jumped little earlier or ran much faster. Yaa I was quite a child then but its true. Then how badly I wanted to whistle at your entry which use to always happen in the cinema hall as YOU show up but did not knew how to whistle (still do not) and then decided to take those whistle sold outside schools for ten or fifteen paise (big amount to spend from school recess (eating time) money) and then go with the family to watch Mukaddar Ka Sikandar and as soon as I do that at your entry scene my mom seating right next to me hits me on my face and down falls the whistle in the dark cinema hall and my hope to whistle again but without wasting even a fraction of seconds I continued watching you riding the bike and there are a many such instances and just lived those once again. Thanks sooooo much. I hope Times now can come up with CDs of those interview and clipping and I would love to buy them and treasure just like your many many DVDs and CDs (not all though, yet, may be when I have more money I can buy them all…). I cannot believe that even today without you life is “kuch nahin, kuch bhi nahin”. Hamari zindagi ka tambu bhi teen bambooua pey khada hai “padhaee, parivaar aur aap” aur allah karey ke yeh teen hamesha salamat rahey. Bas always take care of yourself and we are there to pray and love you and your family alike. Love love and love always, altaf
Dear Amit ji,
Its nice to know that your stomach pain is gone now,
And you are enjoying at Singapore,
Please write something about Jaya ji sometimes….
And yes, surely we will once visit singapore in life, only because you said so…
love you amit ji,
Amit.
Dear Amitji,
How are you? You are so full of energy, that even with your own medical problems, you came to Singapore to visit Shri. Amrasinghji. Hope, he is recovering well. I am amazed at what jr. B did when he came to Singapore and locked himself in the bathroom!!!! Funny. Well, i already saw four of your “total recall”. I will finish by the week end. Please do get some rest. It must be fun to do shooting of movies in different parts of the world and also getting some “VIP” treatment .
love
Ashesh
Dear Amitji,
It must have been an immense relief to leave the monsoon rains and floods behind in Mumbai and fly to Singapore to be with your sick friend, Mr Singhji. You being there would aid his recovery well. I hope the flight wasn’t too rough on your back and your stomach pain completely gone but you must take care of yourself too.
Couldn’t see all the videos of TOTAL RECALL as only a circle was appearing in some but the ones I’ve seen were truly wonderful and loved the way you narrated the stories of your films, made it very interesting and you are looked so nice. Thank you for this pleasure in giving us the chance to see and share in the enjoyment too.
Lovely reading of your memories of the film ‘Suhaag’ and that daring stunt you and Shashi Kapoor did and for a long distance, too! Never knew it took place in Singapore. Enjoyed also reading of the antics of young Mr Bachchan. - That will make him blush when he reads your post!
Please take plenty of rest and use this time to recuperate and get strong.
With love & prayers,
Brenda.
Hope and pray Mr. Amar Singhji gets better very soon.
Strange about Abhishek’s incident, getting himself locked in the bathroom. My son looks similar to Abhishek and he locked himself in our flat in the toilet. He screamed in the beginning then went quite. We were going to break the door but I was worried as the toilet was very small and in case my son would get hurt and scared by the noise. Then I think we pushed the door open. He sat silently on the toilet sit as well. We never had a lock in that toilet again. In the new house we have locks which you can open from outside as well with a help of 2 pence.
My daughter is going to Miami with two of her friends, on holiday. The Taxi is arriving at 4.00a.m.I would have taken them to the airport, but I am working saturday and sunday. I haven’t watched the video yet due to work, but will spare sometime tomorrow. Hope she has a great time and I’ll miss her terribly.
Singapore is very clean, so I have heard from someone. He said Singapore comes first in cleanliness, second is Canada. Neither of the countries have I visited so no comments. Hope and pray, some day India will be the same.
Pranams to you, your family and all EF.
Dearest Guruji,
Parnam
VA!!! Aap Ki himmat Ki dat dehni padagi… Singapore ???
I must say there is no limit to your loyalty and commitment in friendship and companionship… Turant Ponch gaye Singapore… Family back home and you jet off, to be beside your dear friend Amarji. I hope all is well with Amarji, and now that you are with him, a speedy recovery is all that was awaited for.. Bless him.
But Hey please, stomach may be behaving itself, the back seems to still be a hindrance… so the dog collar has accompanied!!! ?? Oh how I would love to see you in it….. Anyway, I know that you are mature and responsible enough to dictate your own pain threshold and tolerance, but please do look after yourself, and do not strain that back any more than necessary.. Thanks.
Yes don’t we just love talking about our children, and reminiscing their most mischievous moments, that parents never forgot… thanks for sharing…
Well Singapore is not a place my kismet has taken to yet, but is one of the destinations on the list.. God willing alone…
Yes thank you for addressing the issue of the video’s, in fact first time round it loaded, today, as yesterday it just did nothing.. I barely touched it today and there it was, however it seems to stop n start is that how it is meant to play ?? Or something wrong my end ??
Today was my son Rickesh’s leavers assembly, he is in yr 2 now, aged 7 yrs and in Sept moves to yr 3, so the school performed an end of yr assembly for parents.. As we entered the hall, placed on our seats very thoughtfully were sheets of tissues… Yes tissues for all the emotional bits, we were prepared in due course… and a heart felt assembly it was.. even the camcorder hand could not stay stationary.. very moving witness!!!
Amitji aaj bhauth der hogaeee.. Nitika had some friends over for asleep over, dressed to kill they have gone out on a friends birthday party, so whilst they all gallivant, mummy dear prepared their sleeping and eating arrangements.. so things got a bit delayed…
Okay ab its gone past midnight, so want to finish off the Hindi film Karz, started it earlier..got interrupted..
You take care.. enjoy your trip, and both Amarji and you look after each other and both tc..
My lov as always
Anu
x
Awesome post Sir!
Really enjoyed reading through this joyous one…
Probably you are a better writer than actor…
Have a nice weekend!
Mr.B !
Great to hear that you are in better health. As you recall your experiences in Singapore and quickly realize how fast time flies, I do a bit of the same. It was exactly a year ago, on the eve of the premier of the Unforgettable Tour in Toronto, that I had some of the most precious moments in my 28 + years of existence. I got to meet and hug the Big B, in addition to getting some pictures and autographs. Not to mention, it was undoubtedly a pleasure to meet the others on the tour, including a somewhat ‘nervous before his first ever concert’ Abhishek and the ‘even more beautiful in person’ Aish. But, the Big B was still still leaps and bounds the highlight for me. As I look back at those much cherished moments from a year ago, I would like to thank you and at same time, express a hope to do it again some time in the near future.
Nitin
Good Morning Mr. Bachchan,
if you itself your indulge in reminiscences. Such a pleasure your lines ito read, one could mean it was only in the last days…
Best wishes to Mr. Amar Singh and a good recovery.It is for him surely one delight,to see you. Certainly for you both !!!
I hope your back pain is better.
Take care of yourself and enjoy Singapore
good night
Love always
Carla
Hello,
JAI SHRI KRISHNA,
I wish Amar Singhji speedy recovery.
I hope you back is fine after your somewhat bouncy journey.
Its lovely to hear your memories of Jr.B, thankx.
At present my daughter SIMRAN is also in Singapore, with her friend.
Love And Respect ALways,
Your E F,
Sonal N Simran.
Hi Amitabhji
I have read all the your posts from day 1 till day 351(i)…..
But i have never commented on any of the posts……. because most of the your fans say it before i could post anything…….:)
But today i could not stop myself after seeing the Times interview / celebrations of your 40 years in HINDI FILM CINEMA………. Specially the first two parts were great…… Because i have always liked your movies with R.Mukhjerjee…… They have always been my personal favorites…. MILI being the best from PoV…… Although your movies with Prakashji, Manmohan Desai and Yash Chopra got special mention but most of your interviewrs forgot to touch upon Rishida’s movies……. But the first two parts of the programme gave aspecial mention and that gave me personally a lot of satisfaction…… Because as far as i think those were the movies where you gave some of your finest and most difficult performances…….
I specially remember….. Namakhalal……. My father told me that in Anand Amitabh was new so Rajesh was able to dominate him………. but he was able to give back in Namakharam….. specially in the scene in which both were drunk…… I dont agree much on giving back but feel that both of you had equal screen presence and you were able to linger longer in the minds of people……
I remember one more incident when Kabhi Kabhi was released….. My father and mother planned to go for it…… but they had to take my grandmother with them….. She was occupying the middle seat….. hahahahahha…….a thing most of the people would be unable to imagine today…….. but it is one of the most cherished memories by my parents………Those times must have been different……..
I would end my post now and hope that someday you would be visiting my blog http://wickedobserver.blogspot.com/ and at least post your comment on it… But it would be difficult for you as it may be very volatile and inadvisable for you……
Bye for now……. Till any other post touches me…….
Bye
The Wicked Observer
Dear Amitji
Wow singapore….. great !!!
Prays for Amar Singh ji for Speedy recovery…. get wel soon
u too take rest
Kind Regards
Tejas
प्रणाम बाबूजी..
पता था हमें आप का मन भी बावरा सा है, कभी एक जगह थोड़े ही रह पाता है, बिलकूल हमारी तरह ,
वैसे ” सिंगापुर ” में क्या चल रह अहै, भोर के 3 बजे तक जागने का कारण तो नहीं पूछुंगा पर ये ज़रूर मान गया की मस्ती में कोई कमी नहीं है, चलिए अब आप बेहतर feel कर रहे हो तो ” कुछ मीठा हो जाए ”
आज मैं ज़रूर मिठाइयां खाऊंगा wid lots of frends ,
आखिरकार सदी के महानायक , हमारे बाबूजी और भी अच्छे हो गए हैं.,. ta daa ta daaa ….
chaliye singapore mein enjoy कीजिये, my show is gonna start at 7000 hrs .
चलते चलते todays’ lines for those singaporians who Know हिंदी . .. :-
काम ढालना, और ढालना सबको मदिरा का प्याला,
जाति प्रिये, पूछे यदि कोई कह देना दीवानों की
धर्म बताना प्यालों की ले माला जपना मधुशाला।।”
पंिडत अपनी पोथी भूला, साधू भूल गया माला,
और पुजारी भूला पूजा, ज्ञान सभी ज्ञानी भूला,
किन्तु न भूला मरकर के भी पीनेवाला मधुशाला।।”
चलिए hav a nice day n tym in Singapore…
Blessings for JAya Maa, abhi bhai n Aish BHabhi
LOVE YOU ALL …
“wht u gonna brought from Singapore for me .. do call me n tell !!!”
Yours n only urs :-
RJ T@ntr@
Radio Jockey
94.3, MY FM, JiyO O O Dil Se !!!!
JABALPUR
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NDH 18 July 09
“A friend in need is a friend indeed ” is what can be said about you and your ailing friend. Wish him speedy recovery.
Singapore is known for its immaculate cleanliness, the elevated metro, Santosa island and perhps some musical fountains. Since you’ve been there several times before, hope you would have experienced all. But , since this time the purpose of your visit is on a different plane, we cant even request you for some nice photos.
My attempts at Total Recall were futile , as has been explained in my comments last night. Since, as you write, some changes have been made, I will try out again. But… how about marketing the same.. so it is accessible to a larger crowd….
hope your stay is purposeful… have a great day ahead
Morning mr. B,
Lucky u, beingin Singapore, I rate Changi as one of the best airports in the world.Trust u recover well with ur friend Mr. Amar Singh Ji.Have a nice stay.
Take care. regards sharmishta
Dear uncle,
Good Morning!I have just woken up now and at first my eyes weren’t opening.How is your back?Please don’t atke long flights of 5 hours which are bouncy for the welfare of your back.So Mr.Jr B wasn’t having any effect on himself of being trapped inside a bathroom.Ha Ha.Chidren are not scared of such bold things as they are brave,bold and champs.I am also a child of 11 years of Class 6.Believe me.I am not telling a lie.I am a child.Just reply once.
Your believing EF,
Amitash Degan,
Ghaziabad,Uttar Pradesh.
Hi Amitji,
Nice to know that you are at Singapour.
Take care.
Pravin P Patel.
Toronto origianlly from Inida the great.
hi amitji,
wonderful post .. enjoyed reading ur memories with Sashiji in Singapore
Have a nice time in Singapore and take care of your health!
And when will u come back to mumbai please plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzztell me
Hi Mr. Bachan,
My name is Aishwarya. I was born and brought up in Singapore and am 21 years old. I have never visited your blog before and happened to stumble upon it. I had to laugh about your description of Singapore. I agree that Singapore is generally polite, but if you really want to see Singapore in all its crowning glory please go to a hawker center and have a meal. I am sure every place has its pluses and minuses but sometimes Singaporean rudeness can sort of take your breath away. Also if you want to really blend in with the locals, you must know your singlish. Haha.. Take care..
Mr. Bachchan,
The memories that you share of your co-stars are so warm, touching. Please share more such memories of co-stars. I think Sashi Kapoor and you made good movies- Trishul/ Deewar/ Suhaag/ Namak Haram / Kabhi Kabhie.
The memories of Abhishek were so cute. How old was he then? Please wish Mr. Amar Singhji a speedy recovery. Take care.
Sujata.
Dear Sir,
Good Morning
“One-half of life is luck; the other half is discipline — and that’s the important half, for without discipline you wouldn’t know what to do with luck.”
Regards,
Antani
9949737803
hyderabad
Respected Sir
It was nice knowing about Singapore……
Take care and God bless You
Fred
Dearest AmitJi…
I hope and pray you are in the best of health.
Another dull day is coming to an end. Missing wife and kids…never been without them. Its half three in the morning, cant go sleep.
Will try again to log onto the total recall videos now.
Love
ibby
Hi
I am glad that you always take care of your friends and particularly those who have been with you through your ups and downs. Its indeed a very touching moment that just a few days back you were down with your own illness (and may be still are) but the moment you have been able to move, you decided to be by the side of your friend.
My wishes for Amar Singhji, may god bless him and provide him mental and physical energy to fight out the kidney transplant. Its an extremely delicate and complex operation, I hope and pray that everything is fine.
Reading experiences of your earlier visits to Singapore particularly the AB jr one was hilarious, though it must have been very tense situation at that time but would definitely provide your lots of smiles now. Your fondly remembering Shashiji is also very pleasing.
Please take care of your health also and pl do not remain awake so late at night again. Nothing is more important than your health.
lots of love as always
Naresh Kapoor
Dear Mr.Bachhan,
“Mr .Amarsinghji needs to conduct his life with caution’..Hmm.There is a proverb in Guj which when translated is-
Sayani sasural jaa rahi hai aur paagal use salah de rahi hai.
3 am post ?! no shubh ratri, its shubh prabhat ! The whole world believes its prabhat at that time.
have a great time in Singaore.
regards,
Ragini
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
Was looking forward to watching what I thought was the original video of Total Recall but disappointed to see it is the same as shown on TV ( and youtube) with the news ticker et al .Plus parts 2 & 6 not downloading on my pc.
I had thought the two hour show did not do justice to your 40 year tenure in the film industry . Maybe it was because of the two missing segments but overall it seemed like a rushed job to me.Despite that ,one can’t miss how you light up the screen with your presence,how compelling and real you make each of your filmy avatars look . You make even mere angane mein look classy ! That voice has changed some as has the face lekin the magic is still there and here’s wishing you another four decades of creating more of the same.
Love and best wishes .
I think I have finally filled in the missing pieces and finished watching Total Recall. I hadn’t known about that brain surgeon who had woken up his own patient to operate on you. That story gets scarier every time I hear it. I had a little trouble with Yash Chopra’s accent.
I have returned early from the Cyclones game after it was stopped because of fog. This has happened before in that stadium on the Atlantic Ocean. First I saw a little fog, then I couldn’t see the top of the parachute jump, then the whole thing disappeared including the Cyclone rollercoaster which i can normally view from my seat. Finally I couldn’t see past the infield and they stopped the game because it was dangerous for the players. After unsuccessfully waiting for conditions to improve, they declared the Cyclones victorious and cancelled the rest of the game. The scheduled Friday night fireworks on the beach went off but they could not be seen, only heard.
I was also worried about my sister landing here tonight from San Francisco, where fog is the norm. She just called and said that my father who had picked her up got lost and had an accident driving into a median. Everything’s OK except for the car. Conveniently, they are near my uncle’s apartment who has come there. My brother might have to pick them up. All this so my sister can go to her 25th high school reunion tomorrow. She said this is the last time she agrees to be picked up. Next time she takes the train.
I hope you had a restful night after being up so late. Maybe you are still hibernating.
Love,
Rochelle
Dearest Amitji,
How sweet of you to share all those memories? Abhishek`s episode was the funniest one. I could totally picture all of that. Having one in the house myself-A Half panter, almost 2.5 years old.Could totally imagine their obsession with the Bathrooms.
Thanks for rectifying the video ,that wait was killing me,now I can peacefully go to sleep. (After watching it)Watching it on the You Tube is just not the same.
Good to know you are taking good care of your neck carrying the Dog collar with you. How smart is that. I guess I`m finding myself in the similar position too since 2 days. It`s got to be spending so much time on the computer and sleeping habits. Ugh…. It`s killing me.
So happy for you that you are with your dear friend when he`s going through this time to recover and he`ll be happy to see you and be with you too I`m sure. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Amar Singhji.
Pls come back home safely when ever you do.
Take care and shubh ratri,
love
Rani Kothari.
dear amitji,
greetings, it is nice to know that ur in Singapore besides Amar Singhji, i am sure ur presence will hasten the recovery of Amarji, at the same time i hope u will fully recover from the niggles of ur neck pain, as u rightly appreciate Singapore , hope very soon India will also be there, amen!
regds
Gooooooooooooooood MoooooooooooorniiiiiiiiinG Vijay Ji
I miiiiiiiiss U…
Hello Amitji, Do I get to see you in Singapore? Dream come true will be to share a coffee with at Hotel Park or Grand Hyatt very near to Mt. Elizabeth Hospital ( thats where Amar Singhji has been operated) Coffee shop. I would like to meet you and discuss the girl child development project you have undertaken in different parts of India. My dream is to contribute to these kind of proects in India. I dont mind sharing coming from a broken marriage at the age of 23 with a an infant in lap, by the grace of God I today work for a reputed multinational in Singapore looking after employee welfare. My son studies in a reputed boarding school in India..I request if you can spare 30 mins of your time and discuss if I can be of any help in your projects.
Warm regards,
SS.
Hi Sir,
Wishing Amar Singh a speedy recovery. When you get lost in those past memories and describe them, it gets the mind imagining the events you were part of and how fun they must have been. I have a question for you sir. When will you be shooting for Rob Cohen’s next and where? Have a great stay in Singapore.
Regards and Love,
S
Dear bachchan, Your blog is turning out to be a medical journal appraising us of various illnesses that invade our body and keep doctors wealthy and healthy.
Dear Bachchan, your blog gives us information about various travel destinations and some travel tips which make us armchair travellers.
Dear Bachchan, we are treated with excellent writings by you forcing positively some of us to take up writings.
Dear Bachchan, you give us glimpses of your life without charging us a single paisa.
Dear Bachchan, we are reading your blog first and then the newspapers.
Dear Bachchan, we love your emotional outbursts and your philosophical musings.
Last but not least, some of your EF have become familiar to all with their trademark responses like a daily soap actors.
Hello Amit ji
we are prould of you.you are at Singapour and taking care of your friend.we aill pray for Amar Singh Ji speedy recovery. I am computer Eng. working with MNC.Amit ji i have a really good script.i want to share it with you.Script is really nice and different.plz contect me on my mailing address.Sir i ll be waiting for your reply.
We want to snatch a nano second from you to become part of your mental DNA.
These glorious retorts are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words.
“He had delusions of adequacy.”
- Walter Kerr
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire..”
- Winston Churchill
“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”
- Clarence Darrow
“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”
- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.”
- Moses Hadas
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
- Mark Twain
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”
- Oscar Wilde
“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend…. if you have one.”
- George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.” - - Winston Churchill, in response.
“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.”
- Stephen Bishop
“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.”
- John Bright
“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.”
- Irvin S. Cobb
“He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.”
- Samuel Johnson
“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.”
- Paul Keating
“In order to avoid being call ed a flirt, she always yielded easily.”
- Charles, Count Talleyrand
“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him..”
- Forrest Tucker
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?”
- Mark Twain
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.”
- Mae West
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”
- Oscar Wilde
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.. . for support rather than illumination.”
- Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.”
- Groucho Marx
‘There’s nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won’t cure.’
- Jack E. Leonard
‘He has the attention span of a lightning bolt.’
- Robert Redford
‘They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.’
- Thomas Brackett Reed
‘He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.’
- Billy Wilder
‘He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.’
- Abraham Lincoln
‘Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?’
- Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)
‘A modest little person, with much to be modest about. ‘
- Winston Churchill
The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:
She said, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.”
He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.”
“That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”
These famous retorts are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words.
“He had delusions of adequacy.”
- Walter Kerr
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire..”
- Winston Churchill
“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”
- Clarence Darrow
“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”
- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.”
- Moses Hadas
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
- Mark Twain
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”
- Oscar Wilde
“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend…. if you have one.”
- George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.” - - Winston Churchill, in response.
“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.”
- Stephen Bishop
“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.”
- John Bright
“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.”
- Irvin S. Cobb
“He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.”
- Samuel Johnson
“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.”
- Paul Keating
“In order to avoid being call ed a flirt, she always yielded easily.”
- Charles, Count Talleyrand
“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him..”
- Forrest Tucker
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?”
- Mark Twain
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.”
- Mae West
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”
- Oscar Wilde
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.. . for support rather than illumination.”
- Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.”
- Groucho Marx
‘There’s nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won’t cure.’
- Jack E. Leonard
‘He has the attention span of a lightning bolt.’
- Robert Redford
‘They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.’
- Thomas Brackett Reed
‘He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.’
- Billy Wilder
‘He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.’
- Abraham Lincoln
‘Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?’
- Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)
‘A modest little person, with much to be modest about. ‘
- Winston Churchill
The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:
She said, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.”
He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.”
“That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”
hello mr.bachchan,
i am vinod from new jersey,usa……how r u??
like most people,i am a die-hard fan of yours.today,they showed one of your old classics “do anjaane”.i must have seen the movie a million times.it is one of my favorite “amitabh”movies because u r simply outstanding in the movie.it is hard for me to sit thru a 2+ hours indian movie but when we r seeing an amitabh starrer,my family and i sit thru the entire movie and enjoy it immensely.after seeing “do anjaane”for the umpteenth time today,it suddenly struck me why there is never gonna be an AMITABH BACHCHAN again.there are so many movies of yours…zanjeer,deewar,sholay,do anjaane,trishul,black…to name just a few that one never gets tired of watching them again and again and again.sharukh,salman,akshay kumar,amir khan may be good but u watch their movies once and thats it.i dont know what,but there is something mesmerizing about u.of course,your talent is unmatched…but maybe also its your humbleness inspite of your stupendous success!!!u should be a role model for all the successful but arrogant people on this planet.U R CERTAINLY MY HERO AND IDOL!!!!!sir,i salute u.
cont…
Famous Urdu poet and writer and leading criminal lawyer, P.L .Chopra “Naseem”, popularly known as Naseem died about 39 years ago but his memories are still alive in his poetry even today. His son, Anashwar , a lawyer , not only inherited his profession and library but also carried forward his legacy of writing novels.
Lucknow, Nov 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday released a postal stamp in memory of poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan at an impressive function held on the banks of river Gomati.
Addressing the gathering, which incuded the poet’s eldest son and super star Amitabh Bachchan, Vajpayee said Hharivansh Rai Bachchan did not belong to one generation. “His writings have impressed previous generations and will enthrall generations to come.”
“Harivansh Rai’s ‘Madhushala’ is an epic…The poem is full of …
Seeking wine, the drinker leaves home for the tavern.
Perplexed, he asks, “Which path will take me there?”
People show him different ways, but this is what I have to say,
“Pick a path and keep walking. You will find the tavern.”
Hark! The wine gurgles and splashes as it falls from the goblet.
Hark! It sounds like the tinkling of bells on the feet of an intoxicated girl.
We have reached there, a few steps are we from the tavern,
Hark! Hear the laughter of the drinkers, as the fragrance of the tavern wafts through the air.
Call it not lava, though it flows red, like a tongue of flame.
Call it not the blistered heart, for it is only foaming wine.
Lost memories serve the wine, that intoxicates with pain.
If you find happiness in suffering, come to my tavern.
He who has burnt all scriptures with his inner fire,
Has broken temples, mosques and churches with carefree abandon,
And has cut the nooses of pandits, mullahs and priests —
Only he is welcome in my tavern.
Alas, he that with eager lips, has not kissed this wine,
Alas, he that trembling with joy, has not touched a brimming goblet,
He that has not drawn close the coy wine-maiden by her hand,
Has wasted this honey-filled tavern of Life.
My beloved wine-maiden seems a priest; her wine as pure as the Ganga’s waters.
With unbroken pace, she rotates the rosary of wine glasses.
“Drink more! Drink more!” she intones in prayer.
I am Shiva incarnate and this tavern is my temple.
Only once every year, the fires of Holi are lit.
Only once is the game played and are garlands of lamps lit.
But, O, those who are lost in the world, come and see the tavern any day,
The tavern celebrates a Holi, every morning and a Diwali every night.
Whatever the taste on my lips, it tastes like wine.
Whatever the vessel in my hands, it feels like a goblet.
Every face dissolves into the features of my wine-maiden,
And whatever be in front of my eyes, they fill only with visions of the tavern.
Ah, Beautiful, your lovely face is like a crystal bowl,
Whose precious gem is your beauty, sparkling like sweet, intoxicating wine.
I am the wine-maiden and I am the guest.
Where sit we together, there indeed is the tavern.
A mere two days she served me but the young maiden is sulking now.
She fills my goblet and passes it curtly to me.
Her coquetry and charms are lost arts;
All the tavern wishes now is to fulfil its obligations.
Life is short. How much love can I give and how much can I drink?
They say, “He departs,” at the very moment that he is born.
While he is being welcomed, I have seen his farewell being prepared.
They started closing the shutters of the tavern, as soon as they were raised.
O maiden! Which burning heart has been pacified by drinking?
Every drinker repeats only one chant, “More! More!”
Seeking satisfaction, he leaves behind so many desires.
Of how many such hopes is this tavern a tomb?
Yama will come as the wine-maiden and bring his black wine,
Drink, and know no more consciousness, O carefree one.
This is the ultimate trance, the ultimate wine-maiden and the ultimate goblet.
O traveller, drink judiciously, for you will never find the tavern again.
Each day, O companion, spills more wine from my life.
Each day, O fortunate one, this goblet, my body, is burnt.
Each day, O lovely woman, this wine-maiden, my youth, distances itself from me.
Each day, O beauty, this tavern, my Life, is drying up.
When from the earthen jar of my body, the wine of life is emptied,
When the final wine-maiden comes with her bowl of poison,
When my hand forgets the touch of the goblet, and my lips the taste of wine,
Whisper in my ears, “the wine, the goblet, the tavern!”
Touch not my lips with tulasi, but with the goblet, when I die.
Touch not my tongue with the Ganga’s waters, but with wine, when I die.
When you bear my corpse, pallbearers, remember this!
Call not the name of God, but call to the truth that is the tavern.
Weep over my corpse, if you can weep tears of wine.
Sigh dejectedly for me, if you are intoxicated and carefree.
Bear me on your shoulders, if you stumble drunkenly along.
Cremate me on that land, where there once was a tavern.
Pour on my ashes, not ghee, but wine.
Tie to a vine of grapes, not a waterpot, but a wine-goblet.
And when, my darling, you must call guests for the ritual feast,
Do this - call those who will drink and have the tavern opened for them.
If anyone asks my name, say it was, “The Drunkard”.
My work? I drank and passed the goblet to everyone.
O Beloved, if they ask my caste, say only that I was mad.
Say my religion worshipped goblets and then chant with your rosary, “The tavern, the tavern!”
O son, raise not water at my final rites, but wine in your palms.
And sit somewhere, having filled the Ganga with wine.
If you can wet the earth somewhere, my soul will be satisfied.
Offer your libations to your ancestral spirits by reading repeatedly, “The tavern, the tavern.”
– Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Contact : Anashwar Chopra
Mobile : 9991181001 [
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090313/harplus.htm
His son, Anashwar Chopra , a lawyer , not only inherited his profession and library but also carried forward his legacy of writing novels. In a tribute to his father, Anashwar Chopra published a book “Holy Prostitute”, a compilation of short stories written by Naseem, which was released here on March 1, coinciding with the first birth anniversary of his son, Yashwant . The book, released by Deepak Gupta, managing director, Plaza cable group of companies, and SSP, Karnal, Aishwinder Singh Chawla, contains stories written by Naseem over a period spanning four decades. Born in Gujranwala (joint Punjab) on October 5, 1906, PL Chopra graduated from Dyal Singh College , Lahore , before joining government services as Junior Prosecutor in 1929. At the time of partition, he was serving in East Punjab, which happened to be on this side of the Radcliff Award and never returned to his birthplace in West Punjab (now in Pakistan ). After his retirement in 1961 as Prosecution Deputy Superintendent, Karnal, Naseem started practicing criminal law and soon became a leading criminal lawyer in Karnal district. However, his passion for penning down poems and stories in Urdu did not die down and he pursued criminal law and creative art of writing simultaneously with equal zeal till his demise on March 29, 1970. A man of varied interests, Naseem was a member of the Karnal Club and Bazm-E-Sukhan. His first poetry book in Urdu, Aaina-e-dil, was published by leading publishers of Delhi in 1961 and later translated in English under the title “The mirror of heart”. Naseem’s poetry contains the choicest oriental thoughts in pithy and several of his verses on amorous, heroic or philosophical themes have become an oft-quoted quotes to illustrate poignant suspenseful and lifting situations. The devotional element virtually eliminates the dividing link between mundane and the divine and creates a musical impact. The aroma of the oriental past merges into lifting melody and its verses grasp all delicate situations with an unsurpassable thoroughness of smile and metaphors, virtually entrapping nature at its best. Naseem has left behind three sons Madan Mohan Chopra, Inder Mohan Chopra and Anashwar Chopra and three daughters but Anashwar followed his footprints and published four novels in Hindi- “Saanjhe Ki Poonji, Adhoora Anindya, Naari Ki Hatya and Naag Kanya.”
Anashwar Chopra
Mobile : 9991181001
achopra_1001@rediffmail.com
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090313/harplus.htm
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090313/harplus.htm
His son, Anashwar Chopra , a lawyer , not only inherited his profession and library but also carried forward his legacy of writing novels. In a tribute to his father, Anashwar Chopra published a book “Holy Prostitute”, a compilation of short stories written by Naseem, which was released here on March 1, coinciding with the first birth anniversary of his son, Yashwant . The book, released by Deepak Gupta, managing director, Plaza cable group of companies, and SSP, Karnal, Aishwinder Singh Chawla, contains stories written by Naseem over a period spanning four decades. Born in Gujranwala (joint Punjab) on October 5, 1906, PL Chopra graduated from Dyal Singh College , Lahore , before joining government services as Junior Prosecutor in 1929. At the time of partition, he was serving in East Punjab, which happened to be on this side of the Radcliff Award and never returned to his birthplace in West Punjab (now in Pakistan ). After his retirement in 1961 as Prosecution Deputy Superintendent, Karnal, Naseem started practicing criminal law and soon became a leading criminal lawyer in Karnal district. However, his passion for penning down poems and stories in Urdu did not die down and he pursued criminal law and creative art of writing simultaneously with equal zeal till his demise on March 29, 1970. A man of varied interests, Naseem was a member of the Karnal Club and Bazm-E-Sukhan. His first poetry book in Urdu, Aaina-e-dil, was published by leading publishers of Delhi in 1961 and later translated in English under the title “The mirror of heart”. Naseem’s poetry contains the choicest oriental thoughts in pithy and several of his verses on amorous, heroic or philosophical themes have become an oft-quoted quotes to illustrate poignant suspenseful and lifting situations. The devotional element virtually eliminates the dividing link between mundane and the divine and creates a musical impact. The aroma of the oriental past merges into lifting melody and its verses grasp all delicate situations with an unsurpassable thoroughness of smile and metaphors, virtually entrapping nature at its best. Naseem has left behind three sons Madan Mohan Chopra, Inder Mohan Chopra and Anashwar Chopra and three daughters but Anashwar followed his footprints and published four novels in Hindi- “Saanjhe Ki Poonji, Adhoora Anindya, Naari Ki Hatya and Naag Kanya.”
Anashwar Chopra
Mobile : 9991181001
achopra_1001@rediffmail.com
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090313/harplus.htm
One of his inspirational poems, Agneepath (”Path of fire”), was used as the theme (and its title as the title) for the 1991 blockbuster movie featuring his actor son Amitabh Bachchan, as a ruthless mafia don. This movie was a massive success earning Amitabh Bachchan a National Award for his performance. You can see Amitabh narrating the poem through out the movie.
The poem describes the entire gamut of sufferings that the human race had gone through and is going through.
Here is the actual poem - Agneepath:
अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!
वृक्ष हों भले खड़े,
हो घने, हो बड़े,
एक पत्र-छॉंह भी मॉंग मत, मॉंग मत, मॉंग मत!
अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!
तू न थकेगा कभी!
तू न थमेगा कभी!
तू न मुड़ेगा कभी!
कर शपथ! कर शपथ! कर शपथ!
ये महान दृश्य है, चल रहा मनुष्य है,
अश्रु श्वेत् रक्त से,
लथ पथ, लथ पथ, लथ पथ !
अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!
Respected Sir,
how r u sir, i m abhishek from U.P, Sir i have a question from u. this is not only a question this is a voice against a bad tradition in a society. Question is this “IS LOVE A CRIME “. Plz sir put ur comments & send it to my mail ID .plz sir i only want ur thoughts & suggestions on this.
waiting ur reply.
Thanks
Abhishek
Poems (काव्य)
Tera haar (तेरा हार) (1932)
Madhushala (मधुशाला) (1935)
Madhubala (मधुबाला) (1936)
Madhukalash (मधुकलश) (1937)
Nisha Nimantran (निशा निमंत्रण) (1938)
Ekaant Sangeet (एकांत संगीत) (1939)
Aakul Antar (आकुल अंतर) (1943)
Satarangini (सतरंगिनी) (1945)
Halaahal (हलाहल) (1946)
Bengal ka Kaavya (बंगाल का काव्य) (1946)
Khaadi ke Phool (खादी के फूल) (1948)
Soot ki Maala (सूत की माला) (1948)
Milan Yamini (मिलन यामिनी) (1950)
Pranay Patrika (प्रणय पत्रिका) (1955)
Dhaar ke idhar udhar (धार के इधर उधर) (1957)
Aarti aur Angaare (आरती और अंगारे) (1958)
Buddha aur Naachghar (बुद्ध और नाचघर) (1958)
Tribhangima (त्रिभंगिमा) (1961)
Chaar kheme Chaunsath khoonte (चार खेमे चौंसठ खूंटे) (1962)
Do Chattane (दो चट्टानें) (1965)
Bahut din beete (बहुत दिन बीते) (1967)
Kat-ti pratimaaon ki awaaz (कटती प्रतिमाओं की आवाज़) (1968)
Ubharte pratimaano ke roop (उभरते प्रतिमानों के रूप) (1969)
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His son, Anashwar Chopra , a lawyer , not only inherited his profession and library but also carried forward his legacy of writing novels. In a tribute to his father, Anashwar Chopra published a book “Holy Prostitute”, a compilation of short stories written by Naseem, which was released here on March 1, coinciding with the first birth anniversary of his son, Yashwant . The book, released by Deepak Gupta, managing director, Plaza cable group of companies, and SSP, Karnal, Aishwinder Singh Chawla, contains stories written by Naseem over a period spanning four decades. Born in Gujranwala (joint Punjab) on October 5, 1906, PL Chopra graduated from Dyal Singh College , Lahore , before joining government services as Junior Prosecutor in 1929. At the time of partition, he was serving in East Punjab, which happened to be on this side of the Radcliff Award and never returned to his birthplace in West Punjab (now in Pakistan ). After his retirement in 1961 as Prosecution Deputy Superintendent, Karnal, Naseem started practicing criminal law and soon became a leading criminal lawyer in Karnal district. However, his passion for penning down poems and stories in Urdu did not die down and he pursued criminal law and creative art of writing simultaneously with equal zeal till his demise on March 29, 1970. A man of varied interests, Naseem was a member of the Karnal Club and Bazm-E-Sukhan. His first poetry book in Urdu, Aaina-e-dil, was published by leading publishers of Delhi in 1961 and later translated in English under the title “The mirror of heart”. Naseem’s poetry contains the choicest oriental thoughts in pithy and several of his verses on amorous, heroic or philosophical themes have become an oft-quoted quotes to illustrate poignant suspenseful and lifting situations. The devotional element virtually eliminates the dividing link between mundane and the divine and creates a musical impact. The aroma of the oriental past merges into lifting melody and its verses grasp all delicate situations with an unsurpassable thoroughness of smile and metaphors, virtually entrapping nature at its best. Naseem has left behind three sons Madan Mohan Chopra, Inder Mohan Chopra and Anashwar Chopra and three daughters but Anashwar followed his footprints and published four novels in Hindi- “Saanjhe Ki Poonji, Adhoora Anindya, Naari Ki Hatya and Naag Kanya.”
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan
(1907-2003)
……was from India, and am in the Asian category.
Harivansh Rai Bachchan was born in 1907. He completed his studies from the Cambridge University. He was previously educated at the Allahbad University and the Banaras Hindu University. He was the first Indian ever to receive a PhD in English at Cambridge.
Returning in 1954, he taught and was also a radio broadcaster. He has published 75 books, three for children, and also translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into Hindi.
[note: Most people today, however, will perhaps identify him more easily as Amitabh Bachchan's father ]
Madhushala (The Tavern)
Seeking wine, the drinker leaves home for the tavern.
Perplexed, he asks, “Which path will take me there?”
People show him different ways, but this is what I have to say,
“Pick a path and keep walking. You will find the tavern.”
Hark! The wine gurgles and splashes as it falls from the goblet.
Hark! It sounds like the tinkling of bells on the feet of an intoxicated girl.
We have reached there, a few steps are we from the tavern,
Hark! Hear the laughter of the drinkers, as the fragrance of the tavern wafts through the air.
Call it not lava, though it flows red, like a tongue of flame.
Call it not the blistered heart, for it is only foaming wine.
Lost memories serve the wine, that intoxicates with pain.
If you find happiness in suffering, come to my tavern.
He who has burnt all scriptures with his inner fire,
Has broken temples, mosques and churches with carefree abandon,
And has cut the nooses of pandits, mullahs and priests —
Only he is welcome in my tavern.
Alas, he that with eager lips, has not kissed this wine,
Alas, he that trembling with joy, has not touched a brimming goblet,
He that has not drawn close the coy wine-maiden by her hand,
Has wasted this honey-filled tavern of Life.
My beloved wine-maiden seems a priest; her wine as pure as the Ganga’s waters.
With unbroken pace, she rotates the rosary of wine glasses.
“Drink more! Drink more!” she intones in prayer.
I am Shiva incarnate and this tavern is my temple.
Only once every year, the fires of Holi are lit.
Only once is the game played and are garlands of lamps lit.
But, O, those who are lost in the world, come and see the tavern any day,
The tavern celebrates a Holi, every morning and a Diwali every night.
Whatever the taste on my lips, it tastes like wine.
Whatever the vessel in my hands, it feels like a goblet.
Every face dissolves into the features of my wine-maiden,
And whatever be in front of my eyes, they fill only with visions of the tavern.
Ah, Beautiful, your lovely face is like a crystal bowl,
Whose precious gem is your beauty, sparkling like sweet, intoxicating wine.
I am the wine-maiden and I am the guest.
Where sit we together, there indeed is the tavern.
A mere two days she served me but the young maiden is sulking now.
She fills my goblet and passes it curtly to me.
Her coquetry and charms are lost arts;
All the tavern wishes now is to fulfil its obligations.
Life is short. How much love can I give and how much can I drink?
They say, “He departs,” at the very moment that he is born.
While he is being welcomed, I have seen his farewell being prepared.
They started closing the shutters of the tavern, as soon as they were raised.
O maiden! Which burning heart has been pacified by drinking?
Every drinker repeats only one chant, “More! More!”
Seeking satisfaction, he leaves behind so many desires.
Of how many such hopes is this tavern a tomb?
Yama will come as the wine-maiden and bring his black wine,
Drink, and know no more consciousness, O carefree one.
This is the ultimate trance, the ultimate wine-maiden and the ultimate goblet.
O traveller, drink judiciously, for you will never find the tavern again.
Each day, O companion, spills more wine from my life.
Each day, O fortunate one, this goblet, my body, is burnt.
Each day, O lovely woman, this wine-maiden, my youth, distances itself from me.
Each day, O beauty, this tavern, my Life, is drying up.
When from the earthen jar of my body, the wine of life is emptied,
When the final wine-maiden comes with her bowl of poison,
When my hand forgets the touch of the goblet, and my lips the taste of wine,
Whisper in my ears, “the wine, the goblet, the tavern!”
Touch not my lips with tulasi, but with the goblet, when I die.
Touch not my tongue with the Ganga’s waters, but with wine, when I die.
When you bear my corpse, pallbearers, remember this!
Call not the name of God, but call to the truth that is the tavern.
Weep over my corpse, if you can weep tears of wine.
Sigh dejectedly for me, if you are intoxicated and carefree.
Bear me on your shoulders, if you stumble drunkenly along.
Cremate me on that land, where there once was a tavern.
Pour on my ashes, not ghee, but wine.
Tie to a vine of grapes, not a waterpot, but a wine-goblet.
And when, my darling, you must call guests for the ritual feast,
Do this - call those who will drink and have the tavern opened for them.
If anyone asks my name, say it was, “The Drunkard”.
My work? I drank and passed the goblet to everyone.
O Beloved, if they ask my caste, say only that I was mad.
Say my religion worshipped goblets and then chant with your rosary, “The tavern, the tavern!”
O son, raise not water at my final rites, but wine in your palms.
And sit somewhere, having filled the Ganga with wine.
If you can wet the earth somewhere, my soul will be satisfied.
Offer your libations to your ancestral spirits by reading repeatedly, “The tavern, the tavern.”
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Mrudu bhaavo ke anguro ki
aaj bana laaya haala
priyatam, apne haatho se
aaj pilaaonga pyaala ;
pehle bhog laga loo tujhko
fir prasad jag paayega
sabase pehle tera swagat
karti meri madhushala
The author here welcomes the reader to his book by telling him/her that he has made this wine(book) with great care and love just for him/her and that he will himself offer this wine.
Pyaas tujhe to, vishv tapaakar
poorn nikaalonga haala,
ek paanv se saaki bankar
naachunga lekar pyaala
jeevan ki madhuta to tere
upar kab ka vaar chuka
aaj nyochavar kar doonga mai
tujh par jag ki madhushaala
The poet here again is telling the reader that he will go to any extents, like boiling this world to make wine or dance on one leg with an empty cup, to make this collection of Madhushala pleasing to the reader
Priyatam, tu meri haala hai,
mai tera pyaasa pyaala,
apne ko mujhme bharkar
tubanta hai peenevaala;
mai tujhko chak chalka karta
mast mujhe pee tu hota
ek doosre ko ham dono
aaj paraspar madhushala
The poet says that the reader is the wine and he himself is the cup and by filling the cup , the reader will become an alcoholic . Also by having the reader(wine), the author (cup) is brimming with joy and that the book(Madhushala) is incomplete without the author and the reader
Bhavukta angur latha se
kheench kalpana ki haala
kavi saaki bankar aaya hai
bharkar kavita ka pyaala
kabhi na kan bhar khaali hoga
lakh piye do laakh piye
paathak gan hai peene vaali
pusthak meri madhushala
The authors asks the reader to let his imaginations run wild,as if u r drunk while reading this book. The author says he is the wine-bearer and he is passing on his poetry(wine-filled cup) in this Madhushala (world). The author here is praising himself by saying that even if u have(read) this wine(poetry) million times it will not go empty (with meaning). He finally reveals that this book is the Madhushala and the readers are the drinkers.
Madhur bhaavnaaon ki su-madhuar
nitya banaata hoon haala
bharta hoon is madhu se apne
antar ka pyaasa pyaala
utha kalpana ke haatho se
svayam use pee jaata hoon
apne hee mein hoon mai saaki,
peene vaala , Madhushala
The author says that he has been making wine(poetry) of all the nice feelings and experiences of his life. He has been filling his inner self with this wine and has been consuming it through his imaginations. The authors declares that he himself is the wine-bearer, drinker and the Madhushala
Notes
When the book was first published in 1935, Harivansh Rai Bachchan found himself famous overnight. Since then the original Hindi version has been translated
into English, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam. It has been set to music and choreographed and performed by celebrated Indian dancers. The full poem contains 135 verses. [ ed: The 20 translated above are from the popular musical rendition of the poem by Manna Dey and Bachchan Sr. himself. ]
The poem shows traces of the Persian Sufi style and is patterned, to some extent, on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Bachchan, who has translated the Rubaiyat into Hindi, has acknowledged the Persian influence in his work and indeed it is this aspect of his poetry that sets it apart form the work of the major Hindi poets of our time.
The range of the 135 verses of Madhushala is wide: wine and the tavern or wine-house serve as the basic metaphors in the poem and symbolise the fillness
and intoxication of life as well as its pain and frustration. Love, Beauty, Pain, Sorrow, Death — all of these and more are woven into the rich texture
of the poem. Madhushala embodies the entire philosophy of Bachchan: the passionate yearning of the soul for beauty ending only in frustration, the pathetic scarcity and transience of beauty in the world, the agony of disillusionment, the inevitability of death and a stoic acceptance of fatalism as the only armour for the soul — these are the themes of not only Madhushalabut of all of Bachchan’s poetry.
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सन 1935 में मधुशाला के प्रकाशन के साथ ही हरिवंश राय बच्चन का नाम शायद हिन्दी के सबसे लोकप्रिय कवियों में शुमार हो गया। बच्चन जी ने बडे धैर्य और सच्चाई के साथ सीधी-सादी भाषा और शैली में सहज कल्पनाशीलता और जीवन्त बिम्बों से सजाकर सँवारकर अनूठे गीत हिन्दी को दिये। मधुशाला की खूबी है कि यह सिर्फ शराब-सौंदर्य की बातें नहीं करती बल्कि यह जीवन, सौंदर्य, उसकी सार्थकता और उसकी नश्वरता के बारे में भी बताती है। यहां प्रस्तुत हैं मधुशाला से ली गई कुछ चुनिंदा रचनाएं, इन्हें आप गुनगुना भी सकते हैं।
1.
मदिरालय जाने को घर से चलता है पीनेवाला
‘किस पथ से जाऊँ? ‘ असमंजस में है वह भोलाभाला
अलग- अलग पथ बतलाते सब, पर मैं यह बतलाता हूँ -
‘राह पकड़ तू एक चला चल, पा जाएगा मधुशाला
2.
लाल सुरा की धार लपट सी कह न इसे देना ज्वाला
फ़ेनिल मदिरा है, मत इसको कह देना उर का छाला
ददर् नशा है इस मदिरा का विगतस्मृतियाँ साकी हैं
पीड़ा में आनंद जिसे हो, आये मेरी मधुशाला
3.
लालायित अधरों से जिसने, हाय, नहीं चूमी हाला
हषर्- विकंपित कर से जिसने हा, न छुआ मधु का प्याला
हाथ पकड़ लज्जित साकी का पास नहीं जिसने खींचा
व्यर्थ सुखा डाली जीवन की उसने मधुमय मधुशाला
4.
अधरों पर हो कोई भी रस जिह्वा पर लगती हाला
भाजन हो कोई हाथों में लगता रक्खा है प्याला
हर सूरत साकी की सूरत में परिवतिर्त हो जाती
आँखों के आगे हो कुछ भी, आँखों में है मधुशाला
5.
दो दिन ही मधु मुझे पिलाकर ऊब उठी साकीबाला
भरकर अब खिसका देती है वह मेरे आगे प्याला
नाज़, अदा, अंदाजों से अब, हाय पिलाना दूर हुआ
अब तो कर देती है केवल फर्ज-अदाई मधुशाला
6.
छोटे- से जीवन में कितना प्यार करूँ, पी लूँ हाला
आने के ही साथ जगत में कहलाया ‘ जानेवाला’
स्वागत के ही साथ विदा की होती देखी तैयारी
बंद लगी होने खुलते ही मेरी जीवन- मधुशाला
7.
यम आयेगा साकी बनकर साथ लिए काली हाला
पी न होश में फ़िर आएगा सुरा- विसुध यह मतवाला
यह अंतिम बेहोशी, अंतिम साकी, अंतिम प्याला है
पथिक, प्यार से पीना इसको फ़िर न मिलेगी मधुशाला
बच्चन जी
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Madhushala” a eternal creation by Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan was a craze and whenever Mr.Harivansh Rai Bachhan presented it on Stage the audience became so personally involved in it that the entire Hall seemed to be swayed under the influence of the message in it.
Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan shared closer relations with the Nehru family, the first Prime Minister of India and continued for years with the next Gandhi families of Indiraji, Sanjayji, Rajivji and Soniaji. Still their generation has maintained the relationship.
His bungalow at New Delhi, was always full of Poets, Writers, Intellectuals and Journalists. His wife, Mrs.Teji Bachhan stood by her husband in every step and their parental influence evidently took their children, Amitabh and Ajitabh Bachhan to greater heights.
I am fortunate to get their love and attention. This photograph was taken at New Delhi in their Bungalow during the days when Amitabh Bachhan and his younger brother were looking for career options or opportunity.
Indian poet (b. Nov. 27, 1907, Allahabad, United Provinces [now Uttar Pradesh], India—d. Jan. 18, 2003, Mumbai [Bombay], Maharashtra, India), was one of the most acclaimed Hindi-language poets of the 20th century. His long lyric poem Madhushala (The House of Wine), published in 1935, brought him legions of fans. Bachchan’s public readings were attended by thousands of people, and the still-popular work was translated into English as well as many other Indian languages and was performed onstage and set to music. He continued to write poetry while teaching English at Allahabad University and working to promote the Hindi language in the government of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In the 1970s, Bachchan published a four-part autobiography, which also created a stir in the literary world; an abridged English translation, In the Afternoon of Time, appeared in 1998. In his later years his fame was eclipsed by that of his son, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.
Teji Bachchan, his second wife performed the role of Lady Macbeth who meets with a tragic end. In fact, when his first wife Shyama died in 1936, it sent him into a creative stupor for over a year. He was released from personal grief only after his marriage to Teji in 1942.
Harivanshrai Bachchan, Doyen of Hindi Literature, Passes Away
(January 19, 2003)
MUMBAI: Harivanshrai Bachchan, a doyen of Hindi poetry and megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s father, died at his residence in Mumbai late on Saturday night after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife Teji Bachchan and sons Amitabh and Ajitabh. The 96-year-old poet had been suffering from respiratory problems for quite some time and was in a critical condition for the last few days.
When the end came, all family members of the poet, including son Amitabh, daughter-in-law Jaya and grandson Abhishek were at his bedside. Leading film personalities, friends and admirers made a beeline at ‘Pratiksha’, the bungalow of super-star Amitabh Bachchan, to to pay their respects. “Our country has lost a great poet. And the family has lost a senior member whose blessings and protection will always be missed,” said actor and director Anupam Kher. “Harivanshrai was a great hero of a literary era. With him it is an era that has come to an end,” said Amar Singh, general secretary, Samajwadi Party, and a close friend of the Bachchans.
Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan burst upon the horizon of Hindi poetry as a bright star in 1935 with his critically acclaimed ‘Madhushala, a 142 verse piece, which many have compared to the brilliant ‘Rubaiyyat’ of Omar Khayyam. He was to carve out another niche for himself decades later with his autobiography in four volumes, beginning with ‘Kya Bhoolun Kya Yaad Karoon’ regarded till date as a literary masterpiece.
Born in Allahabad on November 27, 1907, Bachchan was the first Indian to obtain a Phd in English literature from Cambridge University. On his return, he worked as a teacher for a year and after a short stint as a producer at All India Radio, he joined the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi as an Officer on Special Duty in 1955. He remained there for about ten years and was intimately associated with the evolution of Hindi as the official language. In recognition of his contribution to the world of literature and Hindi language, he was nominated to the Upper House of Parliament in 1966. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan, one among the country’s highest civilian decorations, Soviet Land Nehru Prize, Afro-Asian Writers’ Conference Lotus Prize besides many literary honours.
His early writings consisted of the famous triology of Madhushala, Madhubala and Madhukalash, noted for their profound sensitivity and simple diction. This was followed by some of his finest lyrical poetry. He has about 30 collections of poems to his credit.
Wife - Mrs. Teji Bachchan, Two sons - Amitabh and Ajitabh, Daughter-in-law - Jaya Baduri Bachchan, Grandchildren - Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan
“Madhushala” an eternal creation by Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan was a craze and whenever Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachhan presented it on Stage the audience became so personally involved in it that the entire Hall seemed to be swayed under the influence of the message in it.
Born in a middle-class family at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on 27 November 1907, Bachchan graduated from the Allahabad University in 1929, and very soon he was drawn into the vortex of the freedom struggle. Having a short stint as a journalist, he had joined as a teacher in the local Agarwal Vidyalaya. Alongwith the teaching job he had pursued his studies and obtained both M.A. and B.T.
He joined the Allahabad University as a Research Scholar and later in 1941 a Lecturer in English Literature. Taking a sabbatical from the University, he went to Cambridge University for his doctoral work on “W.B. Yeats and Occultism.” He was the first Indian to acquire a Ph.D in English Literature from Cambridge. Completing his research he joined to his alma mater and after a short stint, Bachchan joined AIR, Allahabad, as Producer for sometime. At the behest of Jawaharlal Nehru, he joined the Hindi Cell in the Union Ministry of External Affairs as an OSD in 1955 to translate official documents from English into Hindu which he had continued till his retirement.
Undeterred by criticism and steeled by domestic difficulties like financial worries, loneliness, which was compounded by the untimely death of his first wife Shyama, Harivansh Rai continued to write, combining mature subtlety with discretion. His marriage with Teji Suri changed the course of his life and, by his own admission, his poetry. His creative career, which began in 1932 and continued till 1995, was a 63-year literary journey.
Tera Har was his first collection lyrics. With the publication of Madhushala (House of Mead, 1935), a literary masterpiece of Bachchan, a rhapsody on wine and joy of living, his position as a major Hindi poet was firmly established. He burst upon the horizon of Hindi poetry as a bright star one evening in 1935 with his recitation of Madhushala, a cry straight from the soul of a young man who had suffered much, to a huge audience, unfolding to listeners an enchanting world with rings of Omar Khayyam. Longing for an eternal union with his beautiful beloved, the poem employs a range of symbols, especially that of wine, much as in the tradition of Persian poetry. (The meaning of these symbols of operates at many levels.)
His Style
The influence of Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyaat and its style he had written two other long poems, completing a trilogy with Madhushala, Madhubala (1936), and Madhukalash (1937).
The underlying message of these three collections was the meaninglessness of the sordid worldly ambitions, greed acquisitiveness, bigotry and intolerance in religion, morality and behaviour. In a sad poetic irony, Harivansh Rai boldly challenged sickening conventionalism and moralist and thus, gave to Hindi poetry an entirely new dimension.
The death of Shyama had a profound effect on his psyche, shattering all his hopes and dreams. His feelings of deep grief and pessimism were expressed through Nisha Nimatran (Invitation to Night, 1938), collection of a hundred lyrics. Harivansh had tried to evolve his own version of sonnet and in harmony with its own poetic style. Instead of following the traditional pattern of octave and sextet, his lyrics consisted of 13 lines suited to Hindi language. Beginning with a cry of loneliness and ending with an assurance, the basic imagery of these lyrics were linked with the darkness and the light symbolising his grief and hope.
The poet had expressed his inner feelings in terms of the outer world, thus creating a universe of symbols. In the words of Mathur, “Nisha Nimatran will remain a highly moving poetic document of tragedy and suffering.
In the entire modern Hindi poetry there is no work like Nisha Nimatran, which has portrayed grief or the sense of a tragic void in life so profoundly.”
Ekant Sangeet (Son of Loneliness, 1939), following Nisha Nimatran, was written during the period of 1938-39 when he was passing through a mental crisis. The lyrics reflect his sensitive mood oand the grim phase of his life. The collection marks the pinnacle of his poetic power and manifests the destiny of love-lorn grief and the experience of extreme loneliness.
The poet had written that the darkness in which he had entered in Nisha Nimatran had led him to listen to the Ekant Sangeet, the song of solitude, and the music led him to Akul Antara (The Restless Heart, 1943). With the publication of Akul Antara the first phase of his writing had come to a close.
Moved by Bengal Famine
Satrangee (The Rainbow) was published in 1945. The Bengal Famine in 1943 caused Harivansh to move away from his earlier concerns. His new involvement in the human predicament resulted in the collection Bangla ka Kal (The Fate of Bengal, 1946). Bhupendranath Das translated the volume into Bengali in 1948. Aware of human suffering and a sensibility sharpened by private grief, in the same year (1946) he published Halahal.
The Happy Mood
Harivansh Rai expressed a happy mood after a long time, in 1950s, after publishing Milan Yamini (1950) and Pranav Patrika (1955), named after Tulsidas’s Vinay Patrika. The poems of these two volumes had transcended the sensuousness of his early poems. Ghar ke Idhar Udhar (1957) was a work of transition in which the poet was gradually returning to share the glory of his clan and family. In the next collection, Arati Aur Angare (1958), he celebrated his return to one’s own heritage. However, with the publication of these poems his first phase of writing, in real sense, ended.
In his later works he charts his path from loneliness and futility of existence to the emerging joys of life. The element of irony returns in another form in his poems after 1958, the first manifestation being in Buddha aur Nachghar (Buddha and the Dance Hall). In his own opinion Buddha aur Nachghar was the turning point of his poetic career, as he was able to express the seen and anger of the society around him. In Tribhangima, Char Kheme Chaunsath Khoonte, Roop aur Awaz, and Bahut Din Beete he had experimented with the language of folklore. Bachchan moved on to social satire in these volumes. This time he was more concerned with contemporary life, the hollowness and villainy in society and politics. His desire was to live a full-blooded life on this earth, which is quite evident in his poems. This quality of the poet had made his the most liked and loved poet of Hindi.
Do Chattanen
Harivansh Rai’s Do Chattanen (Two Rocks, 1965), contains fifty-three poems. Written between 1962-64, this collection of poems received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968. Alongwith a number of other poems, the most important is the title poem ‘Do Chattanen or Sisyphus vs Hanuman’. The poet presents two points of view of life by using Sisyphus, the symbolic character from the Greek mythology, and Hanuman as symbols. Both Sisyphus and Hanuman aspire to become immortal, but their means are different. The former symbolizes the faithless western man of 20th century and the latter immortality through devotion, absolute faith and humanity.
Besides this long poem, the poet reacts to so many things during his seventh decade such as the Chinese aggression, Nehru’s death, anger of youth, his old age, contemporary literary scene, academics, etc., in the rest of the work. “For its vigour of expression and maturity of outlook, the book has been hailed as an outstanding contribution to contemporary Hindi literature”, says the Award citation. However, the poems of Do Chattanen represent clarity of meaning and lucidity of expression of Bachchan’s poetry.
All the experimental poems, including 76 poems chosen from a poetic career of 50 years, Kavitai ki Adhisadi, was published in 1981.
The influence of Mahatma Gandhi on Hindi writers has been distinctly profound during the decades following the Satyagraha (1921) and before the end of the Second World War. And Bachchan too has not escaped from it. He had brought out his collection on Gandhi, called Khadi Ke Phool (1948), in collaboration with Sumitranandan Pant, which contains 93 poems of Bachchan and 15 of Pant. Both the poets had paid homage to Gandhi. Besides, he himself had written a collection of poetic tribute to the Mahatma in Soot ki Maal, mourning the death of Gandhi. Both these books on Gandhian themes are of great poetic value.
However, the poetry of Harivansh Rai had brought range, delicacy of feeling, ruggedness, ease and strength to the romantic lyric. Being born in a family known for its scholarship in Persian and its devotion to Vaishnav faith, his poetry combines the best of Sanskrit and Persio-Arabiv poetic traditions. He had set a model of lyricism in Hindi and his contribution in changing the temper, approach and style of poetry during the 30s has been very significant.
The varied influences of Kabir, Keats, Tagore and Omar Khayyam were evident throughout his poetry, as also a deep appreciation of Shakespeare. He had also translated Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Othello, sixty-four Russian poems into Hindi entitled Chaunsath Rusi Kavitayen and 101 poems of W.B. Yeats. For his Hindi translation of Russian poems he was honoured with Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1966.
Bachchan had also translated the Bhagvadgeeta in Awadhi entitled Janageeta (1958) and also in modern Hindi, Nagargeeta (1966). Some of his selected poems have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. Besides, he had written essays, travelogues, and edited several volumes of his own poetry and that of his contemporaries. He has contributed to the Indian film Industry with his songs ‘Rang barse’ from Yash Chopra’s ‘Silsila’ (1981) and ‘Koi gata main so jata’ for the movie ‘Aalap’ (1977).
The great achievement of Harivansh Rai in prose writing was his autobiography in four volumes Naye Purane Jharokhe (Windows New and Old) beginning with Kya Bhoolon Kya Yaad Karoon (What to Forget and What to Remember). Considered as a seminal work which was to carve out another niche for himself, the work is distinguished by its graceful confession and intimate account of his innermost feelings in situations of great tragic dimensions.
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How are you sir ? May GOD bless to Mr. AMAR SINGH JI will get well soon.
Good to know some unknown information about you and shashi kapoor sir of
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Amitabh Bachchan Biography
Son of well known poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan. He has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets - his deep baritone voice - which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Amitabh made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife-to-be Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back. He married Jaya Bhaduri, an actress in her own rights, he has two kids, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta has been married, lives a non-filmy life and has a child. Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to decide to run for seat in the Congress from his hometown but had to leave midterm because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he were implicated in the now infamous “Bofors” case along with the U.K. based Hinduja Brothers. After a four year break, he was back in the unsuccessful Mrityudaata (1997), a comeback which the actor wanted to forget. Critics written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 Crores rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Amitabh lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called “Kaun Banega Crorepati?” (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) and Baghban (2003) and his most recent Khakee (2004), a 60 plus Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.His son Abhishek is also an actor by his own rights. Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting Abhishek married to Karishma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhi Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off.Now Ajitabh and the rest of the family have recently consulted an astrologer and compared the astrological charts of former Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, with that of Abhishek, hoping that they are compatible, and if so, Amitabh may get his only son married around September, 2006. However, a number of events contributed to the delay, as prayers and Havans were performed to remove any doubts about Aishwarya being a Manglik, and finally both youngsters were formally engaged on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Bombay, with the marriage taking place at the Bachchan residence on April 20, 2007.Currently, he is one of the most busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on, especially on Sahara One. Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the “Angry Young Man”. of Bollywood.
He launched a multi-faceted commercial enterprise known simply as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, or ABCL. ABCL is engaged in production, distribution and all other aspects of the movie industry.
Had a very close association with the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi (also Prime Minister) and he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home town of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in the infamous Swedish Bofors Gun deal scandal along with Rajiv Gandhi, the U.K. based Hinduja brothers, and others.
Was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant.
While filming Coolie (1983/I) he received a near fatal injury. He was hospitalised and the Indian press issued daily bulletins on his health.
Was a former stage actor, radio announcer and freight company executive in Calcutta, India.
Went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned a double MA degree.
When he was just trying to get a break in movies he was told to soften his ‘deep’ voice. However it was soon realised that his deep rich voice was excellent for narration. He has provided narrations for several films.
Suffered from a rare muscular disorder known as myasthenia gravis.Father of Abhishek Bachchan Is a vegetarian
Presenter of Kaun Banega Crorepati, India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire
The first Asian actor having a wax model of his likeness displayed at Madame Tussaud’s in London, UK
Highest paid Bollywood actor in the film industry.
Was named Actor of the Millennium in a BBC News Poll ahead of such luminaries as Charlie Chaplin, Sir Lawrence Olivier, and Marlon Brando.
Was considered ‘finished’ in the late nineties after super star status for 20 years, a string of flops and failed political and business ambitions. But made an unexpected comeback as host of the popular TV quiz series “Kaun Banega Crorepati?” (2000) which put him right back on the number one spot of Bollywood actors over 40, reaffirming his reputation as the living legend of Indian cinema with a new series of high profile films (Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) etc.)
Formed a popular screen couple with Rekha
He also sung in many movies such as Laawaris, Toofan and Silsila.
Became a grandfather in 1997 when his daughter Shweta gave birth to a daughter, Navya Naveli Nanda.
Works with the Indian government’s media campaign to publicize the National Immunization Days and encourage people to take their children to be vaccinated against polio and other deadly diseases.Son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who passed away in January 2003.Suffers from asthma.His favourite screen name is Vijay, which he had as his character name in over 20 movies.
His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was considering naming him ‘Inquilab’ (which means ‘revolution’) before settling down for Amitabh which means ‘brilliance unlimited’.
On his 61st birthday, he relaunched ABCL as AB Corp. ABCL had to be closed after debts of more than millions of rupees. However, Amitabh has decided to relaunch it with a name change.Actress Nirupa Roy is mostly cast as his mother and last time she featured was in Lal Baadshah (1999).Has a double M.A. (Master of Arts) degree.
The facial caricature of the Indian comic book character ‘Supremo’ is based upon him.
Following a near fatal accident while shooting Coolie (1983/I), during which he suffered internal bleeding and required 17 bottles of blood, he became a champion for the cause of encouraging more people to donate blood.
Singer Sudesh Bhonsle dubs his voice for playback songs in many movies.
At the age of 58, he jumped from a height of 30 feet, along with co-star Manoj Bajpai, for his 2001 movie Aks (2001).
In 1996, he released an album called “Aby Baby”. This album was released under ABCL and featured songs like “Eer Bir Phatte” and remixes of his songs from his early movies “O Saathi Re” and “Kabhi Kabhi”. “Eer Bir Phatte” was inspired by one of his famous dialogues in his movie _Adalat (1976/I)_ .
In 1984, he was honored by the Indian government with the Padma Shri Award for his outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry.
He is the only actor who achieved at least one hit every year for 15 consecutive years - from 1972 in Bombay to Goa (1972) to 1986 in Aakhree Raasta (1986).
He has played double and triple roles in a number of films. His double role starrers include _Adalat (1976/I)_ , Don (1978), Kasme Vaade (1978), The Great Gambler (1979), _Bemisaal (1982)_ , Desh Premee (1982), Satte Pe Satta (1982), Aakhree Raasta (1986), Toofan (1989), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Lal Baadshah (1999) and Sooryavansham (1999). Mahaan (1983) had the superstar in a triple role.
He was closely associated with Indira Gandhi, the former Indian Prime Minister, and her son, Rajiv Gandhi. It was Mrs. Gandhi who wrote a letter of introduction for Amitabh, and that’s how he got his break in Bollywood.
He was the original choice to play a role in Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003), which he declined and was finally played by Om Puri
His survival and his success could in short be termed best in his wife’s own words that “Amit ji is a loner !”
Although Amitabh Bachchan’s Immaan Dharam (1977) proved to be a disaster, the producer went ahead and announced Asmaan with Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, with Mohan Kumar in the director’s seat. Salim-Javed, who had penned the script of Immaan Dharam, were scripting Asmaan as well. However, the film was shelved subsequently.
Rakesh Kumar, who had directed Khoon Pasina (1977), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) and Yaarana (1981), had turned producer and announced Charlie, with Amitabh Bachchan enacting the title role. Padmini Kolhapure had been cast opposite the Big B. However, the project never got made.
Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar were seen on screen for the first time in Ramesh Sippy’s Shakti (1982). But much before Shakti happened, Eagle Films had signed Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Amjad Khan for their new project, which was to be directed by Yash Chopra. However, the project did not materialize subsequently.
In 1976 Amitabh Bachchan was to star in Manoj Kumar’s Naya Bharat, alongside Amitabh it was also supposed to star Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman and Rishi Kapoor. The film was shelved subsequently.
Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri were teamed in Tala Chabi, produced by Romu Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. One of the foremost character actors then, Pran, had been signed to enact the main villain’s role. An official announcement was made in April 1982. The movie never took off.
Amitabh Bachchan was supposed to play one of the lead roles in Shashi Kapoor’s Utsav (1984) however; Amitabh opted out of the film. Shashi Kapoor replaced him.
Amitabh Bachchan was the first choice of Rakesh Roshan’s King Uncle (1993). But since the actor wasn’t signing films then, Roshan opted for Jackie Shroff.
Prakash Mehra was planning on making Chankaya Chanddragupta and had signed Amitabh Bachchan for the main role. The movie was shelved.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra wanted Amitabh Bachchan to play the lead role of Inspector Inayat Khan in Mission Kashmir (2000). The reason why Amitabh Bachchan declined the role was because of his commitment to Yash Chopra’s Mohabbatein (2000).
Kader Khan wanted to direct him as the lead hero in Jaahil, unfortunately the movie was never made.
He hates the word Bollywood, the word that describes the Hindi film industry.Is teetotalOn 31 October 2006, he shocked the unit of a forthcoming movie Shootout at Lokhandwala by recording 23 scenes in 5 hours. Achieving this feat was unheard of.
His daughter, Shweta, is married to Nikhil Nanda, who is the grandson of Raj Kapoor. (Raj Kapoor’s daughter, Ritu, took on the last name of Nanda when she married Rajan).
His daughter, Shweta, was born on March 17th
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Hi Good Morning’
Sir’ Do you at all sleep??
Take Care”
Regards,
Vaishali Shet
PRANAM GURUJI , AAP KA PITH(BACK) KA DARD JALD HI THIK HO JAYEGA. AAP KI UMRA LAMBI HO, AAP KE GHAR KI JO PHOTO THI WOH “SARKAR” FILM KI YAAD DILA RAHI THI. AAP MAIN BAHUT HI AABHA MANDAL HAI. AAP BAHUT HI SHANDAR DIKH RAHE THE. EK SAMSYA HAI, AAP NE JO VIDEO POST KI HAI, USKO ABHI HUM DEKHNE MAIN ASMARTH HAIN.
hi
Birth Name : Amit Shrivastava
Date of Birth : 11 October 1942
Place of Birth : Allahabad, India
Height : 6′ 3
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Actor
Nicknames : Aby Baby, Big A, BIG B, Munna, One Man Industry, Angry Young Man, Bollywood’s Shahenshah, Ami
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Dear Boss,
Good morning, Ni How Maa? (How are you? in Chinese) As you know very well from our earlier conversation, I spent considerable time in Singapore almost nine years and Singapore was my first overseas work trip some 20+ years back, was there two years back with family too.
But now its all changed, people have changed a lot, I still do not understand why cant they SMILE.
There’s a very old orang uttan in Singapore with a name Lee Kuan Yew, no one must miss seeing it.
Convey my best wishes to Shri.Amar Singh Ji, praying for his faster recovery, also please tell him that I will keep my promise.
Best regards,
Pratap Singh Tomer
Qatar - 07:32 am
ज़मीन पर थमे पाँव आपके ,पर व्यक्तित्व ने है आसमान को जा छूआ.
सदा रहे बस आप स्वस्थ ,दिल से निकलती है आपके लिए ये दुआ .
Hi
Arguably India’s greatest ever superstar.
He launched a multi-faceted commercial enterprise known simply as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, or ABCL. ABCL is engaged in production, distribution and all other aspects of the movie industry.
Had a very close association with the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi (also Prime Minister) and he was elected to parliament with a huge majority from his home town of Allahabad. But his stint in politics did not last long and he was implicated in the infamous Swedish Bofors Gun deal scandal along with Rajiv Gandhi and others.
Was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant.
While filming Coolie (1983/I) he received a near fatal injury. He was hospitalised and the Indian press issued daily bulletins on his health.
Was a former stage actor, radio announcer and freight company executive in Calcutta, India.
Went to Sherwood College, a boarding school in the hill-station town of Nainital, and from there to Delhi University where he earned a double MA degree.
When he was just trying to get a break in movies he was told to soften his ‘deep’ voice. However it was soon realised that his deep rich voice was excellent for narration. He has provided narrations for several films.
Suffered from a rare muscular disorder known as myasthenia gravis.
Father of Abhishek Bachchan
Is a vegetarian
Presenter of Kaun Banega Crorepati, India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire
The first Asian actor having a wax model of his likeness displayed at Madame Tussaud’s in London, UK
Highest paid Bollywood actor in the film industry.
Was named Actor of the Millennium in a BBC News Poll ahead of such luminaries as Charlie Chaplin, Sir Lawrence Olivier, and Marlon Brando.
Was considered ‘finished’ in the late nineties after super star status for 20 years, a string of flops and failed political and business ambitions. But made an unexpected comeback as host of the popular TV quiz series “Kaun Banega Crorepati?” (2000) which put him right back on the number one spot of Bollywood actors over 40, reaffirming his reputation as the living legend of Indian cinema with a new series of high profile films (Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) etc.)
Formed a popular screen couple with Rekha
He also sung in many movies such as Laawaris, Toofan and Silsila.
Became a grandfather in 1997 when his daughter Shweta gave birth to a daughter, Navya Naveli Nanda.
Works with the Indian government’s media campaign to publicize the National Immunization Days and encourage people to take their children to be vaccinated against polio and other deadly diseases.
Son of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who passed away in January 2003.
Suffers from asthma.
His favourite screen name is Vijay, which he had as his character name in over 20 movies.
His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was considering naming him ‘Inquilab’ (which means ‘revolution’) before settling down for Amitabh which means ‘brilliance unlimited’.
On his 61st birthday, he relaunched ABCL as AB Corp. ABCL had to be closed after debts of more than millions of rupees. However, Amitabh has decided to relaunch it with a name change.
Actress Nirupa Roy is mostly cast as his mother and last time she featured was in Lal Baadshah (1999).
Has a double M.A. (Master of Arts) degree.
The facial caricature of the Indian comic book character ‘Supremo’ is based upon him.
Following a near fatal accident while shooting Coolie (1983/I), during which he suffered internal bleeding and required 17 bottles of blood, he became a champion for the cause of encouraging more people to donate blood.
Not common nowadays, but when he used to play title roles, the credits always displayed “Amitabh Bachchan as” or “Amitabh Bachchan in and as” and then the title of the film would come up.
Singer Sudesh Bhonsle dubs his voice for playback songs in many movies.
At the age of 58, he jumped from a height of 30 feet, along with co-star Manoj Bajpai, for his 2001 movie Aks (2001).
In 1996, he released an album called “Aby Baby”. This album was released under ABCL and featured songs like “Eer Bir Phatte” and remixes of his songs from his early movies “O Saathi Re” and “Kabhi Kabhi”. “Eer Bir Phatte” was inspired by one of his famous dialogues in his movie Adalat (1976/I).
In 1984, he was honored by the Indian government with the Padma Shri Award for his outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry.
He is the only actor who achieved at least one hit every year for 15 consecutive years - from 1972 in Bombay to Goa (1972) to 1986 in Aakhree Raasta (1986).
He has played double and triple roles in a number of films. His double role starrers include Adalat (1976/I), Don (1978), Kasme Vaade (1978), The Great Gambler (1979), Bemisaal (1982), Desh Premee (1982), Satte Pe Satta (1982), Aakhree Raasta (1986), Toofan (1989), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Lal Baadshah (1999) and Sooryavansham (1999). Mahaan (1983) had the superstar in a triple role.
He was closely associated with Indira Gandhi, the former Indian Prime Minister, and her son, Rajiv Gandhi. It was Mrs. Gandhi who wrote a letter of introduction for Amitabh, and that’s how he got his break in Bollywood.
He was the original choice to play a role in Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003), which he declined and was finally played by Om Puri
His survival and his success could in short be termed best in his wife’s own words that “Amit ji is a loner !”
Although Amitabh Bachchan’s Immaan Dharam (1977) proved to be a disaster, the producer went ahead and announced Asmaan with Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, with Mohan Kumar in the director’s seat. Salim-Javed, who had penned the script of Immaan Dharam, were scripting Asmaan as well. However, the film was shelved subsequently.
Rakesh Kumar, who had directed Khoon Pasina (1977), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) and Yaarana (1981), had turned producer and announced Charlie, with Amitabh Bachchan enacting the title role. Padmini Kolhapure had been cast opposite the Big B. However, the project never got made.
Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar were seen on screen for the first time in Ramesh Sippy’s Shakti (1982). But much before Shakti happened, Eagle Films had signed Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Amjad Khan for their new project, which was to be directed by Yash Chopra. However, the project did not materialize subsequently.
In 1976 Amitabh Bachchan was to star in Manoj Kumar’s Naya Bharat, alongside Amitabh it was also supposed to star Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman and Rishi Kapoor. The film was shelved subsequently.
Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri were teamed in Tala Chabi, produced by Romu Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. One of the foremost character actors then, Pran, had been signed to enact the main villain’s role. An official announcement was made in April 1982. The movie never took off.
Amitabh Bachchan was supposed to play one of the lead roles in Shashi Kapoor’s Utsav (1984) however; Amitabh opted out of the film. Shashi Kapoor replaced him.
Amitabh Bachchan was the first choice of Rakesh Roshan’s King Uncle (1993). But since the actor wasn’t signing films then, Roshan opted for Jackie Shroff.
Prakash Mehra was planning on making Chankaya Chanddragupta and had signed Amitabh Bachchan for the main role. The movie was shelved.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra wanted Amitabh Bachchan to play the lead role of Inspector Inayat Khan in Mission Kashmir (2000). The reason why Amitabh Bachchan declined the role was because of his commitment to Yash Chopra’s Mohabbatein (2000).
Kader Khan wanted to direct him as the lead hero in Jaahil, unfortunately the movie was never made.
The trademark deep baritone voice, the tall, brooding persona, and intense eyes, made Amitabh Bachchan the ideal “Angry Young Man” in the 1970s, thereby changing the face of Hindi cinema. The son of the late poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan was born in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. After completing his education from Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, he moved to Calcutta to work for shipping firm Shaw and Wallace. Later, Amitabh Bachchan moved to Bombay and struggled for a while to get his foot in the door of the Hindi film industry. The lanky, dark, and intensely brooding persona did not go down well with directors who were looking for wise-cracking, fair, loverboys - the trademark of the Indian hero in the 1960s.
Starting with the low key Saat Hindustani, Amitabh Bachchan struggled through many roles and was relegated at times to doing voice-overs and in one instance playing a deaf-mute (his deep baritone voice might have overshadowed the other actors!). Amitabh Bachchan broke through with Zanjeer (the Chain) in 1973 playing opposite his real-life love interest and future wife Jaya Bhaduri. His persona seemed apt for the 1970s, capturing the resentment of underemployed youth and the increasing cult of violence. Amitabh Bachchan reworked the image of the Hindi film hero with major hits like Deewar, Sholay, Trishul, Don, Kala Patthar, and Shakti. Adapting former screen idol Dilip Kumar’s mannerisms and adding his own flamboyance, he popularized the violent melodrama. Amitabh Bachchan proved that he had an equal flair for tragedies (Deewar, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Shakti) and comedies (Chupke Chupke, Don, Naseeb, Amar Akbar Anthony) as well. His most memorable performance was as the renegade against a harsh society in Deewar. After Amar Akbar Anthony in which he reveled in the role of the Cathlolic bootlegger - he played similar “masala” roles, movies that required action, comedy, tragedy, and romance in one character. This had disastrous consequences later with movies disintegrating into Amitabh Bachchan variety shows rather than plot-driven stories. Bachchan was dubbed the Superstar, taking over that title from Rajesh Khanna, something he hung on to until the mid 1980s when the floor widened after his temporary departure. At the height of his popularity he was injured in an accident while shooting for the film Coolie - long lines of people prayed for his recovery at the Breah Candy hospital, underscoring his megastar status.
Amitabh Bachchan left films in 1985 to become a Member of Parliament from Allahabad constituency as a Congress party candidate, as a favor to his family friend Rajiv Gandhi - the new Prime MInister of India. A report of involvement in financial irregularities (of which he was completely cleared later) made him decide to step down as MP. His return in 1987 was lukewarm as the Hindi film industry had moved on and newer, younger heroes essayed the part of Angry Young Man with more conviction. Amitabh Bachchan seemed to have lost his heart in making films as his later roles did not show the flicker of passion that had marked earlier efforts in the 1970s. In 1989, for the first time since 1976, three of his films were flops i.e. they could not recover their money (in the Hindi film industry a flop is a film that does not recover a distributor’s price, not the producer’s cost). A series of lackluster films in the 1990s pointed to a long overdue exit, common to many other stars. A seemingly well-thought out venture to start a production company ABCL landed him in immense debts. Astonishingly, Amitabh Bachchan burst back with a double act: one, playing the stern patriarch (the kind against which he had rebelled in the 1970s but which role was suited to his gravelly voice), and two, reinventing himself as a brand that in turn, could market anything. He began the latter by hosting the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Kaun Banegaa Crorepati) and is now back in demand for endorsements, advertisements as well as many movie roles. At sixty plus, Amitabh Bachchan is a greater icon than he was at the height of his popularity three decades ago. His son, Abhishek is considered a talented actor who has yet broken out as a star
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Wow, you are in Singapore…we visited Singapore 3 years back and stayed with the friends for 15 days, exp. was just wonderful…..we wish to visit it again in life, let’s see…
Please enjoy your time there…love and regards
Vandana Joshi Bhatt, Dubai,UAE
hello
Jo Bit Gayi So Bat Gayi
-Harivansh Rai Bachan Ji -
This is one of the best poems written by L.Shri.Harivansh Rai Bachan Ji. I used to read it in my school and this is the which always touched my heart whenever I feel low i just remember these words and then life seems to be a bit easy.
Jeevan Main Ek Sitara Tha
Maana Vah Behad Pyara Tha
Vah Doob Gaya To Doob Gaya
Ambar Kay Aanan Ko Dekho
Kitne Iskay Taare Toote
Kitne Iskay Pyare *****e
Jo ***** Gaye Fir Kahan Mile
Par Bolo Toote Taaron Par
Kab Ambar Shok Manata Hai
Jo Beet Gayi So Baat Gayi
Jeevan Main Vah Tha Ek Kusum
They Us Par Nitya Nichavar Tum
Vah Sookh Gaya TO Sookh Gaya
Madhuvan Ki Chaati Ko Dekho
Sookhi Kitni Iski Kaliyan
Murjhaayi Kitni ballriyan
Jo Murjhayi Woh Fir Kahan Khili
Par Bolo Sookhe Phoolon Par
Kab Madhuban Shor Machata hai
Jo Beet Gayi So Bat Gayi
jeevan Main Madhu Ka Pyala Tha
Tumnay Tan Man De Daala Tha
Wah Toot Gaya To Toot Gaya
Madiralya Kay Aangan Ko Dekho
Kitne Pyale Hil Jaate Hain
Gir Mitti Main Mil Jaate Hain
Jo Girte Hain Kab Uthte Hain
Par Bolo Toote Pyalo Par
Kab Madiralaya Pachtata Hai
Jo Beet Gayi So Baat Gayi
Mridu Mitti Kay Hain Bane Hue
Madhu Ghoot Phoota Hi Kartay Hain
Laghu Jeevan Lekar Aaye Hain
Pyale Toota Hi Karte Hain
Fir Bhi Madiralaya Kay Andar
Madhu Kay Ghat Hai Madhu Pyale Hain
Jo Madakta Kay Maare Hain
Vey Madhu Loota Hi Kartay Hain
Va Kachcha Peene Wala Hai
Jiski Mamta Ghat Pyalon Par
Jo Sachchey Madhu Sey Jala Hua
Kab Rota Hai Chillata Hai
Jo Beet Gayi So Baat Gayi.
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Dear Amit Uncle.,
Thank u for today’s post.It was wonderful and took us down memory lane.Abhishek episode in the Loo was the best.I am sure ASH would laugh her heart out if she reads the post.Suhaag memory was also great.I hope Amar Singh recovers soon from his operation of Kidney.
Have a nice time in Singapore.
Love
Vishal Pande
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Marbles documentation of olden days yet LIVE , I also went down the lane in memory when ‘SHUHAG’ was released at my native in Madhya Pradesh those days A/C theaters were not in market , they use to open all the doors in night show. I saw this movie night show and still remember “teri rab ne bana de jaodi , mohabbat kar ya na kar yaran” .
Mr.Shashi Kapoor and your good self did lot of movies together , once upon a time your ‘JODI’ was a hit.
Jr.Bachchan had a thinking mind since childhood that’s why he was sitting silently on WHITE SEAT.
Hope you had enough space to stretch yrself because bouncy ride is not good for back pain.
There were 3 couple in IIFA Singapore with you;
1. Ajay Devagan & Kajol
2. Shahid & Bebo
3. Karan & Shahrukh Khan
First one got married later on , I don’t know about rest of two.
Harivanshrai “Bachchan” Srivastava (November 27, 1907 – January 18, 2003) was a distinguished Hindi poet, perhaps best known for his early work Madhushala . He is also the father of Bollywood film superstar, Amitabh Bachchan.
He was born as Harivanshrai Srivastava into a Kayasth family on November 27, 1907 at a small town (of Patti, in district of Pratapgarh,U.P.) near Allahabad in the United Provinces (modern Uttar Pradesh). He was called “bachchan” (meaning ‘child’) at home. He received his formal schooling in a municipal school and followed the family tradition of attending Kayasth Paathshaalas (?????? ???????) to learn Urdu as the first step to a career in law. He later studied at the Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University. In this period, he came under the influence of the independence movement, then under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
In 1926, at the age of 19, Bachchan married his first wife, Shyama, who was then 14 years old. However she died ten years later in 1936 after a long spell of TB at just 24 years of age. Shortly after his first wife’s death, Bachchan married Teji Suri, a Sikh, in 1941. The marriage produced two sons, Amitabh and Ajitabh.
From 1941 to 1952 he taught English at the Allahabad University and then spent two years at Cambridge University in 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.
Returning to India, he taught briefly and then worked as a producer for All India Radio, Allahabad. In 1955, Harivanshrai moved to Delhi to join the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and there he was closely involved with the evolution of Hindi as the official language of the nation.
Bachchan used to introduce himself as Mitti ka tan, masti ka man, kshan-bhar jivan ? mera parichay. (?????? ?? ??, ????? ?? ??, ???? ?? ????, ???? ?????) (A body of clay, a mind full of play, a moment?s life – that is me).
Harivanshrai Bachchan died on January 18, 2003, at the age of 95, as a result of various respiratory ailments.
Work
He is best known for his early lyric poem Madhushala (The House of Wine), which has been translated into English and many regional Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam. It forms part of a trilogy, along with Madhubala (???????) and Madhukalash (??????). Bachchan published about 30 volumes of poetry. He translated Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Othello, Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, the Bhagavad Gita (???? ????) and W.B. Yeats into Hindi. His works include Nisha Nimantran (???? ????????), Khadi Ke Phool (???? ?? ???), Ekant Sangeet (????? ?????) and Satrangini (????????). In November, 1984, he wrote his last poem Ek November 1984 on Indira Gandhi?s assassination. His autobiography, consisting of four volumes namely Kya bhooloon kya yaad karoon (???? ????? ???? ??? ????), Need ka nirmaan fir (???? ?? ??????? ???), Basere se door (????? ?? ???) and Dashdwaar se sopaan tak (??????? ?? ????? ??) (abridged and translated into English as In the Afternoon of Time) was chosen for the Saraswati Samman.
Honors
Bachchan was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in 1966, and received the Sahitya Akademi award three years later. In 1976, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan and the Saraswati Samman for his contribution to Hindi literature. He is a recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award and the Lotus Award of the Afro-Asian writers conference. In 2003, an Indian postage stamp was released in his memory.
Trivia
At present, more people may know Bachchan as being father to India’s best-known film actor, Amitabh Bachchan, than know his reputation as a poet.
The creator of the great collection ‘Madhushala ‘ is often thought to be a great admirer of wonder solutions himself. It is wrongly believed that the creator of one of the most famous poems on wine (Madhushala) never drank liquor. In reality, he had never drank liquor till the time he completed Madhushala. He did drink, although sparingly, later in his life, a fact that he admits to in his autobiography.
One of his inspirational poems, “agneepath” was used as the title and the theme for the 1991 blockbuster movie Agneepath (translates: path of fire) featuring his superstar son Amitabh Bachchan as a ruthless mafia don. This movie was a massive success earning Amitabh Bachchan a National Award for his performance. You can see Amitabh narrating the poem through out the movie.
The poem describes the entire gamut of sufferings that the human race had gone through and is going through.
Here is the actual poem :
Vriksh ho bhale ghane, ho ghane ho bade, Ek pat chhav ki mang mat, mang mat, Agneepath Agneepath Agneepath.
Tu na thakega kabhi, tu na thamega kabhi, tu na mudega kabhi, Kar shapath, kar shapath, kar shapath, Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath.
Ye mahaan drishya hai, chal raha manushya hai, Ashru swed raqt se lathpath, lathpath, lathpath, Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath.
Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, grandson of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was married to Aishwarya Rai April 20th, 2007. One of Harivansh Rai Bachchan poems regarding new beginnings was enclosed in the wedding invitations.
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Dear Mr. Bachhan,
We are the largest PRINT HOUSE in South Gujarat located in Surat. Right now we are printing a prestigious book “THE GOLDEN AGE OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY” which is going to be launched by LATAJI in near future.
Myself being a fan of your fathers MADHUSHALA would like to print it, if you wish to make and print a good version of MADHUSHALA, I’m ready to print on no profit no loss business.
We are an ISO 9000 certified print unit with all the ultra modern print facilities.
This is the way I would like to give tribute to the immense contribution done by your father.
THE VISION I HAVE FOR THIS BOOK IN MY MIND AND THE WAY I WILL MAKE IT, AM SURE YOU WILL NOT REGRET FOR YOUR DECISION ONCE IT TAKES SHAPE.
Hoping for a positive reply.
Kind Regards,
Asgar
(m) - 09227926245.
Namaskaar Amijti,
Ahhhh! Singapura! I’d so love to see it. I only passed through Changi Airport some years ago, and was impressed by its spotlessness and alarming amount of English spoken there.
That was while I was teaching in South Korea the first time, and decided to see a bit of Asia.
I’m happy to know that you’re feeling much better (you are, or you wouldn’t be travelling, would you?)
Enjoy Singapore!
LOVE,
Leela
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I like the post..as if I am sitting next to your chair listening to the past, so much to cherish…
Take care
Dear Sir,
SINGAPORE is indeed a beautiful place, more because my son lives there. While in Singapore, please try to visit the very popular Swiss Move n pick resturant ‘MARCHE’, located at the Harbor Front. It’s a new concept & a huge range of vegetarian food is available & I’m sure you will enjoy it; but avoid weekends as it gets very crowded. Enjoy your stay in the clean & green atmosphere that will energize you; send us picutes of the beautiful orchids, if you can.
Take care & God Bless!
Best Regards,
Vidya S.
Dear Sir
I hope you are doing fine and take care when you travel..I hope Amar Singhji is doing well..Pl. convey our best wishes for speedy recovey..
I am upset to see Mumbai Mirror report on BMC personal visiting you on their front page..I am not sure if this is required to be on main page..may be paper want more sale by having this type of issues on Bigb atleast some section of people may enjoy..Anyway your EF is always their to suppoet..
Regards
Was very much curious and exited to read your blog and read it today for the first time..What a command over english… amazing way of expressing your thoughts.. Indeed one needs a detailed perfection at each and every work that he is doing to be a great successful person like you..
Wish you very healthy singapore trip
Respected Amitji,
U are in Singapore.. then we too are in Singapore.. Thats the feeling we get when we are connected sir.. We see Singapore through you.. your wirtings, your blogs.. haaaa What a filmy dialogue nah?.. What to do? I have just started to adore you and ur work even more and more and more and more!!!(more tending to infinity)
Very happy to know that Amar Singhji is improving.. now his best pal is there with him.. he will be back to normal in few days.. Thats the Kamaal of the Konnection u both share which is very visible sir!! Please wish him for his speedy recovery on our behalf too.
Junior, Naughty, Silently talkative Bachchan’s episode at Singapore was too good… just imagine .. the door locked and this young man doesnot talk from inside and he sits on the WC wondering… It must have been a tense mood then!!! and now we can all laugh it out.. Memories are so confusing nah sir.. ur quote a few days back!
U have mentioned about Shashi Kapoorji with so much of affection and warmth. Ur pair did rock in many movies!!!
No yellow line will be disappointing.. but but sir. we do understand that you are occupied too and also know that u read all comments..!!!
Now please take care of urself.. ur back …and donot please overdo or over exhaust yourself.. and 3 a.m is surely not the time we EF would like to see u working. Please Kabhi Kabhi EF ka baath suno sirji!!
lots of love and lots of respects
archana(bangalore)
Big B,
It concerns how and why would you want to travel when you are still not OK with your health.
Remember the last blog of your, you mentioned one needs to exercise caution.
Thanks for sharing the memories of Singapore and Suhaag. Can you please share some memories of yours with Pran. I read on the net he is not keeping well healthwise.It would be great if you could drop a line or two about him.
Love and regards,
MJP - Seychelles
Amitji, Total Recall is brilliant. I was mesmerized. Will give a detailed feedback when I return from Montreal on Tuesday. Yes, the editor does need to be commended, did a great job. In the meantime, this is to connect with other members of EF: Hi P.B., I’m glad I got you interested in “Mandi”. Let us know how you liked it. While on Shyam Benegal, also watch “Nishant” and “Manthan” — “Ankur” was the first one in that trilogy. “Zubeida” is another masterpiece. Just beautiful in its handling of the complexity of human emotions.
In turn, I will watch Peter Weir’s movies and compare notes with you.
Also, Barun, you crack me up! Ref: your little one liner about the brain also being important! Really!
Sudhir, thoroughly enjoyed your compilations of retorts — ran the gamut from witty to vicious, with sarcastic, caustic, hilarious and interesting thrown in for good measure. Thanks for sharing.
Anashwar Chopraji, is there a reason you are posting the same material on Dr. Bachchan over and over? Just curious, that’s all.
Kalavatiji, shouldn’t that read “Dear MR. Bachchan”, instead of “Dear Bachchan”? Unless you are decades older than our dear Mr. Bachchan, in which case it might be fine.
Sincerely,
Jasmine Jaywant
Dear Amitji
I am big fan of your’s. You have never disappointed me be it your acting skills, conducting yourself in public, the service to the public and nation. I remember having seen you in person in one of the function at Patkar Hall in Mumbai. You were invited by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Believe me the auditorium was jam packed and courtecy your acceptance of the invite form ICAI. I hope you will provide more such opportunities and will share your experiences.
All the best and regards
With lots and lots of respect my dear pita samaan Amit jee,
What can one say about you!!!!!!!! Now you are in Singapore.
Amar Singh jee is such a lucky man that he has a friend like you ! Kindly wish him well from me, I hope he gets better soon and both of you come back to India together.
Today I watched Total recall again and enjoyed it very much.
Aapka Deepak from Vancouver Canada
Dear Mr B,
Getting locked in the bathroom episode happened with me too, but not this far from the homeland. During a holiday in Madras I locked myself in the bathroom and after a lot of calling out to my parents help arrived. They took me through the process of unlocking the door but it would still not budge. After about 15 I realised that I was turning the knob in the wrong direction all this while. I have never told this to anyone in about 26 years thinking I’ll be made fun off.
-Vikas.
Big B Yahoo Group.
Kolkata.
Dear Amitji, NAMASKAR.
Very nice post again. This time giving information about Singapore and your memories connected with the place. Remembering Shashiji on your blog gives further happiness to his fans also. Liked narrating the incident of locking inside of Jr.AB. He must be feeling embarrassed at the incident made public.
Hope you are better and so is Amar Singhji. He is being missed by media and his fans. The political scene seems dry in his absence.
I had heard a quote about LAHORE : Jis Lahore Nahin Dekhya Oh Jammeyan He Nahin. The person who has not seen Lahore is not born. Now Singpore! I liked the comments of Aishwarya at # 180 where she says :
“if you really want to see Singapore in all its crowning glory please go to a hawker center and have a meal. I am sure every place has its pluses and minuses but sometimes Singaporean rudeness can sort of take your breath away. Also if you want to really blend in with the locals, you must know your singlish”
Hope the yellow bands (your replies) are changed to green strips to focus on environment. You still need to clarify about Mangaate or Maangte in the verse of Bauji at the face page. In spite comments of many of EF, the issue is still pending. Kindly throw light.
Wishing you and Amar Singhji happy days ahead.
with love and deep regards as always,
sincerely,
vishan lal
hi
w8ting 4 movie ZAMANAAT,any news 4releazing?
bye
OMG!!!! I finally got to see all the 8 parts of Total Recall .. amazing .. I just didnt want it to end … totally mesmerizing. It was like watching a movie… i laughed, I cried and I thought. totally unbelievable. Too good. I loved the concept and very very well made. Ofcourse your interviews and best shots from your movie were the cream of it.
I personally enjoyed Aakhen & Kaante also. I am sad that those films were not a hit and arent talked much about in your career. I loved the role you played in Aakhen and how you train the 3 ppl to rob the bank. Please let me know your opinion on that.
Sir,
Phir se 2 gane gungunata huan kisi ke liye..shayad akal aa gayee unamein….
Aur bolate hein na ki bachpana bhi chala jata hai aur ladakiyan thoda shayani ho jati hein jab aise haadase hote hein…
ROOTH KAR HAMASE SANAM AB KAHAN JAOGE TUM….
………………..ITANA YAAD AAOGE TUM….
Ye dil cheej kya hai aapp meri jaan leejiye….
Bus ek baar mera kaha maan leejiye….
lo hum aa gaye…………………….
My dearest Amithji,
Singapore it is then! I am sure, now that you are there, Amar singhji will recover quickly. What great friendship you both share!
So you are away from mumbai rains! ofcourse after going thru the ordeal, you do need a break!
All the newspapers , here in mumbai, are agog with your blog about ‘ water management’ Some have even nastily written that it is not only AMITHABH BACHCHAN who faces this problem , it is whole of mumbai!
So why special treatment to AB?
I say, what special treatment? You too suffered/suffering ! Did’nt water enter your house too? If you were given spcial treatment then your house should not have flooded! Is’nt it? Some people are simply mean.
Your anecdote about abhi getting locked in the bathroom, reminded me of my own daughter, then only 5yrs old getting stuck in the LIFT with my dad, then 60yrs old[ he is no more now] My dad went into panic mode, but my daughter, who had an ice cream cone in her had, continued to lick it, & kept on assuring my dad saying ” don’t worry ,ajoba,[granpa] mum is outside & she’ll rescue us! Within 15mints they were out of the lift, but after that my dad never took the lift alone. Till he passed away in 2003 , he kept talking about this incident. My daughter is now 21. All this happened when my husband was posted in b’lore in 1993.
yeh, I completely agree with singapora being squeaky clean, I was there in jan this year for 5days. visited all the tourists spot like sentosa, jurong, orchid, did some shopping in mustafa, nothing great. Entry fee for all these places is so high!They just fleece you!
Loved the under water world & jurong bird park.. especially that part where the colourfu birds sit all over you to taste the nector, which we had to buy for Rs100! but still it was worth it!
Yes, I agree with you whole heartedly, that once you have to visit singapore!
All the videos finally opened, watched them over & over & over again! They were simply phenominal! A treat for us fans! They summed up your 40yrs in the industry very well.
It’s been ages since I got a reply from you.
My ‘recover fast ‘ wishes to Amar singhji.
For you, my undying love,
with regards,
kalpana kakade
#233 Vikas….
correct , everybody had gone throguh some or other mess-ups in life but try to understand that was Jr.B. currently a STAR and husband of former miss universe.
My Dear Sir,
So you are in Singapore! Have a pleasant stay in Singapore. All good wishes for a seedy recovery to Mr. Amar Singh as well – so happy to know that he’s recovering well.
Re. Mr. Abhishek’s incident – well, I have a picture on my mind of your beloved son, sitting and waiting in the bathroom for you to open the door – don’t know how long he had to wait in the bathroom & wonder what was on his mind – poor Mr. Abhishek – feel sorry for him! Many thanks for sharing the wonderful memories with EF – Oh by the way I just want to ask a small question from you. Were you able to pull out the birthday party recording of your beloved son Mr. Abhishek’s, (dressed like Michael Jackson and dancing to ‘Thriller’) & watch it by yourself?
Also many thanks for the wonderful videos. Now we can open it - don’t worry - actually I was able to open it on yesterday evening.
Please do take care of yourself & enjoy Singapore.
May God bless you!
With lots of love & warm regards,
Shyama
xxxxx
PS: I’m anxiously waiting to see the yellow strip below my comment asap!
TC
xxx
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Hi Mr Bachchan
Hope my mail finds you in the best of your health and spirits.
Today’s blog was a treat to read.I love it most when you describe incidents of yester years.Thanks a lot.Want more and more of it.
The incident about abhishek being locked up was really funny.Once I and my friend Meghna were locked by accident in our school bathroom(the door was jammed).Oh GOD!! We screamed and shouted like anything and after few minutes someone pushed it from outside and we escaped.
Have a nice time in singapore.
Take care
Love & warm regards
Priyanka.
God! Good Lord! My God!………..How much you travel???????
Abhi to aap Mumbai me the and Ab Singapore mai…
Before mumbai you were in London…..before that Paris…before that….London…before that…(Home-Mumbai)…before that Venetian Macau…before that..!!!!!
Where is the time for rest and relaxation??? Where is the time for Family time???
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Hello Amit Ji,
Feel pleased with recalling your last visits to S’pore during sets of movies etc.
Tks for sharing.
Rgds
Dear Sir
Absolutely fabulous bit done by Times NOw, one does wish one coudl obtain the same on DVD and see it at length, if it is retailed. Of course we do know that Youtube will eventually democratise all media and make it virtually free, but i noticed a statement you made about the 40Mbps connection - ‘download a film in minutes’.
On edoes remember you urging the audience ‘TV video bahut hua…sabke sar mein dard hua..ticket kata key cinema jaa ayega bada mazaa’. Has technology come to our doorstep in a way that is non-negotiable? Filesharing websites find uploaded cam prints downloaded in various parts of the world. Is there a way out? IS this the eventuality.Litigatiosn on filesharing torrent sites like piratebay have been making the noises, but, how when Aladdin releases, and one sees 5000 plus seeders downloading the film in less than 2 minutes across the world - what does that entail?
That the reach is just getting stronger? And cinema will essentially be an opening weekend spectacle for the family while individual discreet users can stick to their personal spaces and save the cost of ticket and popcorn?
Is piracy okay then as long as it is not on the pavements of cities and within the confines of a broadband enabled private sanctum?
What do you feel sir?
regards
Dear Amitji,
Yesterday i could not read the blog since i as at Nhavaseva port…….today finished read both together…….. Its good to read the prank created by Jr. AB. some panic situation……. great going.have a nice weekend.
Rajasekhar pillai
Dear Amit ji ,
wonderful innings taht u played in last 40 years . Very few people gets this oppertunity in life. Your hard work and commitment is the key to all success.Also you had oppertunity to be associated with legends in the Film Industry. We pray for your good health always .
Sir
Take care of yourselves, Get well soon wishes for Amar SIngh , Have a nice time in Singapore
B R Manoj Grover
Dear Amitji,
Have not read today’s post. just knew from the heading that you are in Singapore.
The Good thing is I got to see all the video 8 parts in full. lucky me. Loaded the page last night, it take a while to load all the video, left it as it is. Today As I came from work all the videos were just waiting for me, sat down, all watched.
For a man of my age who has lived less than your grand career so far. all was story, history, tales, just to be inspired, beautifully composed , Have seen those movies multiple times, have read enough about it, but this video is a “must to have” if it is available somewhere. it is a autobiography. Learned a lot about you and your career , came to know many things which were unknown to me earlier.
I was in school, just knew or learning to know “Amita Bachhan” , later my mind caught the right way of saying “AMITABH BACHCHAN”. I was in school when the “coolie” episode happened and all we could hear at that time was through radio and newspaper. no TV for us at that time. Heard some of it from you today in this video.
Sirji .. How come there was no “Yarana” in the context. You know I had to wait almost 10 years to see the movie. I came to know about the movie when it was released and I was 12-13 years old at that time, but could see it when I was 22.
my whole family brags about it. 
A lovely treat on that day post. Thank you very much , very very much for posting it here. I know there will be someway to download it and keep a personal copy, till the time a real copy is available in the market.
R BALKI had said it correctly.
luv you . always.
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I am your fanat. My name is Igor .I am 16.I am from Russia. You are the best actor of Bolliwood. I wanted for you to know about your new films of Teen Patti and Shantaram. What will these be films? Where do you intend to make them?
Yet it would be desirable to know about a film Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. I did not yet see him, but read, that this film remake of your immortal and great film Sholay. you in him act part of Amjad Khan. Will you have projects in 2010?
I wish you a health, success, love, happiness and all wonderful in life.
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By birth , I am ur fan . My wish is to meet u for one minute to handover your sketch, and other minutes to belive .
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amithab bachan,aishwarya rai,ram gopal varma caricatures..
http://www.mrithyunjaya.blogspot.com
dear amith ji,
It is amazing the way you move around. Your concern for dear & near, is most appreciable character of yours. Singapore Airlines, stand first in many features that they introduced to the traveling public. The latest, is stand alone bed facility in first class, which can be converted in to a business office room if requred. Linen and night dress are provided, which are specially made for Singapore airline by one fo the famous disigner group.
They are far ahead of all other airlines and the only airline company , who neverrecorded a loss. Let the Air India learn the basic lessons of rewards and profitability they could get, if they are focused on service and on time performance. I am glad you are well and looking forward to watch your new film.
I am based in OMAN, an Indian hailing from Kerala.
When ever the hindi movi topic comes up for discussion in our social circle, people always raise a point, Abhishek with versatality in his trade, has not come up with any new film after GURU. Dostana was not just his movi, credit goes to all 3, no doubt JrB was excellent. We feel, his potentials are not properly exposed.
My wishes & prayers for Amar sigh ji’s speedy recovery to normal life.
Hope to see you both on the big screen
love
Jagadish Nair
Oman
Jagadish
i shell be greatful if amithab ji would give comment on my caricatures.
http://www.mrithyunjaya.blogspot.com
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Diya hai dil agar us ko, bashar hai kyaa kahiye,
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[Bashar=man/human being; raqiib=opponent; naamaabar=messenger ]
Dear Amitabh sir,
thanks for video, I download all videos and all runing perfectly in vlc player. may be EF not have suficiant speed of net connection
once again thanks for videos
Nema Ram Choudhary
Ajmer
Hiii……Zombie
hello,
i was in Singapore 4-5 days back.
i was staying at the same place where you all are staying presently in Singapore.
the place is the best place in Singapore.
hope you enjoy your stay there.
regards
karan
india
sir, i m from a your own city. so pls reply me anything
ShubhDin - its 3am.
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
In this blog you have narrated a story of junior Bachchan locking himself in the toilet and a few visits of Singapore. All and all it is a good blog to read.
Have a nice time in Singapore.
LOL.
Naishadh Vyas
Hope Mr Amar Singh gets better soon. Please pass our warm wishes and all the very best to him.
At work I was only able to see part 7 of TOTAL RECALL. Others parts were loading. The sound was very low. Couldnt hear much.
And on my home pc its all blank. Nothing appears
Even khul ja simsim magic didnt work
Gotto find some other way to watch it.
>>>”Jeevan mein ek baar aana Singapore” waise hi jeevan mein ek baar Mr Bachchan se milna zaroor
Its a must. You are the main highlight of my jeevan if god asks me. Kiya fayda iss jeevan ka agar Mr Bachchan ko dekha nahi.
@}’~->~,>~-
Love
Ashwini -BigB Ash
Sydney
Dear Boss,
Why dont you and Rekha Ji come again in a movie, you scared of her or is there anything more to it?
Ek bar bade parde pe aake phir se AAG laga do, AAG nahi to Pani toh jaroor barsa do, come out with some very emotional movie, a movie where we have to take a box of tissue papers with us, something which can make us CRY and change the way we think on some real life subject , ONLY YOU CAN DO IT AND THEN LIFE IS TOO SHORT AND TIME RUNNING OUT !!
Best Regards,
Pratap Singh Tomer
Qatar - 10:07am
Dear sir,
very interesting to read the incident of Jr. Bachchan it happenes to almost every child .
Manmohan ji was the nerve reader of mass audiences . . his films, his way of making that look very simple ..The making simple is most difficult Task .
my wish for speedy recovery to Mr. Amar singh ji !!
long live Freindship !
with regards
dinesh
yippie, its travel time again
(thou we understand its not a holiday-holiday)
:) 
but whenever you travel, love these moments, added bonus being when u go down memory lane (did we say this before?) well, we say it again!!!
loved the ABJR episode…
just did not understand one thing… how come you had to go to TEHRAN for refueling on the way back from Singapore to India?
…or am i getting my geo wrong?
warm regards and have a safe trip
b
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Dearest AMITABH Ji
Recently I have read your biography by Somya Vandhopadhyay. After reading that book now I am perfectly able to make some debates with the persons who have wrong information about you and your carrier. I have also read the book written by Babu Ji “Basere Se Door”.. Really touching description of each n every second when Babu ji was outside of INDIA for his PhD.
Thanks for being here
Bye and Take care….
Regards Ankit
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#268 cant he/she be barred????
dear sir,
thought of writing so much but a comment above put me off….
hope you are doing better. looks like you are taking care of yourself and we dont need to remind you of that!
love
shubhi
Dear Bachchan JI,
I read your Blog today, it was nice to gothrough that.
Take care of your health, go to bed soon.
Your health is very important for all of us.
You should be energetic to entertain us for long time to come.
Do take care.
Pray for amit ji’s recovery.
Hope to see you one day in Person.
Regards,
G Venkata Ramana Rao.
jus wndering how have some EF downloaded the vidoes???? can one do that and how?
Hi Mr. Bachchan
The anecdotes related to Suhaag were really funny & adventurous.
Hope Amar Singh ji recovers soon.
Take care
Love & regards
Anu Verma
For Jasmine Jaywant, New Jersey,
Surprised! and Thank you!
Rgds,
Sudhir
Respected Amitji,
Gud Afternoon !! Hope U hv already visited Mr.Amar Singh. Hwz he? M little bit late in reading ur blog…so u r at Singapore. Very beautiful city…but dog collar still with u? Do take some permanent treatment for your neck.
Yday I was listing “Neela Assman So Geya”…the song still make me nostalgic..I went to my home town in my school days..whn I use to listen the song in our radio set..
Anyway have a nice vacation at Singapore..and do take care of your health..
Rajdeep
Respected Amitji,
You are our Nations pride.Your healthiness is always prime importance for us.Since We love you and appreciates your work.I have good remedy for you,wherein you will always remain healthy.It is natural and miracle healing properties.But…Unless someone ask we donot give.
With full of love.Universe bless you with love,health.
Thanks
Bhawar Shah
Hello Dear Respected Sir,
I am always good and what about you Sir?.
How is health now?.
Bye for now.
Do take care of health.
From,
NeetaS.
good morning sir…..
how are you?
hugss
jassi
Hi Amitji,glad to see you sitting next to your dearest friend but isn’t it a great escapade from rain drenched bombay.God only gives you strength ,energy,vigour and off course pain relief to venture around when your body signals to hang on for a while.well Singapore ….is the best place i have visited so far,been lucky to be there twice before,my wife Upasana calls it heaven on earth and will trade anything for a trip again to singapore,they have the best airport,best culture,most cleanest city and safest for women,most fun loving place for kids so many things offered that i havent seen/experienced it all,offcourse the sentosa,night safari are great fun.i know you are there for a different cause,God willing amar singhji will be hale and hearty soon but need to slow down and move with caution.your memories of suhhag were amazing and the HALF PANTER anecdote reminds me of my and now my son Arjun’s heroic innocence.AB Jr was rehehersing for acts to be done in later years.he still appears naughty and a PAKKA PRANKSTER.He’s such a darling.love u hamesha vikas
HI BIG B
WHAT ABOUT AGNIPATH REMAKE ?
WHY ABHISHEK IS NOT GETTING HIS DREEM ROL-AGNIPATH ?
KARAN JOHAR & HARITK ROSHAN - BOTH ARE YOUR LIKE FAMILY MEMBER AS U SAID SO MANY TIME. THEN ALSO THE BOTH HAVE CHEATED YOU.
SPECIALLY HARITK ROSHAN ALWAYS TRYING TO INSULT ABHISHEK. 1st TIME IN DHOOM 2 KISING SCANE & NOW THIS TIME FOR AGNIPATH. FIRST HE REJECT THE ROL AND THEN ABHISHEK GET IT THEN AGAIN HE READY TO DO. WHAT IT MEANS ?
I AM NOT HAPPY. I AM VARY HARDCORD FAN OF ABHI.
WHY ABHISHEK IS ALWAYS FAILURE/LOOSER INSPITE OF BIG B SON.
DO SOMETHING THAT I CAN PRIDE FOR ABHI.
I WANT TO SEE ABHI NO:1 I LOVE ABHISHEK TO MUCH.
I NEVER SEE ABHISHEK AS A FAILUR. HE MUST BE HERO NOT ZERO.
MAKE REMAKE OF SHAHENSHA, AGNIPATH, WITH ABHI.
ABHI IS A MARD KA BACCHA NOT GAY.
THESE ARE MY EMOTIONS & FEELINGS FOR ABHI.
PL. REPLY TO MY MALE .
DIVYESH
Respected Sir
Pagelagusa (Marwari mai Namaskar ko yahi khate hai Specially in Puskarana Cast)
Sir Blog is OK. But I am waiting your new film.
and please IS BAAR JO BHI FILM AAYE USME AAPKI ENTRY DHAMAKDEDAAR HONI CHAHIYE. USI SE FILM SUPER HIT HOTI HAI. AGAR YAKIN NAHI HAI TO AAPKI FILMO KA ITASH DEKH LO JISME ENTERY KE SAATH DHOL-DHAMAKA YA MUSIC HUI HAI. PUBLIC AAPKO PURI FILM MAI DEKHNA CHATI HAI.
Thanks
Sunil Purohit (Montu)
Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Mobile No. 9414701415
Hellow sir,
It is very exiting to read you. Nice Singapore experience you have Want a complement from u on my mail.
Hitesh…..
Dear Sir,
You’re on travels again, I bet your mind must be getting so confused at times you wouldn’t know whether you’re coming or going…or going to come back or coming to go back or inbetween! Do you confuse your mind to the extent that it doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry or do both at the same time?
You are in Singapore to be with Amar Singh ji. I hope he is better now. The level of caring we receive during recouperation sometimes works wonders. I am relieved you are away from floods. I had my round two of flooding yesterday. After a sever downpour with thunderstorms and lightning I went downstairs in the cellar to have a look with my eyes shut. It (the rising waters) was waiting for my arrival so that it could be “at it” infront of my eyes. I gathered the courage to open my eyes a bit at a time and I watched it rise so merrily from the drains and spread itself out with such pleasure and around my feet, it started to rise…I…..just stood there…and watched it happen…hysterical. The culprit is the water pipe (someone else’s) from above that has found pride of place in my cellar collecting more water than the drains can cope with. I was “down” physically as well as mentally most of yesterday so my husband suggested cream cakes for me….a pack of 24! Twenty four? All right then I shall have to eat it then, only to please you I said.
Abhishek was “at it” too? My son did it as well. You know how some at the age of 7 begin to think they are adults? He “did” the stopper and then could not “undo” it.
Talking about Shashi ji…so charming…his song, his looks…”Bahon me teri masti ke ghere….” one of my favourites. To me, he comes across as a very genuine human being.
Total Recall…nahin Recall khul raha hai, nahin simsim khul raha hai nahi oos din ki post khul rahi hai kuchch bhi nahin khulta, keeps showing an error message… khool raha hai to bas ek hi cheez, water from the drains! Yeh bandh kyun nahin hota????
With water logged love and affection,
Daksha
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Dear Sir,
I’ll say : Jeevan Mein Baar Baar Aana SINGAPORE!!!!!
Its an AMAZING place Sir. And I’d suggest that whosoever goes to Singapore, MUST stay at the Sentosa island for at least three nights!!!
Lets do the IIFA at Singapore once again!
with love & regards,
Rajesh Kejriwal
BigB Yahoo Groups
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Just noticed a spelling mistake, should be severe not sever..dont know how many more there are but it’s okey.
Dear Sir,
Today i am very happy. Because i am first time read your blog, I am Leave in small villege. i pray to god for you & your Familly,
if read my comment so Please…….. give me response
Your Big & Big Fan
Gopal Sharma
Dear Sir,
20 days gap………..in commenting…….My God…i never did it …….i travelled from Nigeria to India….on vacation….involved with family too much….but cant forget EF….! have been reading all posts but could not comment…!
today’s post is nostalgic……and shows your unconditional committment for Amar Singh Ji….! I wish him all the pink of health….!
Regards
Dear Sir,
20 days gap………..in commenting…….My God…i never did it …….i travelled from Nigeria to India….on vacation….involved with family too much….but cant forget EF….! have been reading all posts but could not comment…!
today’s post is nostalgic……and shows your unconditional committment for Amar Singh Ji….! I wish him all the pink of health….!
Regards
Wow, you are in Singapore in …we visited Singapore 3( november)years back and stayed for 2days in 5 Star Hotel with my wife sawraj chopra,my first officer(Pilot son) (now opratring 777 ) Mr Ankush and sakshi exp. was just wonderfulful…..night safari…..we wish to visit it again in life, let’s see…
Please enjoy your time there…love and regards.
pls rember name Capt Ankush may be your……capt in any international flight.
Dear Sir,
My family is a very big fan of yours.
We also really like your blogs not only because you write them but also because of variety & knowledge that they possess.
Kindly drop me a line on my email id
Comment (127) Day (24)….
‘Jeevan mein ek baar aana Singapore’….
Well I have to accomplish this idea in next two month only thing is that I need company (I hope someone will come forward) to visit this Implausible place as described by you sir.
# 180 Aishwarya But on of your EF who just stepped in her 30s and born and brought up through out her life i singapore having different opinion. She also challenegd to have food some where and then tell the world about real Singapore.
Let us experience oursalves.
My dearest Mr. Bachchan,
Oh this just wans’t a walk down memory lane for you - it was for me too! Ahh, Suhaag - another fave of mine! I guess this sounds a little too pat now - ‘another fave of mine’! Alright, just for the record, ALL of your movies are faves of mine, without exception - so to carry on with what I was saying - yes, Suhaag, I remember, after having come home that evening - I was completely in a whirl - you, Shashiji, Parveen Babi and Rekhaji….gosh, what a combination! And the music - it has some of the most wonderful songs !!
It was so endearing to read about our then litlle half-pant-er too…. gosh, how utterly sweet and innocent everything about children seems isn’t it? And then they go and get all grown up and the magic is lost forever! But really, I can picture little Abhi, sitting atop the covered pot, cupping his chin in his hands and wondering what’s it with these grown ups eh? Ha ha ha!! Trust you to do this to us!!
But jokes apart, I am happy to see that you are finally by your friend’s side, however belated! You never fail to touch me with your devotion and your fierce loyalty towards those you love! Here too on the blog, I absolutely wonder at your passion and the amazing regularity with which you write to us no matter what or where! May you remain blessed thus and may you always continue to be with us like this, ever!
I guess I was among a few of the fortunate ones yesterday to have been able to view the videos of the TR without a problem. Thank you once again for this precious gift! Ever since you’d mentioned it the other day, I kept rueing the fact that I had missed it! Till yesterday - it was literelly Khul ja sim-sim for me you know!!
Please don’t overdo things now that you are in Singapore - I see you’ve been up for almost as long as I do normally - but with me it is different - has been a way of life for decades - but YOU, my dear, need to right this wrong and keep it right always - we cannot accept the fact that we are the cause for your being up so late or rather till so early in the morning! You have just barely come out of your latest spell of indisposition, and you need to be more cautious! As it is, you have undertaken this trip to Singapore….please, for everyone’s sakes, much more your own and your beloved ones’….please take care, do not become complacent again so soon - and that collar - just bear with it - have it on for as long as you’ve been advised to wear it! And just in case if this matters to you - you’d look as handsome and as awe-some with it as without it! So that is one consideration out of the way, now isn’t it? Please do take yourself seriously, and care for your body - it needs your love and your attention!
With loads of love and blessings,
Always,
Kashmira
For my EF: My love and blessings to each and everyone of you….and my congratulations for Daisy M - you made us all so proud of you dear - you got that answer right and this awesome acknowledgement and felicitation from the Great Man himself! Way to go Daisy - wish you many more such Mentions in Dispatches!! Love, K
Dear Amit ji
“A friend in need is a friend indeed”. Mr Amar Singh ji is very fortunate to have such a true friend like you. Despite your aches and pain, you chose to be with him. God bless you both and I hope he is recovering well. Glad you took your doggie collar with you and I hope the hotel staff give you comfy pillows for that extra support (raj gaddi) too.
I agree with you Amit ji. Singapore is indeed a very clean and friendly place. I have been there a couple of times on holidays and few times on transit and loved it. Those gorgeous, colorful bougainvillea flowers stretching from the airport is a very pretty sight. I loved the paradise feel of Sentosa Island, riding on the mini train and the hustle and bustle of Little India. Lovely place. Enjoy your stay. I was going to say “don’t forget to induldge yourself into the chilli crab” then suddenly I realised you are a vegetarian.
Abhishek getting himself locked in the toilet haha yes I can believe that, no doubt he has that “sharaarti” looks on his face. Surprisingly he remained silent, most kids go hysterical in similar situations. Lucky they didn’t have to call the fire brigade!!
Take care and lots of love.
Divya
Dear Sir..
thnaks..
to day i have post my first feeling on your post 452 but its not acdcepted here i have post you my recent art work visual for your visit. any way ..its your point of view i can’t interfere from myself..ha.
regards
yogendra kumar purohit
M.F.A.
BIKANER,INDIA
yogendrapurohit@yahoo.com
Dear Mr.Bachchan,
Hope you are ok after the bumpy ride of 5hrs in a collar too to be with Mr.Amar Singh and may he have a speedy recovery.That was a very interesting and amusing incident you shared with us about jr.B. I guess children at that age know no fear or panic and hence the calm and coolness.Thank you for sharing such small incidents with us and what a great memory you have. If I didn’t hear it from you about the way you flew from Singapore to London from the Chopper to boarding the Aircraft I would have said it only happens in our Hindi Movies….hahaha.
Yes Singapore is a stickler for cleanliness and I remember the first time we were there how people in the hot weather use the subway and you hardly get to see anybody walking on the streets for the subways are all air conditioned and in the humidity who wants to walk out in the sun and get sweaty. Such luxury. I have been to Singapore several times since and its all ways been a pleasure to go back to that clean and orderly Country.I will say, have good evening since you are ahead of our time now and take care of yourself. Love and more love.
Hi,
I have never written on ur blog before but always read it and am a huge fan of u.I hope u r in the best of your health now and even Mr. Amar singh Ji.I love this city too,it has everything for eveyone and if you don’t mind to let us all know that which hotel’s luxuries are you enjoying now so that we can all experience the same when we get our chances to do so.
Dear Mr.Bachchan,
Welcome to the new days of recession, the most hit, the aviation industry. They have been forced to rationalise routes, delay new aircraft purchases and deliveries of new, using smaller aircrafts for current routes, leving a stiff levy on excess baggage, and last but not the least, have taken less water for the usual requirements, all to save monies.
Traveling in economy was always a pain, unless the client was willing to help out (travel business on project expenses), it is now a bigger pain, as 737-800 are deployed on longer route, so you have a row of six seats seperated by a single aisle, and…one toilet for the mortals in the section.
Wonder when the airlilnes will regain, i think it is tuff time, and it will be fair time before normal business is restored.
Already murmurs that Emirates will merge with Etihad.
Sincerely,
SK Anand
Dear Sir..
thanks..
to day i have post my first feeling on your post 452 but its not accepted here i have post you my recent art work visual for your visit. any way ..its your point of view i can’t interfere from myself..ha.
regards
yogendra kumar purohit
M.F.A.
BIKANER,INDIA
yogendrapurohit@yahoo.com
hi, its my 1st time,i read your comment… sorry bloge . its not so bad but there is some problum . u r now so old .take rest and give the chance of new generation . what r u doing with higher bank balance. denote that in to the poor people . i know that u r big B ,but there r some responcibility aginst our country. todays thousand of people were live their life under the blue sky . many children were leave the school by lack of money. u know,heavy rain were damage all over Bombay .Abi also earn well ,aish also . Acourding to me their is no proublm to u sir . hope u understand what i want to say . It means plz help the poor . bcz money dose not go with anyone. goodevening sir. Pankaj sharma from himachal distt. hamirpur ,bijhari(padhian)
i am a collage student (b.comm.III) bbn chakmoh .
if their is any tour to H.P then come to my home . i give u a gift , its very spacial .its for me & for u . love u all the way & live long me &u also yaar…..
its dark night so go to room and sleep and sweet dream ………………………..
# 273
please see again #268
Dearest amitji,
Its very nice to be on sharing table daily. It seems like we are in touch with our family member, talking with him our daily life, joys, sorrows, small small adventures.Its really great. Thanx for sharing ur precious time with all of us. May god give u good health & happy life.
I m eagerly waiting 4 ur next movie RANN…promos are excellent, hoping that ’sarkar’ magic wins `rann..
with love & regards
For AB & Jasmine, London
Appears like we have a garden of Jasmines.
There are now 4 Jasmines on the blog!
Jasmine, London,
Jasmine New Jersey
Jasmine USA
Jasmine (Place not mentioned)
Well I wonder how AB is going to put a face to each one!
Perhaps its time to ask BigAdda to allow photos alongside the bloggers ID name!
I will scan one of mine when I was 9 year old. Never looked better after that!
Nonetheless, we know our Jasmine, London for over a thousand comments, so that should not be a big deal.
Regards,
Sudhir
dear sir..
i want to say my typing is not good i think very fast in that cash i try to type fast but i do lots of mistake in typing by myself..ha
so i want to say sorry to you for my bad typing .. i hope you will give me freedom for some typing mistake by yourself..ha again
regards
yogendra kumar purohit
M.F.A.
BIKANER,INDIA
yogendrapurohit@yahoo.com
Heelo Boss
You are great!!
while going thru the uncomfort due to heavy rain in mumbai, your feelings expressed for the underprivileged people was very touchy.
This makes an ordinary human being to great star
Amit Bhai Sahab ,,, Pranaam…….
I read it ……….
Amitabh got Rs 5000 for his first film !!!!!
Good Luck — of Big B’s
Thirty-seven years ago a young man with an unusual name like Amitabh Bachchan was looking out for a break as an actor. He found it a distant dream till Tinnu Anand decided to opt out as an actor as one of the seven Hindustanis in Saat Hindustani, a film being planned by KA Abbas.
The filmmaker, who was upset with Tinnu who was also his assistant and the son of his best friend, Inder Raj Anand, asked Tinnu to find a replacement for him immediately as he had to shoot within the next few days.
Tinu Annad Real friend ……………
Tinnu luckily had a “Jaadu Ki Pudiya” in the purse. He had a photograph of a young man given to him by a girlfriend from Delhi who wanted him to show the photograph to some of his filmmaker friends.
Great Director’s eyes ……………
Abbas found something very striking about the face in the photograph. He asked Tinnu to send for him without any delay. The young man was working as a junior executive in Calcutta. Tinnu called him and he rushed to Bombay with his brother, Ajitabh. The two brothers met Abbas. He told Amitabh all about his role and bluntly said he would pay him a sum of Rs. 5,000/ - only for the entire film and that he would have to give him a month to shoot the film. He gave him twenty-four hours to let him know about his decision.
Amitabh returned the next day and agreed to all his terms and conditions. His test was still not over. Abbas asked Amitabh whether he was related to Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan. He said he was his son. Abbas instantly picked up the phone and called Dr. Bachchan and asked him if he had given his son permission to work in films. Dr. Bachchan said if he (Abbas) was making the film with him he had no objection. It was only then that Abbas signed him.
Struggle of Superstar ……………
Amitabh met another young actor, Anwar Ali, the brother of the well-known comedian Mehmood who gave him a place to stay in his bungalow. Mehmood took a great liking for him and decided to help him in whatever way he could and did. Hrishikesh Mukherjee had seen the young actor in Saat Hindustani and was very impressed, an impression which was going to pay Amitabh very rich dividends.
Start of Long Race Horse………… he wants to be … KARORPATI
A leading producer, NC Sippy signed him for three films on the recommendation of Hrishida who was his partner. He signed him for Bombay To Goa for Rs 5,000/-, for Anand Rs 7,000/- and for Parwaana Rs 7,500/-. He was in no position to bargain or make any demands.
Real Help… The shine of Diamond……..
The veteran actor Om Prakash worked with him in Parwaana and was astounded. He went all over, meeting filmmakers and other actors and telling them how he had worked with some of the best actors but had never had worked with an actor like this “lamba sa aadmi” with a very “bhaari” voice and “with a rare fire in his eyes”.
His word spread and one of them who took greater interest was producer Prakash Mehra but did not take any decision then. It was around this time that the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry had a special screening of Anand.
The Game is start …
It was a coincidence that Amitabh was to shoot in Pondicherry for S Raamanathan’s Bombay To Goa. And Amitabh saw something strange happening around him. First, just three people kept staring at him, then some more and finally he was surrounded by a crowd and some one asked him if he was the same man who had acted in Anand. He humbly said yes and it was the first time that he was mobbed.
Making of Angry YOUNG man…….
Some other films with him followed and failed miserably till Prakash Mehra decided to make Zanjeer. Actors like Dev Anand, Raaj Kumar and Dharmendra had turned down the role of the leading man because there were no songs for the hero. Javed Akhtar, the writer recommended Amitabh. Jaya Bhaduri who was a leading actress agreed to work if he was taken as the hero. She was strongly supported by the veteran actors, Om Prakash and Pran. Amitabh was the leading man by sheer chance.
Just after 3 hours…………
His parents and his mentors, Abbas and Hrishida believed that he had made very big mistake by signing a B grade stunt film. Amitabh proved them all wrong when the film was released. At 12 noon he was an insulted flop actor. At 3.00 pm he was a superstar.
Indira Gandhi,Sunil Gavaskar,Amitabh Bachhan were 3 Famous Indian Name in 1975
Dearest Mr Bachchan,
Hope you’re settled in and have had time to spend with Mr Amar Singh, and of course that he is well.
A very cute story about Junior B and the hotel toilets.. I’m sure he “really” appreciates you sharing that with the world now he’s in the limelight!
Speaking of which, yesterdays London Metro newspaper (the Spiceworld (!) section) included a write up on Abhishek not playing your successor in the remake of Agneepath. They also mentioned your recent trip to Europe and linked it the cause of your stomach illness it seems.. hmm.. I wasn’t aware that was the case!
Look forward to hearing about your day..
With much love
Jasmine
XX
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Sudhir
Thank you, kind of you to mention and take note of my “thousands” of comments to date!!
I have been pestering Mr Bachchan on this blog for so long now – I have NO doubt he can differentiate between comments .. and skip mine most likely when he gets to it!!!
Best wishes
Jasmine
hii daddu,
i must say your memory is so very good… you in singapore busy shooting then how do you manage your shoots and at the same time your blog is also updated. hats off to you. please teach me also time management skills and also how to be so energetic after a busy schedule…
my father has been to pratiksha or jalsa…i dont no which but he visited for some canopy or something. his name is mr.jayanti baldota, i think you know it…
nyways
take care daddu…
reply daddu atleast once and say hi to abhishek…
regards
manali
Dear Mr. Bachchan
Some enchanting lines from ‘Stopping By Woods…’ by Robert Frost
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Subhash Kaura
Day 452 : Excellent Post….
Please keep writing and Take Care
Best Wishes as Always
Piush
#312 Subhash Kaura ji…
How many miles u want Amitji to go?
He has done and achieved so many miles that a man cant even think of accomplishing in a lifetime.
RESPECTED PITAMAHA,
NAMASKAR, CHARAN-SPARSH!
PLEASE KINDLY ASK “BIGADDA” TEAM TO OPEN AN INDIVIDUAL BLOG FOR RESPECTED ‘ANASHWAR CHOPRA’ JI….HA,HA,
HIS SHORTEST POST TILL DATE IS TODAY AT # 293…. AMAZING, MINDBOGGLING PERSON….WHAT A GREAT STAMINA & ZEAL…..
PITAMAHA, YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR LOWER-BACKBONE TOO WITH THE CERVICAL COLLAR…ELSE YOU READ ONLY POST #293…..
TAKE CARE, WITH LOVE & REGARDS ALWAYS…
AMITABH ZIIBBU (A.B.F.C)
RESPECTED PITAMAHA,
NAMASKAR, CHARAN-SPARSH!
PLEASE KINDLY ASK “BIGADDA” TEAM TO OPEN AN INDIVIDUAL BLOG FOR RESPECTED ‘ANASHWAR CHOPRA’ JI….HA,HA,
HIS SHORTEST POST TILL DATE IS TODAY AT # 293…. AMAZING, MINDBOGGLING PERSON….WHAT A GREAT STAMINA & ZEAL…..
PITAMAHA, YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR LOWER-BACKBONE TOO WITH THE CERVICAL COLLAR…ELSE YOU READ ONLY POST #293…:-@
TAKE CARE, WITH LOVE & REGARDS ALWAYS…
AMITABH ZIIBBU (A.B.F.C)
Shann- E- Hindusta
Pranam
anupam anuthi pratibha aapki
suraj ki lalima liye hue
karm path par bade chale sab
aapko aadhar liye hue
pawan ke jhoke na diga payenge
girivar ki bhujao ko
har kadam saath rahenge humare
A.B Nai disha nirdeshan ko.
bahut sari subhkamnao ke saath
aapka chota sa fan.
no bakbaas…..
just few words to say…
take care….
love
Hello Mr Bachchan,
I was watching your movie Sooryavansham today for the 21st time. I really liked the way you have acted in this movie( double role). The association of a son and father was no doubt being enacted so beautifully. U are the undisputed King of Bollywood & it goes without saying.
Do you really read the comments posted by us. Pls do reply.
Thanks…Keep writing I love your blogs.
Capt. Shivam
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
You managed to land yourself on the front page of Mumbai Mirror again alongwith excerpts from the blog! I do wonder why can they never have something nice to say, where is the positive view point! I loved all the information you shared on your blog about the aterlogging problem & instead of highlighting that they are miffed that the BMC paid you a visit!!! I mean really there was so much information in your blog that would enlighten people and a news medium should have put that information to better use than just making an issue out of the visit!
Anyhow I see you are already in SIngapore - nice! Hope Mr. Amar SIngh recovers rapidly! Ooh - do give my regards to Jayaji she is awesome!!! I wanted my parents to rename me Mili after watching your movie!
You also please take care of yourself!
Warm regards & Best Wishes,
Mussu
MY DEAR AMITABH BACHCHAN..
how are you today?and how is Amar singh?i hope he fills better now that you are with him there…
how is your family,they are all there arent they?i hope they are filling good …
i just came back from the sea…all of us went there with the children and had alot of fun…it was good,to take some time off for us to have fun,…
i am waiting for your new post to know how you are filling now…how is your back?does it still hurt?i hope not…
i wish you all the best and good healthy long life with all your loved ones…
my good wishs to you and your family…
hope to hear from you soon…
my love to you as allways…
anat magen here in israel…
Hello sir,
U r in singapore?? that’s really cool coz i live in singapore. any chance of me stumbling upon you somewhere? Enjoy your trip here.
P.S.- Reverse bungee jumping has started here recently in clarke quay. It’s not as cool as real bungee jumping but then also it’s good for some fun. Otherwise there is also a wild wild wet park which opened some time back but I don’t think u must have visited it. That’s also quite cool. I guess you must have already gone to sentosa several times so i am not suggesting that. Tomorrow is sunday and i m going to orchard road with friends. hope to catch a glimpse of you in starbucks or somewhere.
Respected Amitji,
Say hello to your friend Shri.Amar singhji,and convey my get well soon message to him.Thanx for shearing those memories with us.pl do take care .BYE.
Ram Bhole.
Respected Amitabh Ji,
Saadar Namaskar!
Mr. Anashwar Chopra providing valuable informations about Babu Ji & u.
Obviously he is working hard. Well done.
Do u approve the research paper & its authenticity?
the total recall videos are still not working for me boss! not all of them download only 3 or sometimes four parts (randomly … in no particular order) download. and even the downloaded ones dont play at one go…they stop and play and stop and play….no fun watching them like that.
is it me or anybody else facing the same issue. i tried them at work and and home…same issue at both places. I dont think it is the connection problem.
Dearest Amitji..How are you..my precious? How health of your dear friend Amar Singh? My most sincere and kind wishes to him and you, dearest.. I wish to him the speedy recovery.. How are you doing, my angel? I hope that all well at you.. My prayers and warm love to you, darling.. My embraces, care, warmth to you..and my sincere love..Yours devoted Lyudmila.. ))
dearest loving amit ji,
lots of love and best regards!
rashmi m.
Dear Amitji,
I simply loved Total Recall. It’s brilliant and a great walk down memory lane.i feel I should be watching those romantic movies all over again - Trishul,kabhi kabhie,Silsila etc.
Enjoy your stay in Singapore with your dear friend. I am sure he will recover faster now that you are by his side.
God bless
Jyoti
kaise ho bhaiya
thank go ahead
#92 Satyam Thank you so much for posting that interview clip. Wasn’t that Mr Bachchan at his charismatic best – perfect answers to every question!
Thank you.
Jasmine
Gondia cub aana hoga, mei intjaar kar raha hu.
Aapla Manus, we are of your kind
Gondia, kub aayoge, me Buchpan se aapka intjaar kar raha hu.
Vinod
लोकेशन है सिंगापुर, साथ में अमर है
अमिताभ जी के पैरों में शर्तिया भ्रमर है
Good Night
Regards
In SHARABEE
One man army…. One man show…… of AMITABH JEE
(he carried the movie on his own shoulders)
but assume
Rekha Ji …… (Ek badal udhar se chala joom kar…..)
in place of
Jayaprada…….. (Log kahate hain me Sharabee hooon…..)
that is considerable.
Indivisual thanks kashmira for ur love and blessings, wish u the same. sharmishta
Where are We Taking Ourselves?
Every Moment
Every Moment is extremely precious
Process
What we think and do always affects us and others in one way or another; at one time or another; somehow or the other
Disciplined Regimen
If we seek to adopt-institute; pursue and follow a disciplined lifestyle that becomes very much a part of us and that always seek us to be a very much part of it as well is encouraging
Ensuring
Whilst ensuring observance of due diligence and prudent acumen in all aspects of life is respectively practiced could enhance the scope of this important agenda to a certain extent even although minimal, yet every meaningful and responsible step taken well in time is very most essential
please
Summarizing
There is indeed so much more that comes to mind while reflecting upon the wonderful journey of life that each aspect expressed reveals the very most sparkling reality that life connotes brilliance and outstanding magnificence beyond compare
Please Think
Indeed, it is essential to reflect upon the captioned that; Where are we Taking Ourselves? Each day arrives with the greatest treasures and privileged moments; the gifts of gifts and the greatest of fortunes which are the priceless and very most precious moments of life
http://wearetrulyhappy.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/where-are-we-taking-ourselves/
Dearest Sir,
I was finally able to access the “Total Recall” files and I want to thank you soo very much for putting them up for us. Many of us outside of India, who are part of the EF, do not always have access to these wonderful shows, so for you to make them available to us is such a treat!!
You have had quite the career and God has blessed you, but he has also blessed all of us with being able to witness your amazing talent!! Thank you again for sharing!! It means soo much to us.
I am glad to hear that you are now feeling well enough to travel to be with your dear friend. God bless you for being such a true friend. Be sure not to over do!! Also be sure to continue to wear the infamous “collar” and use the “pillows” when you are using the computer. My father has the same problem and it has helped him. I am sorry if I may stress that you need to be careful and take care of yourself, but it is the nurse in me that comes out and I just want you to feel well and be well.
I have heard Aishwarya say in interviews that she has the tendency to look after her loved ones health and make sure that they are doing what they need to do to stay healthy and feel well, so I imagine she must keep an eye on you when she can, and make sure that you are taking care of yourself. Just remember we do it because we love you and care for you!! 
I hope and pray that this note finds you and your dear friend felling well.
Love,
Monique (USA)
Monish Aggarwal USA # 326
Hi Monish,
Just to tell you, you are not alone in not getting the videos to download. I’m also experiencing the same problems only getting parts from 2 to 5. My broadband speed is 5mbps, so don’t know what’s causing it. And true ‘no fun watching like that’ Hopefully, Amitji might suggest a solution.
Kind regards,
Brenda
media reported BIG B is meeting hillary clinton ??? wishing speedy recovery to both u n amar singhji pranam
Amithji,
I think people have the history of Amitji and the movies he missed , acted and hit. Nice blog and reading as always
God bless you always.
Ram
Please don’t forget to read my response as no: 398, in your day 451(i)…You must try out the stomach pain reliever or keep it handy.
Speedy Recover to Amar Singhji.
Enjoy Singapore.
Malabika
Dear Amitabhji,
I am regular reader of your contents on your blog. I was touched by the concernthat the BMC had after reading the matter on your blog, that they mvisited your house, made presentation to you. This appeared on the cover page of the mumbia mirror today. I was touched by reading it but at the same time the thought went to the other citizens of mumbai whose houses also do get flooded every year by the rain and they donot have any blog to write or speak out.
Hence no BMC official will come to their houses to ameka presentation because they are no celebrity like you. We are all common people who live in mumbai but this special treatment to you because you are a class apart.
There should be equality for all, which you will agree. You can shift your things to higher levels but others have to stay till the water in their houses receeds.
What an irony of things.
Please donot take these comments above adversely but they are things from one’s heart.
Regards and oove.
Naresh
Dear Amitabh Bachchan,
It is so good that you can accompany your recovering friend in Singapore - the place you like and have a nice memories of..
I have not seen “Suhaag”, the scene from which was shot there, but I will.. Now it will be even more interesting to watch with the story told by you…: )
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I am back home from my little vacation..
It was very joyous and refreshing.. Sunsets and one sunrise ( when morning fog was not there ) over the ocean - being on the northern shore of the peninsula makes it possible !
And richly sprinkled with stars night sky over the camp site - far away form city lights !
The other pleasures of being at such abundant and pristine nature I have already described in my previous posts.
I have to correct the tree species I’ve mentioned thought - it is Subalpine Fir that grows there among the others..
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Driving on the roads of America by itself is a great pleasure for me. The experience is majestic !!
Roads are well built and maintained. And it all is complemented with breathtaking views and fantastically diverse landscapes - mountains, streaming rivers, bodies of water, fields, forests, hills…and more… I wish you were there.. : )
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I have arrived very late last night.. The drive was about three hundred miles and I spent some time on the way in a very unique little town with the character - full of artists, art gallery shops and boutiques. Because of this delay I had to do some considerable time at night driving afterwards, but it was worth it !
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The whole trip was enjoyable though short - I have an evening shift tonight to attend..
I wish you good night and to have a great time in Singapore..
God bless and take care.
My love and prayers.
Tatiana S. USA
hay sir
How are you? Hope you are doing good. This is my first time writing here
love n take care
ankit
Hi,
pls help…..Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is facing a death sentence in Pakistan.Join all………………………………….
Signature campaign for clemency to Sarabjit
To seek clemency for Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is facing a death sentence in Pakistan, a Ludhiana-based human rights organisation has launched a signature campaign.
The campaign, under which hundreds of people signed on a poster carrying Sarabjit’s picture, was started from here today in the presence of Sarabjit’s sister, Dalbir Kaur.
The Universal Human Rights Organisation (UHRO), an NGO, which has been spearheading a campaign for amnesty to Sarabjit, flagged off the campaign from the District Courts Complex.
While talking to The Tribune, Dalbir said the campaign would end at Kanyakumari before the Rakhi festival. She was trying her level best to take the signatures of countrymen to Pakistan, along with a mercy appeal, to the President of Pakistan.
‘‘Before his appeal was rejected by the supreme court of Pakistan, he had hoped that he would be back home on Rakhi. But that was not to happen. I am trying to get a visa for the festival. If all goes well, his dreams would come true,” said Dalbir. “I am happy that everybody is with me. We will pull him from the clutches of death,” she added.
Satnam Singh, chairman, UHRO, said they were taking his case to the United Nations.
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SIRJI…VERY GOOD MORNING…ITS PLEASURE TO REMEMBER THE PAST AND LOOK INTO FUTURE. I REMEMBER FOLLOWING QUOTE WHICH LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU~
“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. ~From the television show The Wonder Years”
WISHING A SPPEEDY RECOVERY OF YOUR FRIEND AMAR SINGHJI….AGAIN YOU STARTED AWAKENING TILL EARLY MORNING…ITS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH WE ALL CONCERN ABOUT IT…
WITH LOVE AND WARM REGARDS,
MANOJ KUMAR OJHA
http://manojkumarojha.blogspot.com/
Mr. Anashwar Chopra providing valuable informations about Famous Urdu poet and writer and leading criminal lawyer, P.L .Chopra “Naseem (Father od Anashwar Chopra and Famous Hindi poet Babu Ji(Faither of Amitji) & u.
Obviously
He is working hard.
Well done.
Amithji your comments pls………………..
DEAR Mr B,
Those were amusing anecdotes of your first visit to Singapore, especially the one which involved Mr Abhishek B. The trait which you talked about is noticeable in his positive attitude even today, from what interviews one sees on the electronic media, and surely he derives his sense of humour from you.
It was good to read your positively amusing posts over the last two days. The children being with you has made you cheerful,and may it always be so.
Your very exhaustive dissertation propounded no doubt by the officers of the BMC could raise a few questions, but neither of you are possibly working towards obtaining a Ph.D. in the subject so we shall let it be.
Tej has made a valid piont about how they manage in the Midwestern states. This excersise was also followed by the aincients during the Mohenjo Daro period. Do correct me if Iam wrong.
The EF has been enjoying your videos ,but although one has the inclination, one does not have the time.
Thank you for your weather warning of the 24th, we will get out our rafts—– rubber dinghies may not be within the reach of all, there are not many of them to go around
Regards as always to you and your family.
P.S. PERHAPS A HIEGHTENED CIVIC SENSE WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN SOLVING SOME OF THE ‘ISSUES’ RELATED TO THE FLOODS.
# 306: Sudhir, right on. I am so seriously thinking of changing my name! :)Jasmine, London is the one and only original Jasmine though. Jasmine, my namesake, I think Amitji reads ONLY your comments, and not those of us other Jasmines!!!
Photo — ah, great idea, Sudhir (or is it? :). I better go dig mine from when I was 22!
Were you the one who had so dilgently shared such beautiful Urdu poetry with us — Zafar, Firaq, Mir Taqi Mir, Ghalib a couple of weeks ago, along with meticulous glossaries? I was so impressed. Was new to the blog then, but want to let you know now how much I enjoyed it.
Jasmine Jaywant
Hi Mr. Bachchan,
Nice one on sharing with us on lil’ Abhishek’s pranks in spore… take care and have a good night…
abaar kalke comment likbo aapna ke… g’night
- Shouvik (Madtown, WI)
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Memories !!…………………..we like it……………say more……..
God bless you
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hello sir,
thanks for sharing this history…i love such remembrances…
best wishes,
kedar
Hi
i read this on ‘You ….. found it funny.. ..
so I thought let me put it up..
(I don’t claim authorship) somebody else.. wrote..on the song ‘Aaj imtehan hai..’ .. o…that
“Every alki’s detox should include Rekha!”
love
noorie (Salma)
It was funny reading about Abhishek- half pant- story and it reaminds us of our younger days too!
lolz
HEllo my love BIG AB N JR AB & ASHI AND JAYOO MA ……….
hello helloo helloooOooOoOoOoooo. my dear big friend !
aap kaha hoo …… ?
ham to yaha aagaye ….
or aaj bahut saari kharidaari kar dhali ….. per kisi se kahna nahi …. hummmm
hi hi hi hi
haamji baaauuuuuu ji tushi kithe hoo …..
hummmm 2 baj gai hogi aab to kal 12 baje the yaha to vaha 3 baje the …….
hummmmmmm …….
baau ji tushi jaldi se aajaoo ………
aashi tudha wait kar rahe hey ! tushi jaldi se aajaoo ….. haanji
or aap di tabiyal kevi he .. sab changa he ga ki naiiiiiii ?
tushi to inne viji rahnede hoo ………
koi bhi daala hi naii ki , kisi ke bhi naal :0
kyo …….. ?
busy he hey mere baauuuuu ji ….. haa kya ?
aab jaaldi se aaiye or baat kariye pir aaram kariye !
its all most late …….
SO come coooooon aadaao aadaooooooo jaldi se tushii papa jiiii …… HA n jii
miss u hey ji ………. come come miss u ….here !
RELAX PLEASE READ THIS…
BMC’s highest tide in 100 years claim sunk
Sharad Vyas | TNN
Mumbai: The Survey of India (SoI) has slammed the BMC for creating panic by declaring the 5.05-metre high tide expected on July 24 as the “highest of the century’’.
The survey’s research cell has pointed out the error in a letter to the civic agency. The “so-called highest tide of the century of 5.05 m’’ was factually incorrect, it said. “Tides of this height are quite normal for Mumbai,’’ read the letter from SoI expert Varuna Guddanti Kumar.
SoI figures show that Mumbai witnessed its highest tide of 2009 in January, when water levels touched the 5.13-m mark. Yet another high tide of 5.07 m occurred at 1.14 am on February 11. SoI, a research body under the central department of science and technology, has been giving accurate tidal predictions for the past 120 years. The ‘tide of the century’ claims had created panic among the citizens of Mumbai, Kumar told TOI.
Threat Of Three NEXT WEEK
July 23 High tide of 5.01 m at 1.23 pm July 24 5.05 m at 2.03 pm July 25 4.94 m at 2.43 pm High tide figures not verified: BMC
Mumbai: The BMC was forced to admit that there could have been an error on its part after the Survey of India (SoI) pointed out that the civic body’s claim of ‘tide of the century’ to hit the city on July 24 was not true.
“I’m not saying that the BMC figures are wrong, but someone should have been aware of the fact that the highest tide to hit Mumbai’s shore was of 5.59 metres in 1989,’’ SoI expert Varuna Guddanti Kumar told TOI.
BMC officials explained that a high tide alone may not mean anything. Mumbaikars might be affected if extremely heavy rains were to coincide with the tide. A comprehensive disaster management plan is in place for July 24, when the 5.05-m high tide is expected to hit, they said.
BMC commissioner Jairaj Phatak admitted that there could have been an error on the civic body’s part. “The highest tides for this monsoon were compiled late in the night and therefore were not verified,’’ Phatak said.
Last month, as part of its monsoon-preparedness plans, the BMC had declared dates for the highest tides expected on the city’s shore during the rainy season. It declared the July 24 tide of 5.05 m as the highest in the last 100 years. The other days when above-average high tides are expected are July 23 (1.23 pm, high tide of 5.01 m) and July 25 (2.43 pm, high tide of 4.94 m).
REGARDS….
For Jasmine Jaywant, New Jersey,
The Urdu Ghazals were indeed mine. Some very old but the best of the best I could find. Ghalib, Sahir, Faiz, Firaq, Iqbal, Daag! All of them among the classics in Urdu poetry though each one has a unique charm!
Regards,
Sudhir
For Subhash Kaura #313
WELCOME BACK DEAR SUBHASH.
HOW WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE BLOG.
YOUR PRESENCE WAS MISSED.
BEST REGARDS-LILY D’PENHA-FRANKFURT-GERMANY
Hello Sir,
i m a regular reader of your blog,whever i get time i visit the site and go through you blog.i like your thought towards life and exp, which u share with us.it is near about 11:45pm and i am waithing for your latest blog to come..difficult to sleep.please my humble requist to u..dont miss it.whenever i think about your struggle and achivement ..i feel positive and honnest towards my work and life.i know there is nothing parmanent in human life..it changes..but i can make sure that u will be remembered as long as human life exist.
thanks and lots and lots of good wishes to your health and family
sirji i m ur’s big fan since i started watching movies i had watched ur movie ajooba atleast 25 during my childhood at the age of 10 .i m from latur and there are many fans vaiting for u to visit latur .
Salaam amitji,
I heard that you are keeping unwell and is clear from your yesterdays blog as well, I would suggest why dont you try reading the Quran, It will be a wonderful spiritual companion through your difficult times.
May Allah help you recover soon and completely
hi
n and mum… the alki comment was for you. just kidding!
hope everythings good..
you did not write it …
ok… enough of that.
take care…
say hi to mum again.
salma
n…
i’m just pulling your leg…
i now..
you don’t go onto ..you … and right silly comments!
anyway.. congrats on your grades..
i now .. better then expected..
but.. then i think..
does anyone now gets low marks!
ok
kidding again!
go an watch.. kaambakt issk.. again…
ok
going..and gone!
salma
We are always fascinated by any foreign country or city..we are so fascinated by their cleanliness, their discipline, their education, their hospitality…
but why can’t we create such things in our own country too. The biggest difference is that in foreign cities, the roads are dust free. People who are “foreign returned”, say that they don’t find even a dust particle on the road.
Can we see such roads “every where” in our country too? Yes, such roads are there, but not every where. Good roads are the lifelines for any country. You save a lot of time in travelling, your fuel consumption is less, your tourism is strenghtened giving you more dollars, you give jobs to so many people…and your country progresses fast….So, Let us dream to get it in the next 5 years.
See u again. Good night
352 Jasmine Jaywant
A welcome opportunity to say hi to you Jasmine Jaywant! Your comments are wonderful and difficult not to notice, so don’t fear!
You will never know how much I have pestered Mr Bachchan and for how long… the poor man probably thinks he is seeing double in each eye now!!! haha (joking Mr B!)
The more Jasmine’s the merrier I say; at least he will never forget us!! Welcome to the fold!!
With love
Jasmine
Jasmine: Indeed it was! Glad you enjoyed it.
For Lily D’Penha-Frankfurt-Germany (# 362)
Dear Lily
Thank you so much for the warm welcome. I too have missed the wonderful company of the Blog that we all shared and enjoyed so much for so long. Those were great times. I wish I could be more regular here but other things have been pulling me away and keeping me out. Hope you are doing fine. All the best.
Subhash Kaura
[b]प्रिय अमिताभजी,
मैं डिम्पी जबलपुर से..!
आशा करती हूँ अब आप स्वस्थ्य होंगे..!
आज पहली बार आपसे रूबरू हुई हूँ तो खुदको बहुत अछा लग रहा हा..!
आपके हौसले.,सहनशक्ति.,साफदिली.,कर्तव्यनिष्ठा को मेरा प्रणाम.!
आपका ब्लॉग अपने आप में अमिताभ है..!
अंत में आपकी शक्सियत पर दो पंक्तियाँ लिखना चाहूंगी..
[b][red]दुनिया के सितम का भी कोई हिसाब नहीं..,
लेकिन मेरे हौसलों का भी कोई जवाब नहीं..! [/red]
मेरी कानमा है आप सदा स्वस्थ्य.,संतुष्ट और खुश रहे..डिम्पी..!
Re : TOTAL RECALL
Dear Sir ,
I have seen the your interview with Times now ” TOTAL RECALL ” .
It was broadcasted in 2 parts and a repeat telecast was done on following days.I have seen both the parts and the repeat broadcast too.In short it was just BRILLIANT and filled with such finesse .Fans and others who have missed the programme have missed a classic interview. I am a great fan of Mr Arnab Goswami of Times Now and to me he is the best anchor in our country as of date. Sir , I didnt know tht Mrs Arnab had taken the interview cos his face was never shown , leave that even his voice was never heard in both the programmes. For me it was good cos I could hear / see more of you in the tightly fit programme. I think a 2 hours programme is too short to fit yr “TOTAL RECALL ‘ .
Some of yr ancedotes were amazing like of Sholay where the makers were thinking of reshooting the end (they were thinking of shooting the end with you surviving ) after the poor response from public on first couple of days .How you and Dharmedra sir dodged the fan and public of Bangalore in a auto was so funny .
Its been a long time since I got a reply from you sir . Pls drop in a few lines.
I am on leave at Lucknow these days back from my stint on ship .
Good health to you and family .
God bless and all the very best to you sir .
Yr Ardent Fan ,
Captain Shailendra Rathore
Lucknow
Hello Amit Uncle,
Well, I do not read your blog everyday but whenever I get time I read it, read the comments from your readers also. I always wanted to share my feelings about you through this blog. But never did so. Today I decided that I would write something. It has a very special reason that why I am so deteremined to talk to you.
Amit uncle, I am from Pune and work in IT. Exactly 3 months back I lost my job from the most reputed organisation. Till the end I could not understand why I was asked to leave, as there was never any complaint about my work. But I had fought with my PM. I was so dissapponted about the things happened. I was helpless. There was no way to come out of my problems. I am staying here with my mother and I could see the pain she was suffering. She was so much worried about me. I have responsbilities at home.
Suddennly, I did not know how but I started thinking about you. From the childhood you are my favoirate actor. But I could never think that you would be my inspiration as well in the toughest days of my life. When I was going through this patch, I was constantly thinking about your bad days. The days you struggled in industry, the days when you met the tragic accident (thank god, you came back), the boforce allegations, and above all the ABCL tradgedy. I wonder every time, you fall down you stand up with more energy, more courrage, more strength. Whatever problems I went through, it was nothing in front of yours. Everytime I thought about you, it gave me more support, strength and confidence. It was you who tought me how to stay calm, cool and persue your dreams. The incident that happened with me tought me to control my anger. But it was you, your journey of life that stood as a perfect idol in front of me and tought me the biggest lesson of my life. It was you played a role of “GURU” in my life after my parents. Finally by god’s grace I got a new job. But the before new job happened were very tough for me. And it was only your thoughts who help me to come out of it.
Amit uncle, meeting you once in life is a dream. I don’t know whether it will come true or not. But the important place you hold in my life it will be there forever. You are and you will be there always always in my heart.
Thank you very much for standing as my idol, for giving me the stregth I was needing in those bad days.
Thanks,
Madhura G.
Shri Amitabhji,
I think Raj Kapoor,Dilipkumar were not as good dancers as you are. However, songs of those days are best. So, what I suggest is you should perform dance on the old songs in which these actors performed; and then release the videos in
multiplexes. As for female dancers in such old songs, Aishwaryaji should perfom. “Kajrare Kajarare’ song’s picturisation and dance of Aishwaryaji with you also was a novel idea. Dance performance of both of you on ready songs ( I mean old songs) is really worth experimenting and I am sure people would like.
People wou
Dear Amit ji
So nice to hear Amar Sing ji is getting better day by day.
All our best wishes
Ajay Bhalla
just wondering…how can a flight from Singapore to Bombay have a refueling halt in Tehran?? I am curious, please do explain the flight path.
You saw this happened in 1970s, did they have to follow a different set of rules at that time - different flight paths? No flying over indian subcontinent or something of that sort?
I am dying with curioisity - please do explain.
q) What is the national emblem of Singapore, and what is the name have to do with it…?
Ans : ‘Lion’ head symbol is the national emblem of Singapore. “Singa Pura” which means “Lion City” in Malay, from which the name ‘Singapore’ was derived.
It was a pleasure reading about your memories of past visits to Singapore.
May you get many more opportunities to visit that beautiful city-country .
Please do wish Amar Singji a rapid recovery on my behalf.
Take care.
” Ajay and Kajol, Karan and ShahRukh and Shahid and Bebo ”
LOooooooooooooL , ‘ karan and shahrukh ‘ like shahid and bebo , haaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaa
Loooooooollllllll
hello sir
this is first time i am replying ……i read ur blog first time and this god conversations i find it very useful to everyone who believe in god ..
since the questions asked by you are the problems of most of the people and through your conversation most of the people including me gets bthe answer of their questions ……
today i was really upset suddenly i remind the news of the conversation of urs to god headline in news channel so i just open ur blog and read all conversation of ur to god and it really help me out so i would like to thank u to write such conversation and sharing ur veiws with all of us
Sir i am an old fan of your and will be forever in chilhood i have been beaten by by teachers many times they used to say pagal ho gaya hai AB K LIYE and jab apko coolie movie main chot lagi thi us samay do din upwas bhi kiya tha AUR MAR BHI KHAYA PARENTS SE but no regret ap salamat raho u might be thinking why i am telling you and still main nahi batana chah raha tha BAS AISE HI PURANI YAAD TAZA HO GAYI AUR APKO APNA SAMAJH KAR BATA DIYA .Sir this is the first time i am coming in touch with you thanks to your blog
I am looking for Amitabh Bachchan’s narration of his fathe’s poem Agneepath. Its a poem that motivates me to keep going on, and now i have lost the copy i had. Any ideas where i can get it?
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I usually don’t leave comments!!! Trust me! But I liked your blog…especially this post! Would you mind terribly if I put up a backlink from my site to your site?
hello everyone i am going to take a hard action on this fake blog of mine.
i don’t have any problem but why innocent people are fooled and made fun .
just wait and see
by next year this blog will be shut
or
a humble request
please remove the comment section of this blog
and rename this blog as amitabh bachan fan club
and you become the mediator
and mail
me on my personal id amitabhbachan@yahoo.ca
if not then we will see about this blog
thank you
yours
amitabh
Who is the publisher of book “Madhushala - The House of Wine”. Where can I get it in Delhi.