Posted on: March 2, 2010 - 1:12 am
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 1, 2010 Mon 11: 33 PM
A festive day. A day when celebration and excitement mingle with tradition and rituals and a history of culture and trend. But the morning is quiet and eery. The normal sound of traffic and people and the rush of life seems distant and vanquished almost. For long hours as I sit and gather the morning of a fresh day, I wonder where life has gone. The hordes of people that customarily collect at the house are absent. The groups of ‘holi’ revelers that collect with their musical bands and troops of followers that lend them support and moral courage, is missing. It is actually quite surprisingly peaceful. You can actually hear yourself breathe !!
By noon though a few young men brave the sound barrier and attempt to break into song and music outside the gates, but are informed by security that there are to be no celebrations this year. They stop and walk away and we are back to the silence. In a short while I move across to Jalsa. The roads are devoid of much action. Traffic is slow and reduced. Enthusiasm on the streets is visible but not one of furious joy and uninhibited abandon, as is the wont on such occasions. And I wonder …
At home some of Abhishek’s friends come over. Some close relatives. The customary dry vermillion is applied on the forehead. For the elders, the young touch feet and apply the color there in respect. Blessings are given, men greet each other by embracing each other and shifting the embrace from one shoulder to the other, thrice. Sweets are shared, some laughter and talk abounds, a special lunch is generously and with care laid by Jaya and soon it all ends up with all sitting on the floor, chatting laughing exchanging notes and more ‘gujiya’s’.
It has been a quiet ‘Holi’, for us at least, with a closing promise of a bigger celebration the coming year, Inshallah !!
The TV channels and the FM radio are full of ‘Rang Barse’ and ‘Holi khelen .. ‘ and I think to myself that 70 - 80 years ago when these folk songs were first constructed by my Father, had he ever realized that they would have a presence now in our lives and in mediums of our communication !!
And … what of 80 years ahead, when we are dead and gone and live in the thoughts of our great grandchildren, what would they reminisce of days gone by. Or would they reminisce at all ??
I am certain my Father and my Father’s Father would have had similar thoughts. And that is the tragedy. They are never going to be around to know what did we think of them and how. One of the great lamentations of existence.
Time changes life, moods, habits, generations. It moves tastes and cultures, song and temperament, likes and dislikes. And each segment of each generation looks back with a deep sigh and a dreamy look in the eye of days gone by.
Yash Chopra calls in the morning to wish a happy Holi, but more to tell me that he had been seeing ‘Silsila’ on Sony TV the previous night -
“Papaji ! I think we made a beautiful film. Those were wonderful days. The stories, the writing, the lyricism in our songs, the freshness of youth in our appearances… those days will never return .. will they ?? What are the kind of films being made today ! Do they possess the poetry of those times ? We will never get those days back again !! Sad !!”
I nod in agreement and lament the cause. I read responses from members of my EF. I catch some similar sentiments in a few of them. I read the desires of some, in bringing back the magic of those days. They tell me chose my scripts carefully. To select the best, to hire the best and make the best. And I allow their sentiment to affect me and I will and must do what they ask, but where and how and when. Not having ever in my career worked in such conditions or made effort in the pursuit of such elementary demands, I wonder how I shall be able to do it now. And when I think back on those days of glory, I say to myself. Did I ever indulge in what they ask of me today ?And the answer is an emphatic ‘no’. I did nothing, my directors did, my writers did, my makers did, but I did nothing. I did nothing because I knew nothing. I followed. Followed diligently what my makers asked and compelled me to follow. That is all I did. It was my good fortune that took me thus far. And it was the acumen and understanding of the makers that remained with me, that took me to those destinations. Now, if there are shortcomings, then it is the fault of my selection or the fault of my own indiscretion, my own incapability. And I am like this because I never had opportunity to test my own capability. My capability, if at all there was any, was being tested and guided by others. Others who knew me better than I did myself. They reveled in the thought of putting me in different and challenging roles, creating situations and screen plays that were to become the defining moments of the cinema of those times. When they left, when they separated, when they stopped, I stopped along with them. I fear if there has to be a revival, it must come from those that have the capacity and the intellect to find something for me and think for me, not around me. Characters and stories that come my way now, must come with the intent of a strong content around me and not the other way round. And I cannot find them now. It will have to be found by others. It has always been that way and shall in the days to come. And it is days, not years. Time is short now for me.
I signed my last film more than a year ago and have not accepted anything fresh since. Primarily of course because I have not been offered much. But whatever has been offered I have taken as a result of taking something rather than not having anything. I have not shot for a film for almost a year. The last time I did that, I went into disaster mode. It must not happen again. I must start and start now.
The World Cup Hockey and the victory over our arch rivals Pakistan in the opener, with a score in our favor of 4 -1 was such an adrenalin rush in the system. After long there was a desire to watch a hockey match rather than cricket. The players from our team showed exemplary courage and skill and confidence. I had met some of them at the office when they were going through a rough patch about their wages. A charity program was being designed for their benefit and they had come to put the proposal forward. I found them young and enthusiastic and humble and agreed to join in in their support. It will happen I believe soon. But for the moment it was delicious to see these team players in their elements and my best wishes went out to them.
It was in this very Stadium in 1982, when I was recuperating from my accident on ‘Coolie’ in Delhi, that I had been present there for the Asian Games final and seen in shock and horror how Pakistan had butchered us with a 7 - 1 defeat. A deflated and completely destroyed audience of packed supporters, had walked out heavy footed with the greatest embarrassment ever. Today watching the men in light blue square things up with the men in green, was delightful. Reversing an adverse situation is always a big high. We did that yesterday evening successfully. Well done guys !! Wishing you similar success through out the Tournament !!
There was another occasion when I had been a spectator for the game and for watching our national team play - the 1984 LA Olympics. We had lost then too. Maybe not going to the venue is the key to our victories then !! Ha Ha … Its almost the same with cricket too. Every time I watch a game on the Tv, we lose. So … better to catch the highlights later … don’t you think ??
Fine then … time to watch the highlights of the Hockey now … and hope it will bring some rest after ..
Love to you and good night …
Amitabh Bachchan
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Holi Hai!!!
Happy Holi !!!
Adarniya Amit ji,
Rang parve ki aapko bahut bahut shubhkamnaye.
Aapka param snehi
Anurag
my dear Amitabh Bachchan..
good evening my darling….
how are you today?
i hope you had a good day ..
how is the family?i hope all are well and happy….
love you my darling..
all the best and my endless love as allways..
will rea the new post now…thanks for the early post…
yours for ever..
anat magen here in israel…
Hi Mr.Bachchan
I had heard that you celebrate Holi every year. Is it a tradition or do you do it merely to meet friends that you cant meet regularly. Also what if your next generation dosent really want to continue it? Would you be hurt or would you accept it with a word ?
Regards,
Amit
Respected Sirji,
Holi ShbhKanaye aur Pranam,
Stopped reading/browsing Times groups related papers.
Regards
Amit jeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Happy Holi. Let the coming days be as colorful for you as it is today.
Cheers
Somanath
45 pictures taken from Big pictures bash
http://www.ndtv.com/news/photos/album-details.php?id=6914&Album=PHOTO_GALLERY&AlbumTitle=SRK%2C+Bachchans+at+Big+Pictures+bash
Nine Pictures taken at Amitabh receiving Taj Enlighten Award function.
http://www.bigoye.com/photos/yogenshah/Amitabh%20Bachchan%20receives%20Taj%20Enlighten%20Tareef%20Award/430978/slideshow/431213
Video of Amitabh receiving Taj Enlighten Award
http://videosfromindia.smashits.com/view/12103/big-b-gets-brooke-bond-taj-enlighten-tareef-award
Ash with Mother Vrinda Rai
http://www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?p=448460
filmfare awards winners last word.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfQBtBl1GbI
FROM MADHAVAN’S MOUTH
How was it working with Big B?
Honestly, when Leena and Ambika told me that Big B is a part of this project, I told them how genuinely excited I was. The meeting was over, they left me and I think probably one of them must have conveyed my feelings to Big B over the phone. Fifteen minutes after the two left I got an SMS saying- ‘I’m happy you’re on this project. Looking forward to work with you.’ And it was from Amit Ji! See? He is the sort of person who makes you feel he wants to work with you.
And all through the shoot, he was like a kid. After pack-up I used to play with the nearby college boys. So when Amitji came to know of it, he told me he’d be joining too. So then every day after the pack up we used to play badminton, table tennis or even golf.
And how was it working with Ben Kingsley?
I had to shoot just for a day with him. I’m a big fan of him …but then like I said, the best part about working with superstars is that they don’t show that they have achieved so much in life.
On one side you have veterans like Big B and Ben Kingsley and the other side you have newcomers like Shraddha Kapoor and Vaibhav Talwar. How was it working with such an eclectic group?
Leena had insisted on workshops. So during the workshops, the ice broke between all of us and we all sort of settled on a same level. Then it wasn’t like –Oh my god that’s Madhavan. It was like - Hey Maddy, wassup?
In Teen Patti, you’ve had a female director (Leena Yadav) as well as a producer (Ambika Hinduja)…
Yes! And it’s a very difficult thing to work with women (laughs). Usually when I tell my director I want to go early today he understands and lets me go. But here, Leena would agree at first but then when the time comes she would get all teary eyed and look at me and say- Agar yeh aaj nahi hua toh (if this doesn’t get over by today)…and then I get scared. Because those tears…they are dangerous!
But the good thing about this is that, everything was disciplined. This attitude of women makes them more efficient and it was basically a smooth shoot for all of us.
A bigger fan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l19h5iqmNg
Kind Regards
Saratchandra
May I take this opportunity to wish dear FmXt, Amitabh Zibbu, Anandh Bhaskar, Rochelle, Lakshmi Jag (thanks to Satyam, I read your tribute to your late father), Sharmila, Rachana, Devkishen Vyas (thank you for your kind mention), Rupam, Reeham, Anand.ajayp, Zainab, Satyam, Sillyscientist, Archana bengalaru, Archana, Renate, Shakti, Rajesh, Jasmine Jaywant, Skh, Darshan, Anu(London), Anita, Mary Anne in Pennsylvania, Zekhya,Shankar Abu Dhabi (glad to know your uncle and aunty are now better), Olya (Russia), Saroj, archana(benguluru), Srinivas from USA, Anil, Abhaya, Sonal & Simran, D.B. from USA, Phyllis, Manoj Grover, Tatiana, austere, Mario, Anat Magen, Fats (Fatima), Kashmira, Vikas, pradipta rajan, Barun, Lyudmila, Shubha, Anand Khare, Sangita (UK), vijaya, Adi(Ghana), Shashishekhar M Vyas, Aishwarya TVM, Dorothy Madigan, Sigali, Manish Parmar, Melwyn, Smita**, Ramanathan (what a wonderful way of story telling, I enjoyed reading Run through the Rain, thank you for posting it), Sunita from NJ USA(Thanks for your wishes, wish you same too), Shubham, Priti, Rupam, Aga, muralee, pawan pipalwa, Barun, Jasmine of London, Mehven Riaz, Brenda, Mrs G.A.Patel, Angel, Vandana Bhatt, Manoj Kumar Ojha (Thanks for your wishes, wish you same too), Millie, E.T, Satish, Pravin P Patel, Anu (London), Ann Mary, Tej, Naresh Bhatt, Keren-Israel, Jyoti Punjabi, Rasha Zayed, anuradha, Shilpa Dhondarikar, AG, Binod, Raman Jetly, D. Madhuri, Daksha, Pettssy (Houda), Zeta (Dubai), Richard (Tucson), Upendra Kasid, Rajesh (Bucks, UK), Valorie Adams, Daisy M , bunty, Kalpana Kakade, Kishore, Margaret Ann, Manoj Mehta, Thumpa Ghosh, Preety, Astrologer Sachin, Dolly & Mukesh, Ashesh Dave, Vipin Sharma, Anil Arora, Tehreem UK, Swati Pai, Rasika, Nimmi Harisinghani, Nandita Kao, Purvi NYC, Rishi, Nikhil Gupta Dr. Vinay Thakur, Susheela, sima fadida-Israel, Saroj, Ritesh Banerjee, Tejas, Nish, Ravi P.Malhotra, anamika from Dubai, Karthik, Vishal Porwal, Chinmayi Karmalkar, Sudersan, Shishuraj Karmalkar, Abhaya, and all other FmXt whose names I may have forgotten to mention.
Namaste Amitabh Ji,
Wishing you a very happy and colourful holi.
Congratulations for getting best actor awards at filmfare.
Good wishes.
Amitabh my dear
I very sad..you know..
Tody I have seen three of your movies and I so disappointed because I cant see you in the real life at least tell me where and when you are planing to show I will come to everywhere.
LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH
Mazal
ISRAELLL
Hi!
Good evening!
and happiness as a spray of champagne!
Hey Kaka,
Empty mind nothing to say.
Was waiting for u to write and publish today’s blog.
just read it. mind has been diverted from anxity.
should get back to work
Luv,
Priti A
Dear Amitabh Sir,
I am extremely delighted to be the first one to be posting a comment today. Especially because today is my first opportunity to read your blog. I must say that you dont just speak well but you write tremendously well. So good that it feels like I am watching the scenes you are explaining. I think I am not even able to believe that I am writing to you in person though viewed by several others. In my family all of us mention you to be our favourite. This is unbelievable. Hope you read whatever little I could write to express how i feel. Do you also send in a response Sir? If so, I will be the happiest else I think I am now going to be reading and responding often and will surely be happily waiting for a response.
Lots of love & regards,
Revathy
i must have seen silsila 20 times and it still looks fresh every time.the depth in the movie is amazin
majboor yeh haalaat idher bhi hai udher bhi,
tanhai ki ek raat idher bhi hai aur udher bhi,
kehne ko bahut kuch hai magar kisse kahen hum,
kab tak yuhin khamosh rahen aur sahen hum,
……………………………………………
Ohh! haha I am the 9th in line and not the first. But 9 is my lucky number.
Take care Sir.
Regards,
Revathy
प्रिय अमितजी एव जया जी को नमस्कार ,
आप को एव आप के समस्त परिवार को होली की बहुत बहुत शुभकानाए ….
एव पा के लिए सर्वश्रेठ अभिनेता का पुरुस्कार मिलने पर बहुत बहुत बधाई ……..
पुनीत
Dear Sir,
Please check out this nasty link I found on You tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGYApTVpTj4&feature=related
It is commendable that you have taken such a stand on MM and yellow journalism. It’s funny but such stupid and vicious attacks should not be tolerated at all. Journalism is meant to be a very noble profession. This clip is pretty interesting as in one part you actually tell them the very reason you not going to comment is because they will misuse the comments and add music and create a ruckus. And that’s exactly what the news channel/journalist did. An emancipated Indian like yourself should keep standing up to his ethics and you have a big FMXT behind you. Problem is that we never realize the importance of what we have till we lose it.
MM APOLOGISEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! It is ok to apologize if one has wronged. You tend to come out stronger and clean if you do that.
Happy holi sir !
Sir without any heavy words i just wana say pls. Help me ! I m tired to see my mother still working . I alwaz tried to do lott for her but couldnt do .. I need 1 lakh 50 thousand . Pls give me n one day i vl returnt u bcz i wana do anything for mumma , myself but pls. Give me d way .. Sir help me or not bt kindly deleate ds msg. I cnt publish my immotions . Thnx
I wish you can come back in another movie like silsila.I must have seen silsila more then twenty five times.Love -Chetna
I am sitting here in Union Square park getting some much needed vitamin D on a balmy NYC day but there are no Holi celebrations here.
I hope that you have a more celebratory and rowdy celebration next year because that would mean that nothing sad has happened in a whole year. But it sounds like a peaceful time with friends and relatives has been savored.
I understand that the quality of films in which you appear is dependent on what is put out there by writers and directors. Good luck in finding something worthy of your extremely high standards and your many talents. You still have years left and not days. I fear you exaggerate!
Why not give a chance to some western/American writers and directors?
Congratulations on the victory to your hockey team. It’s good that they will benefit from your generosity.
I hope I don’t have to go through any shock and horror from this year’s Mets baseball team like I did last year. Tomorrow is the first Spring Training game.
I know how those beliefs can be tempting about whether one’s team wins when in attendance or at home. But maybe when you are there, the team is so distracted at your presence, that they forget to play!
I hope you get your rest after the Hockey highlights.
Love,
Rochelle
Wonderful post today, Amitji. Beautifully written, a joy to read. Thanks for giving me a flavor of the day of holi in Mumbai. I wonder why the celebrations were so muted today. I am glad at least you put the customary teeka with gulal that I had mentioned in my previous comment at the tail end of the previous post.
The days gone by are gone forever. What a huge difference in film-making, not only the technicalities which have advanced rapidly so that now Indian cinema is now at par with world cinema as far as technique is concerned. But the essentials have changed forever — the simple stories on which directors like Yash Chopra and Hrishikesh Mukherjee based their films, the poetry of Sahir and Majrooh in the lyrics, the music — everything is changed. I think what is lost from today’s film making is simplicity.
You can only work with what is there. I remember Javed Akhtar’s appeal at the Star Screen Awards function after you had given him the Lifetime Achievement Award. His sentiments were similar to what Yash ji said to you and what you convey so eloquently. You and Yashji made some amazing films. I still see you singing, “Main pal do pal ka shayar hoon….” in the college auditorium in “Kabhi Kabhi”.
Will those kinds of films be made again? Who knows? I just think of the song, “Koi lauta de mere beete huye din….”
WIth love and regards,
Jasmine Jaywant
Oh, just wrote a letter to the 678 day and now 679!
How much and so sincerely!
In our country, know Yash Chopra and admire his talent …
Present Olympics showed the Sports Committee of Russia’s weak!
Peaceful sleep
Freedom loves beauty, and beauty - the freedom “
Dear Sir,Very reminiscent post. feels good when u share ur thoughts with us. Ofcourse, that’s what u r doing everyday.Somedays, like today they r more sentimental.Saw Telugu movie-”Leader” today.Please try to watch it. Amazing storyline, what a great performance by the hero - his first movie that too! Hope iam one of the first today.
love,regards,
s.
happy holi !! love this post ..like most others … I guess the musings come in response to ‘teen patti’… hmm I agree that films are a director’s medium and sometimes good visions too get derailed ,,,but I guess you can atleast pick movies at this stage which are not “inspired” by hollywood flicks.. our culture so rich n vibrant ..just like holi …has so much to offer …wonder why people cant create rich n vibrant characters from amongst us…may be cos they are too far away from the “common man” to realise the joy of simple things and simple stories like those of “anand”. “mili” n “guddi” …
technology is bringing us closer … but in some sense its putting us in a polarized spot devoid of real emotions …hope we stop living in the virtual and get real!
Big B,
Thts how i have known him since my childhood…Yes, the legendary Amitabh Bachchan…I have been reading his blog since a long time but never ever thought i should pen down something in reply..Wat is that he beholds…wat is there that leaves an everlasting impression of his in our lives..Y is he so elegant but also carrying his stardomn well class apart…When the west days we have contributed so much to cinema…for us the entire contribution is put onto the shoulders of a Tall man with folded hand…Mr. Amitabh Bachchan…Sir, as a child i had a wish…which even i carry today as part of the 3 lil wishlist i have…one of it is to meet you some day at some point of my life…not because ur a bollywood icon…its all because of the man ur all about…The charmastic appeal u have has always charmed me…today, after reading you blog it felt as if its a common man writing abt his life…how emotions are flowing…U can earn a lot in life, there thngs money can buy…but the only thing which we can buy with it are the moments we have lived..moments which we have cherished…moments which are close to our hearts…when we turn back we have nthng to do othr than smile and be happy abt those moments tht we were lucky enough to live them…BiG B as u r stated mostly is a role model for us not a star icon but a man who potrays the art of living a life which could be a sense of inspiration for others…U r correctly called a “Legendary Actor”. No matter how many times we watch..sholay..coolie or any such move ur charm still remains the same…this is called an everlasting touch…Life is inevitable so is death80 years down the line when both u n i may not be there…still ur legend will continue…but when i leave i would be proud in penning down the memories of a legend…
Wishing you a lot of luck n god’s blessing for ur endevours…
A humble admirer of ur’s.
Dear Amitji,
How are you? Congratulations for getting the best actor awards again! I hope that you will keep acting in great films and getting more and more awards in the future,
Take Care,
Rima,
UK
Once again Lakshmi Jag’s extraordinary tribute to her great father, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao:
http://satyamshot.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/my-father-lakshmi-jagalur-pays-tribute-to-her-father-gummadi-rao/
I had earlier provided this link but just recently one of the moderators had occasion to change the time stamp on the link which then made the older one I had put up inactive. I apologize to anyone who might have been inconvenienced by this.
Yes Sir, please sign a film soon. I can’t believe we won’t see you in any new films for most of 2010…
HARE BABA ME TOMSE PIAR KARTIHE
Do you believe me hunk man?
LOVE MAZAL
We all wana see aish in bingo wd abhi ..
Dearest Amit ji,
Namaskar!!!
Long post which took me back to my childhood and days back in Nepal and India.
I had a real heavy heart in the morning today, missing the colours, the excitement and the fun of HOLI. Once you leave your motherland you always miss your festival n culture……
Well i personally feel your hard work as well as destiny has made you a living legend……..you had a midas touch and that’s how any movie you did created history at box office.
Kudos to the Indian Hockey team and best wishes for the rest of the tournament…….
Hope to hear a lot more from you………
Love from all of us at home here in Glasgow.
Bharati Sharma (Millie)
Adarniya Shri Amitabh Bachchanji,
You sound too low, almost in a -ve frame of mind. From my point of view, you have always ‘lead’ and others have ‘followed’; though it seems otherwise from your blog today.
“Characters and stories that come my way now, must come with the intent of a strong content around me and not the other way round….” With your stature, its a bit difficult to have a story with this intent to work well at the box-office as people would always expect to see more of you or rather from you…
As for going into disaster mode, NOT THIS TIME… Its always better to ‘live’ in the PRESENT and ‘relive’ the happy memories of the PAST…. you have proved yourself time and again, have bounced back time and again… don’t think that would ever be required again from you in our lifetime… So, cherish the good old days and remain optimistic about a BETTER TOMORROW…
Sleep Well and Keep Good Health… Shubh Ratri…
—-Aavjo
Hey Mr Bachchan..
I m not sure , if you have read abt Joannie Rochette and her spectacular performance at the Olympics , couple of days after loosing her mother to a heartattack. Forgive me for this , but for some strange reason when I saw her ice glade I thought what a fighter she is and so much of will & determination.Goes back to the Coolie incident and the will & determination of yours to fight against all odds and come out winner..It’s hard for me to explain why but it just reminded me of you..God Bless
Pallavi Garg
RESPECTED SIR, IT’S ALWAYS FUN & KNOWLEDGE TO READ YOUR BLOGS, AT TIMES MAY BE DAILY BY ME.SAW TEEN PATTI I WAS NOT AT ALL AMUSED BY THE MOVIE. THE SECOND HALF WAS MORE BORRING, I THINK THESE KIND OF FICTIOUS THEME GOES NO WHERE. ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE PUT IN THE BEST YOU CAN BUT THE MOVIE DOES NOT CARRY YOU OR VIE SE VER SA.SORRY BUT MY FRANK OPINION. I TOO AM WAITING FOR MUMBAI MIRROR TO REACT ONE DAY FOR THE MUCH NEEDED APOLOGY ,THE LEAST THESE STUBBORN SO CALLED JOURNILISTS CAN DO, WHAT IS THE FORCE BEHIND THEM AGAINST THE RIGHTOUS & MIGHTY BACHCHAN FAMILY, OR AS WE SAY AS BOLLYWOOD’S FIRST FAMILY, I WONDER. WILL KEEP PATIENCE & YOUR ACTIONS SYSTEMATICALLY TO GET THE ON THIER ACCEPTANCE OF DEMEANING YOU ALL, LEGALLY IS THE WAY TO GO. BYE THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.
Amitji, may I re-post part of my comment wishing everyone a Happy Holi (it is still the day of Holi here, even if everyone in India has gone to sleep!) to all the members of this beautiful family? This comment was at the end of the last post, and everyone I want to wish today may not see it. Thank you.
Hi my dear friends of the FmXt: I hope everyone had fun and ate lots of gujhiyas and other mithais and is feeling happy and satiated. Thanks to everyone who wished me for Holi, and all my good wishes on this occasion to everyone. HAPPY HOLI (the day is still not over here!):
Devkishin Vyasji, Vishanlalji, Kashmira (happy to see you back), Anu (London) and her daughter Nikki, Melwyn, Vikas (Kuwait), Manish Parmar, Srinivas from USA, Naresh Bhatt (UK), Sanjith, Shankar, Rupam, Lakshmi Jag, Manoj Kumar Ojha, Muralee, archana (bengaluru), vijaya, Anand Khare, Barun, Anand ajayp., Sunita from NJ, Smita**, Mrs. G.A. Patel, Saroj, Angel, Kalpana Kakade, Ramanathan, Mukul Bangalore Waley, Sharmila, Sharmishta, Abhaya Sharma, Daksha, Nilesh Madia, TOronto, Pawan Pipalwa, Pratik Rana, Darshan (Toronto), Aniseh, Trushar from NJ, Mousumi, Mondira, Arpita Jaswal from NJ, S Kh, Rochelle, Reeham, Tehreem, Anat Magen, Zainab, Satyam, Valorie Sunshine, Phyllis, Daisy M, Mario Andrew Rodriguez, Jasmine of London, Pettssy (Houda), Zeta (Dubai), Mary Anne (Pennsylvania), Atul Kumar Shrivastava……….and all the other members who contribute so meaningfully to this sacred space.
Atul Kumar Shrivastava ji: Thank you so much for your lovely greetings from India. Mujhe bahut khushi huyi parh ke. So nice of you. It is a happy holi in New Jersey now.
Best wishes,
Jasmine Jaywant
Dear Sir
Its time you did a comedy or remake your namak halal type movies. I want to see the pure entertainers and special one liners from your movies. I enjoy all your movies. You can watch comedy movies again and again. I can watch deewar, dostana, namakhalal again .It is tough to watch runn or teen patti again.
Take care and HAPPY HOLI
Priya Sakhaa,
HI, how are you?
Yes, OLD IS GOLD…. DO YOU REMEMBER THE SONG FROM NAVRANG” ARE JAARE HAT NATHAT NAA CHOORE MERA GHOONGHAT”. . .????”RANG BARSE BHEEGE CHUNARWALI”
THE BEST HOLI SONG FROM SILSILA……..MY FAVOURITE…..
YOU are mindblowing….in any film old or new….
LOVE to see you in any film….
with pure love. . . . . .. ..with pure heart. . . . . . . .
LO I’m VE. . . . . . . .with. . . . . . . . .U
smita_nine@yahoo.co.in
Dear AmitJi,
After a long time maybe a week later I’m posting my comments to your blog…….all this time everyday read your blog but because of my own sad state of mind didn’t feel like writing………somehow today while reading your blog just before going to sleep, I felt that I should write to you as I felt that you are tonight in a melancholy yourself and so I should wish you all the best & tell you that most certainly something wonderful is going to happen……..you would definitely get to enact a role where director would think for you…..It would surely happen!
My condolences to PankajaJi’s family & belated Holi wish to all of you.
Also I would like to say that you have done a right thing by serving legal notice to Mumbai Mirror………..we take The Telegraph & The Times of India daily and nowadays whenever I open the paper in the morning I do feel terrible……I’ve become very conscious regarding reading TOI now……hope good sense prevail upon them and they extend their apology to you!
I also wonder how much strength Aishwarya need to possess to constantly fight for her self-esteem……..she must have suffered so much while reading about her supposed marriage to tree and all such rubbish……..maybe in India in a male dominated society people couldn’t digest a woman’s success and there remains a constant effort to pull her down……to keep making an effort to erode her confidence………my goodnight prayers for Ash:)
Thanks & Regards,
Manashi
Adarniya Shri Amitabh Bachchanji,
Happy to hear your comments and praise for our Indian Hockey team… was a bit surprised about you not mentioning it yesterday in your blog. Though your past 2 experiences have not been worth mentioning, see if you can make it to one of the matches this time around. Based on the game yesterday, these young boys seem full of passion and enthusiasm, they look very promising… and a cheer from the LEGEND will definitely boost their morale to a great extent… Good Luck TEAM INDIA!!!
—Aavjo
Wishing you all a very
Umangbhari Rang - Birangi
Holi… …… ……
Warm wishes
Sunita
Respected Sirji,
Pranam
Media will quote the last paragraph(Maybe not going to the venue is the key …) of today’s post and again stress that you are superstitious(which is not true though) and talk about your rings etc.
Regards
Dear Amitabh,
I’m a huge admirer of yours and a huge music fanatic. I am currently 19 years old and a huge fan of Hindi music. I have been waiting since I was 6 years old to hear the songs from Gayak (1996) that Big B cassetes had the rights to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMaYpHrgZ9o a youtube petition
Please Big B, it is my dream to hear these songs in full and I have been praying/hoping for over 13 years for these songs and with no such luck or info!
Please Please listen to my plea and somehow get these songs to my heart just like your movies have filled a huge void in my life with gems like KKKG and Black. Itunes, youtube, online radio, tapes whichever format but please I can’t stand the wait. =[
my email is ishqvishk@gmail.com
Please don’t ignore this! =[=[ Amazing songs like that should not be hidden away in a music back. In this day and age with itunes, you can still make money off unreleased stuff. Especially when it’s this good. Please amitabh oh my god.
Your one of the most powerful figures in bollywood, only you can make it happen . PLEASE please please pleasee
I BEG OF YOU. PLEASSSSSSSE
- Priya
In reference to what you have mentioned today… you only followed and followed … what script demanded, what director told you to do… and that what you did all the time… Also referring to what Jaaved saab said in Screen awards - Writers deserve little more praise…
Don’t you think during award ceremony Director award should be the last one and so the writter award given more importance and should be announced in very later stage of the entire ceremony…. ?
With luv and wish for peace and prosperity for all
luv
~Balu
Toronto
http://critique-base.blogspot.com
ps: Please do let us know if you happen to visit this part of the world(Canada), would luv to meet you. (iifa 2011)
Hi Mr. B
I agree with Mr. J.C.
It would be nice to see you…one more time in a ‘romantic’ film…not Kabhi kabhi or silsila…. See i’m one of those…that have watched KK and sisila on dvd…but it would be nice to go to the movies and watch Mr. B in a romantic emotional drama.
and, yes….like millions of people…would love to see Amitabh/Rekha one more time create magic …
Yash Chopra film, or Bhansali film…directors that are larger then life…big….
so like SRK and Kajol…do a film…
its worth a try
happy holi
salma
Dear friend Saratchandra,
HI, HAPPY HOLI. . . AND BEST WISHES….
LOVE
smita
Dear Mr B!
I really really hope that u sign another film soon sir, i cannot imagine the Hindi Film Industry without you, you are the reason that i became such a huge fan of hindi cinema. You will always be loved by people of all ages, creeds and colour. I am 18 and I would i would rather watch you on screen over any younger actor. You will always be the greatest in anything that you do. I truly hope that i can meet you someday sir.
I also watched Silsila again today on Sony, what a beautiful movie, the songs are my all time favourites!
Take care
Love you so so so much
Yerishna(your biggest fan in S.A)
Dear Sir:
Best wishes that many future Holis will be full of good revelry.
So you are the passive marble that, just by being what you are, has enabled many directors to carve great statues. And some directors who made movies that were less than great to create works of art in which one somehow marvels at the sheen of the marble even though the shape of the sculpture is repulsive.
Not the best metaphor, since movies are so full of life. But I have to believe that very few actors have done as well at giving directors certain elements of what they were looking for. Granted, some aspects of that you have done nothing to gain–you are good looking, you are tall, you have a deep voice. Actors can have those things and be a pain in the neck to work with, unreliable, not committed to their craft–not having ever been on a set with you, I don’t know but the man I see through the movies and whose thoughts I have become familiar with through this blog, isn’t anything like that.
Best wishes on continuing to get roles that are worth the effort, for as long as you care to work on them. The movie industry, in India and elsewhere, has always made good movies and trashy movies, told stories well and poorly, and told stories worth telling and remembering and stories which turned out to be a waste of time.
You can tell at the beginning that some movies are not worth doing. But the whole production will always be beyond your control.
May all your future roles (I hope many) be in stories worth telling, told well.
Blessings,
Rebecca
Thanx a lot for sharing all these with us .. we find u so close to us ..
we r positive, everything is having its own cirlcle..and it works according to that circle i guess or what i was taught in my science class . good stories with good lyrics will be back..we r already bored of NRIs landing in Punjab kind of stories..
take example of Pa , Guru or wake up sid , 3 idiots, fanna ..rang de basanti , Jodha Akbar ..many names follow..we r positive..
we love Madhushala even if it was written in 1930s..
so things gonna change for sure ..
and i am sure we r going to see another , Pa or Black from u by the end of this year..
God bless u
Raghu(Norway)
Holi Holi and in Toronto all the radio stations are playing your song from SILSALA. I have heard this song so many times times in the past two days.
Even now at this moment, it is playing on 1650AM. Wish you all the best.
Good old days
Love you
Fan from Torono
Dear friend Shankar-Abu Dhabi,
HI,glad to know that your uncle and aunt is better now. THANKS GOD . . . .
love. .
smita
Amitji,
Happy Holi,
I really think you need to start work with some good new project, from what you said about Vivek Sharmas project on the blog, you liked the script..I think you should do it…I dont think we will ever get back the days of the awesome dialogue writers and brilliantly written characters, most of your VIJAY characters are my favourites..the dialogues of film with Yash Chopra, Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra were my favourites…they had the best dialogues, even Ramesh Sippy…how I miss those movies..
Congrats to india on the win in the hockey game against pakistan
Wish you all the best always
Kishore
BigB Facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5380871097
hi sir hope u r fine healthy.sir how would u played paa role its mirracle to us sir u r great happy holi to all
my dear Amitabh..
i read the post today and i am happy that atlist you had a good time today with your friends and family members,even though you didnt celebrate Holi this year as every year…..with your lovely wifes home made cooking…ha…..
i just love home made cooking….its the best food ever…right???
my darling….
i read your thoughts about those days …i just cant help but fill bad when i read them thoughts…..when you talk about what was around you….all those that ‘made’ you..no one ‘made’ you..you ‘made’ yourself……your acting ‘made’ you…your wonderfull skills….its you and only you my dear…
yes..you were offered movies ..but if you wouldnt act in them as you did ,you wouldnt be here now..after 40 years ….right???
just think about PAA for example….you were brilliant there…and now RANN and TEEN PATTI..you are just wonderfull and dont let any one tell you differnt…
its strange to read that you love Hockey….i thought you love only cricket and football….what ever makes you happy ..makes me happy too…
thanks for the memories about the Hockey team…
i just cant help but fill bad when you mention that joy is not seen on the streets..
it should be a happy and joyfull day…
just for Holi we saw Baghban today me and my hubby and i was singing with you ‘Holi Khelen’..i told my hubby that today is Holi days in India…
i wish you my dear to be happy allways….to have peace of mind ….
leave all the bad fillings behind and let your self be happy and peacefull…
what ever you do my dear as long as you are happy with it is the best for you…
yes you should think about every movie that is offered to you..but you have to know this that you make the movie..i know that i will watch every movie for sure when i know you are there….yes…its true…
i watch movies just becouse of you…even if you are there for a min….
enjoy your time watching the highlights of the game…
i hope you have a good long sweet sleep…
love you alot..take care….
yours for ever..
anat magen here in israel…
Amit Sb,
Once again it was a delight to read your post, never wanted it to finish. First time after a long time I watched Hockey and although I was supporting the Pakistani team but the way India played was brilliant and they deserve to win and so they did. I would If you ever had a chance to play Hockey, If yes then at what position?
Thanks - K.Farhan
Karachi, Pakistan.
Hi Sir
Wish U and rest of the family a very Happy Holi..Pray for all of your Gr8 success and wondarful time in coming year..
Expecting your kind blessings on this festive night..still waiting asusual for YELLOW LINE..
Gud Nit..Tkcr..
Ratan Kumar Gupta
Dear Amitji,
Wishing you and the family a very Happy Holi.
ShivOm
Hi Mr. B
i may be wrong, but hindi cinema, besides being director led, has always been about individuals coming together and pushing a average script to greater highs …only in rare situations can you clearly observe a bound script.
it remains not the norm.
i think one of the issues is, that most of your contemporaries or the ones little later or no longer around or acting…and thus the void.
an cinema has always been about maintaining yourself…a certain amount of presentation…and thus the lacuna…there has to be that element of charisma…otherwise it becomes television…
so the choices are there but…
Yes Please…Go for the highlights and dont Go-live especially with the Cricket World Cup around the corner and Tendulkar in such sizzling form. Despite his best efforts there is a danger of loosing( as you being a bigger Star -Punn Intended) if you Go-Live.Do sign new films during World Cup as the timing will be right and Each (Cricket and you) will find the other useful……
Mr.Bachchan,
Superstitious. Not watching the game, so they win. Well, whatever works, I guess.
I love the old movies with good songs, great dialogues and superb acting. Although a movie like Silsila may not have done fantastic( like most other movies of yours), I think it was awesome. Sanjeev Kumar, Sashi Kapoor, Jayaji and Rekha- all superb actors. Rekha and you were good pair. Jaya and you are always a good pair. Hope you all return on the celluloid. I will enjoy watching any movie you make. Love you, Mr. Bachchan.
Sujata.
The show must go on. You cannot afford to sit idle. You have always excelled under pressure.Just continue to discuss new story ideas and scripts with writers. Take your own time to finalise the one.
Just a hint. Watch Dilip Kumar’s film Leader, which fetched him ‘Filmfare ””Award.
This is the only movie which I watched thrice within a fortnight.I was simply carried away by Dilip saab’s subtle comedy. He was at his brilliant best in light scenes.He has great sense of humour and he was simply amazing in comic scenes. He lived that role. Only Dilip kumar could have done justice to that role.
You are equally equipped to handle such roles.Why not make a comedy with top star cast. Think positive and act swiftly;time is running out quickly.
With best wishes,
Devkishin Vyas,Mumbai
Wishing happy holi. Here in NZ - it comes and goes and we hardly notice (unfortunately) - sometimes do wonder what life would have been living amongst these traditions…anyway. Long time have not written but I have been reading your posts EVERYDAY.
I also watched Silsila two weekends ago. Lovely movie - have decided that will start watching all your old movies…again. I watched them as a child growing up - it is slightly different when you watch it again as an adult…Take care.
Dear Amitji,
Namaste
Greetings for holi for you and family.
I am sure you will do the best job in whatever you choose to do.
Please consider writing the book that your father wanted you to do. On life, its experiences, how you have faced the good the bad and ugly and still given your best.
With best wishes
Chitra Prasad
London Ontario
PS: Earlier post was a light hearted banter and No negatives. …
Good night, Amitabhji.
Here also has ended the festival of ‘ Holi ’. The life slowly again becomes habitual and measured, same every day what was earlier…
And for you and your family in it to year it was silent ‘ Holi ’.
I adore as a song ‘ Rang Barse ’ and ‘ Holi khelen.. ‘, and films Silsila and Baghban!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely agree with words Yash Chopra: ‘ those days will never return.. will they?? What are the kind of films being made today! Do they possess the poetry of those times? We will never get those days back again!! Sad!! ‘
I partly agree, that you spoke that it ‘ my directors did, my writers did, my makers did… ‘ But I cannot agree that you did not do anything! You not simply followed, you played, you experienced emotions and feelings of your heroes! If on your place there was other actor, he would play and felt in another way and would make, certainly, other impression, than you. I agree, that ‘ My capability, if at all there was any, was being tested and guided by others. Others who knew me better than I did myself. They reveled in the thought of putting me in different and challenging roles, creating situations and screen plays that were to become the defining moments of the cinema of those times’.
But played various roles exactly YOU and nobody another! And we love you for your talent, skill to reincarnate and feel various emotions and feelings of heroes! I very much love your complex deep psychological roles and nobody will take away from me it!
Thanks for a fine post. Still the next opportunity to learn you.
I love you such what you are, Amitji.
Always with you. With my sincere affection, warm-heartedness and more…
Take care, dearest….
Olya from Moscow.
Rang barse beeghi chunarwali rang barse—-and holi khele rahuveera jagat mein— were heard in almost all Holi functions today.There was no Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi on air but Amitabh Bachchan. Perhaps these rustic Holi numbers have caught the fancy of music lovers. With passing of time the tastes have also changed.These songs possess the true spirit of the festival and will be heard for ages .Shri HARIVANSHRAIJI lives through his legacy of great literary work he has left behind.
ded ar amitabh — you sound pensive and melancholy today —it is very sad thinking those good old days are over -they were beautiful stunning times when you were in silsila –heady and exciting –all you actors and actresses looked gorgeous modern ad so with it . You looked so damn good man i could keep watching some of those movies forever and not get bored .im sure you would do any new movie -similara to silsila –and still accomplish the same effect -please dont say you dont have to lng now its unbearable .you are not old you are better than ever .your blog is so informative -i learn new things all the time.you have a wonderful family -enjoy each moment with them and us too .i feel a deep kinship with you and your thoughts as they are similar to my thoughts and feelings ! block out all thoughts that can hurt you -i just blank bad peoples thoughts and criticisms -or it would overwhelm me in my everyday life. everybody loves you -that is the real truth -you are so sweet and adorable -please have some fun with your family everyday -share with us what you do -ok take care with utmost reverence and love —– jackie —-
BOSS -
Please sign new films (which you deem fit for you) as we miss not seeing ur films for the rest of the year. It is your humbleness that you say that it is only becos of directors and writers that you grew to be so famous and successful but i have to disagree with you there…cos if that was the case…there would be 100 Amitabh Bachchans…but there is only ONE Amitabh Bachchan. So please use your best judgement and sign new films. As fans, we are always there to support you and your judgement. All the best!
Sagar
Amitji, I’m sorry to take up so much space, but just want to convey this to Shankar: Shankar, I am very relieved your aunt and uncle are on the mend. May they regain their health fully.
Also — Sunita, NJ: Thanks so much for the compliment a couple of days ago.
Pettsy (Houda): Happy birthday again. I think you missed my greetings the first time. Hope you had a very special day.
Darshan (Toronto), Vipin Sharma, Toronto, Deepak from Vancouver: Canada rules!!! What a great game last night. The closing ceremonies were as amazing as the opening ones.
Greetings to everyone, especially you, Amitji, though I hope you are fast asleep by now.
Jasmine Jaywant
Dear Mr Bachchan
You describe the fate of the actor as ‘interpretative artist’ very painfully and poignantly.
Yes its is true, the actor is at the mercy of his medium more than almost any other artist.
A virtuoso pianist, for example,or a prima ballerina, doesn’t need to constantly seek out new works, but spend a lifetime thrilling audiences by performing works that were written or choregraphed centuries ago.
Nothing can stop a writer sitting in his room and creating his own fictional or poetic world. It may or may not be published, or receive public recognition… and yet it has a real chance of achieving literary immortality if it is good enough. The same applies to an artist, sculptor, and other creative artists, as long as they can survive economically while pursuing their talents.
Even a stage actor in the West can balance new plays with the classical works, as long as there is an audience who will pay to see them.
But film is an ephemeral medium, voracious for novelty, very much a product of its time. And the actors can only flow with these times. He is not the instigator - that sacred duty falls to the writers, directors and producers of each era. If the actor fits the stories and characters that are dreamed up, and can bring them to life perfectly, then it is a magical combination.
Where I personally feel that Indian cinema differs from the West is that in your case Mr Bachchan generations of writers and directors realised what a unique talent India possessed in you, and shaped so much of the industry’s creativity to your strengths and overwhelming appeal .. and even had the imagination to stretch those boundaries as much as possible to redefine your image and portrayals. Western cinema NEVER deflected its course in such a way for any single actor.
I do truly believe that your appeal exerts a most powerful force on each succeeding generation of film makers, and that they will find new and ingenious ways of creating films in which your acting reaches even greater heights.
Of course there may be lulls before the next wave peaks, but few would dispute that the past decade has seen some of your richest, most compelling, masterful, deeply nuanced, fascinating, moving, awesome and unforgettable performances EVER. Have faith… I utterly and fervently believe that you are the archetypal ‘man for all seasons’ and your finest hour is yet to come.
With love from Daisy
Dearest AmitJi….
Been anothe rlong day at work….about two hours left to it. Then hopefully home to a nice AB movie…well they all are nice. Probably Naseeb.
First of the month is always bad for the pocket. Most mortgages for me go out on this day…and it always is a struggle.
Goona read the post now…
Love you
ibby
I feel ya.. The quality of film scripts will never be what they were. It is frustrating to watch you in a film that doesn’t do you justice. The audiences expectations of you are justifiably high - you still have in you all that you had before, and more - but i feel those you work with don’t possess the skill to fully utilise your potential. You need to be directed by a real fan, who knows what you’re capable of.
Despite that, as a fan, I’m proud to see you trying out varied roles..I’d much rather watch AB perform brilliantly in a movie that does below average, than watch some of the other average ‘actors’ in high-grossing films.
hELLO Sir,
happy holi
Hello, dear sir!
Thanks for great post. Today you again mentioned ‘Rang Barse’ song you made for ‘Silsila’. I liked this song before, but after learning that your Father wrote it, liked it even more. It’s dear to me that you not only performed it by yourself, but with special thoughts of your Father; it means a lot. Today I was on the street and there was -2 Celsius and pretty dump and sloppy, but there was ‘Rang Barse’ in my cellphone’s playlist (among other songs of yours), so I felt myself warm and happy, in spite of circumstances. I closed my eyes and saw you singing and dancing and it bring happy smile on my face.
So THANK YOU VERY MUCH for that happy feelings you give and all movies you made and WILL made, I’m sure.
It’s very upsetting to read how you write that “…time is short now for me”. Yes, may be you don’t have another 30-40 years of cinema acting, but there still will be YEARS, not days! Look on your work you did lately. Amazing ‘Aladin’, incredible ‘Paa’ and so on. With every new role you and your film teams have widen borders of film industry. BUT! You are not only follower for someones ideas, you are the light, like torch in the dark and all great people around you won’t be succeed in fulfilling their great dreams and thoughts, they came to you to make all happen. IMHO, of course, IMHO.
Sorry for my poor English and poor thoughts, I hope you’ll understand from all above how much I respect you as a human being and as an actor.
May the Lord give you long life and more great movies to come.
With love, Tatiana.
Dear Mr. Bachchan
The lament of every fan in want of good movies……those good old days and good old movies and good old songs. May we hope for those good days to come back? I do see a ray of hope with directors such as Manirathnam, RGV, Shekhar Kammula, and Balki to name a few. My fingers are crossed and if only we can find actors who can deliver their own dialogues……..
Lakshmi
************ Shame ****************
its a shame to see following! When India wonders why we have a brain drain? .. hmmmmmm - Back to right to expression - earlier I talked about Taslima and Karnataka - 2 people dead and now this …. why expression of any kind is get tortured by self appointed kings of India?
Doha: The enormity of the loss may take some time to sink in, but it’s now clear that MF Husain will no more remain Indian. “It’s all over. I’ve just completed the final formalities,” said the artist to an anguished Indian fan at the immigration department in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
Saratchandra @ 7: I did read your comment and thank you for the same
Lakshmi
Dear Sir,
Thank you for mentioning about your choice or rather how in those time you allowed the choices. Reading your musings, I still feel, a feeling that comes ahead of thinking that you were chosen one, nay you are the chosen one. I think even Jayaji said the same in one of the interviews.
Sir, I felt a little bit cheated after watching the latest flick. It was one of the saddest day in my life considering that a majority part of my time goes into watching movies in the dark cinema hall. As a child, Don was my first movie in Minerva theater and since then I have never missed any of your film. The latest film well, everyone is allowed to a mistake. It is just human, you are not exception. It is my expectation from a super man like you…but underneath even the aforesaid emotions, I wish to tell you lies something more deeper…
You see somewhere I read that you actually like to read even screenplays in Hindi…I really admired that. I do not understand why your staff people do not read the structure of the story. How can they pass a story like that? What am I saying…? If you know that certain thing won’t work, it is better not to do. I mean once you get committed, imagine…my favorite actor - who wakes up and sleeps at unearthly hours, who is extremely busy, cannot avoid functions, attends, keeps with ahh the media, worries about family well being…ahh yes does films…gosh and a film where millions judge him…how microscopic!
The irony! I laughed at god…two days back I thought it was bad performance, the next day you get award for best actor! irony!
Sir, how can I explain you sir, that I understand you have not shot a film since long time, but please I just want somebody in your office to listen to my screenplay - that I have been writing for 9 years (and I will prove it) actually it is re-written. It falls under your basic actor’s need. How do I know what your needs are? I love you as human being first and then I see the very being when actor acts in present tense that which cannot be hidden in the dark hall. I understand your health (all right now but the rest and discipline part), the age part, the character part (would you be interested to be again in children film? better then Paa?) the production part (I have NO producer - if you like the story, screenplay you can, Abhishek can or anyone can), the location part.
I sincerely, wish to at least meet somebody who understands story, and somebody who loves you to do that kind of cinema which Yashji spoke to you on phone. I am a writer sir, and as far as my energies go, I have just a paper, pen and this thing in my power. I have lived with these stories for long and mind you sir, I wont even bore you…just need somebody to tell this story that I swear on my dearest things in life, you will fall in love with over all things.
My wish is - to tell this either to your staff…or well…Jaya Ji…I remember she was a chairperson of children film society and I remember in my film school days her letter use to come to the director…every time she replied. Who better than her to understand a children film? Why am I taking a long route ? because, I think you are too busy to meet simple people you only meet successful directors like R K Santoshi, Balkiji and all…and I really wonder if you have got the time…I am nobody, even if you give nod to meet somebody in your staff of someone you trust, I have to reserve my train tickets. I wrote to your mail address but no reply.
But, kindly trust me…a plain, honest and sincere to the core trust that I really have story, it has been structured, every question from your staff will have an answer to any question they ask in screen writing. And mind you sir, I know ABCL will have professional staff. I am with all my talent ready to face the most professional script evaluator and tell my story.
But, I really need to do this. This story is my god. I left it, it never left me. With solitude, l onliness, living with characters over long time, I have come to fruitful conclusion like how a women bears a baby. I have registered it too. Read all possible books on screen writing, attended seminars on screen writing, did lots of research on net…But now I cannot take it any further for simple reason that I do not know anyone in Mumbai who knows you or knows anybody who knows you. A tragic situation. And I still dream….
Yash ji will love it…..so will Jaya ji, I actually am fan of Abhishek…he will also love it…trust me you, you the chosen one.
P.S : sorry for typing mistakes. Sorry for being so emotional. Forgive me as a member of your extended family. But, do give me one chance, who knows this may turn out to be an inspiration for children all over the world who need a character you will enact and when those kids go to bed, they will secretly wish to god that they need a character in their lives.
The Indian Hockey team revived the memories of golden era when hockey brought laurels to our country. The Indian hockey team was virtually invincible from 1928 to 1975.
Great show in the very first match.Well begun is half done . There was no fumbling. There were swift ,clean, accurate and powerful hits towards the goal post.
Bravo India! keep it up.
Hi Amitji,
Happy Holi to you and the EF family. Wish you all a joyfull and happy Holi. That is all about Holi here in USA. I miss the good old days back home, when we played holi all day long in the afternoon went to Juhu to have a dip and then eat out in the restaurant with wet clothes. The water ballons and colored waters, I wonder if it is still the same there? Haven’t seen a holi in India for 22 years.
Shobha Dalal
USA
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
I think all the sad events and the economy is affecting everyone’s mood !
I hope next year will be better ! Congratulations for your film fare award.
I think you break the record and have more now than Mr. Dilip Kumar.
About the movie now , you are able to do anything , just accepting some
suggestions from your old directors and screenplay writers !
Doing the movie now with your ex-leading ladies (which you systematically refuse) you can turn the time back ! Even at this time , your ex-leading ladies
are gorgeous and can pair with you and have a great success !
I’m sure, if you accept , there are a lot of scripts ready for you and your fans
are waiting for long time to this to happen ! By the way, nobody in this world
translate the “screen chemistry” in to “affair” !
May be one day you realize how much you take away from your fans and
it is not much time left to fix. Please do it , to be stubborn you and others
don’t gain anything ! I’m not talking anymore about this !
Love you always,
e.t.
dear Mister Bachchan,
I’m getting warm when I read your words today! Thank you!
Sleep well!
With love,
Magdalena from Germany
Renate, thanks also to you and geetings to California!
Looking forward to release of Ravan. Some unusual casting –Abhishek playing the title role and Aishwarya playing Sita.Is it glorification of Lankesh–the ruler of Lanka. Ravan is worshipped in some parts of southern India.
Hope they don’t chant Ravan Ravan instead of Ram Ram -a customary form of salutation in our country.
AmitJi…
A very distressing post. Talk of you ‘in days, not years’ is very painful. Life is painful as it is….this blog breathes fresh air everyday….but this kind of talk is hard for the heart.
Its not you Sir who isnt getting the work. Its the incapable directors and writers who cant come out with something good for you. Do not blame yourself.
Very depressed now.
Love
Ibby
I find your central paragraph here on your methods when it comes to choosing films very moving. I have always believed that the industry you worked in wasn’t worthy of you. Certainly not so after the very early 80s. Perhaps you could have done more to bring about some changes but I am less willing to subscribe to the idea that an individual no matter how great can alter an entire system. The problems at that point existed at a very deep level. From the scripts to the dialogue to the lyrics to directorial talent and so on, everything seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. It’s always seemed an interesting object of study to me to reflect on why this great renaissance of the 70s eventually yielded to the 80s detritus. At points in the past people have blamed you for killing off the best features of cinema but being so very dominant and hence obviating the need for good scripts or strong female parts and so on. They might as well have blamed you for Indian weather patterns and failing crops! The whole criticism always seemed more than a little ridiculous to me. But leaving this aside I get back to the earlier point — the industry wasn’t worthy of your gifts. Beyond of course those great works from the 70s and only intermittently since.
One could however fault you more in this past decade when to be very blunt about it you have not always made the very best use of your gifts, not always used the best opportunities presented or when you did you diluted these too often with really unfortunate choices. I won’t add to this since I have said very much on the subject in the past. But I more or less agree with the gist of what you’ve stated. The ’system’ such as it is must be able to find something worthwhile for you. Might I be bold enough to offer a bit of a matrix here? This is what I think you should do:
1)Do anything with Balki! He seems to have been the rare talent who’s made interesting films with you. Films that are also interesting in their own right. I very much like his tone and his handling of subjects.
2)As much as possible opt for the Paa or Black sort of deal which is to say parts which really seem ‘titanic’ ones in one measure or the other.
3)Suitable subjects with Abhishek because the two of you always create magic on screen.
4)Finally and whatever you do your audiences wish and expect you to be the ‘point’ of the film. This necessitates a certain footage but it goes beyond this. All of your films that have succeeded this past decade at any level had this aspect. All of them. This is not just about choosing a ‘good part’. People do not just want Amitabh Bachchan the fine actor but Amitabh Bachchan the fine actor who is also constantly re-engaging with his own legacy. This does not require you to simply ‘repeat’ the past in an uninteresting way but to choose in a way that make you interventions special to your audience in a manner befitting that seminal history.
In a nutshell every one of your problems in these past two decades roughly, every single one can be attributed to your inability to comprehend (or at least act accordingly) what your history and legacy have been about. And today if the box office often seems ‘depressed’ when it comes to many of your films at the very same time that you have enormous and still unparalleled cultural currency the paradox can only be explained this way — that you have not been attentive enough to your meaning and that the audience has been unable to accept you in ‘diluted’ fashion. This isn’t really about age. Yes, there are limitations that time imposes on a star. But the audience understands this. What it however cannot countenance is a star of your event-like stature simply acting as if that history did not exist. I should add as a bit of an aside that this problem is specially acute in your case even as a pragmatic matter. Most great stars are simply not relevant beyond a certain age. Those that are to some degree do not have to carry the weight of their histories in a literal sense. Take Dilip Kumar. When he appeared in the 80s people just knew him as a legend. Most had not really seen his older films from the 50s or 60s. Of the generation that did they were not exactly revisiting them with any regularity. So the films existed only in the ‘mystic chords of memory’. Not so with you. Your work from the 70s and the 80s is still part of our present, still completely relevant and still accessible every single day on multiple TV channels. So you constantly have to do battle with you own self! Given my own inclinations I actually find this situation a little hopeful. I shall explain at the end…
But there are some strong negatives still in evidence for all the very interesting work that is now being down in the industry or has been for a decade. Most directors have an ambition to work with you and many have realized this but very few, really very few, have a sense of how to handle you in their works. More often than not your presence in the film serves to paper over all sorts of inadequacies in the script and the treatment of the director. Many of these films are just poor works that wouldn’t have worked with any star on any day. A role that sounds interesting on paper can become something very different in a film where poor direction and so on might ruin its impact. Which is why you should choose even more carefully. And you can! You are still being offered some very interesting films, certainly you have not ever been lacking for offers in terms of volume and so forth. It is also not really about age for the films that most younger stars do are also quite poor (!) but because they speak to the right multiplex demographic they can succeed if they’re just passable entertainment. And even with all this box office standards have to be lowered greatly to consider these films proper successes. I have to laugh every time I see or hear one of these pompous trade ‘experts’ proclaiming a film to be a success. The fact is very few ‘hits’ are truly profitable. One doesn’t have to be nostalgic about the silver and golden jubilees of a yesteryear world to gauge the extremely poor trending on these films. Most of the time it’s about a great weekend or at the most about a great first week. There is simply no longevity to films today and it one can blame piracy and technological distractions only so much. 3 Idiots proves this, Avatar proves this. Your own Paa had fantastic trending as did TZP earlier. So from large scale films to smaller niche ones there are films that remain very stable. Curiously what is common to all of these films besides good scripts is for want of a better word ‘authenticity’. These are true films. Not every film can do 100 crores. Abhimaan didn’t make as much as Zanjeer. But both were true films.
Today (and barring important exceptions for which we must be thankful because for about two decades Bombay cinema barely had these!) it’s all about ‘designer cinema’. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t but it is rarely true. And people even in this age of disposable cinema and their own questionable tastes (whether in politics or in cinema one should never let off the voter or the audience member so lightly.. they too have a responsibility to cultivate better choices) nonetheless hanker for the authentic. The cathartic always trumps the merely escapist. This is true in every age of cinema everywhere in the world even as these terms obviously undergo redefinition from time to time. The catharsis Paa offers is of a different sort than the one Deewar offered. But each film connects in very special ways and certainly left audiences overwhelmed in different ways. But it also takes integrity and vision to attempt such cinema and very few sadly have it today.
I shall pick up a thread that I left off earlier and something that I have commented on before. It is only the extraordinary titan like yourself or Lata Mangeshkar who can continue to be relevant for generation after generation. It is only the ‘event’ that can be retriggered in very different ages for different audiences. But longevity sometimes comes at a cost. You have reinvented yourself as the ultimate icon of the consumption economies of this ‘new’ (and perhaps newer!) India. This too indexes an aspect of your stardom. You are more culturally relevant than ever before, certainly more transcendent than ever before. More precisely you’ve converted your name which once indexed a certain politics, a certain resistance, and was at any rate a symbol of meaning and ‘plenitude’, you’ve converted all of this into a ‘brandname’. You are everywhere, you can endorse everything. But you’ve done so by hollowing out ‘Vijay’ core. It’s not about age. It’s about meaning. You are still the proverbial elephant who stands taller than all horses. A giant who even when diminished is higher than the competition comprised of midgets. But (and this is perhaps hopeful..) this ultimate icon of consumption cannot defeat ‘Vijay’, cannot even come close. The audience cannot watch films as usual from you, it has to be something special. This is why Black and Paa worked. Because here you have an acting job that at least in its hype seems worthy of your history. I watch your films religiously as you know. But everytime I now revisit your films the experience is a little bitter-sweet. Not because I mourn the passage of time necessarily or that I was mad enough to always expect you to be young. I am mournful because I do not see that history being adequately represented in your more contemporary work. and I think I am not the only one which explains the indifferent performance of many of your films in box office terms. So do not be despondent about them. These results indicate the opposite of what you might think. If you were less relevant no one would have a problem with the films. It is because you are always on that pedestal before your audience that nothing that does not meet those lofty standards in some fashion or the other will do! Yet I also cannot deny that very many poor choices either in terms of role or footage or both have certainly damaged you. But Paa proves that you can still do what no one else can given the right opportunity. Think about it — Auro has become a massive cult character! How could this be possible if you didn’t have that kind of relevance? As I’ve said before it’s not only about box office success or failure but ‘meaning’. There are very many acceptable choices from Khakee to Baghban to Dev to Black to Paa to BnB to so much else. Ironically the best of your work this past decade is probably still better than that of anyone else. But you have just taken on too much and therefore diluted these shining moments.
It is still not too late though. I know this because I know all things are possible at all times for Amitabh Bachchan.
Incidentally I do know you have taken on much less work in recent times if at all. And you have had some bad luck with some of the present films. This path is not the wrong one, you perhaps needed to be a bit more vigilant about the entire setups involved. On a related note I have some reason to believe that the story about you and Abhishek doing a Partition film set in Lahore and directed by Santoshi might be the stuff of rumor. But if at all there’s a whiff of truth to it I would suggest you take this up right away! Similarly, and I’ve again said this so often, but I would love to see a Henry IV done with you and Abhishek (you as Henry IV, he as Hal, Mohanlal would make a great Falstaff.. ). An epic of a film with the right director (not sure if Bharadwaj has the skills to translate Shakespeare’s electricity.. I have been disappointed by his Macbeth and Othello adaptations on these grounds.. Shakespeare shouldn’t plod!). The subject offers enough entertainment as well. It’s really a can’t miss with the right script and director and both would be paramount for this undertaking. Will someone attempt such a thing? Probably not. Why don’t you bring it about? You have AB Corp! Take a risk. If done right I think this would be a film for the ages. Truly for the ages. The subject just has everything in it. But it would take an ambitious film to bring out the plot in the appropriate fashion. A Sholay kind of deal where the director and all involved would beyond a point be willing to risk everything to pursue a great cinematic dream.
On a lesser scale a proper version of Lear would be very effective with you. But I remain wedded to the Henry IV idea. It is a dream to be able to see you and Abhishek take this on. But again take it on in the right way, the right scale for the film, the right team and so forth. Great cinema must ultimately exceed box office calculation. This is a subject to take that sort of risk with. Off the top of my head Santoshi would be a good choice for this subject, perhaps Shaad Ali. You need someone who understands the masala tradition, who also has a sense of velocity in cinema, who can work with multiple actors as well. Or perhaps someone appropriate from the South. There is so much right about the subject — the drama, the father-son faceoffs, the comedy, the brothel interludes, the alternate father-son relationship, the battle-sequences, ambition.. on and on. Yes some characters would have to be eliminated, the narrative streamlined but one could still have a fantastic period piece running 3-3.5 hrs (to do both parts of henry IV you can’t have a shorter film). And of course there is always the diegetic/non-diegetic tension that makes things more intriguing when it comes to you and Abhishek. Go for it! Make it happen!
All the best as always whatever you choose to do…
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Happy Holi Sir and all my EF!!
The 70s and 80s were the best phase of Indian cinema when so amny gems were churned out…most of them had you in the lead. I agree that the makers then were of a different quality, however I gues you are being very modest in giving them all the credit. I firmly believe that your contribution was monumental and so does the world.
Event he present generation has got great ideas and your combo with them has given us great films, like Black, Paa…
I am sure there will be more…as they say, the best is yet to come.
Amitabhji maze mein raho baad mein jaaye mumbai mirror aur unke editors .
IT WILL TAKE THEM AGES TO REACH YOUR STATURE. THEY ARE CONFUSED PETTY JOURNALISTS.
EVERY ONE HAS GOT HIGH REGARDS FOR YOU EXCEPT THE BUNCH OF JOKERS OF MUMBAI MIRROR–THEY ARE LIVING IN FOOL’S PARADISE AND HEADING FOR TOUGH TIMES IN THEIR CAREER.
DOWN WITH MUMBAI MIRROR-
DEAREST SIR AMITJI,
BELATED HAPPY HOLI, AS I OPENED UR POST FOR TODAY, SENSED A SIMILAR SENTIMENT ABOUT HOLI, EVEN I DID NOT PLAY & HAVEN’T PLAYED IT FOR YEARS LIKETHE DAYS GONE BY, I THINK THIS SAD STATE IS ALSO MUCH TO THE FACT HOW SOCIETY IS SPACED OUT & PEOPLE GETTING DISTANT BECAUSE OF THE RISING INDIVIDUALISM CREEPING IN DAY BY DAY, I MYSELF DON’T HAVE ANY OF THOSE AROUND WITH WHOM I CREATED A RIOT ON HOLIS, YET THE HEART DESIRES THAT SOCIETY REALIZES ALL THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND & LOOSING FURTHER.. AND GETS BACK TO THE OLD GROOVE OR ELSE, HOLI WILL BE COMPLETELY WASHED OUT FORM THE FUTURE, WITHOUT EVEN PLAYING IT.
HAD THE GREAT FORTUNE LAST EVENING TO BE SEATED ABOUT 20FEET AWAY FROM U AT THE ENLIGHTEN EVENT AT CINEMAX & WHAT A SPLENDID EXPERIENCE, WAS DYING TO ASK U QUESTION OR TWO PERTAINING TO ACTING, THE PROBLEM I SOMETIMES FACE WHILE EXECUTING MY CHARACTERS.. BUT WAS TOO SHY & WHEN SUMMED UP SOME COURAGE, DIDN’T GET THE CHANCE..
SOMEDAY ON THE SETS HOPEFULLY SOON!
YES SIR THERE IS A FLAMING DESIRE WITHIN TO DO MY SHAKTI WITH U SIRE’ MY IDOL, TILL THEN OBEISANCES TO YOU’
SIRE I DID SCRIBBLE SOMETHING IN HINDI, IF I MAY DARE CALL IT A POETRY,
HAS A VERY STRONG INFLUENCE OF BABUJI’S WORKS & NARRATING STYLE IN IT, PARTICULARLY THE WAY U DID AT ‘AMAN KI ASHA’ OR OFTEN DO..
I AM DARING TO SHARE IT WITH U, SUMMONING UP COURAGE, PLS TRY GO THROUGH IT & BARE WITH ME.
P.S. PARDON ME THE SCRIPT IS IN ENGLISH, AS I HAVEN’T YET LEARNT DEVNAGRI ON COMPUTER, BUT INSHAHALLAH SOON..
SO HERE IT GOES, HAVE TITLED IT ,
PUNAR - JANAM’
“Aadhunik daur se, vaigyaniko ne kitne uthaae sanshay aur sanket,
Ki batao manushya tum kya hain punar janam ka rahesya, kya hain isska bhaed,
Maine kahan, hey vaigyanik bandhuo kyu karte ho tum itna sanshay,
Yeh toh rahi purani vidhi, kya hain issmein rahasmay..
kya kabhi tumne jhaaka maunushya ke aadhunik jeevan mein,
Kitne dekhe ussne daur badle,
Badhte samay ghat ti aamdani se kitno ke usspe gaur badle,
Haath choothe, saath choothe, sapno ke ghar aur armaano pe kiye waade toothe,
Ashu, shweth, rat se lat pat, paar kiye jaa raha tha woh kitne hi agneepath,
Auro ki tarah na jaane inhi sangharsho mein kitni hi martaba bheetar hi hui mrityu meri bhi,
Thukrayi gayi kitni hi guzaarishe aur raundi gayi aarzooe sisakti,
Pal bhar mein toothe sapno ke aashiyan, door choothe apno ke carvaan,
Khel banta raha jeevan mera bhi aur bani jeevan rekha ek katputli ki dhara,
Gar nakaamiyab koshishe hi kaafi nahin thi, jo haalat ne bhi de mara,
Asmanjas mein raha ki kya meri uss giraft mein thi umeed, jissmein reh na saki samay tak ki raet,
Ya phir umeed ne hi shayad na choda daman mera, dikha usse mujh mein kuch amar koi atooth vishwas ka bhaed,
Hey bandhu vaigyaniko maran toh hua kai martaba mera bhi per na jhaako mere tann mein,
Jao bulao apne bhai Mano vaigyaniko ko, kaho unse jhaanko mere Mann mein,
Aur poocho unse kitna main raha jeevet aur kitna main maran mein,
Baandhe apne saason ki dorr usske naam smarann mein,
Kitne dekhen maine yug nayye, kitne hue mere punar janam,
Gaatha yeh jeevan ki hain, hui nahi yeh abhi poorn,
Abhi jaana hain mujhe bahut door,
Ladne hain kurukshetra kai, jeetni hain ek lanka si nayi,
Banno mein bhi tapne ke baad abhi nahin hui meri Ramayan sampoorn.”
THANK U SOO MUCH FOR UR VALUABLE TIME,
LOVE & PRAYERS,
BHISHAM MANSUKHANI
Dearest Amit ji,
You and your work will surelly be remembered for centuries. I feel that its just not the work but its also the individuals character that people remember.
Ever since i have started reading yr blog … I know u better as an individual, i know how u think on different issues.Previously i only knew you as an actor.
But now i luv n respect you as a person. Thanks to the blog…
No news abour shaunak.. Long time… How s he doing?
Luv n respects
Joshua D
PART 3
Dear Sir,
let me continue my philosophical conversation with you!
Today I’m going to speak about a sad smile on your face which appears at those moments when beautiful, noisy, talented and careless youth is enjoying their life very intensively near you. I know that at those moments you are experiencing contradictory feelings: on the one hand, your heart is full of light sadness, on the other hand, you admire this new youth energy. You are looking at young actors of your “cinema-fraternity”… May be you are dreaming about penetrating into their thoughts and feelings to understand what they are thinking about at this moment when you are looking at them. You are recollecting your youth and your feelings. You are wondering what they will feel when the youth leaves them and what makes them worry nowadays. Well, then you are staying on stage – among overall recognition and respect – and are receiving a next award, and these young geniuses stood downstairs are applauding for you. One day they will stand on stage the same way with white hairs… What they will think about??
Perhaps, somewhere in the future they will understand and hear you, Sir. But now they are so far away from you. Young people live in another world and experience other feelings. Sir, do you feel comfortable dealing with the youth who surrounds you with reverence and honour and who tries not to make noise and “twitter” so loudly in your presence without regarding you as a real person but as a legend, an alive legend??
Once upon a time in the diaries of the French pilot and writer A. de Sent-Exupery I found such an episode. At that time he lived in Buenos Aires. He was famous, already middle-aged and lonely. Once he was going down the centre street of Buenos Aires and suddenly he saw a group of pretty girls standing near the fountain. They were chattering and laughing without paying an attention to gloomy famous Frenchman. At this moment he felt a pain, a disappointment and an annoyance. “Why are these beautiful girls laughing? What are they talking about? Certainly, this is a whatever stupid! But how they are happy here near the fountain! And they are totally indifferent to me with all my wonderful dreams, deep and exalted feelings”. Girls continued to laugh. And the laugh of these girls caused pain to the heart of the writer.
Sir, young people don’t think and don’t reflect. And yes, they are not able to wait! They are too busy! They just live thoughtlessly and disinterestedly giving their springing energy to the world. How wonderfully Albert Einstein said: “The youth is always the same, endlessly the same!”
Sir, not the youth but the maturity is able to feel with you at those moments (these are we, people who are from 35 to 45 years old). (I am 39). You are looking at youth while I’m looking at you. How my heart is resonating with your heart at this moment! This is like a preparation for my own future sad smile after the forever elusory youth. But how wonderful this smile is, Sir! This smile combines an exalted philosophy of submission, a hope and an understanding of the fact that years bring us wisdom, spirituality and incomprehensible for the youth the depth of feelings. The weight of years brings also a discharge. We are finally coming back to ourselves…
Well, you are looking at the youth, the maturity is looking at you. The youth is looking only at the youth, sometimes at the maturity. The circle is being clamed up.
Sir, look from the height of your 68 at those like me! Turn to us your face – your soul – your heart – your “I”!
ELENA from RUSSIA, PERM
P.S. You know, my dear Sir, I have got an idea about story special for you like an actor with high standards…
Happy Holi to you and yours,
Hope your having a peaceful, colourful and restful time.
Why does your post show a sense of sadness? I find some of what you said worrying… your such a big part of my life… your movies songs etc remind me of good times that were few and far between.
Long may you live in peace and harmony x
love
gul
Dear Amitji,
Happy Holi and Dhuleti to you and to your family.
I will be back for more.
love
Ashesh
In order to have peace of mind and clear conscience always clear your liabilities in time .Play safe at this stage of your life.keep away from controversies as you are quite sensitive by nature and easily affected by adverse publicity.
You are the happiest person when you possess peace of mind.
Your bond with Amar Singhji and Anil Ambani is exemplary .
LONG LIVE DIVINE TRIMURTI
Amitji,
Saw ‘RANN’ yesterday
Simply amazing film. Specially last 15-20 minutes
I think you should work more often with RGV. Whenever you & RGV work ( except RGV’s Aag ) you create a MAGIC
Don’t listen to people & just go and sign another RGV film
RGV - if you checking this, please create another masterpiece film for Big B
Hope to see your combo again
Dear Sir,
A Very Happy Holi to you & your family and hearty ccongratulations for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. It was very nice to see your best freind Mr. Shashi Kapoor getting an award as well at the same evening.
Sir, how could you say that you should watch the highlights and not the Live, have you forgotten that you are the ” Mukkaddar Ka Sikandar”. I am sure King Midas would have been jealous of you, had he met you.
Rang barse will be heard and played as long as Holi is celebrated in this country and elsewhere, put it that way.
Thanks Sir
Viren
Hello Sir,
Happy belated Holi to you & Fmxt fans..
Sorry to begin by pointing an error - LA Olympics were in 1984 & not 1986 ( it was Seoul Asiad in 1986 )
You mention about the 1982 Asiad rout, what a game that was, it will stay in our collective memory, as India already having won 13 Gold Medals was looking to win a record 14th Gold but was denied by a 7-1 score by Pakistan..the only close comparison is the last ball 6 in Sharjah by Javed Miandad.
You point to your apprehensions about choosing “Quality” Stuff. Before I suggest
may I draw your attention to the fact that all the pointers by creative greats whom you worked for previously won’t have been possible without the Sheer Talent & dedication put by you. My few suggestions on your taking future assignments :
* If you could previously approach Yashji for Work around the Mohabattein period, why not collaborate now ? Yashji back as Director would be sheer delight to watch
* Why you haven’t worked with the likes of Gulzar & Mani Ratnam beats me …how about producing a work under ABCL with them as Directors
* How about meeting new the talented people from Advertising world like Piyush Pandey / Prasoon Joshi / Abhinay Deo & having a creative brain storming to come up with something different
* How about working with directors like Vishal Bharadwaj, Sriram Raghavan or Imtiaz Ali..their directing you would be a treat to watch..Plz reach out to them
Finally, plz don’t mention that you have finite time ( in days !! ) in your post, thats one thing I am sure all of Fmxt hate to read…If M.F.Husain / Picasso etc can be creative at 95, why can AB be ?
Regds
Amit
Amitji,
CONGRATS for winning another FILMFARE award
Well deserved !
I appreciate your stand on Mumbai Mirror as well on NavbharatTimes
Most of the media is writing rubbish about you & your family
Well done Amitji !
REMOVE THAT SUPERSTITION FROM YOUR MIND THAT WHENEVER YOU WATCH LIVE MATCHES INVOLVING INDIAN TEAM THE HOME TEAM SUFFERS DEFEAT . WATCH INDIA’S NEXT ENCOUNTER IN HOCKEY WORLD CUP AND SEE THEM THRASHING THE OPPONENTS WITH THE BIGGER MARGIN.
dear amitabh — vancouver -sends you cheerful greetings - RANG BARSE - colour your world with beautiful thoughts beautiful people and beautiful music and all your dreams will come true — my birthday is on march 12 — i hope to get golden line from you - - - i still cherish previous golden line from you and always will ! i wonder where all our thoughts and feelings go when we leave this earth -do they float around and settle in tsomeone elses minds -i wonder if lifes mysteries will one day be revealed to us all -or will this be it –its mind-boggling — i want to talk with our creator -i dont want to stay in the dark and never know what this was all about ..undyng curiosity –i hope it doesnt kill me –anyways just some weird thoughts i been having –now back to basics –till then -jackie
Sirjee, aapko aur aapke parivar ko Holi ki shubhkamnayee
lots of love from - Patil family.
Big Brother!! Happy Holi!..
With lots of love from all of us
Hello Mr.Bachchan!
Best wishes for India Hockey Team 
Lots of love to You 
How are You?
Your describe Holi in Mumbai is great:-) You are really great writer.Your posts are special. I wish You more incredible films like ‘Silsila’
Dear bhaiyya,
Nice to read today’s contents full of old memories.
Good night.
Your sister,
Rajju
A moving post indeed; this portion in particular is extraordinary:
“My capability, if at all there was any, was being tested and guided by others. Others who knew me better than I did myself. They reveled in the thought of putting me in different and challenging roles, creating situations and screen plays that were to become the defining moments of the cinema of those times. When they left, when they separated, when they stopped, I stopped along with them. I fear if there has to be a revival, it must come from those that have the capacity and the intellect to find something for me and think for me, not around me. Characters and stories that come my way now, must come with the intent of a strong content around me and not the other way round. And I cannot find them now. It will have to be found by others. It has always been that way and shall in the days to come. And it is days, not years. Time is short now for me.”
One might think of this not only as an elegy, but as an elegy for The Actor — perhaps of necessity acting is the most passive of all the great arts…I am reminded of the great scene in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s “Halla Bol” where Decgan’s character seems a bit taken aback when he “encounters” his outsized image on stage at an awards function. “Ye sab kuch kar sakta hai,” he says, “mein kuch bhi nahin.” You have gone one step further, by pointing out that “is se sab kuch karvaaya jaata hai”, and hence have put your finger on the systemic problem…
It is intimidating to think about life of a century ago or ahead. We have no control, but at least we can think, imagine and dream about the good deeds and times.
Why do we always miss our days of Jawani(youth)? Is that the best part of a life cycle? Every youth has got some story to unveil. Why do I want to retrieve those back that just…just got slipped away from my hand. It was like yesterday…literally yesterday, I used to drive around my Yamaha, with cow boy hat, roaming around in our campus, looking at girls, in their eyes, chatting with them and friends for hours, all might boozing sessions, going to river in close by village for afternoon swimming in the fall….playing Carom board , chess sessions for hours, celebrating all festivals up to their fullest…… Oh my Lord……those days just got slipped away. They were here a minute ago.
It is thrilling to know about victory of India in World Cup Hockey opener match. Congrats to the Indian team….
And Silsila was one of those most beautiful movies with absolutely gorgeous content. You must be proud of being part of it.
It will be difficult to find your replica again in India movie history….
There was one Amitabh….
There is one Amitabh…
And there will only be one Amitabh…
Hi Amith G ! kudos to bachchan pariwar for boycotting da FF awards….. yeeah.
JUST WROTE COMMENT FOR DAY BEFORE AND I FOUND ANOTHER WRITING FROM U . HOW MANY TIME TO SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN WRITING TO E.F,
U NEED THIS STRANGE VIRTUAL RELATIONS BUT FOR ME I WOULD LIKE TO SEE U AGAIN, EVEN JUST FOR A SHORT MOMENT, THIS IS MY DREAM, I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO SAY TO U AND I CAN IMAGINE THIS LIKE THE BEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE, LIKE I MET AGAIN HAMID FROM LAHORE AFTER 37 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT MOMENT, SO MANY SOUVENIRS TOGETHER, HE WAS ALWAYS BESIDES ME WHEN MY BOY FRIEND USED TO GO AWAY OFTEN. A MAGIC PLACE : CAMBRIDE, TURK S HEAD, JENNIFER AND YVON , VICTOR, NAJAM AND SO MANY OTHERS… IT WAS REAL GOLDEN DAYS AND I HAVE TO REGRET TWO THINGS IN MY LIFE : ONE U KNOW IT AND THE OTHER IS MICHEL POLNAREFF. JE N ETAIS PAS AIME PAR MA MERE , DONC PAS AIMABLE. I JUST REALIZE AT THIS ADVANCE AGE HOW I SPOILT A LOT OF LOVES AND HOW MY LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN NO SO DIFFICULT BUT I NEVER CHOOSE THE FACILITY AND I EDUCATE MY SON ALONE. BUT NOW I TRY TO LAUGH ON THIS EARTH AS U SAY TO IN YOUR YELLOW LINE AND TRY NOT TO CRY, ACTUALLY I HAVE SUN IN MY HEART. ONE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH U BUT I HATE THIS VIRTUAL MEETIN BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE.
LEAVE U AGAIN MY PHONE NUMBER, ONLY GOD CAN HELP ME TO HEAR YOUR NICE VOICE
0033667508368
NO ILLUSION BUT HOPE HELP TO CARRY ON LIVING AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPEN MIRACLES ……..
TIRED I GO TO BED AND HOPE TO HAVE SWEET DREAMS.
VOL AND LOV
Sir,
I take this opportunity to convey my heartiest wishes to u on Holi.
And also extend my support towards the MM issue. This attack on the privacy of a lady is an act of sheer cowardice.
Dear DON,
Teen Patti is going very well.hope will be hit.
HOW IT S POSSIBLE TO FIND YOUR FIRST MOVIE “SAAT HINDUSTANI ?
CAN T FIND IN FRANCE
THINKS TO ANSWER ME IF U HAVE TIME
AAAAAAAAMMMMMMMOOOOOOOUUUUUUURRRRRRR
Doc Just a Thought…Saw a Telugu a Movie ” Leader” a good movie . Will be a ideal role for Abhisheikh on similar lines. Take a look…
yes silsila was a masterpiece …a poetry in celluloid…and so was kabhie kabhie..Yash saab has made films like that..and till recently (say upto dil to pagal hai)…in my humble opinion he has been great…somehow mohabbetien (or however it is spelt) lacked that poetry…
wish and pray he regains his touch soon..and that too with you
Have you read A Hero’s Walk by Anota Rao Badami.Could be a very nice film for your production co.
Mr Bachchan
I sometimes reads your blogs out of curiousity and and your web page with the poetry of your dad. It is heartening to know your feelings about your dad and your high regard for his poetry. Though I enjoyed his poetry too in the segments you provide us on the website. But with the same breath I want to know about your mother also. You never mentioned anything about her. She and her family. Do I need to tell you that besides millions of your fan, I am also one of them and curious to know about the choice of your movies you made and don’t feel good when ‘teen patti and rann did not run at box office. I am surprised if Amir Khan can make wise decisions in picking up right movies then why not you? Just a thought. I know you both are two different entities but still me and my loneliness ask this question that would that if you were a part of Ghazni or 3 idiots? me and my solitude often ask this question.
Dear Mr Bachchan,
Apne holi ke tyohar ke bare mein achchi batein kahi aur yeh baat bhi sahi hai ki pehle jaisi filmein abhi nahin banti. Socho zara, pehle ki tarah holi hum log kahan khelte hai. Mein to kehti hoon ki rang lagana ho to sirf muh par hi kyun aise thodi rang lagate hai? Ehhhh phir bhaga yeh admi mene kahan daro mat himat kathi kar ke mere samne khade raho mein apka paon choo kar hath mila loon or ek bar apko dekh loon aur phiiiiiiiirrrrrr yeh pichkariiiiii holi hai………….
Shubh ratri shubh din
Jyoti
Dearest BigB - Wish you and your family a very happy holi.
Regards
Viral and Khushbu
Om Sai Ram
A very happy holy to you and your family sweetheart and to the entire FmXt.
Was waiting for your post. Hey i had gone to watch Teen patti today i mean yesterday morning. You know what every time i see you in a movie enacting a character i start loving even more. you are my driving force. and you are the one who is capable of bringing smile on my face even when i am feeling blue. Loads of love,hugs,kisses,cares and prayers for you as always. take care of my heart. love you.ummmmmah
ॐ श्री अमिताभ बच्चन,
नमस्ते, प्रणाम,
हरि ॐ तत सत,
Please allow me to comment on the issue that you signed for your last film more than a year ago.
Surely a great actor has many facets, many qualities and even more redeeming features thus living up to his / her greatness. Perhaps one of ‘gifts’ they possess is their ability to chose a great script from those bad ones and there are many around. From those original scripts to those carbon copy replications to those that challenge an actor and push further and beyond their skill, expertise, their experience and profesionalism.
Please do not ‘ sign up ‘ to anything being offered for the sake of signing up. I doubt that a disaster mode is invoked or at least any initial stages of it.
Love always,
Srinivasbhai Kappagantula - Shirdi Saibabaji ki jai, Shankarbhai Narayan - Abu Dhabi dilwalla, Mousumi , Manojbhai Kumar Ojha, Dr Anshu, Archana ( bengaluru ), Vijaya, Aishwarya, Sanjith, Mukul Bunglore Walay, Abhaya Sharma, Renate, Sharmila, Daisy M, Nareshbhai Bhatt, Vikas, Jasmine Jaywant, Yours Truly, Carola ( Carrie ), No. 1 Fan from UK, Brenda, Saroj, Rasha Zyed, Adi, Lakshmi Jag, D.B, Mrs G.A. Patel, P.B a Fan in Texas, Anat Magen, Indradanush Valorie Adams - pyari Sunshine Dr.Pepperpoetwalli, Ms. Satinder, Sujata, Rupam, S kh / USA, SUNITA ~ AB/ Big B.’s Fan #1, Vandana Bhatt, Mondira, Toronto, Zainab, Devkishin Vyas, Pawan Pipalwa, Yashpal, Pratik Rana, Alok Shrivastavaa, Barka Sahraoui from France but many, many and many more and .. Manish Parmar, UK.
Dear Amitji,
Hurray to our Hockey team- congratulations for winning the game. Although, i am not a great hockey fan.
I agree, these days, we don’t come across movies like Silsila that often. Old is Gold- true in certain sense. Loved all your old movies and also Paa. I have yet to watch Teen Patti-I will soon.
I am sure, Your great father must be happy to know his work has been greatly appreciated even in younger generation- and will be forever. Great work lives forever.
love and more…
Ashesh
2 Directors that I would like you to work with - Anurag Kashyap and Aamir Khan! In fact I believe that if you and Aamir were to come together on screen with a good script - it would break all the records!
# 20 - Jasmine Jaywant,
Great post also by yourself. I often think the past is past. The appeal of yesteryear is completely different to that of today.
Today is nightclub scenes of dancers and almost like pop videos of Western cultures. At times there are good songs. Will they be remembered. I doubt if longer than Rang Barse and your song quote.
Manish Parmar, UK.
MR. BACHCHAN! MR. BACHCHAN! MR. BACHCHAN!!!!!
………….I stopped ‘mid-chew’ and as calmly as my pounding heart would allow, I asked ‘Well, Ms. Jaswant, where will this wedding take place???’…To which she replied: ‘Punjab’… OH MY GOSH!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!!
I’m so excited!
XxXxX
GUESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!! Okay, you’ll never guess, so I’M JUST GONNA TELL YOU!!!!! I was over at THE CURRY POT loaning the owner, Ms. Jaswant,
some of my Indian movies, like I had promised her I would, right? Well, I was having some lunch there and I thought what I was watching on her TV was some Indian movie’s wedding scene…But all of a sudden, I recognized HER on the screen! Turns out it was her brother’s wedding video from last year, how nice. It was just beautiful…like all Indian weddings are, right? So, I just sighed and told her that more than anything, I wanted to witness an Indian wedding…at which time she asked me: ‘Valorie, my other brother is getting married in October, would you like to go with me to the wedding?’……….
I bout fell off the chair! Mr. Bachchan, I had already hoped to be able to come to India for your birthday this year…and now? I’m really gonna do it!
I’m really going to be there for your birthday AND I’m going to be allowed to attend an Indian WEDDING…..IN PUNJAB!!!!! Home of the KUSHI NATCH!!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO!!! Can you believe this??? I’ve got all the money I’ll need saved up already, I’ve been saving for over a year…They don’t have the exact date ‘fixed’ yet, and I told her that it just can’t be on the 11th…that would just be a MOST unfortunate turn of events…because then I would have to miss the actual wedding…YOU are my first priority….
I couldn’t wait to tell you! Are YOU as excited as I AM????? Probably not, but that’s okay…I’M EXCITED ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US!!!!!
love you dear sunshine .i agree with some of the things you haven written to day, yes those were the days… old films were good but that does not mean the films that are made now a days are not at par. both have their own charisma and place…better not to compare them..as it is not really right to compare even two films unless they are of the same theme or category. some of the efs are more skeptical about your recent films, but i have seen them all and found each one very very good, and very different from each other so why compare them? if a film is rejected by the audience or fails to gross monitory returns does not always mean it is a piece of trash, at least definitely not your films, they were all fine pieces of art. i do not understand much about the intricacies of film making but have enough sense to differentiate the good from not so good or bad. I am not a practical person but have a sound judgment. and i believe you have always chosen your films carefully and agreed to do it only when you believed in it. love you always.
pradipta
Happy Holi :-@p
Amit Jee and Rekha look so beautifully paired on SILSILA… I understand that those days will never come back again…
Sir, Please do your last film with Rekha Jee only.
Bless You.
Amit ji,
I SENSED A LOT OF SADNESS IN TODAYS POST, YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE NOT SHOT FOR A FILM FOR A YEAR BUT YOU HAVE STILL HAD A VERY BUSY YEAR. YOU ARE STILL IN GREAT DEMAND FOR OTHER THINGS IF NOT FOR FILM SHOOTINGS. I HOPE SOMEBODY COMES UP WITH A GREAT PROJECT FOR YOU, SOMETHING THAT REALLY EXCITES YOU AND MAKES YOU WANT TO GIVE IT 100%.
TAKE CARE & ENJOY YOUR DAY
LOTS OF LOVE (as always)
YOUR NO.1 FAN FROM UK
Dear Mr. AB,
You call yourself only a follower? Again you are so modest, nobody else could have “followed” like you! I would like to add a lot more, but I have a feeling that Satyam will have to say something on the topic and he can voice anything SO much better than I could!
I hope you will find a great script to sign up for soon. You must not go into disaster mode and as for us, we can’t wait to see you in more films. Perhaps you could follow Rochelle’s suggestion and find some good Western writers/directors?
I am glad you had a good and relatively quiet day with traditions, family and friends. An island of peace in a time of tribulations. And yet we hope that next year the day will be more rambunctious with celebration.
Love,
Renate
Dear AB
Happy Holi once again…
Being abroad you miss all the festivites and the food related to the festival
love
Vinita
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
Please let me take this moment to wish you and the family a very Happy Holi. May it blessing remain with you till the next Holi. This is Fareed Ahmed from New York. I was going through your present post and could not help but start to reminisce about the period in the 70s and 80s. There was such a freshness about that era. We can see the purity of that time, which was reflected in the f films especially your films. Larger than life films where we could go into the cinema hall and dream with you. As you indicated that that time shall never come back, but will remain with us on screen.
I do hope that you sign a film soon as we miss seeing you. I hope that the subject of the film that your tackle is fresh like the ones you did in the 70s & 80s, if not then hope that it is a subject which challenging for you and thought provoking for viewers like us.
Lastly I would like to say thank you for just being you. It such a treat to read some of your thoughts that you relay accross your blog.
Thank you once again,
Respectfully,
Fareed Ahmed, Esq., (New York)
Your ‘quiet reflection’ in time has brought tears to my eyes. My fingers are trembling while I try to contemplate my feelings. I must be a numb brain to attempt writing a response to you today. But sometimes daring to do a thing will bring its own happiness. I also dare to write this comment today to pay homage to my parents who passed on to me the fond memories of Yash Chopra’s magical creation and your enduring performance in “Silsila” – the first time I saw you on screen and fell in love with you instantly. My mom later on told me, that night I slept with the video tape beside my pillow. It is an undeniable fact for me and to the many ladies here, that none of today’s leading men can even come close to the image of the romantic hero that you created as ‘Amit Malhotra’.
With Holi festivities as a backdrop, today I’d like to celebrate the glory of your great life.
You are one such personality who commands a following in millions. Much has been said and written about you. A lot more will be said and written about you. In such a situation, my own silence may go unnoticed, but I will not be able to forgive myself, if I do not record a few words in honour of the great actor and the much greater human being that you are.
One of my greatest fears, is the fear of losing the cinema that you create. Is there a star bright enough to shine in a role like Black? Can a talent equal himself to the genius of Subhash Nagre in Sarkar? will any father dare call his real life son “Paa” except Auro? I have only named the movies that unleashed all barriers in the last decade. I am still in awe of your character in the recent film, “ Rann”. Your mastery of the art of delivering monologue is unmatched. It is an inimitable, unique style which has enchanted audiences for 40 years. When you speak, you do not just convey a few words. You convey a feeling, an emotion. You convey more through your silence than your words. Leaving the mark on audience is your irrefutable domain. When you speak; we listen.
Many a times, you have shown great wisdom in handling over most of the cinema history, allowing people to make mistakes – that ‘Bachchan’ could shield the producers from many big and small errors. I don’t judge you by your success, but on how many times you have fallen and risen.
You have traversed a long way to be admired by a generation so long passed in history and have transcended to a generation so long in the future. Indian cinema owes their debt to you for making films popular and worldwide penetration. Predecessors and followers are all proud to have shared the same screen space as that of you. Years have passed and years will be gone but actors will be finding inspiration from your acting talent by watching your films. You may be mortal as a human, but the actor in you has become immortal and will always remain.
I am worried to see our future generations growing up with only sported wash board abs, and chiselled body heroes as an inspiration. I grew up looking up to you, the actor with real caliber. I fear that this generation may have missed out on real role models.
I believe we will look back at this and say that you brought the start of golden age for hindi cinema, but it will not end with you..that is your greatest gift, and a remarkable fortune. Your glory is the extension of indian cinema.
My dear AB, just keep on warding off the darkness of ignorance, of temptations, with the light of your wisdom, mastery of your talent, love and hope for a greater cinema to come from you. May you continue to be a guidance and inspiration for all. Amen!
Spread the light!
With endless Love and more…
Hi Sir,
It is great to see the revival of our national game.
I live in Canada, and here Ice Hockey is not just a sport, it’s a religion. Yesterday Canada beat US in the final and won the Olympic Gold in Vancouver. And Canada - US game here has the same passion as a India - Pak game. I know that you follow football, not sure if you follow Ice Hockey. Yesterday’s game was sooo interesting that I watched the whole match at the edge of my seat.
After the win, canadians went crazy, there were people dancing on the streets, people with signs saying ‘Honk For Canada’ and there was honking everywhere. People had the Canada flag on their cars and homes. It was amazing to see the passion and the love. I wonder if we will have the same passion for sports in India, where it is not just those players playing, but the whole nation is in that field with them.
Anyways, just thought I’ll share this with you since you mentioned hockey. I didn’t see the India Pakistan game, but did read about it. I wish them luck for the rest of the tournament.
Love u always,
Sunny (ur fan since I was two)
Edmonton, Canada
Hi there,
Congrats on the Filmfare award! You totally deserve it! Although I wish you were there to pick up the award yourself but of course Mumbai Mirror ruined that! But hopefully we’ll see you receive the award at IIFA!
Anyways, I want to share the group that I started called “HELP MEHVEEN MEET AMITABH”, which about 258 people have joined urging you to meet me!! I figured that I have loved you for 5 years out of my 20 years of existence and I need to take measures to meet you and I hope this will do the trick! I am going to post this group (hopefuly as it grows larger and larger) everyday on your blog until you somehow contact me, either via email, webcam, phone, so we can arrange to meet!
So here is the link, I hope you’ll take 2 minutes out of your busy day to look at it!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=174943739550&ref=ts
Lots and Lots of Love,
Mehveen
USA
ps. You’re the most handsome man in the world, just thought I’d let you know
Dear Sir,
I don’t know if you have read Paulo Coelho’s books or even like them, but I find a lot of parallels in the way you write your blogs and his style of writing.
If interested you can read his blog :http://paulocoelhoblog.com/
A lot of your father’s writings were part of our curriculum in school and I love the masterpieces of all the chhaayavadi kavis.I haven’t yet discovered poets/writers like that in my generation.
It would love to read one of your creations some day.Please do consider this form of art also.
My wishes to all in your family,
Take care,
Warm Regards,
Pragnya
Dearest Mr. Bachchan, Sir,
Thoughtful post today…I’m glad to read that you had a quiet morning there at Prateeksha. It seems like you enjoyed yourself when some of Abhishek’s friends and some close family members came over. Happy about that.
Not so happy to read that you think you only have ‘days, not years’ and that you think ‘time is short now for me’… With all due respect, Sir, that isn’t true.
You are ONLY 67 years old…not 97 years old! If you were 97? THEN I would have to agree with what you said…but you most certainly are NOT. Attitude
is everything. You are only as old as you feel. As Cher said in that movie,
“SNAP OUT OF IT!”…please? I love you too much to let you go down that road.
It’s not time yet. Not at all… You need to work… I’m convinced that when you are WAY too busy, you are much happier. You write that you need someone to find things FOR you…well, you know what? I just happen to have a pile of
DVD’s here that I bought specifically to send to you as suggestions for movies that I think you should re-make there in India…I am going to send the first one or two to you tomorrow - a friend of mine will hand-deliver them to your gate guards as soon as the package arrives at her door…she only lives a few houses away from you there in Mumbai. I’ll mail it from Florida, USA, tomorrow, along with a note I already had prepared to send to you anyway. Tell the guards it’s coming and then you should be on the look out for it, deal? Okay, it’s a deal.
I know how you feel about occasionally thinking you’ve jinxed your team somehow…I have had the same thoughts. When the Dallas Cowboys play, I always try to wear my Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt or t-shirt and when the
Texas Longhorns are playing, I always try to have my huge flag flying outside my house as well as wearing either THAT sweatshirt or t-shirt…and sometimes, I wear BOTH the sweatshirt AND the t-shirt of whichever team happens to be playing that day…I call it sending them
‘my mojo’…when I don’t wear the right things and they lose? I think it’s my fault…and I feel really bad…so I always try to do the right things and
send them ‘my mojo’…
I’m sending YOU my mojo right now, Mr. Bachchan. It’s 4:30AM in Mumbai right now as I type this…but as soon as you wake up and start reading this message, I want you to stop reading…get UP out of that chair…take the everpresent cell phone OUT of you pants pocket and start making some phone calls…get something going, I don’t care what. Like the Nike ad says:
JUST DO IT! You’ll feel better if you start making some contacts and seeing what’s out there. Believe me, there’s a WORLD of stuff out there for you to do.
FIND IT…JUST DO IT! You know who to call…for starters, call BALKI…then?
Call Abhishek, he’ll have some brilliant ideas, who knows you better than him?
He’ll have some suggestions. Don’t just sit there. And after that? Go do some
volunteer work, that’ll make you happier than you could ever imagine…
It IS better to give than to receive. Here are some other thoughts for you:
Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.
~ Gretta Brooker Palmer
The happy have whole days,
and those they choose.
The unhappy have but hours,
and those they lose.
~ Colley Cibber
If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his grand-children, growing double dahlias in his garden, or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator.
He will not be striving for it as a goal in itself. He will have become aware that he is happy in the course of living life twenty-four crowded hours of the day.
~ W. Beran Wolfe
Cheerfulness is what greases the axles of the world. Don’t go through life
creaking. ~ H.W. Byles
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part
of happiness. ~ Bertrand Russell
You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness.
~ Author Unknown
Happiness is a form of courage. ~ Holbrook Jackson
I want you to be happy. Go outside and play with the dog. Go plant something.
Go buy your wife a little trinket. Call the Grand-children. Go to an ‘old-folks’ retirement home and spread a little love around, and while your there, make note of just how old you AREN’T. Don’t just sit there and be all ‘creaky’.
I love you, Mr. Bachchan.
Good morning sir ji …….
hows ur day ? (mins about holi )
dhersari mithai khaai kya ?
aaj ham kuch jiyada hi jaldi uth gaye
aap ka hi sapna dekh rahe they or pata hai sapne me kya dekha ?
hamne dekha ki aapne dher saare picture pic banaye hai or ek gana bhi likha hai blog per
or gana maalum ..
pholo ka taaro ka sabka kahna hai ..
bas yahi sapna dekhaa aabhi jagne se pahle or pata hai usske baad aapne dher saariii post ki ye bhi dekha per unme kya likha tha ye nahi dekh paai ….
baaki sab log ghumne ke liye gaye or ham yaha aakele …:(
ghar per
per koi gal nahi aap ho na hamare saath !
ho na ?
hmmmmmmmmmmmm
very very veryyyyyyyyy happy good morning ..
bhaai duj ..
Amitji,
Got inspired by your blog and the verse from your father’s poem… wrote this piece for your reading (first para is literal translation of your father’s poem). The language in Bangla… Hope Jayadi may be able to help reading…
Shanti
Aami shanti jaanina,
kichu truti amaar modhye, Kichu truti amaar bahire,
Trutiheen prithibeer shopno dekhi
Aami shanti jaanina
Bela Bose, Bonolota, Neelanjona, Tomader chhara O ache onek bhabona,
Janina ki paabo, Annopurna! aha aashol ki nokol shona
Aami shanti jaanina
Koto khidey, kuor jol, diarrhea, bhogobaan, purohit , choroner amrit,
Baashi dorbesh chomchom, oof o Rhea!,Sondesher shinni aar jatiyo songeet.
Aami shanti jaanina
Konodin shohid minarer kachey, Bondhu jodi hothat tomakey paayi,
Othoba kono barey boshe Che Guevara! Saare jahan se acha udom chechayi
Butterscotch, vanilla, tutti-frutti, Bansh baganer oporey jholshano ruti,
Hriday tai aaj nachey, Robi Thakur! rajar dudh pukur kobitar chuti
Dhano dhanye pushpe bhora, Maa lokhhi tomar choroner tola,
Ektu bilow, elo melo koro hey gononi! Mohadeb, mohhamod, Bhogoban, Allah
Aami shanti jaanina
A tribute to your humility and sensitivity which you retain Sir, despite having every human reason to be otherwise.
I’ve met you once and that one meeting bore me a fruitful lesson
I’m a dentist who used to practice in Mumbai. I was summoned by Samir Karnik to travel to Chandivili studios to meet you and take some impressions of your teeth to provide an appliance to be used in your movie under production, “Kyon …..Ho gaya naa”. You were shooting for Khakhi.
As my colleague and me struggled and fumbled and were anything but efficient I asked you for a picture. We walked out of your make-up van and I was cursed by the person who accompanied me for asking you for a picture. You tidied up and emerged from the van surrounded by people from the set and u stopped them all and asked for the dentists (who were a little ashamed for having the cheek to ask Mr Bacchan for a picture). You sought us, changed directions to have the light fall on all of us so that we could have a nice picture with you.
The next day my assistant dropped fiddled with the camera and unintentionally deleted the picture. But the valuable lesson remained with me.
People of your stature who are analysed and dissected every step of the way also have the power to knowingly or unknowingly touch lives.
For me, your thoughtfulness coming from someone of your stature served as a reminder to always be grounded. I’ve done well for myself in the United Kingdom but that remains secondary for I retain humility for the little I have and the lesson I learnt form a dignified, respectful and good human being. Thank you Sir.
I retain the impressions of your teeth (silly as it sounds) to have them signed by you one day, if ever.
Godbless you and your family with peace and joy more than anything else.
God! I am not getting sleep at all after posting my thoughts to you. Went on a long drive in the night on my bike and winter is fading in my part of city.
I am re-reading what you have typed in blog. It is not days, nooooo it is more years and years…that’s all my hero is never dull he is strong. Very strong. The strongest.
Will write FOR you not AROUND you, not one but now 3 stories. Overall thing should fit not just character the entire soul. I really, really liked Bagbaan…I think film should not only be character centric but it should be reflecting the story of present time…now when I take any film of yours, I know not to refer to history books but to see Amitabh Bachchan film and know what were those youth thinking at that point of time…and yes, Hrishikesh Mukherjee films..who makes them? Only Raju Hirani? Today I watched screen awards…when you were on stage…when Javed Akhtar spoke about writing…I have to cough, go to my bedroom and cry and come back because I do not want my mother to see me in tears. Maybe, today I wrote so much in this blog that I am not feeling sleepy.
Why I am not getting sleep…god too much thought…
Wishing you all a happy holi !
I kept thinking all day of why today’s films don’t come close to those from days gone by, as you have discussed. There is a lack of magic and poetry.
I know nothing about making films. I agree with those mentioning the simplicity of those days. One aspect of today’s films which annoys me is the constant movement of the camera. I wish they would let the actors act and the camera record. This way, any camera movement could be used sparingly and have a more profound effect. Sometimes I almost get dizzy.
In keeping up with today’s technology, many conversations are being shown on cell phones. I believe this is no substitute for personal and eye contact.
Some films nowadays could use more in the way of character development. One problem with ‘Teen Patti’ was that the students were too superficial and I didn’t see much depth to the personal relationships or their backgrounds.
The old Indian films were more rural. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, people have looked back nostalgically on the pastoral days, starting with the landscape painters. When I think of the older Hindi films, I picture dancing outdoors in the sun. And I haven’t made it a secret that I don’t like rap and hip hop. I love the old songs which were raw and not over produced as many are today.
I’m wonderingif the older generation when you were making films in the ‘70′and ’80’s looked back dreamily to the old B/W films.
I don’t think you can ever go back completely, but there are still some memorable films being made, and I think it’s true that one has to look at the big picture and not only at specific characters.
Best wishes for your future film signings. Hopefully soon.
Love,
Rochelle
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
Happy Holi !!! Please take new project soon……. would prefer a negative role like aankhen, family or Agneepath….
Keep Rocking…
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SIr, I had seen Teen PAtti and it was my honour that i saw two greatest legends of our time sharing the screen together. Sir u r a GOD to an Indian.. I mean it . Every time i come to Mumbai , i try to meet you. most of the times you are not there and few times when you are there your security is also there to prevent me from meeting you. Does`nt matter sir …even you have a personal life. But one day i will meet you, will touch your feet and ask for your blessings . May the divine Lord give you good health so that you continue like this for ever .. Love You SIr
Prateek , New Delhi
Dear Ritu, if you can’t see your mum is working then why don’t you help her! Get a job and help your mum! Never ask for money, just earn it! If you ask one time for money then you will do that every time! Just a tip!
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My Dear Mr Bachchan
I was at a site just viewing some pictures from Ambani communications party that you mentioned previously.I must say i like your white outfit.you always look good in white(after watching those photos it helped lift my spirit).Also,Abhishek,Aishwarya,Shahrukh and all the others look wonderful.It’s nice to see Tinaji after so long.She is one of the lovely, admirable, actresses that i cannot forget.I loved her in ‘Yeh Vaadha Raha’.I have that movie in my collection….its beautiful.
As usual,i saved those pictures from the party as screensavers.
I dont know what’s going on with Mumbai Mirror….we are all waiting for the result.
I loved your piece on’quiet Holi’…..I also had a quiet day…..Thanks for a very wonderful post.
We the fmXt love you very much.
Have a good day
May God always bless and protect you,your wonderful family and all dear FmXT
My sincere love always….
Saroj
Ah Mr B, So true of the yesteryears.. The movies, the songs.. U can watch/ hear them again & again & again.. But the present day music, tho’ catchy becomes boring after a few weeks of listening & its back to the songs of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s.. I think its the music AND the lyrics.. they touch the soul & linger on in your heart..
Do u have any favourite scene in Silsila?? I loved that movie.. One of your finest performances.. rather I shd say every actor in that movie played their role to perfection!!
Hope to hear more about your experiences or anecdotes while working on various movies.. I loved reading about our experience with Waheedaji.. Gives an insight into what it was like for you..
I hope you got a good Night’s rest.. & now wait for you to let us know about the next film that you sign on.. & it will happen.. & soon.. & don’t you even dare think about the time ahead.. You have years & years ahead of you .. to entertain us, to guide us & to lead us.. Aap ko meri umar bhi lag jaye..
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Dear Mr. Bachchan,
Yeah , Time puts a new perspective on things. Guess Time is the constant here. It is we who keep changing.
I remember what thrill it was to bunk classes all thro college and even ( sorry to say , school ) to go see hindi movies.The matinee shows at 2 or 3 rupees was all we could afford and that is how we got introduced to the movies of the 50s . The entire audience of collegegoers would join in a Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi or a Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke.Not everything we saw made sense but for us, those were the best of times .
Even today I see that a majority of moviegoers is the young set. The only difference is thay have a lot more money than we did and they walk into late night shows as non-chalantly as we stole into the 11 am ones.
What has not changed is our love of films and I , for one, think that this is the best of times for the film industry. Movie making has become a legitimate business with , I am guessing, less dependency on dubious financiers ? That in itself must give filmmakers creative freedom. Big star actors are more adventurous. They don’t shy away from off-beat roles. Audiences are more sophisticated. They can handle an Omkara , a Gulal whereas in the past such films were never part of mainstream cinema.
What has not changed is our love for entertaining, meaningful cinema and one hopes that filmamkers of today will not become too divorced from the stories of their own countries or only look elsewhere for inspiration.
What has not changed is our love and devotion for Amitabh Bachchan and his brand of films. I like what you wrote about doing films where YOU are the main contender, the main act, the only act. I can think of at least a dozen such stories. Your own real life story would make a great script.
Ok, bye for now.Must get my act together here. India trips always put me in a mental and emotional ‘tizzy’ .Takes me a while to get back to some semblence of normality.
Love and regards.
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Hi Sir,
Happy holi to you and your family !!
Wish you a colorful year ahead.
Regards,
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pir del kar diya !
aare kese karte hai aap ye ?
Please don’t be so defeatist Mr Bachchan, its so daunting to read ‘time is short’ coming from you when so many people look to you as their beacon of light, their luminescent shining star within the fraternity. You are the best the industry has, you are adored to idolatry and as long as the zealous desire to create art remains passionately ablaze; create it you shall!
While you have been mired with promotional extravaganza’s for pending releases, its only logical that opportunities to consider ‘decent scripts’ may not arise. Bigg Boss and other engagements had sapped both your time and energy. You’re not simply a one dimensional actor, you incorporate several full time jobs simultaneously. Conceivably now, opportunity arises to consider future films, you shall being the quest, in earnest.
In that vein, just as the conventions for marketing and promoting a film nowadays are far more involved; are you, as a modern working actor expected to market yourself rather than simply waiting for scripts to materialise?! Granted, you may have required ushering to mould your career to its apex in the past; but you are no novice at this charade anymore. Even if you believe your judicial sense of what qualifies a successful script is flawed (IF being the operative word), you could revise it. Capacity, immense talent, mesmerising on screen command, acumen, experience, respect, a stunning image, superstar of the millennium title - its all yours - and a plethora of awards to prove it!
You could simply ‘pursue’ the creative dynamics between the Balki’s or Bhansali’s and whoever holds the potion to complete the magical blend.
You are the expert but, all I say is that there is no time like the present to test your capabilities further. Remember, the ‘I’ is indomitable if he focuses on his goal with conviction! “It is only the ‘I’ that shall strive for betterment” Therefore, it must be the ‘I’ who shall unearth a superlative script to satiate the insatiable creative appetite of his ever adoring public!
You know I adore the real far more than the reel; but creative frustration and feelings of failure hold the power to utterly destroy a persons spirit and I am certain, that I shall never want that fate to befall you. Being stagnant always has a negative effect over your spirits and sadly, so do negative comments that trickle through on this blog intermittently. But there is time to prove your detractors wrong, as you always have in the past.
Every generation shall lament over “the former days“, reminiscence is simply part of human nature. There is a certain seduction that takes place when we start romanticizing the past. When our present situation appears less than fulfilling, we suffer from a ‘selective memory‘. Its all fine in moderation, its all fine when we venerate our forefathers, especially when they are as exceptional as your Father. But the past is elusive and to strive for future aspirations one has to let go a little. Learn from the past and learn to embrace the future.
Indian cinema must have potential, Paa testifies to that. You know I prefer newer movies and primarily your roles within, experimental, non-conventional niches. Although it IS sad that Indian films are rapidly losing their one defining feature - their authentic Indiannes!! Much of which was embedded in the songs and dance sequences of yesteryear. Old IS gold where lyrical genius is concerned. And I am sure none of the current heroines could begin match the traditional dances of old either!
I gushed about the combination of your fathers lyrics and your sweet tones in Rang Barse yesterday. But the entire soundtrack to Silsila is my saving grace many times. My mother, before she passed away last year was clearing out her room two days prior to going into hospital, for the final time as it turned out. She simply asked if I could keep the DVD of songs in the living room on the rack. But of course I watched and was instantly besotted! The lyrics and melodies continue to lift my spirits through any circumstances with Ladki Hai Ya Shola, Dekha Ek Khwab being first choice, closely followed your classic Rang Barse. Cue the deep sigh, and the starry-eyed look of awe… no, they don’t make songs like they used to!
Delighted you enjoyed some company resembling a modest festive gathering and I too pray with confidence, that next year will bring plenty of cause for unreserved celebrations.
I would be celebrating your avowal for restful slumber if ’sports’ had not interrupted first! But then what would I know…
Goodnight my dearest Mr Bachchan, sleep well and recover some lost sleep. Sweet dreams of even sweeter victories of your own…
Love to you to & much more,
Jasmine
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subah ho gai mamu
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Hi Amitabh Uncle
Happy Holi to you and your family. I love watching your old movies they are all so full of life and messages you are a great actor and as handsom as ever! We are from Canada and it is so sad to see that India and the film industry has stooped to such levels where the leading ladies are wearing nothing but 2 peices of small cloth its disgusting and pathetic that our country one of such culture and values has come down to such a ultimate low. My parents have instilled great Indian traditional values and customs into my siblings and I and I am proud to be of Indian origin but everytime we come to India it seems as if the culture is being lost year after year. I wish we could have actors as we did in the old days like yourself and your peers I simply adore you folks and in our eyes you and your collegues will remain the true superstars of the Mumbai film industry! Love you lots. A great fan from Toronto Ontario
ye baat ..
hara diya na !!
ye ye ..Mr server
Dear Amitji,
Your are right when you say that you just followed directions and did what the story writers, directors, script writers said. However, it is you who had the charisma and the talent to present their thoughts, dialogues, and ideas in a very convincing and absorbing way. I am happy in a way that you have not signed any film since over a year, because you needed to slow down and look after your health.
Jasmine of London ..
what happen to you dear ?
Happy Holi to you and all your family members and all EF.
I hope that the quieter way to spend this holi did not lack in the quality time spent with your loved ones.
Interesting call from Yash ji. Those were the days indeed. I just heard two beautiful songs this evening - one was “neela asman” from Silsila and “Salame Ishq” from Muqadar Ka Sikandar both with you and Rekha ji. This was just what I needed to listen to this evening. Those were the days when projects were indeed made for you.
I can sense that you are hungry for being in front of the cameras. This is and has always been your first love. It’s not to say that you have been idle over the last year. To say that you have been occupied is an understatement. You are regarded so highly that everyone wants to engage you in their project and you have remeianed busy even though this has not been in front of the cameras rolling for a feature film. Please don’t be hard on yourself. I am sure and know that there will be solid projects worthy of your talents that will engag eyou very soon. Please do not say time is now short for you. You have so much still to give.
Best Wishes
Rajesh
RESPECTED PITAMAHA & JAYA MA !
NAMASKAR, CHARAN-SPARSH!
YES, CERTAINLY “RANG BARSE” IS THE INTERNATIONAL THEME SONG OF “HOLI” NOW… AND, YOU ARE THE ONLY STAR WHO HAS DONE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF “HOLI” SONGS IN “INDIAN FILMS”….
TODAY I WAS THINKING WHAT SHOULD BE THE FESTIVAL OF “RUSSIA”…?
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===>> HI,HELLO,NAMASKAR, SAT SRI AKAAL TO MY DEAR EF’S / FmXt’s HI,HELLO,NAMASKAR, SAT SRI AKAAL, AADAAB, TO MY DEAR EF’S / FmXt’s <<==
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1- ADI (GHANA),
2- SANDEEP MUKHERJEE (JAIPUR),
3- DEVKISHIN VYAS , MUMBAI,
4- MANOJ KUMAR OJHA,
5-ABHAYA JI,
6-VALORIE ADAMS,
7- SMITA**,
8- JASMINE DI, (JJ)
9- SUNIL N GANWANI (INDONESIA),
10- ZHENYA SANNIKOVA,
11- REEHAMM HUSSEIN,
12- PAWAN PIPALWA,
13- SOMNATH MISHRA JI,
14- E.T.,
15- KASHMIRA GREWAL,
16- MOUSOMI CHATTERJEE,
17- RASHA ZAYED (CAIRO),
18- ANAT MAGEN,
19- MELWYN,
20- MITHAI LAL,
21- VANDANA BHATT,
22- SHANKAR,
23- SRINIVAS K,
24- ROCHELLE,
25- TEHREEM,
26- SATYAM,
27- ANGEL,
28- ARCHANA (BANGALURU),
29- KALPANA KAKADE,
30- AISHWARYA (TVM),
31- DR.ANSHU,
32-SUDHIR,
33- RAMANATHAN,
34- VISHAN LAL JI,
35- TUMPA GHOSH,
36- BRENDA,
37- HOBO,
38- RAVI P MALHOTRA,
39- DAKSHA,
40- PHYLLIS,
41- VIJAYA,
42- RAMAN JETLY,
43- NEHA SHRIVASTAVA,
44- LYUDMILA,
45- CECILIA,
46- CAROLA,
47- CARLA,
48- PETTSSY,
49- SALMAN ALVI,
50- MARIO,
51- SAROJ,
52- PUNEET JHA (JAIPUR),
53- VIKAS (KUWAIT),
54- YOURS TRULY,
55- TATIANA, RUSSIA,
56- AJ,
57- TEHREEM (UK),
58- SANDRA MARTIN,
59- S KH,
60- TILAK RISHI,
61- SHARMILA,
62- MAC KELLAR BRIGITTE,
63- UMESH KAMAT,
64- TEJAS MANKODI,
65- MUKUL BUNGLORE WALAY,
66- NARESH BHAI BHATT,
67- BRENDA,
68- LAKSHMI JAG,
69- SAROJ,
70- SATINDER JI,
71- MONDIRA,
71- TORONTO,
72- PRADIP SHAH,
73- ZAINAB,
74- BARKA (FRANCE),
75- JYOTI MIGLANI,
76- ANU OF LONDON,
77- YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT,
78- ZETA,
79- SHARMISHTA,
80- MANNAN M VED,
81- ARIF SINDGI,
82- SILLYSCIENTIST,
83- DOLLY & MUKESH,
84- SONAL & SIMRAN,
85- KINGBROTHER,
86- JAMNADAS 3,
87- ASTROLOGER SACHIN,
88- SYED KABEERUDDIN,
89- SERENITA from BOSTON,
90- DEEPAK BAJAJ,
91- LENA (ELENA),
92- PALAK,
93- AJIT NAMBIAR,
94-JACKIE OF VANCOUVER,
95- HUMA (pakistan),
96- BHARATI SHARMA (Millie),
97- SARATCHANDRA,
98- YOUR NO 1 FAN FROM UK,
99- MADHU PAA,
100- PARIMAL JOSHI,
101- KEWAL KAUL,
102- दीपक भारद्वाज,
103- MARY ANN (Pennsylvania),
104- SAMIR CHOUHAN,
105- SIDDHARTH HUNDOO,
106- Ms. ZEENAT AMAAN,
107- G.A. PATEL,
108- AMER SHOIB (UK),
109- SHOBHA.C,
110-SUNITA from NJ/USA~ AB/ BIG B’s/ Bachchan Families Fan # 1,
111- MAHMUD,
112- ALIF CHATAIWALA,
113- KISHORE (UK),
114- ASHISH MEHTA (Jaipur)
115- COMMENSENCE,
116- SASWATI BANERJEE,
117- MITSU,
118- VIBHUTI,
119- SHAMEERA,
120- PRATAP SINGH TOMER,
121- VASHI RAM CHANDI,
122- RUPAM (ASSAM),
123- PARUL,
124- AMIT,
125- ANIL (Ek aam HINDUSTANI),
126- PRADIPTA RAJAN,
AND TO ALL WHOSE NAME MY MEMORY IS NOT RECOLLECTING…BUT YOU ALL ARE IN MY HEART… LOVE,
AMITABH ZIBBU “AMITABH”
(AZ), President,
AMITABH BACHCHAN FAN CLUB,
JAIPUR (Rajasthan).
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Dear Val,
That is great news . You in a Punjabi wedding in India ! Wow ! I do hope you make it . Judging from your post of yesterday , you will love India . I have been picturing you , making yor rounds in sunny Fl , humming tunes from hindi films, enjoying a curry here , a samosa there , dreaming India dreams. Dream on , my dear. And may your dreams come true. LOL.
ek hi tarah ki fish pashand hai kya ?
hmmm usko kaha le jaate hai tank me kya ?
thik hai ye lo nahi vali <, <
per rang nahi bhar sakte yaha … BIG adda ki optin banaiye koi taki ham bhi rang bhar sake ….
per sirf yesha jisske padhne vale or dekhne valo ki aakhe na dukhe
koi meri sunega to hai nahi …
ek big friend sunte bhi they aab to vo bhi nahi sunte !
ha ha !!
Welllll ….. aab haam jaye ?
ghar ka kaam bhi to karna hai ..
sab log ghumne gaye
mujhe yahi chooodh gaye
mujhe koi nahi le jata kahi …..
All is well , all is well
aab ham jaa rahe hai
pir se soo jayenge pir 7 baje utth jayenge
tata for now @
bye bye angel@angel.com
c yaaa
angel@angel.com
ye koi website nahi hai .. just a saying
or aagar nikal aaye to meri nahi hai
Dear Lion King,
Please do not consider you are a “jinx’ factor for Indian hockey and cricket, we do not want our cute friends in the press making burrows into this theory now do we? I for one do not lament your choice of movies in the last few years. Yes, there were a few odd movies that were questionable, running up to the KBC days, but besides them you have always been making the right choice. I personaly did not like your choice of “bIg boss” either and have always written that you were the best in KBC.
Here are my thoughts on your performance in Teen Patti. Someone who read it has questioned my honesty and blatantly accuse me of being dishonest with my views about your performance. Why would I when I have the ability to speak my mind, I do not have to worry about anything else.
Mr Bachchan, the King of diamonds has pulled another ace from up his sleeve.Just when I think Mr Bachchan has performed his best, he raises the bar and out does himself. Teen Patti pivots more so around Mr Bachchan’s finesse as an actor, the story is a far second. Mr Bachchan plays the role of a mathematics genius Venkat Subramanium. Venkat is a Professor at the Bombay Institute of Technology and his research subject is that on the theory of probability. His research applications faces countless rejections but Venkat is determined to prove his critics wrong. Venkat applies his probability theory on gambling, in an exciting fashion. He rounds up a fellow professor Shanthanu Biswas, ( a role played adequately by Madahavan ) and a couple of students ( new faces ) and applies his theory to practicality.
The gambling sessions commence in the notorious dens of underworld Mumbai where the Professors and the students under the guise of the locals play teen patti and experiment with Venkat’s winning theory. They savor early success and are convinced that the theory is destined to pave way for fortunes. The group gets settled with their evening experiments much to the uneasiness of Venkat. Venkat, who is appalled with the shocking insight he gets of the dingy dark gaming dens is reluctant to pursue his experiments after a brush with the local mafia. Unfortunately, Venkat is unable to drop the experiments as he is now threatened by a blackmailer who wants a cut of the winnings or endanger the lives of the students. Without too much of a choice, they promote themselves from the dingy gambling dens to the more sophisticated havens where three cards is played and entertained by high net worth individuals. The stakes begin to rise and so do their winnings. The students savor the new found wealth and do no mind taking risks and throw caution to the wind. Their relationships with each other reaches tenterhooks when the blackmailer’s threats do not cease and their individual share of the winnings are being stolen. The suspense ends when the blackmailer is revealed closely followed by the death of one in the group.
The movie is rightfully stylish and I must speak a bit about Sir Ben Kingsley. Kingsley plays the role of the erudite Perci Trachtenberg, a world-renowned mathematician who has invited Venkat to London. Venkat embarks on his trip to London with no notion of what is the purpose of the invitation. It is during his meeting with Perci does Venkat take us through the story of his research and the way he had applied it to the exciting game of “teen patti”. Needless to say Kingsley is good and I enjoyed the part where he demonstrated his theory of levitation with a tea-cup. But, Leena Yadav has not brought out the best from an academy award winner. I probably expect sky-high performances and meatier roles from one who has bagged an Oscar in the past. In this movie, Mr Bachchan has out done Kingsley and out shines him in all fronts. It would have been interesting if both these actors were given an equal play, I think Leena has toned down Kingsley’s role a fair bit. Most times Kingsley is only a shadow of himself. Under utilization of Kingsley is quite uncharacterestic in any movie that features him.
Mr Bachchan is as usual his articulate self. Right from his dress sense, to his facial expressions , to the passion that he brings about for the subject of mathematics is nothing short of splendid. Mr Bachchan is one actor who meticulously understands the nuances of what the character needs to demonstrate. There are scenes when he speaks a little bit of tamil, he does it convincingly, and he wears a lungi in one scene too! But, what I enjoyed more is his monologues. I immensely enjoyed the parts where he expresses his utter bewilderment at the proceedings in the hellish gaming dens and his astonishment at the behavior of the rowdy gamblers. At those times, even if his garb blended in with the surroundings, his perfect expressions make him look like a fish out of water. This is the hallmark of a great actor.
The new faces in the movie who play the role of students have not sprung any surprises. Amongst the lot, the guy who plays the role of Bikram ( Druv Ganesh ) is the better one. There are scenes in the movie which were not convincing enough. Leena Yadav tries to force chemistry between certain actors, it goes completely amiss. Madhavan is the second best performer after Mr Bachchan. I am not considering trying to rate Kingsley’s performance as it must be treated more as a guest appearance. Leena Yadav would surely have regrets here. The script could have been a bit more racier, it does not build enough of suspense as it tends to slow down in patches. The ending steers towards an expected one, albeit the integrity of the erudite mathematician is not lost and his sincerity comes through clearly. Leena Yadav had a near perfect star cast, an above average story and decent cinematography and music, but she fails to tie some loose ends together. Mr Bachchan looms tall over this movie, like he always does. His acting remains par excellence.
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Tum maafi ke kaabil nahi ho
shaamne aao tumhara seer toodhna hai !
aao oe sir ji ke ghar holi milan karoo …
aage sir ji nipat lenge !Ms. MENAL BAGHEL..
(EDITOR-IN-CHEAP )
Ghaar me chipi rahna !
http://www.indiatvnews.com/masala/bollywood/Big_B_Lambasts_Tabloid_Editor_In_His_Blog-312.html
RESPECTED PITAMAHA & JAYA MA !
NAMASKAR, CHARAN-SPARSH!
YES, CERTAINLY “RANG BARSE” IS THE INTERNATIONAL THEME SONG OF “HOLI” NOW… AND, YOU ARE THE ONLY STAR WHO HAS DONE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF “HOLI” SONGS IN “INDIAN FILMS”….
TODAY I WAS THINKING WHAT SHOULD BE THE FESTIVAL OF “RUSSIA”…?
IT’S “HOLI”…COZ’ YOU’VE SUNG- “RANG RUSSIA-HO, RANG RUSSIA”…
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PITAMAHA, WE ALL ARE WITH THE “BACHCHANS”….. WHOLE UNIVERSE…!!!
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Ms. MENAL BAGHEL ,,
(EDITOR-IN-CHEAP )
“MIRROR” IS A VERY “FRAGILE” THING…. HANDLE IT WITH CARE, AS RESPECTED PITAMHA’S ( MR. AMITABH BACHCHAN) FAN FOLLOWING IS GLOBAL..” FILM FARE AWARDS WILL BE A FLOP SHOW WITHOUT THE FAMILY NO.1 OF WORLD CINEMA “THE BACHCHAN’S”…
MY DEAR FRIENDS, EF’S, fMXt’s, FILM FRATERNITY,…. KINDLY PLEASE STOP BUYING “MUMBAI MIRROR” UNTILL-N-UNLESS, THE WHOLE UNIT OF TIMES & MUMBAI MIRROR, APOLOGIZE IN PUBLIC…
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dear amitji
a very happy holi to you. I sang rang barse for all my friends and they loved it. it was fun trying to sing it as well as you did, but obviously that didn’t happen. I am at work right now but today my wife mudita fell down and fractured her ankle so I mind is not on work right now. I hope that you and rest of family are doing well. Take care and lots of love. Sincerely, dr sunir kumar from pittsburgh
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Dearest and Respected Super Superman
It is my first comment after meeting you here in London recently, i have not been well. So was only reading the blog but could not write.Thank you again for giving us your precious time and making our lives worthwhile.
Please don’t say that time is short for you..Let me tell you that it is not days but years….many many years to come for you to surprise us with your yet another wonderful dimension of acting.
Glad to know that you have had good time on Holi.
Great that Hockey team won, they have been struggling for many issues including their wages. Thank you for supporting them.
It was indeed a wonderful time when you made films like Silsila. It is hard to see that flavour now. But i think it is also a matter of time and demand.
Perhaps that was the right time to make that sort of films. Time changes so the circumstances, thinking of people changes, demand changes and we have to respond accordingly.
And i must say, though there is a huge change in almost everything in the film industry but there is not change in your perfection. It was, it is and it will always be ‘the best’
Do take good care
Lots of love, always
Raman
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Hello Amitji,
Yes, I am one of those who keep on pressing for good projects (Good stories and working with talented directors).
In 70-80’s you did most of the movies with Prakash Mehra, Manmohan desai, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Yash chopra. They were the best directors in those times. When they ran out ideas they failed, especially last project from Prakash Mehra and Manmohand Desai.
Today there are new talented breed of directors like:
1. Vishal Bhardwaj
2. Sriram Raghavan
3. Mani Ratnam
4. Anurag Kashyap (Although, he has said some nasty things about you in the past which I don’t like).
5. Ashutosh Gowarikar
6. Madhur Bandarkar
I understand that all of them may not come to you. But I think after successful venture like Pass, AB Corp. can hire best directors if they can’t come with their own.
I would rather wait for a movie than seeing the movie released and went by un-noticed like (RANN and Teen Patti). Again I want to see movies like Paa and Black which are path breaking. These films will be remembered even after 20/30 years.
Love
PJ, Irvine, CA USA
Dear Extended Family
Please go on the page on disgusting MUMBAI MIRROR article and make your comments, i have left couple of comments and will continue to do so, until they apologise in public
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=2010021820100218033127492a99a99a9
And please stop buying anything related to Times Group.
Don’t watch Filmfare on TV either
Regards
Raman
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Hi Mr. B. Your post today reminds me of the innocence that the world has lost. Partly to blame is the films that are churned out by Hollywood every day, that are filled with sex and violence. When we sit down as a family it is hard to find a film that is fit to watch. It is often hard to find one that doesn’t cause embarrassment when you watch it with teenagers. But we always find the old Bollywood films a refreshing break. There is violence in them but it is not the same violence you see in Hollywood films which causes you to wonder if it was real. Bollywood films are a wonderful chance to enjoy pure entertainment without stress or anxiety. (I speak of most films, not all of course). And having said this, it is what you will be remembered for in 80 years. People will watch your films the way we watch Chaplin now and they will be entertained and get a sense of the man you were. Your grandkids and great-grandkids will have some serious bragging rights.
Also, congratulations to Canada on the gold metal win for ice hockey. It was hard for the US to be too upset due to the wonderful relationship we have with our Northern neighbor, and also the fact that Sidney Crosby the team captain helped Pittsburgh win the Stanley Cup last year.
Have a great day and Belated Happy Holi. Love and admiration, Mary Anne
Hugs to all my homies in the FmXt!!
Dear Amit Sir,
Have a great day ahead.
with love and lots of rouespects
muralee
Thank you Jasmine Jaywant, Manoj Kumar Ojha and Smita** for your kind rememberances and wishes. I reciprocate the same.
***DEVKISHIN-JI @ 59***
Wow…you made my night here with your comment, Mr. Devkishin-ji!
Any man who uses the words ‘thrice’ AND ‘fortnight’ in the same sentence is most definately my kinda guy! Please keep writing…Love to you, Sir…
***NIMMI HARISINGHANI @ 167***
Thank you for your kind, sweet wishes, Nimmi! I will SO be rockin a sari, and ALL the pretty jewellry that goes along with it…oh yeah…I canNOT wait!!! PUNJAAAAAABBBBBBIIIIII!!!!! WOO HOO!!! I can hear those drums NOW:
thumpathumpathumpathumpaTHUMPAthumpathumpathumpa…ha ha ha!
Just the thought of it makes me SMILE!
Hi Sir
I am a regular reader of your blog every morning. Icannot do any work without reading your blog which is so refreshing !
I am keen and ardent fan of yours from the days of Zanjeer .
We wish you all th best and good health .
Happy Holi….
Love you lots.
Rajesh
On many channels I too watched, heard and enjoyed the RANG BARSE……, occupying No.1 on holi specials. The EF will abuse me as I have not yet seen the movie SILSILA which has this song. But from the song, the emotions and expressions on the face of Jaya, Rekha and Sanjeev Kumar and your own high spirited dance and voice now compel me to bring the DVD at the earliest.
Like you we are very keen to see you shoot for new movies. Inshaallah, something will come soon. Something great is waiting for you, this is my belief.
Hope everyone had great HOLI, my belated greetings to all. Sorry for delay due to the problem with my internet connection for the past two days.
Yesterday I along with my wife just went for a morning walk to LODI GARDENS (New Delhi). The flowers in different colours and shapes were in full bloom. The fragrance in the air of early morning was refreshing and varying at many locations within the Gardens. People had yet to come in true colours, they were busy in jogging, walking, some in asanas doing yoga, some just moving in groups discussing morning headlines. After taking the 2 KM round, I expressed my wish to wife that someone should offer us here Gujia and tea. And surprisingly, walking just few steps ahead, we heard the rhythmic sound of DHOL. We moved in excitement towards the melodious sound and found a group of people assembled beneath a monument, who were already fully coloured from toe to top. One Sardarji (Arora Saheb) started addressing the crowed conveying greetings for the holi. To my great delightment and surprise, I found that a group of volunteers were busy lining up not only Gujias but other varieties of delicious items like Halwa of Moong Daas, Chaat of Purani Dilli, Kulche-chhole, Kachori, Vada, Gol-Gappas, Bhalle- Papri, organges, grapes, etc. I was wondering whether ALLADIN was at his best!!!
Another Sardarji started reciting his own poetry in Hasya-Ras and regaled all. The organisers, mainly walkers’ club then invited all and everyone to join the feast. Along with the refreshments, THANDAYEE was also served. Dhol continued temping many to dance.
I do not know the dance but know how to take advantage of the situation and here I and my wife engaged ourselves collecting the mouth-watering items spread before us in plenty. Topies(caps) of different colours and shapes with slogans like Holi Hai, Happy Holi were also being placed on the naked heads.
Not only Indians but a few foreigners were also seen rushing with dry colour (GULAL)to exchange greetings. Those who did not participate in dance, eating, etc. were busy taking pictures of the crowd in their mobile I wish I had words and craft to bring in words the ambiance dominating the air at the Lodi Gardens yesterday.
Most of people were not known to each other, but they enjoyed by mingling in the crowd. Another attraction of the celebration was a hefty Sheikh, in spotless while traditional attire with headgear in place catching attention of everyone. He was not interacting with anyone but was silent with mini-smiles on his long broad face. To my great surprise and to the surprise of many, it was found that actually the man had come in the dress of SHEIKH JI to add charm to the celebration and was only one of the the regular morning walkers of the Lodi Gardens. It was difficult to recognise him even by the persons known to him. Having discovered him, his friends were in awe and excitement.
I pray that such spirit of joy and celebration continues in all parts of the world. This is how I and my wife enjoyed the HOLI 2010 in the historical Lodi Gardens.
Love and regards to every one,
I thank the members of EF who continue to include my name also in their list. I wish everyone has a colourful year ahead.
vishan lal
Happy Holi Amitji
I cant stop watching these songs again and again, ” Rang Barse and Holi khele raguveera awad mein”…
Mann hi nahi barta.
Take care sir
Love you heaps
Ashwini (Sydney)
there cannot be anything better than NATSAMRAT, Amitji .. just do it.
Dear Amiji,
we always lament over what could have been done differently in our lives… Those who have been lucky to be guided through most sifnificant self-reveals of their lives wish to have gone over those reveals by themselves.. and it happens vice versa too. For all my life I hope to meet someone who could guide me to finding my own place and vocation, but still I am alone on this path, seeking out the light and hoping to create this light as I go. It’s great to have had so many mentors who have helped you shape into the magnificently talented actor you are. It is a blessing on both ends, whether you are alone or not.
Take care and Happy Holi.
Ksenia, Russia
Dearest, Kindest, Most Beloved Mr. Bachchan…
What about ‘SHANTARAM’????? Do THAT! It will make a GREAT movie…
I had heard you were in negotiations to do this film with Johnny Depp…
I don’t care if Johnny Depp is in it or NOT… sorry Johnny Depp…
It’s a great book, okay, I’m only half way through it, but it’s been great so far.
Mr. Bachchan, if YOU’RE in it, I’ll be there to watch it and then buy the CD and then buy the DVD… What about THAT project, Sir? Is it still on the table?
Please advise. Love you.
Namaskar Amitabhji…How you can work and remain fit at this age. Could you please share your health and fitness tips.
I am your big fan. I grown up seeing your movies. You are a person of dignity and principles.
Thanks
Hi Amitji,
Holi this time was rather peaceful and the ho halla was missing in other parts too! I too am surprised and wonder why? It is disappointing to know that you haven’t yet associated yourself with a new project. Please do take up something….can’t do without watching your films periodically…
I am waiting to see something happen on the Mumbai Mirror front!! They should’nt be let off the hook so easily.
Regards and love,
Shubha
Dear Sir
I am regular visitor of your Blog… I am living and working in Taiwan. just want to share fireworks Festival video which i took last week end.. And Taiwan is very Beautiful county why dont you shoot in this beautiful country. here People are very friendly and very interested to know about Indian culture and Movies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8MrRZIQYE
Happy Holi
Thanks
Anurag
Lovely Mr. Bachchan,
Happy Holi my dearest to you and to your loved ones. it is delightful that you had a warm and friendly gathering with your family and friends that compensated for the absence of celebrations this year. and Ishallah next year will be a brighter and better one, and that that would bring more colours of happiness, joy, peace and success and more exciting celebrations.
old movies and songs have charming beauty which we miss these days. they were mad with devotion to the artistic sense, and with pure and honest emotions which took the liberty to flow and express themselves in these creative works,without being stifled and guided by any material gains or commercial interests.
flu seems to be taking over me so i need to have some rest and i will, hopefully, come back to you with a more energized and invigorated mind. only i can’t sleep or rest well before i have some little talk with you..
so, you have a restful and peaceful sleep my dear..
and have the sweetest dreams..
with more love…
Rasha Zayed,
BigB yahoo group,
& BigB facebook group,
Cairo, Egypt.
I hope you have signed some other films after TEEN PATTI. I am going to see it tomorrow in Chicago.
Dear Sir,
Supraphat,V will win HOCKEY WORLD CUP
regards,
rashmi army
This blog reminds me of this song,
main pal do pal ka shayar hoon–
and they are so soothing for this mood.
Regards,
Sapna,
Pune.
Hello Amitji,
Indeed the movies made in those years can fair much better than most of the movies being made these days… I am sure in the years to come by some of the movies made in those years will still way above in the crowd…
As many have mentioned here, last night was spent watching hockey (ice in our case) olympic gold medal game and what a game it was…as well the closing ceremany of the olympics… simply amazing…
Anyways hope you emjoyed your day too…
Regards,
Darshan
Hello Big B,
How are you sir?
Happy Holi!!
I have seen you as a kid though I am younger than your kid[paa], an angry young man, comedian, don, much appreciated Agnipath Don, romancing younger chick on the screen and much more. What next Big B… Plz keep surprising me and all those who look at you a man of words, actions,character and last but not the least A great Actor!!
Stay well!!
Thanks,
Atul
My dearest Amithji,
How are you?
Those days also you do not choose your movies & they all became a hit & now too you do not choose your movies & they are still a hit! Your performence in each & every movie you have acted has been critically acclaimed!
Amithji, please do not fall back & say ‘those were the days”! These are days too!Those days you were the hero,beating up the baddies & saving damsels in distress. Now too you are still a hero, albeit a little different, but still you are the hero ( eg..Black, Bhoothnath, paa, rann, Teen patti,etc.,)I enjoyed watching you then , in my teen years & I still enjoy watching you now.It breaks my heart to read , when you say “my days are numbered” Do’nt ever say that! You have still , at least, 20 more years of active acting years in you . Ofcourse , I want you to go on for ever, you know that, do’nt you?!!
Hope Shwetha has recovered completely. Her birthday is fast approaching, & so is mine.There is only one day difference between shwetha & me, but year wise a lot of difference!
:0 
I must be older to her by 14 to 15 years!Kindly do not forget to wish me & send your blessings on 16march! It’s very special, because I’ll be hitting half a century this time!
Take care,
My support & love to you always,
kalpana kakade
Saratchandra,
Thank you for your wishes, hope you also had fun…
Jasmine Jaywant:
Thank you for your wishes and yes the game was just amazing, didn’t think Canada would win after the equalizer but we did… It great game and the closing ceremony was also great. Hope you enjoyed your day also…
Regards,
Darshan
Hello n Good Morning,
Feel proud…….Hockey team has won in the first match tht at over Pak.
I too watched SILSILA yest in Sony. It was refreshing. It was like a poetry in motion……….You, Jaya Aunty and Rekhaji - ALL ROCKED.
Hope to see you in YASH CHOPRA movie again !!! WILL IT HAPPEN?
HAVE A GREAT DAY….LOVE AS USUAL.
Ranjit
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Dear Amitji,
Its a real pleasure to read today’s post..very beautiful….
thanks a lot.
Vinay
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Hello n Good Morning,
Feel proud…….Hockey team has won in the first match tht at over Pak.
I too watched SILSILA yest in Sony. It was refreshing. It was like a poetry in motion……….You, Jaya Aunty and Rekhaji - ALL ROCKED.
Hope to see you in YASH CHOPRA movie again !!! WILL IT HAPPEN?
HAVE A GREAT DAY….LOVE AS USUAL.
Ranjit
MUMBAI MIRROR…….SHAME SHAME……..APOLOGIZE
wishing you and your family a very Happy Holi Amit Uncle!
Dear Sir,
We are the creator of our own destiny….. said by Swami Vivekanand and you are one of them who fortunate to create his own destiny.
At this stage nothing seems to be touch tou you rather shall touch to you. YOU ARE NOW “NISPRUHI” a sanskrit word.
Undestandabily NOT MENTIONED ABOUT FILM FAIR AWARD BY PAA in detail in TOI. God bless them.
Regards with Love, Light and Reiki….
Khanjan Antani
HYD
Happy Holi Mr. Bachchan!!
You are a wise man. You claim that you did nothing because you know nothing, and that according to Socrates was the reason why he was proclaimed as the wisest man in Athens, Greece. “All I know is that I know nothing” - Socrates.
Love you Mr. Bachchan!
Amitji,
Your office would have already received the fax on the update of response from the fanclub at kolkata, but my personal opinion is as below.
And please respond, long time saw the yellow ones on the same
Dada,
Sorry to state that TEENPATTI, does not create magic even with a Big B and Ben Kingsley sharing screen space,
Undoubtedly, it is only for these two people the movies gets watcheable, after being edited, where as , the other actors have goofed up, the total screenplay stretches to a stress point like a rubber band, horrible,
Comment number 164
Anandh Bhaskhar says:
February 26, 2010 at 10:19 am
Good Morning, Dada,
Off to watch TEENPATTI with the Fan club entourage in Kolkata to Basusree (Near Hazra Crossing), the very famous hall where Do Anjaane was shot and premiered as well, where Amitabh had come over.
And as well as catching up the night show at Menoka Cinema, near the Rabindra Sarobar Lake Stadium, close to my house as well, here too the fan club following shall be there.
Amitji, we miss you a lot in Kolkata, kobe aaschen, and please reply on this, long time saw your yellow line response to one from the Fan Club - Kolkata-
Hoping and praying the best for TEEN PATTI - The Game Begins Now… Sab khel hain,
Regards,
Anandh Bhaskhar
+91 9830783537
anandh.bhaskhar@gmail.com
http://blogs.bigadda.com/ana3006783
From the desk of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club Association - Kolkata
Sir
Happy Holi
Wonderfull post and gread insight into your thoughts, it is a pleasure to be a Resident Guest on your blog,love to be here,allways
Have a great day
As you have not signed any movies / shot for any, then which one rolls out first ? Arakshan / PNC Film / Raj Kumar Santoshi / Paanc Pandav / Etc / Etc as you have committed to these films allready, so you are going slow due to health concerns ? Take Care , Please
Manoj
Respected Amitji,
Happy Holi !!
Sameer Chouhan
Chhattisgarh.
Good Morning
For AB,
I am twenty years younger to you and surely not qualified to advice anyone who is more accomplished than I am.
But I can share your feelings and connect to them.
I had heard almost all the stories in Mahabharata from my parents and grandmother. This is much before the advent of TV and the soap opera.
Your predicament reminds me of one such instance.
Pitahma Bhishma was the most powerful warrior of his time. He was bound by his duty to protect the Kingdom even if he did not agree with Duryodhana’s tenets.
He never asks Shri Krishna to forgive him for fighting the war. In fact he never has an occasion to ask forgiveness for anything. Righteous living is a byword. It is all he knows and does.
At the end of the war, when Duryodhana and his Kingdom are vanquished, Krishna asks each victor to seek the blessings of Bhishma.
This one has always remained with me. Why did Krishna do that? Why should one seek the blessings of the enemy after winning the war?
Here, Bhishma’s blessings to each one of the five heroes is a lesson of life.
The one that I found most surprising was his advice to Bheem.
Bheem asks him how one should rule.
And Bhishma says, “Rule like Duryodhana!”
That broke me up. Why would he say that? Was it mere loyalty, respect or Dharm? No. He was too old for such shallow effects.
Why would pitahma say that Duryodhana was a good king after all the injustice over which the kingdom was destroyed?
This lead me to the question, what is this thing called Dharm?
I asked everyone I thought who knew. I accepted their answers without arguing, allowing them to live with their understanding. But I was never convinced of them for myself.
Dharm, in my opinion, cannot be translated as duty. It is not religion. It is not Philosophy. Nowhere in the texts nor in the Gita is dharm used as such. I have read everyone one of them and I find Dharm was interpreted by scholars of each era to suit the conditions in their times.
After over 40 years now, I have drawn my own meaning of dharm.
But before I define it, let me say that it is not possible to know dharm without having a clear perception of what a virtue is. Therefore, to each his own definition.
A virtue, for me, is not an ability. It is not a skill, a belief, a conviction or a motive.
A virtue is the underlying cause of the ability, the skills or the belief. It is an active mode. For example, rationality is a virtue. It is the virtue of recognising the fact that one cannot fake reality. Integrity is a virtue. It is the recognition of the fact that one cannot fake a state of consciousness.
Dharm is such a metaphysical virtue - a view and way of life driven by the integrity of a person.
Anyone who knew Bhishma’s dharm, like Shri Krishna did, wouldn’t have to ask him why he fought the war. Any one who didn’t know, would never know - they have to be content with his blessings.
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Dear Amitji,
Warm Regards and a very Good Morning. Holi can never be complete without dancing to Rang barse & we did exactly that with our friends and relatives. What a colorful festival Holi is.. I sometimes wonder if I would also get a chance to put some colors on your feet in this lifetime?
Good to read your Blog in the morning before starting my day, it gives me so much energy and positivity.
Please do sign some new but excellent projects with very Good Directors. We are waiting to hear from you about this.
I wanted to tell you that yesterday the Delhi Times wrote about your Holi expressions that you had posted on your Blog. These guys can’t do without you and your family. Shame on them, It seems the Humanity inside them is Dead. They must have read what the FmXt thinks about them and they don’t have the guts to say Sorry after having commited mistakes. It takes GUts to do the same and it seems The Times of India Group has lost all its nerve to Corrupt Politicians and Corrupt Corporates.
Shame on you TOI, Shame on You MM, Shame in you Vineet Jain!!!
Take care of your Health and Do take up some new projects..
Love & Regards,
Dinesh Mehta
Dear Amitji,
Sorry, I havent read your post today. My kid has got her exams coming up and I am doing all the studying!!! Plus she has her annual day celebrations and I have been appointed her dress designer and makeup artist - something I am not very creative at!!:P
Just here to clear some misunderstanding.
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Dear Renate,
I was informed about the spoof by friends who mailed me.
You must have told me about your son sometime in September last year. In all these months to this day, I haven’t found reason to discuss Kai on a public platform - not only because I am a doctor, but because I am a mom too. We may have differences but no issues have ever been dragged here out of sheer respect for AB, our friend, and the EF.
I am hurt you thought it was me, but sorry for the pain you went through.
My warm regards to Kai and you,
Aishwarya.
(Love to the EF. Hope you all had a wonderful Holi. Will drop by when I am in a better frame of mind for my regular hi’s and hellos.)
Dear Amitji, Good Morning. A quite Holi yesterday with only customary colours shows the sombre mood you and we are in. The Holi songs penned by your father and filmed on you will remain immortal as long as Holi remains being celebrated. Time is a flowing river and collects many things on the way. Hope they will always float with time.
I would not comment on your work selection because that is a professional decision. Sometimes waiting is good to get the desired work. One should always research during lean periods and improve personal capabilities. I would say you must test your vocals scientifically and take some lessons in to voice recording and singing from professional gurus. Body can become old but voice need not. You can spend time caring for your voice and I am sure that will bring you your next milestone of professional life.
May be extra gujiyas will be curtailed and so also weight gain. Joking!!!
I am still immersed in my last trip of Dwarka Somnath and Rajkot. Life has not gone any farther from us but is always around us. I saw a man while driving near mango orchards near Jamnagar. He was sleeping under the tree and his single cow was grazing next to him. I imagined if the cow would go away far. One call from the master she will come running back. So is your life. You sleeping under the tree and that cow your life. It cant go far off. That is life of a creative man. The obedient in you is difficult to get. That was reason of your success and success of others who directed you. When someone wants his 100% output he will recall you. Patience and positive wait.
Have a wonderful day as I run to my desk for my daily patience and wait. Our creativity takes time to fructify. But will always bring sweet rewards. Never know when but always sooner than we can guess. That is beauty of life and pleasure of its unknown nature.
Regards to those who bring success in lives of others along with their own. Regards to you who gave success to many who associated with you.
Ravi P Malhotra
Dear Amitji,
Happy Holi!
You are wonderful person. what ever you did against Mumbai mirror, you should do that, and protect your family from bad gossip that not a good and i am really like your family and i wish that all your family do movie together. aishwarya is very beautiful, and you have a very nice and telanted bahu for your family. jai shree krishna..
Love u paa………:) Hope u have a great day!!!
Mr. Bachchan,
The other day, I saw “Teen Patti”. I thought to congratulate you for enacting in a new-comer’s movie and ofcourse for your performance. But the more credit also should be given to Leena Yadav who has used your persona effectively at the par excellence.
Prashant
Dear Mr. AB,
I am so sorry to rake this business up again, but I feel the need to clear my name. What I say here is the truth. I do not know yet what consequences to draw for myself from this episode.
Aishwarya TVM
In your private email dated Feb. 13 to my email address, you called me “a grave digger, a believer who claims to be an atheist, dishonest, conniving, vicious, violent, manipulative, alcoholic lab technician who weighs germs at her lab all day and whose son is on dope”.
Because of this, and because I trust everyone else I have told about my son, I am sure that you were the author of the abuse.
My friends, this is all I can say.
Renate
Dear Mr.Bachchan,
I was there too, 1982 National Stadium. Had a great seat…right behind Pakistani goal….the game started with India converting a penalty stroke to go one up, and then the deluge. The only hockey match that i watched live in the stadium.
Hmm…i think about time for YR and AB to create some magic.
Looking forward to some exciting announcement, and yes…for ARR to do Jai Ho for one of your films.
Sincerely,
SK Anand
You are wonderful person. what ever you did against Mumbai mirror, you should do that, and protect your family from bad gossip that not a good and i am really like your family and i wish that all your family do movie together. aishwarya is very beautiful, and you have a very nice and telanted bahu for your family.
this is
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S/O RANGAIAH
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ANDHRAPRADESH.
Dated:2.03.2010.
Dear Amit,
Hi………..you Have touched the Qualities of or equalled to the Qualities of Lord Ram………….believe it or not………….Accept it gracefully…….his soul is changing his body and it connects with you…………..Rama’s Dramatic Entry
The Brahmins claim that Lord Rama is incarnated (came in human form) to study and understand the difficulties of mankind. Is it really necessary for a god to incarnate Himself?? CAn he not understand the creation? Why should God become a donkey or a cockroach in order to understand the sufferings of these creatures?
Lord Rama
Lord Rama is the central character to the Epic RAMAYAN (whose author was Valmiki) Rama is the son of Dasharath, the king of Banaras. Dasharath had three wives, kaushalya, kaikeyi and Smitra besides several hundreds concubines.
According to the Ramayana, Rama spent most of his life trying to save his wife, Sita from the clutches of Ravan At the same time Rama was enjoying life to the full at every opportunity.
HOW RAMA WAS FOOLED BY SUKRIEVAN
When god Rama was exiled to the forest together with his wife, sukrievan appeared as deer and fooled god Rama. Although Rama was a “god”, he was not able to see through Sukreivan’s disguise!
12 YEARS FOR RAMA, BUT ONE DAY TO RAVAN
To retrieve his wife from Devil Ravan, god Rama sought the help of Hanuman, a monkey god. Hanuman agreed to help Rama bring his wife back on condition that god Rama in turn help him (Hanuman) to kill his twin brother prior to undertaking the mission.
I took more than twelve years for Hanuman to build a bridge and accomplish the task while Ravan just took Sita and flew to Sri lanka in just one day’s time Where is the bridge that Rama built?? Who is more powerful – God Rama or Devil Ravan ? Would a god seek the help of another god to murder a third god?
If Hanuman could fly carrying big mountains, he should have in the first instance carried and flown god Rama to Sri Lanka, which would have resulted in early rescue of Sita.
Who knows what Ravan might have done to Sita during this period of twelve years? Definitely a devil would have done only “devilish” things!
Before helping god Rama, Hanuman made Rama shoot his own twin brother in the back and only then did Hanuman help god Rama How can a “god” indulge in such a criminal act for personal gain?
RAMA’S DISRESPECT FOR HIS FATHER
Rama called his father ” A FOOL, AN IDIOT” (Ayodhya Kandam, 53rd Chapter).
RAMA’S CONTEMPT FOR WOMEN & LOW CASTES
Rama disfigured and mutilated many women by cutting off her noses, breasts, ears etc., and tortured them (Soorpanaki, Ayomuki).
Rama said, “Women should not be trusted” and that “Secrets should not be confided to the wife” (Ayodhya kandam, Chapter 100).
Sambuka was slain (by Rama) because he was making penance which was forbidden to hime by Vedas as he was a “Shudra” (Uttara kanadam, Chapter 76).
Looking at is hand Rama said the Sanskirt slogan “O right hand, you kill this Asche Shudra unhesitatingly as killing this Shudra is the only way to get back the life of the deceased Brahmin boy.”
Are you not one of the limbs of Rama? (Valmiki Ramayana)
Note: This Rama, who mercilessly took away the life of Sambuka for no other fault than that of making penance, is held as the Avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu (God)! If there were kings like Rama alive now, alas! what would be the plight of those who are called “Shudras?”.
RAMA’S DEATH
Rama , like an ordinary man, fell down into the river and was DROWNED. (Uttara Kandam, Chapter 106). How can a “god die? Who will then look after the affairs of the world?
with love to Prince Abhishek & princess Aishwarya……….Birbal
With tons of love…….Lord of Stars.
Laxman
Hi Amitji,
Missed seeing the Holi celebrations at your place, Maybe next year.
Those songs written by your father( did notknow that before) sung by you wil always be there till people celbrate holi, it adds to that color!!!!
Take care
Regards
Hari
Hello Amitabh,
I seem to be reading your blog at the end of very long and tiring days, and want to say more but cannot.
Movies are no longer the way they used to be, but then times are also no longer the way they used to be..You seem despondent even after having achieved so much. I think you’re still looking for ways to express your creativity and different hidden talents. I am sure as sure can be, that you should try your hand at movie making or writing a script. You seem to be a man who can dream, who has a vision, imagination and a beautiful mind. I have no doubts it will be a blazing success!
A bit late in the day but hoping everybody enjoyed a wonderful, colourful ‘Holi’. Takes me back to my Bombay days, that kind of fun and simple joy, never to be found again! How much time we spend reminiscing! Hope all the rest of all our days are filled and splattered with the brightness and spirit of ‘holi’ - inshallah..
Dear Amitabh,
Isn’t it funny how, though separated by nationality and continents, most of us of a certain age have the same thoughts about parents, grandparents, music, films, literature … not that you’re that close to my age, but certainly you’re within 15 years of it. I always think (and so do most of my contemporaries) that there aren’t any really good songs being written any more, that the really great actors are gone, the really funny comedians are dead. My favorites of your movies are “Sharaabi” (watching you play half drunk with Natulalji was a joy) and “Silsila” (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve played it for friends just to watch you do the Rang Barse with Rekha) and the older movies, although I love some of the new ones. I loved “Cheeni Kum.” I have friends who bring THEIR friends to see “Satte Pe Satta” and “Shahehshah.” Both great films, I think, both done when you were much younger.
So I don’t know exactly WHAT my point is, except that some of the old work is great. And maybe some of the new work is just as good, like “Cheeni Kum,” which was charming and touching. I do tend to prefer the old ones but I think we all do, to a certain extent. Sentiment creeps in as we get older, I suppose.
Aloha …
Love from Hawaii …
Dorothy
Dear AB,
U R and WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST……below are my humble suggestions!!
* Sign Movies directed (and preferably produced as well) with Vishal Bhardwaj, Mani Rathnam, Raju Hirani, Ashutosh Gowrikar, Raj Kumar Santoshi, RGV, SLB.
* Ensure Movies have good script, Crisp DIALOGUES, no ott OR Lectures in end
* Length of movies should be MAX 2:30 hours only
* PLEASE BE INVOLVED with your Movies - Release date (please SPACE your movies), PROMOTION, EDITING, etc.
* If possible please limit your exposure… NO NEGATIVE CONTROVERSIES
Lots of Love - Prashant
Hello Amitji,
Namaste.
Delighted to read your post as always. Understand that your Holi was quiet. Here in Dubai the “Rang Panchami” celebrations will be on Friday (our weekend) at the Creek Park. But yes the Radio stations here did belt out the Holi numbers including Rang Barse, bhege chunarwali, Holi khele Raghuvira, and of course Holi ke din from Sholay. Gosh, you were so very handsome and gorgeous in Sholay. Loved your very natural act as Jai. I don’t think any one else could have potrayed Jai’s character as you did. I love the dialogue between you and Dharamji : ” kitni pyari baten karti hai” Pyari nahi dhair sari baten” and also “tumhara naam kya hai Basanti?
Have not been to watch Teen Patti or Karthik calling Karthik due to exams ongoing at the Indian Schools here. My son will be appearing for the 10th grade CBSC board exams that will commence on Friday, 5th March.
I shall be travelling to Mumbai with my family on 2nd April for 2 weeks for a short break.
Sir, I adore you so much that i will watch any new movies you will act in. Watched Namak Halal last week and enjoyed your performance as arjun singh wald bheem singh wald dasrat singh wald something else. “I can talk English, I can walk English, and I can laugh English because English is a very phunny language. Bhairo becomes Byron because their minds are very narrow.” In the year (whatever) when India was playing Australia at the whatever stadium Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant were at the crease.
Vijay Merchant told Vijay Hazare. look Vijay Hazare, this is a
very prestigious match and we must consider it very prestigiously.
We must take this into consideration, the consideration that this is
an important match and ultimately this consideration must end in a run.
I loved equally in Zanjeer, Don, Satte Pe Satta, Parvarish, Suhaag, do aur do paanch, Dostana, Khoon Pasina,Anand, Namak Haram, Kala Pathar, Mr. Natarwalal, Khuudar, kalia, Sharabi, Ageenpath, Trishool , K3G, Rann, and of course Paa.
It is raining in Dubai and most of the streets are water logged and flooded. The Met office has predicted rain the whole day today. So enjoying the rain from my office and at my desk. So long, take care until tomorrow……..
Love you too much, Sirji……..
Zeta
PLEASE SIGN 1 MOVIE WITH REKHA and YASH CHOPRA a la SILSILA!!
When “Mein aur Meri pocket” “Mein aur Mera Samay” aren’t that much important then only we will be able to focus to present a well written script/dialogues And will be able to present another Raj Kapoor sahab/Gurudutt Sahab again & again.
Maybe for a film-maker emotions are much more important. The more you are emotional the more you a good presenter/writer etc. etc.
Dimmag se jyada shayad dil ke jaroorat hai.
Jo baat dil se nikalti hai dil tak jaati hai…
Yash ji, search for emotional/punctual people And you will be able to present good movies maybe.
Respected Mr.Bachchan,
You are doing very well sir!You have given us great films at regular intervals.I’m sure there are many,many more,waiting to come!You can initiate the process…let them know what you want.Would love to see you in a film like’The bucket list’,starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman’.A different concept altogether!
Had to tell you this-I was watching a programme on a local channel here,which telecasts some good informative chat shows at times,and they were talking to an expert about what irregular sleeping hours and insufficient sleep can do to the body!One MUST have eight hour’s sleep.Insufficient and disturbed sleep on a regular basis,can be extremely harmful to the body.
Take care,
With much warmth…
Shobha,bangalore.
Respected amitabh ji,I read ur blog sometimes and must say that i love d way u write it.Everythings comes alive as u drown in it.I need ur blessings sir.I hv started writing a blog “foundationkranti” in rediff.com.trying to write about life as i know it.i m a budding writer.i would count myself fortunate if u could take some time from ur busy schedule to bless me for my new endeavor.thnx sir.wish u a long,healthy and fulfilling life.regards to everybody at home-manisha
sir, i think u might know still
there r 3 types of karm
sanchit karm-(that which is done by us in our unlimited births just before this birth, means a storage of all goods and bads we did)
prarabdh janya karm(that which is fixed by god to be with us for this birth, that is fortune, but this fixation is also a selection from our own unlimited storage. God does only a selection from our own storage, he does this for all n for free…..thats y some gets rewards….and punishment even he havent did any karm like that…..thats y some r singer or artist by birth…some r handicapped …etc etc…this whole system of god is perfect ..our own deeds r our fortune)
kriyamand karm-(that which we do in this birth…god never inter fears in our kriyamand karm…..he only note down ..thats y if some cruelity when not punished or some humanity when not awarded..people says-what god is doing?….but he is god ..for him all r alike and loving…..he waits for us to make own corrections..it is his grace that he waits…for every one…day by day his faith never gets down that my child will correct himself the next day…but he also note down all deeds at the same time…..so if any one doesnot correct himself he had to do that. we should not think that god doesnot want us to do something…if it is so..then he is not god…he had let us free to do any thing in this birth…he will never stop….but after that he will do..there we dont have will to correct or do any thing.and we thing if some hurdle comes that god is not wishing that…its wrong…its bcoz to make u perfect and that is done by nature. the one who did 80% in previous birth had to learn only 20% now and he bcomes a singer with less effect…and the one who did 20% bfore had to do labour of 80% this timew to bcome a singer like that….and if he does only 405 he will not bcome singer and die as a struggler….but in next birth only 40% is left….etc etc………)
what i want to convey is…its ur own wisdom u attained long back….and being graced as a fortune by god to u….in this birth…so we should try and try to attain higher levels of qualities……learning is endless.
thank u
Dear Sir
Yes it was quiter Holi in the recent years..I hope next year you will organize at home like you used to do earlier..
Sir any news from Mumbai Mirror??They must apologise..
Why don’t you take up new project under direction of Yash Chopra..I ope you will rock..Pl. also consider a film with Aamir Khan
Thanks & regards
Not only in India, has Holi has been a quiet one but here in Trinidad its the same….its as though all these festivals that our forefathers from India brought to Trinidad is dying slowly and its a pity. Do have a pleasant day
# 227 : Correction.
I meant CBSE examinations. Sorry for the typo.
Rang Barse is a anthem of Holi and I am pleased to know that your great father was the composer of those songs earlier.
Its good you have taken a break .Your next movie shoud be after a gap .Infact you should do now for next few years 2 movies a year with one TV assignement in between.Out of 2 movies one AB corp and other some interesting concept with another director.
Renate,
As I said, I prefer not to drag it here. Those as I have quoted are REASONS that YOUR friends gave me to KEEP AWAY from you. My sentence begins…”Friends say..” - you cleverly left that out while copy-pasting!! How sad you had to bring it here. Are you sure now those words are not wrong?? You seemed to have proved friends right now!!
I haven’t abused your son on a public platform is all the clearing I needed to do. And you ARE wrong to blame me for the spoof.
I consider the topic closed. Sorry all for the unpleasantness dragged in.
Aishwarya.
Respected Sir
I wish I could be a part of your Holi Celebration… even if it is a quiet one…
Happy Holi.
hope to meet you soon.
Alka Vajpayee
Respected Amitji,
Belated Happy Holi.We all love you sir.all the day your holi songs are seen everywhere.its great to me sir.Bye.
RAM BHOLE.
Respected Amitji,
Belated Happy Holi.We all love you sir.all the day your holi songs are seen everywhere.its great to me sir.Bye.
Happy Holi Amitji to you and your entire family.
Love and lots of gulal,
As Always,
Rani
Respected Amit ji,
Namaskar,
….Happy Holi to u n ur family….
,,,thank for ur wishes as well they actually mean a lot not only because i luv ur work as an actor but more because i respect u as an loveable and encouraging elder. ur post reflects th person u r, ur moral values, respect n concern for ur dear ones..oh really it touches me..n makes me to luv n respect u even more n more..while i write i feel extremely proud that i know u in a very unique n special way..n with a wish that u will read this…warm regards..sakshi..
Kirshnakant @ # 232
I salute you for explaining the KARMA theory in a logical and convincing way. I feel this is based on the wisdom stored in Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta. By the way how did you calculate the percentage in your explanation!!!
Please keep on writing such pearls of wisdom for the benefit of Big B and his EF.
Thank you and with regards,
vishan lal
Amitji namaskar, “Rang Barase” will be remembered as long as Holi is celebrated, your father too.Yes sir you need to be more selective now,more than ever.Your best,st is still to come,God bless
Hello sir,
Thanks for writing bout indian hockey team. i was looking forward for this.happy holi to u and ur family.
regards
jasmine kaur
Dear Amitji,
We are so happy that you have not signed movie in the last one year. Yes the fans are right you should sign movie with the best director, best writer, best music director, best of the best in all department or at least try like that. Your next movie should be better than Bhagbaan, Black and Paa. Every frame of the movie should be inspirational and refreshing. I was just watching your Naseeb Song in Youtube, every comments there has written about your greatness as an actor. What a song and what a performance by you in presence of all other legends. No can take the place of Manmohan Desai. He use to bring the best of the best out from you. Believe me or not if you see even the posters of Don, it appears that there is life in the postors, the running scene, it appears that you will come out of the posters. That is truly magical.
Hi Sir,
The peacefulness that you experienced today outside the gates was most definitely the result of this medium reaching out to the countless individuals who from beforehand as a result were aware you were not celebrating this year. The films of the past are indeed unique in their own ways and their simplicity and originality perhaps will never be outdone. Hearing about any type of achievement afterwards and dwelling upon how it may have been for those who we wish to see it is indeed a shortcoming. Their reaction and emotions will have to remain a part of our imaginations and with that hopefully our desire for their happiness to witness the achievement will be satisfied. As eager as you are to start something new, the audience, your fans are as eager to see something new and intriguing. Congratulations to the hockey team and Go India!!
Regards and Love,
S
Hi Mr Bachchan
This year holi was indeed quite memorable for my family.It was celebrated within the house with only my family and sisters and niece and nephew.
We made a MP3 of holi songs ,danced and had a real nice time.Rang barse,Holii khele ,Kajrare and pardesia were the highlights.
We are grateful to your father for giving us such beautiful lyrics.
It was indeed a delightful moment that India won over pakistan in hockey.I still remember ,though I was very small at that time that India lost badly.We were very much disappointed.But All izz well now.
Take care
Love & warm regards
priyanka.
Dear Sir,
Firstly wanted to let u know that I just signed up on Twitter and had sent Abhishek my first tweet and to my absolute excitement I got my first reply from him. Think my tweet caught his attention as I mentioned it was my first tweet and I had sent it to him since I was such an avid follower of your blog..so thank you :-)!!
I am all of 28 now and wanted to let u know that your fathers song- picturized on you, “rang barse” is now I think synonomus with Holi. I cant imagine one Holi where we did not play the song and try to emulate you!! Am glad that atleast u are alive and well to see and understand how you have contributed to one of the country’s most popular festivals.
I was also watching Silsila, ironically this is the first time I saw the complete movie, yesterday. Have to say I completely agree with Yashji, films like that are not being made today. Its sad that movies have now become so commecialized- so may movies where actors are blatantly advertising the products that they endorse and lesser focus on the script. Ofcourse not to take away the few movies in a year which truly stand out thanks to a solid script. Completely endorse what Mr. Javed Akthar said in the Star Screen Awards function- directors and producers desperately need to pay more attention to the script.
Regarding your own choice of films over the last year- have to say that apart from PAA, I really dont think there was anything noteworthy. It hurts to see one of your films “Rann” have its “World TV Premier” hardly a month after its release- and just goes to show that the films was not a success. Sir, you have done much better movies and are capeable of choosing much better scripts. I understand that your relationship with Ramu sir and the Hindujas goes back a long way but that is not an excuse to do a film for them without ensuring it has a good script and is a sure fire success. We (crazy fans of urs) expect that you would deliver everytime- and that you have, but its your choice of films which has not delivered. I beg of you sir, please go back to accepting offers and accepting the best. If they are not the best, surely with your input they can be made the best?
Looking forward to knowing whats in store next year- both in terms of your films and the good news u mentioned!
All my love,
Anirudh
Dear Mr. AB,
You are a wise man and you gave me good advice. I told you I would follow it, but my foolish heart would not let me.
I am sorry.
Renate
Hi Mr. Bachchan
It was a perfect start for our Hockey team, hope they continue the winning streak.No holi is complete without Rang barse & holi khele and it was the same this year as well.
Take care
Love & regards
Anu Verma
Hi Sir…
Great to read that you again want to act in good films..
Yes Sir.. 100% correct.. chose your scripts carefully, select the best,hire the best and make the best.
There is no scarcity of it..you just need to think before selecting and if i may suggest.. take help of Abhisekh and Yash chopra in selecting movies.. they will definitely give good inputs… And try to figure out stories and scripts which has you in central role once again and are rich in content …with good songs and more emphasis on lyrics..
Lots of love..
Amit pandey
Hyd,India
PS: Btw.. saw teen patti apart from you nothing is there in the movie.. IT’S AN AMATEUR DIRECTION WITH LOUSY AND FALLING SCRIPT…
Dear Sir,
This is the first blog which i have read and have an genuine doubt is what you write is actually you or is it just a demonstrative write up to mask the real Amitabh.
i will not complicate the thought and will ask you staright is what u write really you???if not then what real person are you.
i hope my question did not hurt you!
love
Kshitij
Good morning my dearest Amitji.. Certain the sad is visible in your today’s post my dearest… Certainly we cannot return those days which have left irrevocably.. I with enjoying look films of those years, films magnificent Yash Chopra. I love and Silsila and Baghban, i adore songs from these films, i love and i adore you all my heart and reason, you always are present at my life my precious.. I look your works and for me has no value, how many years have passed since then, you always for me are young, remarkable and dear for me my angel..
I know what at you in front of still many years, and not days., please do not speak so my friend… Also there will be scenarios, worthy your attention and there will be many new amazing works… Good luck to you in works, the my dear friend, care of itself please and do not be sad for the past.. My prayers and love to you my angel…
Spend well time in a circle of your family and friends and let all will be good and is even better!! )
Blessing of God to you and your family.. MY HUGE SINCERE LOVE TO YOU WHICH NOT TO EXPRESS IN WORDS..
All heart with you.. Yours loving and devoted Lyudmila..
hmmmm…
congratulations daadaaji 
when you say something “bigger celebration in the coming year” it can only mean one thing
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neha
No disrespect, I’ve enjoyed your movies for a long time, but basically I’ve had enough of it. Human beings long for change. Unfortunately, we have to face the unwelcome prospect of seeing the second generation doing the same thing over and over again ad infinitum long after interest has waned. If there was talent, that would be fine. But please, I’m sure you wouldn’t like to see the same old faces every time you turned on your TV set of looked at a hoarding on the roadside. As for the movies, I can conveniently give them a miss. Everybody needs medicine now and then, but nobody wants an overdose.
Respected Shri Amitabh Bachchan Ji
I am wishing ‘Happy Holi-Week’ to you and your family.
I am also wishing Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for her contribution made towards the glory of India. I am proud of whatever she achieved for the Hindi Film Industry and prestige of India.
I also wishing to Smt.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shri Abhishek Bachchan for success of all the field in future. May god fulfil all desires whatever you wish.
Please keep always smiling
Sharwan Kumar Maurya Lucknow
HI Amit ji,
Namaskaar.. Hw r u? Hav a grt day a head!!
Pls covey my hi to abhishekh.
Regards,
Nidhi
Dearest Amitji,
Thank you for a beautiful post, but was extremely disheartened when you said “Time is now short for me”…. Please Please dont say such things. I always pray to God to keep you healthy and give you a long long life and also that you keep working forever so that we can enjoy and also… you keep blogging forever.. And believe me.. Bollywood will can never be the same without you.. Look at Devsaab… Touch wood, I think he is 80 plus and still going strong.. so why not you??
Love you
Ami
dear amitabh bachchan bigb,
have a big request from you, and I hope it will come true.
In a few months my son is celebrating Bar shall order, at just 13 years,
Celebrate this age each child reaching the age of 13.
It is time that the child should begin to be responsible for own actions in its decisions.
On this day celebrating with a big meal and much welcome.
Roy called the child, the child is very admire you, like me, like watching your movies
Hear your songs, is really excited to see you sent me a yellow line.
My request is if you can send Roy a few words of greeting for this celebration.
This will be the biggest surprise for me to give him this event. You.
I’d be happy if you answer my request,
Love to no end,
Sima Fadida - Israel.
Mr. Bachchan, my question remains unanswered
Have you accepted the Filmfare award? We know of your absence from the award function but have you accepted the trophy? Regards.
Dear Amitabh Bachchan,
Your post today about Holi celebration in India and your home added more warmth and cheer to my day here - American north-west where we had amazingly sunny day with temperatures in 60-es !
I spent half of the day at work and then half outdoors with my friend. It was hard to stay in : )
I read your today’s entry attentively and I thank you for sharing with us your thoughts …
I like what Yash Chopra said to you about the films of old wonderful days.. “The poetry of those times”… - he said. So true .. I find and watch more and more of earlier films with you - the ones I have never seen and it is such a joy - they are not ‘old’ but new to me : )
I have to tell you that I love to watch each and every film with you .. Your performances in them ! And you always be you !! Before or now - in every film you make and will make… Your talent and your performance always shines through !
It is sad to read a recurring theme in your posts recently that the time is short for you …
I realize how much your professional life is vital to your life in general, because you are an artist …
I wish that something would come your way soon - something that you will like and want to work in..
As a viewer I accept all your works with gratitude and there is no film of yours that can ever disappoint me …
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Your enthusiasm for sports is always so coetaneous ! My Dad was a great hokey fan.. I recollect watching hokey World championships with him on our black and white Tv quite a lot, as a child : )
I understood the game well and loved when our country’s team won. And we had a strong team : )
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I feel very tiered now after my day and I have a morning shift tomorrow..
So, I say good night to myself : )
And I wish you to have a good day … God bless and take care.
My love and prayers.
Tatiana S. USA
Hi.
How lucky you people are? Hope, me and my family would get some relief and money in future.
Dear Amitji,
Happy Holi to you and the entire fraternity.
I think you are referring to the LA Olympics which were in 1984 (not ‘86 as you’ve noted.) I remember waking up at 3 am to watch India play West Germany - a game that we had to win to go further to the semis - but ended up in a goalless draw - thanks to a resolute German defence.
We had some great players in that ‘84 team - Mohd. Shahid, Zafar Iqbal, Merwyn Fernandeds, Somaiya, et al.
Hope this current team surpasses that and reaches the semis and the finals and wins it.
On a different note, I thoroughly enjoyed Paa; but was disappointed at Teen Patti. What a waste of talent - including yourself, Sir Ben and Madhavan - in a movie that can be best described as an atrocius mashup.
Hoping to see you in a great script-backed role and with great talent around you. What a starcast it might seem - Amitabh Bachchan & Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan & Naseeruddin Shah, Amitabh Bachchan & Ranbir Kapoor
cheers
M
Namaste sir…
How are you sir???????
Good to see you in such a relaxed and Refreshing mood.Hope their will be a grand celebration of HOLI next year in Prateeksha.
Reply,,Take care…
Hello Sir,
Good Morning,It’s raining heavily in the UAE since last night along with the thunder storms…..rains in this part of the world are not common……We had received a Weather forecast yesterday and are told to take extra care during rain…..we started our day as usual, Aarav was ready to go to school, though we had 2 minds, to send him or not as i know he’ll get wet in rain and can become sick…he loves rain…..we missed the bus but he kept insisting he wants to go, he’ll not go out and will not get wet…..finally thought ok, we’ll drop you by car today…..but what, when we came out, weather was actually bad though rain became slow for a while….Aarav kept saying, i want to go….but his father took 2-3 rounds here and there and then finally back home…..promised him, he can play PSP today along with TV…….PSP, i kept before i came but he’ll be watching TV whole day today…..he’s happy, i normally don’t allow him to watch during weekdays….only on weekends..
One SMS came from his school saying, seeing the weather conditions, the children will be sent home at 11:45am today and the school will be opened tomorrow unless advised about the bad weather…….ha ha….this looks really strange to us……we used to go walking in the rain, hiding our umbrellas in the bag and enjoy the rain…..
They were showing about everyone yesterday, how they played…..your holi used to be Popular, i hope next year you’ll play in the same way….my hubby doesn’t like it much, i couldn’t make Gujiyas also, he brought some from the sweet shop and told me not to make at home this year, those Gujiyas are horrible, you can’t eat more than 1 at one time…while home made Gujiyas can be eaten 2-3 together, my son didn’t even eat 1 of them…..
After i reached home yesterday, me and my son played in the bathroom, threw colors and water on each other’s hairs, face, it was fun……. Aarav kept singing Rang Barse bheege chunarwali….he wants me to put that song again and again….Now, we’ll have a big Holi event here on Friday, that’ll be good fun…i am looking forward to it…..
Love and Regards,
Vandana Bhatt, Dubai, UAE
be lated happy holi
Dear Amitabh Ji,
This is my first day and first time on Twitter. You are the only and the first person with whom I am tweeting.
I also watched that 1982 Asiad Hockey match live in the National Stadium, Delhi. As an 18 year old youngster then and waiting to join National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla I was also devastated to see our heroes go down 1-7 against Pakistan without a fight. The only thing that kept me in the Stadium till the very end was your presence and yes MY DAY WAS MADE when I saw you being driven out in a van right in front of my eyes about 8 feet away.
Heartiest congratulations for our emphatic win against Pakistan on 28 Feb 2010.
And yes Heartiest congratulations on winning the Best actor award …..
Regards.
Good morning.
Tonight I have gone back even further and watched a film which was magical and poetic-Raj Kapoor’s ‘Jagte Raho’. It moved me to tears. Talk about simplicity-look what happens when a man is searching for a drink of water! Perhaps the youngsters of today’s film industry should be made to watch these old films and learn.
I remember on one episode of KBC, you asked a couple of today’s most popular young actors a question concerning where the Lumiere Brothers showed their first film in India. I could tell that they had no idea who the Lumiere Brothers were. I couldn’t believe it. And you told them how important this information was. I was shocked that the biggest film stars in India weren’t familiar with film history.
I just want to join those who have said that we enjoy seeing you in every film from 40 years ago until now. When you are on screen I cannot see anyone else. You are magic and poetry in motion.
I cannot leave without saying that we here in the US are still getting over coming so close in the Olympic ice hockey.
Love you too and good night.
Rochelle
Loveyou,
Rochelle
All the Abhishek Bachchan fans in the UK will get the opportunity to interact with their idol as he flies into London this week for a series of events at the Tongues on Fire 12th Asian Film Festival. The glitterati of Asian cinema will be heading to the capital from 5th -14th March which will see 30 films being screened, along with a series of premieres and other special events.
A BAFTA interview with Abhishek Bachchan opens the festival on Friday, celebrating the cinematic achievements of one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. Bachchan, 34, is expected to be accompanied on his UK visit by wife Aishwarya Rai, the actress and former Miss World. The event will be followed by an Opening Gala Dinner at Sheraton Park Lane Hotel compered by actor Rizwan Ahmed. The Gala dinner will see Jaya Bachchan, the first lady of Bollywood, presented with “A Lifetime Achievement Award” for her contribution to the Indian film Industry, in a career that has spanned four decades
Abhishek, who has been nominated for Filmfare awards for his roles in Bunty aur Bably, Guru and Dostana, is scheduled to deliver an Actor’s Masterclass the following day 6th March at the Apollo Cinema in London’s West End. The class promises to be a rare opportunity for film industry professionals and anyone interested in a career in film to discover what makes Bachchan and the characters he plays so successful, as the star discusses his journey as an actor and the tactics he uses to prepare for his roles. The event will be followed by a screening of Mani Ratnam’s 2007 hit Guru, one of Bachchan’s biggest career performances.
Source
amithji….just FYI…
“Aaptha Rakshaka”, the much-hyped 200th film of late superstar Vishnuvardhan directed by P. Vasu, lives up to all expectations. It reaffirms Vishnuvardhan’s position as one of the most talented stars Indian cinema has seen.
The movie will also be a nostalgic trip for Vishnuvardhan fans, who will watch every move of his intently. The climax sequence is thrilling and the actor’s fans are sure to have tears in their eyes
Times Of India ****
Bangalore Mirror ****1/2
http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/22/south-aptharakshaka-creates-history.htm
Dear Amitji,
Why very little mention about the Reliance function? Hope the evening went off well. Sirji please be reminded that the blog is a popular feedback forum for your fans. So if you found lesser fans around your place it is because the ‘frenetic about you’ fraternity knows and respects the fact that you have chosen this holi to be quiet and let things be that way
We were expecting appreciation and you gave us surprise !
Your thoughts on not doing any movies for the past year were again personal and profound. This time I will not taint your musings with modesty because there is a lot of truth in the statement that you allowed your persona to be built by the creators of your time since the strike rate of their effectiveness was varying between the stupendous to good only with very few ‘averages’ and almost nil ‘poors’. As Satyam has pointed out so many times there can be many opinions about the way things were allowed to happen when “Vijay” was being overshadowed by different visions of your ouvre. If I were to draw parallels, there are only two types of Stars that the Bombay film industry has had. One is the romantic type where the accent was on the story and screenplay and of course the songs and its lyrics, the other was the action hero wherein the emphasis was on the settings and magnificence of the whole thing, neither had great talent as a prerequisite. In my opinion you in particular added to the confusion by fitting into both genres and also displayed immense talent. You could not be typecast!
Now you need to introspect as to how much of this situation was circumstantial and how much effort oriented ( in the sense that you kept choosing scripts from both ends of the spectrum ) Either way your memory may answer this, It is important that you do this choice now. That is because, to plagiarise from Satyam, your signature today is not completely attributable to only the films you did but to a host of other endeavours you undertook, both on a mass media and individual basis. The nett result is right and if you allowed things to happen earlier, you were not armed with the experience that all these years have given you and therefore again your choices cannot go with the trend this time around as earlier, but you have to engineer them, and the proof of the pudding that you will do well is established in too many well executed projects of yours. And remember this time the EF is with you which is a great differntiator! Hopefully
End Line -
A Birth Certificate shows that we were born A Death Certificate shows that we died Pictures show that we lived! Relax . . . And read this slowly!
I Believe… That just because two people argue, It doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, It doesn’t mean they do love each other.
I Believe…That we don’t have to change friends if We understand that friends change.
I Believe….That no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I Believe…That true friendship continues to grow,even over the longest distance.Same goes for true love.
I Believe…That you can do something in an instant That will give you heartache for life.
I Believe….That it’s taking me a long time To become the person I want to be.
I Believe…That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe…. That you can keep going long after you think you can’t.
I Believe….That we are responsible for what We do, no matter how we feel.
I Believe…That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe…That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I Believe….That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I Believe….That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe…That sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, But that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
I Believe….That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had And what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
I Believe….That it isn’t always enough,to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself..
I Believe…That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
I Believe….That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, But, we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe…That you shouldn’t be so eager to find Out a secret. It could change your life Forever.
I Believe….Two people can look at the exact same Thing and see something totally different.
I Believe….That your life can be changed in a matter of Hours by people who don’t even know you.
I Believe…That even when you think you have no more to give,When a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.
I Believe…That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I Believe…That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon. ‘The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything they have.
Yours as always
Ramanathan
lakshmi Jag - Your father made you proud on earth and your tribute in Satyam’s Blog will do the same in the heavens for this excellent human being.
Dear Dir..
you have watch the match of The World Cup Hockey ..here i am sharing with you a faganiya footboll and in this foot boll match your charector of PAA have played very well . here my one friend and a Editor of KHABAREXPRESS.com have share a vedio on my art network and i am sharing it with you for your funn by a cultural creative game vision of BIKANER.for full funn on holi..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlbpyoUavls
a defrent colour of holi…..from Bikaner ..ha ..ha..
chanran sparsh..
regards
yogendra kumar purohit
M.F.A.
BIKANER,INDIA
yogendrapurohit@yahoo.com
BB……..hello
hello,
this is my first comment to any star i dont know u will read it or not because there are so many comment above but if ur read this so plz rply i will wait of ur rply plz sir. AND HAPPY HOLI.
IMRAN KHAN
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Dear Amitji, Just received a mail from my friend Gurvinder and felt like sharing it with you and fmxt.
We were a family consisting of my parents and us six brothers and sisters.
Then we grew up and the family bloomed to 27 members.
As we joined the business our father advised us, that a family working
together should not stay together or vice versa. No one wanted to leave but
gradually we all outgrew the little house we stayed in. One by one, as the
birds leave the nest we too left our parental home as we got married to
establish our own nuclear families.
Our family believed in investing every rupee we had in the family business.
In spite of all the protests of the womenfolk, all our lives we stayed in
rented premises.
This may sound silly to people who withdraw their money from their
businesses and invest in other businesses and properties. To us it meant
that they saw better security and returns in these new investments rather
than their core business. We believed in our work and bet everything in our
company all our lives.
Faint of heart we were not, and we could not conceive of investing money in
any other area than our own business. So that explains why we always stayed
in rented premises.
A few years after I and Mohini wed, we moved to a small flat at Salunke
Vihar on the outskirts of Pune city. Salunke Vihar was a large construction
project by the standards of those days, built for providing accommodation
for members of the Indian Armed Forces at competitive rates and soft payment
terms.
The society stood alone in the barren wilderness with only a dirt road
access. Rents were cheap and flats available in abundance so it attracted
lots of young people and new migrants to our city. The nearest main road was
about three kilometres away where one could catch an auto rickshaw or bus to
where ever people wanted to travel.
With a mixture of people serving in the Defence services with their
disciplined manner and many civilian youngsters, there existed an atmosphere
of camaraderie and fun. Most of the tenants were people, at a stage of
transition in their lives starting new careers and families. Such was the
atmosphere, where we had to cope with a lot of inconveniences that we became
an interesting community where you could see a lot of good in people, even
amongst relative strangers. Many of our neighbours have become lifelong
friends.
Being a son of an industrialist albeit a small one I was amongst the people
who owned a car in the society. Keeping with the spirit of the situation,
every time we travelled the dirt road, we would offer a ride to fellow
residents and even visitors. After giving them a ride sometimes people would
thank us, sometimes they would not even acknowledge your assistance. This
lack of appreciation and courtesy perturbed me.
I met many people and had some interesting experiences but one encounter
changed my life. This experience changed me and my outlook on life
completely.
Twenty five years later I can still remember the events very vividly. It was
a hot day in May and about noon time. May is the season in Pune where the
summer peaks. It is never as hot as in other places like the Punjab or Delhi
but it got pretty uncomfortable.
It was a Thursday and our factory was closed for the day. I was on an errand
and running a bit late. As I rushed out of the main gate of the housing
complex I hit the dirt road. Rounding the corner, there I saw standing next
to the road an old man. His back slightly stooped with age and a small bag
by his side.
He had a round chubby and pleasant look about him. This old man wore a
colourful bush shirt and had a big straw hat on his head. Looking like a
character right out of a movie. The gentleman was mopping his forehead and
face as he was sweating profusely. I debated stopping to give him a lift or
continue rushing to my appointment.
Being a Boy Scout all my life, doing good deeds came naturally to me, and I
enjoyed helping people. Feeling sympathetic towards this interesting looking
person, I decided to be the Good Samaritan. I felt both compelled and
obliged to offer him a ride.
Slowly the old man shuffled up to and into my car. For a second I regretted
my decision to give him a lift as he was taking so long delaying me further.
I wished he would move quicker but he dissolved my impatience by apologising
and thanking me at the same time saying in Hindi “May God bless you and keep
you happy”
On and on he went, blessing me and thanking me. When he thanked me for about
the tenth time I grew embarrassed or was I irritated, or maybe both?
I told him, it wasn’t a big deal and not an inconvenience for me to give him
a ride. After all I was passing that way anyways. I added that at least he
was appreciative of my kind gesture unlike many people who were ungrateful.
He smiled and nodded his head and said” I know what you mean and how it
feels. May I ask you a question?”
Of course I like nothing more than an interesting conversation and that is
why I probably gave people rides in the first place. I replied “No problem.
Please ask.”
“Why did you give me a ride?” He asked. ” Did you see a man on the road and
think that let me give him a ride and then he will feel obligated to me, or
did your heart spoke with your conscience and asked you to do a good deed to
this old man and give him a much needed ride?” he added.
I told him that I felt sorry for him and thought it would be nice to assist
him.
He responded, “That means, you only followed your heart’s desire and did the
good deed. So it should not make a difference to you whether I thank you or
am grateful to you or not.” He continued “Your heart desired something and
that you were able to accomplish it, that itself is your reward. It should
matter not whether I thank you or not.”
Finally he added, “The poor of the world are not only those who do not have
shelter or enough food, but also those who cannot implement what their heart
desires.You are blessed and truly rich for you re able to follow your
heart’s desire.”
We reached the main road in the few minutes we had this conversation, I was
so captivated I wanted to hang on to this awesome man. He insisted that I
dropped him there at the bus stop. He stepped onto the bus and eventually
out of sight, but he and his words have been with me forever.
I contemplated what had just happened. I felt foolish about my puny ego. In
a matter of five minutes this seemingly insignificant yet great man had
awoken me and transformed my life. I learnt that unhappiness stems from
unfilled expectations. If I had no expectations for the good that I did to
others, I would give more, and yet be happier. It is my good fortune that I
had the God given opportunity to be compassionate.
I never forgot the lesson. It guided me in building a world class
organisation and the lesson was invaluable in helping me cope and recover,
when I lost nearly everything, including my brothers, our organisation and
the trust of thousands of people.
I also learnt that the the joy is in the doing and not in the reward.”. “I
should follow my heart and do good things and I would always be wealthy.
Posted by Gurvinder Singh
Hello Amitji,
I always love you and respect you for mentioning Harivansh Rai ji. Madhushala is one one my all time favorite. Just love the way MannadeyJi render it and I also love the way you render it. I am reading your blog for the first time. I will try to follow it more often now. Happy Holi!
my dear Amitabh Bachchan..
good mornin to you my darling..how are you ?
i have so much to do today and i am here just to wish you a wondrfull day ..
have fun and enjoy yourself in what ever you do…
take care my dear…
will see you later today..
till then i send you lots of hugs and kisses…
yours for ever..
anat magen here in israel…
HAPPY HOLI.
HAPPI HOLI
Dear One and Only, All Favourite Amit Ji,
you will be in a dream role in near future, I am wishing. It will be a most suitable to your personality.
I will request you to create opportunity to play this role.
vijay
Respected Sir,
I am Big Fan of You.
Actually, my father is suffering from Mysthenai Gravis. And I heard form Media and Seen from Newspapers that you are suffering from the same problem.Please tell us from where you are taking your treatment…
Please reply….
Please help us..
i am waiting for your reply.
please guide us….God Bless You…. Sakshi
respected mr amitabh bachchan
wishing you all the best
regards
dr subhash chandra
Hello Sir,
Wish U a Very Happy Holi.
First of all I would like to share my first initiative to support you in your fight of justice with Times. I have voluntarily suspended my daily edition of Times of India and will remain so untill you get the justice.
Would like to share a bit more;
Grown up on your movies like any other Indian of my generation. And always loved you in any role still do not get enough of you.
Sir, I do not know whether I am qualified enough to suggest it but there is one Novella in Marathi, “Thank You Mr.Glad”; which could be made in to a movie and the YOU and only YOU can carry off the role of Mr.Glad. In fact YOU, Abhishek and even Aishwarya can play all the three main characters.
Sir it is a fantastic peace of work by Mr.Anil Barwe who died at the age of 32. I read in 80s somewhere that Mr.Hrishikesh Mukherjee is planning a movie with YOU and Mr.Dilip Kumar; didn’t heard any thing after words. Some one like Mr.Gowarikar can do a justice to this. I fact its a long pending wish to see YOU working with Mr.Gowarikar.
The brief about the novella:
“The story is such that a translation gives you enough fuel for thought and emotion. It is set in the original Naxalite movement era. A doctor-turned-Naxalite, Virbhushan Patnaik, is handed the capital punishment for killing several policemen. He is to be lodged in Rajahmundry Central Jail for a year before he is hanged.
The jail Superintendent is a Britisher, Mr. Glad, who has lived in India since the end of WW II. He lost his Jewish wife Miriam to the Nazi gas chambers. He had fallen to the feet of the Nazi soldiers who were dragging his wife away, only to be reprimanded by his strong wife to be a man. Their little daughter, Jennifer, had survived the Holocaust and since had grown into a young woman, happily married in England.
Mr. Glad is as cruel and emotionless towards his prisoners as can be, using his stick, belt and shoes as often as he can on them. He drinks a lot of whiskey every night and returns to belt some prisoner or the other the next day. It is in this setting that Virbhushan Patnaik arrives, and instantly disarms Mr. Glad by his polite but firm retorts, clearly showing that he is not just another prisoner.
Through the year, the process of transformation of Mr. Glad on his interaction with the Naxalite continues. So changed a man does he become, he spends entire days without thinking of hitting anyone, insists on the Naxalite signing a mercy petition to the President of India (which he doesn’t), gives all help to the visiting wife of the Naxalite, tries to read Marx, Lenin and Mao (but is frustrated by his lack of understanding), and finally, brings his visiting pregnant daughter Jenny to meet Patnaik. The daughter is equally favourably influenced by Patnaik’s courage, strength of character and his appreciation of poetry. She requests her father not to hang Patnaik, but to give him a death more fitting of a revolutionary.
The end is deeply moving as the lack of all medical help on a stormy, rainy night, forces Mr. Glad to ask Dr. Patnaik to perform a Caesarean section on his daughter. Breaking all jail rules, Mr. Glad does this, and Patnaik performs the delivery successfully. Just as he is about to enter the jeep which would take him to his death by hanging in a few hours, Mr. Glad calls him ‘Comrade’ and shoots him in the chest, tearfully clarifying that he had not shot him in the back. Thus, the Naxalite dies a hero’s death and Mr. Glad becomes a prisoner in his own jail.
The author does not push any ideology here. The novella is not about any ‘ism’, but about the play of circumstances and their influence on human behaviour. Its style is appropriate, with short sentences and short and pithy dialogue. It leaves a lasting impression on the reader’s mind.”
Thanks a Lot.
Hope YOU will read my comments.
Thanks,
Jaideep Patil
Pune
Dear Amit Saheb,
I have been one of your billions of fans. I am too keen to watch more of your video-interviews that your written blogs. You are genuinely a good human being and mash’allah you have really deep thinking. You have lived and living a life full of prestige and comfort.
I have a kind request - why don’t you study in deep about Islam - you need to do a little reseach and compare Islam with other religion - comparison between your religion and Islam. You need not be a hypocrite - be dare to do a genuine research. Thousands and thousands of people of great thinking have studied and embraced Islam only after due consideration. As I mentioned - it’s just a request - please give it a thought. Best regards, Allah Hafiz, Talib
Dear Amitji,
All GOOD LUCK on what ever you do. Obviously we would like to see several good movies and BLOCKBUSTER.
Regards,
Shesa
Respected Amitji,
I wishing u & ur family a belated happy holi. & congrats on winning a best actor trophy for PAA once again,hopefully you will won IFFA Award for the same this year at seol.
with love & regards,
Rohit Kalia
Dear Mr.Bachchan,
Its good to see the following lines in your post today
I did nothing, my directors did, my writers did, my makers did, but I did nothing. I did nothing because I knew nothing. I followed. Followed diligently what my makers asked and compelled me to follow. That is all I did. It was my good fortune that took me thus far. And it was the acumen and understanding of the makers that remained with me, that took me to those destinations.
But the issue now is there are very few directors and scrip writers available now whom you can depend on blindly….As you are aware of the situation,Please choose the right people and the right subject you can work on…
Have a great day
Love
Tony
HELLO,
8H30 IN THE MORNING, NICE SUN
HOPE U A VERY GOOD DAY AND CONCRETISATION OF YOUR PROJECTS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL MY DEAR AMITABH BACHCHAN
VOLE AND LOVE
HAPPY HOLI AMIT JI
U PL,SEE THE MATCHES.DO NOT BE SUPERSTICIOUS.WE WILL WIN WHEN U WILL SEE THE MATCH
LOVE U TONS.STILL WAITING 4 RESPONSE
JYOTI
dear amitji,
greetings, hope u will celebrate holi in a better manner next year, yes india defeating pakistan in the opener of the world cup hockey match felt as if india has already won the ongoing hockey world cup, may this come true, sir, relax and choose ur movies at ur discretion, movies or no movies u will always remain the icon of millions like me, ur always in our thoughts, it is a honour to be a part of ur FmXt, so enjoy every moment and thanx a ton for being such a noble, humble and modest human being, last but not the least, i have utmost admiration of ur reverence for ur respected father’s works, sir, i am trying to emulate u, but i confess that it is very difficult, hope every son has a father like u and also hope every father has a son like u, keep well and do take good care of urself,
regds
Happy holi to you and all EF.
NDH
So true, the realization and its acceptance that the level and quality of films is so different today. It would perhaps be too bold to classify them as good or bad, but yes we do not have the likes of Silsila, Kabhi Kabhi, Deewar, Kaala Paththar , Guddi, Abhimaan, Trishul, Jewel Thief, Guide, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Upkar, Roti Kapda Makaan, Aadmi aur Insaan, Qurbani, Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool ,Sahib Bibi Ghulam, Pakeezah, to name just too few , but to suggest a larger repertoire. And we also don’t have the people. The fact that only Paa and 3 idiots could make it to the awards this year speaks volumes for this. I also firmly believe, that earlier, people who made films and those who acted in them, people who wrote the dialogue and the lyrics, people who composed music really enjoyed the work and did it a comfortable pace. There was time for love, romance, comedy, friendship, family emotions, patriotism, community life, songs, dances, and all. Today we have excellence in technical effects, and a break neck pace , sadly overshadowing the human elements in the films.
Regarding your own inputs, or shall I say output…I believe, you should take it easy…and not be under any sort of pressure. Everyone has a working life and a retired life. Of course people don’t retire these days, some source of keeping the mind fertile and alive is found by many…but, dignity of labor is of utmost importance. If we keep the finances aside for a while, this being a subjective and a personal issue…one must ask oneself … what is it I aspire for? Now, having reached the peak !! Does it matter if you haven’t signed a film for a year or haven’t acted in one. What is important is that you do a role befitting your stature and age…. Something we all accept and still love you and your films.
Somehow the film industry has become so lopsided. We had stars of yesteryears acting parents to many stars , for several years…but there seems to be a dearth of that, now. It is not important to excel in numbers, but to excel in quality. The younger lot of directors, currently, who are into a lot of hip hop or razz culture are doing films, the likes of which do the rounds of the halls, but rarely are worth any awards… better not to name any. So, dear Genius, accept things as they come… and even if they don’t come.. so what ? You, Amitabh Bachchan the superstar and living legend are there.. with your die hard , innumerable admirers from 5 years to 90 years…then why think of anything beyond? If you ask me, Black, Paa and Sarkar were made for you , not around you….of course, I don’t know how well you value my comments, but I never hesitate from penning them down. So, cheers to you , as always. and let us cheer our hockey team.
DEAR MR AMITABHJI,
THERE WAS NEWS REGARDING ILLNESS OF MR.AISHWERIYA IN SOME GUJRATI TEBLOIDS. PL. CHECK THE SAME AND FILE SUIT AGAINST THEM FOR SPREDING WRONG NEWS.
WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILLY HAPPY HOLI
LOTS OF REGARDS,
hi sir, happy holi to you and the familyg, please see the link below, its a video on how “kajra re” was used in ice skating. makes us proud of bollywood. thanx sir. luv u.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56_Zs10qQhQ
Dear Sir,
As an audience I want to say that the level of projects completed by various filmmakers are not upto the mark. It is the responsibility of filmmakers that they come forward with good products so that the level of film industry should not go down. During the period of a complete year we can see that only 1 or 2 movies are there who are maintaining the required quality.
I request you to please do something from your end so that our film industry should not lose the glory. The world should know that we are able to bring good products. Rest of all can happen itself.
I hope that India should win the match from Australia today. Our team member Mr.Shivendra Singh got the punishment without any reason. Everybody can understand after watching the video that the hockey stick was not hit delibrately.
Might be the match will be overed when you read this comment…Ha Ha….I know that you do not get much time to read comments…
Regards
Ritesh Banerjee
#7 SharatChandra, Thanks for sharing the links, pics are very nice….thanks for mentioning my name in your friends list.
Regards,
Vandana Bhatt, Dubai, UAE
There is huge demand for you still.But as SATYAM has rightly pointed out ,it has to be something special.Balki has the guts to do it and am sure he will.
The sounds of Holi are absent
as much as we like these things to be frequent
What can we say or what can we do
To share this joy and the happiness with you
The troop is asked to leave
As this year there will be no believe
The turn to hockey brings some joy
The country is playing well, that the way my boy
Watching the highlights might be the solution
or let the team win as you turn away from the television
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
lots of love.
Naishadh Vyas
hello sir,
just got a thought in my mind,i am reading your blog daily since may be 6,7 months.
just got a thought that why not there is somebody who reads your blog that too with your own voice, like when ever if anybody opens ur blog n click a play button then ur voice reads the whole blog.in todays technology it is possible to do that.
n v fans listening your voice reading the blog gets a satisfaction 100times more than we read your blog.
at the end of every blog we feel like as ifu r present with us n speaking to us
how is it sir??????????//?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Dear Sir,
With YOU deciding not celebrating HOLI, holi was bound to lose all its colours…
For decades now, Holi has been associated with YOU and songs picturised on YOU in your movies….
Be it Silsila’s Rang Barse, or Baghban’s Hori Khele Raghuveera, or even Sholay’s Holi Ke DIn…. When it comes to the joy of this colourful festival, it has always been YOU!!!
And believe me, when you DO play Holi next year, you’ll suddenly see a new energy in the air!!!!!!!! You’ll see as if EVERYBODY is WILLINGLY wanting to play HOLI!!!!! So, Sir, promise us a BIG BASH next year!!!!!!
Happy Holi once again to you & your family…..
With love & regards,
Rajesh Kejriwal
BigB Yahoo Groups
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hallo dear amit g
how r u
sandep
Dear Lion King,
My thoughts for the day -
http://sharmilasays.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/black-mails/
xoxoxoxo
Sharmila
Hi Amit ji,
This is for you on the problems faced by you because of mumbai-mirror …
(this is from madhushaala)
जिसने ने मुझे को प्यासा रखा
बनी रहे वह हाला भी
जिसने जीवन भर दौड़ाया बना रहे
वह प्याला भी
मतवालो की जिहवा से कभी निकलते शाप नही
दुखी बनाया जिसने मुझको
सुखी रहे वा मदूशाला
And i have been following this blog from the past few days and really the content and the thought process is amazing - really amazing. You are better than any writer these days. Being a ‘Hariwansh Rai Bachchan’ fan I would request you to write a biography on him and let us enjoy the madhushaala of his life as well.
Thanks and Regards,
Uday Kumar Punyap - 8099032470
Hi Valorie
My compliments for great sense of humour.
You are genius at playing upon the words.
I am still looking forward to seeing your turquoise eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless you
Dearest AB,
The role will come….i will get it..it just for the time being
rgds
Sir, I pray for your life of 100 years of healthy and emotionally balanced life.
I was wondering how we in India will react when personality like yours departs from this world?? I mean u are a huge inspiration to 100 crs population in India.
Just one thought, your fraternity should i.e. all theaters in India or atleast in Mumbai should show all your movies for one week free of charge to your fans.
Unprecedented but so u are. There can not be more fitting homage to towering personality like u.
Any thoughts??
Dear sir,
A very happy holi to you. We as a family are a BIG FAN of yours and your movies make the most of our family conversations over the years. The other day we saw Rann which was premiered on TV - i thought RGV has once again proved that he is an ace director; i was also super impressed by all the characters, the pace at which the movie unfolds, sharp editing etc. Ofcourse, you were pivotal both in your performance and in your character. Your speech in the climax of how media and politics should not mix was awesome - however, I felt as the stalwart of Indian cinema, it lacked the punch it should have. We expect great things from you - that everytime you deliver a power packed performance we should get goosebumps. It didn’t happen so much in Rann and somewhere did I feel that you were jaded having done it so many times. My family disagrees with me but I felt you were not completely honest in your performance and somewhere that feeling of ‘being there and done that’ crept in. Even if it did, I still think that your energy and commitment to Cinema even at this age (my father is a year older to you) is commendable and there is no one who can match up to you. I am eagerly looking forward to watching Paa and perhaps will send you a note if you care for our comments.
With utmost sincerity, respect and best regards
Bindu
The song of the day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-klcwFRgwvI&NR=1
Dear Shree Amitabh Bachchan Ji ,
This the first time I am leaving my comments. Yes we all know you are great actor of the century and also a good family person. I was touch when the filmfare editor insulted you and your family. I like your comment that carries the a lot of weight of your strenght even on the net and news paper.ie You said in your reply to the editor you abuse me in public and apologies in private it is the best reply to them keep it up.
May god give you and your family a very healthy life we all wish you live long healthy life ,as you have given all the people who watch your movies around the world and learn how to live with on screen acting which is the loved by all your fans.
Last thing I would ask you if you would ever come to Melbourne as we know you where not happy the way Indian Students where treated here. Please consider as I have a wish to see you live in Melbourne or anywhere around the world whenever. I even came to Mumbai at your resident but the Gate man said Sahab is away.
Regards,
Bhano Bipin Parekh Sai Ram
This is for you Vijaya aka vijaylakshmi . Your Lord Krishna is simply stunning.
The innocence of young kids often touches your soul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhzHj1Z03og&NR=1
Dear sir,
I have written a poem on HOLI - hope you will like it …please read and comment..
होली के छींटे
रंग रंग के रंग लायी है होली अपने संग
चुन चुन के रंगना सजना मोरा अंग अंग
तेरे रंग में मैं रंग जाऊं
भूल जाऊं मैं अपना रंग
चोली लंहगा है बड़ा मंहगा
बचा के देना रंग ;
रग रग में दौड़े रसिया नशीला तेरा भंग
सुध बुध खो लिपट मैं जाऊं जैसे भोला संग भुजंग
मस्ती नहीं रही सस्ती सजनी
बचा के खाना भंग ;
गोल गोल चकरी घुमे अम्बर में हुआ सुरंग
मदहोशी में झूमूँ ऐसे टूट फुट जाए ढोल मृदंग
होश हवास न भूलियो सखा
बना न दीजियो मोहे बेढंग
खट्टी मीठी जीवन में मुट्ठी भर खुशरंग
रंगोकी झोली से बड़ी चुटकी भर सिंदूरी रंग
बरसे रंग और बरसे होली छींटे
चले हम सजन
हँसते हँसते जीवन भर संग:
________दिनेश प्रसाद मिश्र
HAPPY HOLI TO all !!
Dear Sir,
A Very Happy Holi to you too. Not many thought about the people who died in Pune as you did. Not even, a certain Raj or an Uddhav, who so propound their very existence on the Marathi land theory.
Guess they understood that Pune was as part of Maharashtra as well.
I would certainly request you to blog and boost the morale of our hockey team that did so well, playing against Pakistan so that they keep up the spirits throughout the worldcup.
Vijay Kumar Singh
HAPPY HOLY………..
Dear Mr Bachchan,
Maybe you are right; even I feel that India loses matches when I see them live… so have started watching only highlights! Atleast then there is a 50% chance of winning. :))
Rgds
Himanshu
This is first time i m leaving a comment,or i should say, first time reading somebody’s blog.i m not of ur generation,u r my grandfather’s age so ur writing should not strike me practically but i found something unique,not an illusion which generally presented by personalities.Its nice to know that u are also as real as us and not perfect package of qualities which is presented on screen.I m not a movie buff,not a hardcore fan of any actor therefore not into reading abt much of ur world.i really felt after reading ur blog that ur inside world is really pure and like us.tk cr.allah hafiz
Dear Amitab Ji
I heard about ur Blog but never had any chance to gothrough it.Its a shame on my part being a Die Hard Fan of yours i have hevent gone thorough this blog yet.
I wish you and your Loved ones a Very happy Holi
I really wanna write a lot here….Cutting Short
I have 3 Ambition in my life
1. Work as an IT Consultant which i am now in Australia….Career
2. Acting in atleast one movie for 2 minutes which have an importance for the script ( People should Recon me even if it a short Span)…..It is Possible…My Passion
3. Finally i wanna Shake my hand with you before i die…
If any of this wont happen my life is Incomplete………
I will definately try to Reach my Goals Amitab Ji but for the Last one i need ur Cooperation……I really dont know how to catch you Sir
I have a 5 Years ols Baby Girl and her fav song is O saathi ree…..Oooo mere Dil K chain……and Chahe koi mujhe jungle kahee….She really sings very good
Aur bus likthee jayeee…..as much as i write…words keep on comming
Love you
Wish me best of luck to meet you SIR…
Hi Amitji,
Is Johnny Mastana far from release now?
You need to do only 3 or 4 films a year but a superhit from those every year. Please find one which takes Indian cinema to another level.
Regards to Manishbhai, Amitabh Zibbu, Srinivas, Jasmine J, Vandana, Archana, Saratchandra, Anu (London), S Kh, Sunita-NJ, Pratik R, Devkishin, Mahmud and Shankar.
Naresh
duniya banane wale kya tere man mein samai kahe ko duniya banayee tumne kahe ko duniya banayee—————-
-HASRAT JAIPURI’S ONLY SONG IN HIS BUDDY SHAILENDRA’S FILM ”TEESRI KASAM”
look at the reality of life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgSr93XpQvU&feature=PlayList&p=ED390D4117A81A76&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3
Remarkable what you say about filmmakers ‘doing’ it to you in your exceptional glory days. You have to incorporate two things - the fresh edginess of the script and the director. And, your ’star’ legacy. If the director or his script doesn’t have the latter it becomes ordinary.
‘Black’ had that star quality. Bhansali did that well. Balki is fresh. But, he doesn’t have cinematic director in him. He’s good in parts. I know you think differently about him.
May I send you an idea?!
Cheers
RK
dear sir…….. just expecting for u 2 write on addiction…… as my brother is a drug addict…..and a very big fan of urs…..and follows ur blogs…..kind request ….pls……pls..
Dear Sir,
This is sooo amazing, I used to always think that it was only me and my family that believed in becoming statue’s or in repeating things which reacted in a four or a six by the indian batsmen or a wicket for the bowlersand when nothing used to work out we used to keep changing “tashan’s ” as we would referred it to shifting places or poses. With time things have mellowed down and now we see the matches only on internet sites as we believe that India wins when we do so
. I was glad to know that you are also a believer of this kind of superstition or kiddishness as we may call it.
Yesterday afternoon I saw Silsila on Sony TV Asia, and by now i have already lost the count to how many times i have already seen it, but everytime i see it i fall in love with the movie and its songs all over again. One thing i would like to share with you, lot of tulips are grown every spring in Moscow, and when I saw them for the first time , literaly the scenes from the song Dekha ek Khwab from Silsila flashed into my mind, and I am sure I am not the only Indian feeling so.
I would like to know that have you ever visited Moscow, or any of your films are shot here ?????
Thanks
Sweta
Moscow
Hi
Happy Holi to you and ur Family……………
An actor is just that ” Actor”. A tool in the hands of thinking minds. Some are convincing and others are not. The accolades an actor gets is subservient to the idea being conveyed by the makers.
My Hero Mr Natwarlal,
No major celebrity has every done concerts in India like they do overseas. I know there is commerce involved in those shows, however, this is much more than commerce and My Hero you know it very well.
It is about time to show your true gratitude towards your true fans. And like everything else you can spearhead this one too.
Jai Hind,
Sachin
PRANAM SIR,
BELATED HAPPY HOLI………LOTS LVU….
DEAR AMIT UNCLE!
HOLI MUBARAK HO.
RASHID ANIS.
hi sir… waise toh mai kuan ka mendhak sa huun jyada kuch nahi jaanta… but bachpan se aapko apna guru sa manta huun….. madhushaala ki kuch panktiyaan mujhe pasand hai kyunki maine aapko kahte hue suna hai.
waise mai v kavita likhta huun and jald hi ek bahut achi kavita aapko bhent karunga.
i used to watch hindi movies back in palestine when i was a kid, in the early 60s and was and still fond of shami kapoor films , and ever since i studied in bangalore university in the 70s i became a big silent fan of yours and finally i got married to an indian and i guess i fell in love with india and my wife together at the same time! im still married and now its been 29 years and have 3 kids who are all in Bangalore, i have great respect to you and to this nation and finally i have a request to see you on TV hosting another big show that suites your larger than life size
regards mohsen
No joy as there is again no show..on my post, again!
I write my piece and then log off andleave for work. At the next chance, I log on and have a quick check. Yep, lost in cyberspace and frustrating!!! Val’s trick fails to work because am on a different PC now. Aaagh!
Never mind. I shall diligently and ferociously watch this little piece go in and stay in!!!
Dear AB, I cannot believe t’s been a year since you last filmed. No way!!! Must have read it wrong in all my frustrations today. Ha!
Love, love and love
Reshmi P
Dearest Amitji,
The sun is coming here after a big storm.
Enjoy your day my sunshine.
Manish : you give to me a big smile on my face.
# 109 - MAC KELLAR BRIGITTE (Marseille)
I answer you Brigitte, you can find all Amitji’s DVD in Paris. Of course, Marseille and Lyon where I live are the 2 biggest cities in France, we can even find many Indian films but the treasures are in the capital (Paris).
Love
Barka
From someone who hardly ever leaves a comment!!!!
AOA,
One of my morning activities after I am done with checking my email is to read your blog before I start another tiresome day of working on my PhD. Though I hardly ever leave a comment mainly because I understand you probably wont get to read it, today I couldnt help myself. Two reasons…One, I felt that today’s post was not a mere recollection of your day but reflected how much time you have spent with yourself thinking about all thats so intangible yet so tangible in ones mind. It was great to read a post written in this frame of mind because I can relate to that. I write a diary (dont have a fan base like you haha ) pretty regularly but only when I feel like talking to myself and ‘this’ is the exact frame of mind I am usually in that compells me to pick up the pen and pour my thoughts out on the paper. Two, and the main reason for leaving a comment today. I didnt like when you wrote ‘And it is days, not years. Time is short now for me’. I dont know but I didnt like it. It kind of left me pensive and I must admit a little bit shaken. Maybe the time is short for me too, I am just 28 you never know !!! The reason I didnt like that is because I kind of relate you to my dad who is about the same age as you, exceptionally brilliant and very ill at this point in life. We look upto you. And by ‘we’ I mean many others like me in my generation and by ‘you’ I mean you elders. you are the source of inspiration for us and the source of prayers because of which we survive out here miles away from home and try to excel at what we are good at. what you have helped us realize we are good at. so please never say that as when each of ‘you’ go, you take away a chunk of us.
love and prayers
Sarah a Pakistani residing in Ireland for studying.
March 01, 2010
Sir,
For your information:
An Open Letter to Amitabh Bachchan
From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 09, Dated March 06, 2010
AN OPEN LETTER TO AMITABH BACHCHAN
by Najid Hussain
Main hoon unkey saath, rakhte jo seedhi apni reedh… (I am with those who keep their spine straight) FROM MADHUSHALA BY HARIVANSH RAI BACHCHAN
Dear Amitabh,
I remember the day in 1982, when the news of your serious injury on the sets of Coolie broke. It said you may not survive. The country was shocked. Millions cried. Special prayers for your good health and long life were offered in temples, mosques, churches and gurdwaras. I joined the prayers for your health and long life.
The writings of your father, the late Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan, had a great influence on me. From early childhood, I have read his poetry and prose that combined Kabir, Keats, Tagore, Omar Khayyam and Shakespeare into artful construction of ideas with deep reflections. Kya bhooloon kya yaad karoon made me stand up and speak the truth — without fear, or favour — however difficult or awkward it may be. Inspired by his writings and fully subscribed to his views, admiration and love for you was natural.
Natural is also my shock and dismay at your acceptance of the offer from Narendra Modi of Gujarat to be his brand ambassador.
I want to think that you don’t know much about Modi. And so, I must tell you what Modi is and what he has done in Gujarat, which has invited global condemnation, international sanctions and even calls for his arrest.
On February 28, Zakiya Jafri will relive the agony of witnessing the brutal massacre of her husband, former Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, and scores of other women and children in her house. On that fateful day, as the crowd chanting Jai Shri Ram started gathering around her society in Ahmedabad, waving swords, trishuls and torches, and frightened people from the neighborhood started pouring into her house seeking protection, Ahsan saheb asked her to go upstairs to the bedroom and stay there until called. From upstairs, Zakiya Jafri could not see what was going on downstairs in her house, but from the unruly crowd outside shouting ‘jalao (burn)’, ‘kaato (cut)’, ‘maaro (kill)’, the cries of women and children from inside, and heat from the walls of her bedroom, she could guess what was taking place and was fearful of what was to come. The immoral dance of brutality, cries, fires, and more cries, continued for three hours. Three hours later, police arrived. As the survivors were taken down and out of the house, which was still smouldering, Zakiya saw, for the first time, several corpses burning inside her house. Mutilated body parts burning outside her house. Little bodies of children floating in her water tank, who having been set afire may have jumped into the tank. She saw one blue rubber slipper — the one Jafri saheb always wore in his office — lying outside. It was soaked with blood. The other one was missing.
Eight years have passed. Zakiya’s memory of that day does not fade — the day when the world she had built, brick by brick, with a lifetime of hard work, full of aspirations, dreams and love was ruthlessly and deliberately destroyed before her own eyes. The most important person of her life, to whom she had completely dedicated her life, loved, adored and revered, and like any traditional Indian woman, could not imagine life without — had been brutally killed. She was shattered. Her deep shiny eyes, full of sparkle and love, went lifeless.
There were 2,000 similar stories that month in Gujarat.
Modi, as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, presided over and orchestrated that massacre of innocent Muslims in his state, which is widely regarded as a genocide. Modi’s culpability and crime has been well established. Although, to date, he has succeeded in circumventing the legal system, the law is slowly closing in on him. Modi and 61 others, which include Cabinet colleagues, policemen and civil servants, are under criminal investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) specifically constituted by the Supreme Court of India for their role in the mass murder and criminal conspiracy.
You may ask why Modi did this. We are told that the burning by a few Muslims of the Sabarmati Express coach carrying kar sevaks was the reason. But many believe that was just an excuse. Investigations led by the Centre concluded that the fire in the coach was accidental. However, regardless of the truth, can there be any justification for killing innocents en masse? In the minds that are touched by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, killing innocents is never right.
The Gujarat massacre of 2002 was not an act of war in which “collateral damage” of innocent lives occurred. Instead, it was a well-planned operation to systematically target, kill and destroy members of a particular community — the Muslims of Gujarat.
The subsequent speeches of Modi, spewing venom and hatred against Muslims, are on public record. Although Modi would like us to believe he is a Hindu, neither his ideology nor his actions fit our values or Hindu philosophy. Instead, his profile matches that of an extremist and a religious bigot. Noted social scientist Ashis Nandy, who had interviewed Modi long before he became the Chief Minister of Gujarat, had concluded that Modi was a textbook case of a fascist.
You have very effectively played the roles of JCP Dev Pratap Singh and Subhash Nagre — two diametrically opposite characters — one filled with humanity and the other totally devoid of it — for the silver screen. But bringing that change of characters in your real life would be a tragic mistake. A transformation from Dev to Sarkar, if and when complete, would change Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s legacy — from that of a Mahatma to Modi.
Historically, religions have killed more people than all other unnatural causes combined. In his epic poem Madhushala, Harivansh Rai Bachchan asks us to rise above the narrow definition of religions. However much fascists and fanatics dress sectarianism as patriotism, we know your father would never have approved the spilling of innocent blood.
At a time when in their pursuit of profit most business tycoons, including Ratan Tata, are disregarding Modi’s crimes against humanity, if not feigning ignorance about them, in your father’s footsteps you can choose to stand by declining Modi’s offer to be his brand ambassador. You can set an example and a Harivanshrai legacy — a legacy that he and the generations after us can be proud of.
Dale E Turner says: “We are born with our eyes closed and our mouths open and we spend our whole lives trying to reverse that mistake of nature.” Your father opened our eyes. Yours too. Zakiya Jafri and I pray they never close.
Dearest Amitabhji,
Same festival but different celebrations due to the situations and circumstances. Happy moments for some. Sad moment for others. Quiet at Prateeksha/Jalsa in respect and reverence in memory of the passing away of near and dear one. And there is upbeat and something to look forward as mentioned by Vandana Bhatt ,Dubai coming Friday. She also updates FmXt on the showers, rains, holidays, school fun days.
A person in life always receives or looses based on ones mind / heart’s instinct following. Sometimes we tilt more towards our heart, sometimes more towards our mind. Heart generates love. Mind multiplies money. 50- 50 means worshipping God and Satan. I just heard something humorous yesterday. A person was worshipping St.Michael by touching St.Michael as well as Satan (St.Michael is known as Saint of the Warriors and has defeated Satan-His status has himself with a sword and satan crushed under his feet). Now the priest asks this person why are you worshipping both. Answer – If I go to heaven I can be in company of St.Michael and if in Hell I can be in company with Satan. Ha ha this is called BALANCING act. 50-50. Pleasing everyone.
Those who favour and go by hearts decisions end up more peaceful and satisfied even if the bank balance is less and those who follow the mind probably end up with more bank balance but are they giving up some peace? Well in all and every situations, effort should be mine, sowing should be mine, labour should be mine and the fruits, results should be HIS.
Your 40 years definately is not totally your hearts way or minds decisions. You followed those who follow your heart and mind. Yes, true, Man does not live on bread alone neither can Man live just on fresh air . So there is an element of whom to follow to get a piece of bread, enough to spend some holiday in fresh air. So you did not decide, but others definitely helped you decide by giving you few options to choose from. Audience poll(will the movie goers like my role) , Phone a friend ( consult someone dear before signing a film), Fifty-Fifty ( Take a balance stand), Flip the question ( look for another script)
As it is said to get A job or be successful, one needs to send probably 99 applications, face 99 rejections. Its part of success. So I am happy today that you did all you could with dedication, hardwork, sincerity, commitment as these are the factors which always yields good harvest.
Wishing and praying that others find you and you find something in others, be it work, home, social, holiday, company of FmXt. Just like someone found out the reasons why there is emptiness in hockey and did something to cheer them all and the results are there for everyone to see today. Keep going Hockey players , admirers, followers. Our truly has ensured his ways of ensuring you do well.
Highlights are always wonderful. It means we are on the ‘high’. And it also means we are filled with the brightness of the ‘light’
Love
Mario
Dear amitabhji,
you had a quite HOLI this year.And you assure you will have bigger HOLI next year.But whole of india remembered you and your DADS Holi songs.On top of the list were two unforgettable songs:
RANG BARSE——–
HOLI KHELE RAGHUBIRA———-
These two songs must have been heard million times yesterday in india alone.
God bless you and jaya.
God bless Abhishek and Aishwarya.
God bless all near and dearones.
sir, apart from these two songs on Holi,are there any other songs /poems on HOLI written by your father.can you put those songs or poems on the blog.
we will be eager to go through that, as the HOLI FESTIVAL IS ON .
RAJINDER SEHGAL
Dear Amit Ji
Namaskar!
Holi Ki subhkamnaye.
Warm Regards
Mohit
Dear Sir,
Superb sir! Simply superb! Today’s post is so communicative, a direct connect to one’s heart & soul. It is not merely because of the nostalgia, it is the insightful, serene wisdom that few others acquire even in old age.
As regards, “thinking for you & not around you”….Absolutely correct analysis. Merely creating “a 60+ suave man with a white goatee” is not sufficient to cast Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan is a fountainhead of great talent, an ever-questioning mind, an emotional reservoir of life-stories, and of profound humanity. He will slip into any solid character, provided he gets a solid script & not merely a stylist. But more thought goes into the marketing of his films than its content.
Mr Bachchan, for the sake of the fans who worship the ground you walk on & whom you profess love for, every night, DON’T SELL YOURSELF SHORT.
Hello Mr.B,
Couldn’t resist after reading dear Yashji’s name to say that I had the good fortune of seeing him in Bangalore when they were shooting for “Vijay” with the beautiful Hema malini and the flirty Rajesh khanna, infact Yashji was right nxt to me as he was moving with the trolley and we were watching the shot, he along with Rajesh khanna gave me such warm smiles which i lapped up like a cat would cream!There can never ever be another one like our Yashji he is the evergreen romantic director I have always loved and identified with.May he live forever and mind you he still looks so dapper .His movies r masterpieces for the gen. nxt to see and savour, great man.
Hope u r keeping well ,best regards
Dear Sir,
I fully support your stand on TOI group article issue
As also shown in your recent movier Rann , only a person of YOUR stature has the capacity (and moral Duty) to stand up to mighty Corporate/media houses who may have bargained journalistic standards for petty commercial gains
THANKS!
Manish
Dear amit Ji
Pranam!!!!!!!!!
Could you help me…
I have some thoughts in mind …that might be the same for handred and thousands
this is related with emploment…
m dropping this becus u too an employer and people are serving you too..
my question is with me….
Regards
SBV
Hi AMIT JI !
We love to see you in every role, every character because you can adjust your self in every type of character very easily.After watching your movies,I think that no one can play that role best other than you.You are perfect choice and sign of dignity and lot of success.You are golden man for all types of films.Even only your name is enough to give huge publicity to any movie.What more I say ??? Finding no more words to admire you.And one more thing,Please, please, please tell us something about your new movies.Will you have another release for this year ? Waiting for your answer.And what about The Actor, Chenab Ghandi, Legend of Nawab, Talismaan and and movies with Balki and Vivek shrama ??
Love you very much and always ,
Please,take great care of your self ,
Khuda hafiz.
Dear Fellow Family Members:
Our ExFamily’s patriarch’s recent interview with Financial Times is available on
http://www.ft.com/cms/1644d08e-f450-11dc-aaad-0000779fd2ac.html?_i_referralObject=14899342&fromSearch=n
Best wishes
Ajay Bhalla
Angel Amitabh,
Happy holi to you and your family……..
I have seen sisila too on sony,
Music,youngness of Amitabh,Jaya,sanjeevji and Rekha…
Words,emotions,simla and other most beautiful locations of Indian cinema,Simply superb…..’
Neela aasma song craetes such a feeling that i can never have…….
When sanjivkumar says “kuch rang bahot pakke hote hai…”…simply amazing..
Climax looks more real and believable becoz of plane crash screenplay and Jaya bachchan’s dialouge delivery..awasome……….
Trushar
Amith ji.. Namasthe…!!
..”And it is days, not years. Time is short now for me…” pl.. Amith ji.. never ever think like this again. i cud not move to the rest of the post. how happily u started ur writing.. and then thse lines hit me hard..!!no… i can not think more or write more..!!
love u… as always..( no.. not as always… i love u even more and more and more.. m..o..r..e..)
vijaya
I did a bit of cornerstone thinking in the past, and to myself as many felt as twice as large this seemed a wonder or nightmare. There is one failing acknowledging, and I see why! That was an airport tarmac, poor kids and a land-honing lady. I am with them. Mr Amitabh’s writings did not dwell on a wideward remark off the cuff. I love this song: Tuj mey rab dikta hai, yara mi kya karoo. [Tullstar editing]
http://ishare.rediff.com/video/6/dont-touch-me-bhangra-song-www-come2knowme-com/1162583
tooooooo goood song !!!
Angel Amitabh,
So you are little superstitious about cricket haanh, Actually we were discussing about this topic once one local fm here in nj,so many people are watching cricket at one specific place becoz they believe that if they will change place then we shall lose, some people are not having food during cricket match….I use to think that If I will see playing sehwag he will be out early, but latter on I realized Sehwag is getting out early in half of matches…ha ha..
So many times people are blaming the person if India loose wicket on his or her arrival!!!
But I think these beliefs makes cricket more interesting…isn’t it true?????
Trushar
#313 Devkishin ji… thank u sooooooooooooooo much fr the link. thats very kind of u. u remembered me and searched fr this song and presented me in a beautiful way. yeh mere liye amoolya hai.thanks once again.
vijji
Angel Amitabh,
So you are little superstitious about cricket haanh, Actually we were discussing about this topic once one local fm here in nj,so many people are watching cricket at one specific place becoz they believe that if they will change place then we shall lose, some people are not having food during cricket match….I use to think that If I will see playing sehwag he will be out early, but latter on I realized Sehwag is getting out early in half of matches…ha ha..
So many times people are blaming the person if India loose wicket on his or her arrival!!!
But I think these beliefs makes cricket more interesting…isn’t it true?????
Thanks for the MMM — Modearn Mans Madhushala .. Your Blog!
Dear Shri Amitabh Bachchan Ji,
This is to wish you & family a very happy H O L I.. may the colour’s in life keep satiating our souls & aspirations.
I always pray God to make us a better human being today then what we were yesterday…. So true for this festival aswell!
best regards
Ajit Varwandkar
http://www.aglakadam.com
Twitter : @varwandkar
PS : At least a YELLOW for me this HOLI?????????????????
Namaskar Jasmine J,
Thanks for your wishes.
Yes ! It was a matter of pride for Canadians living across the globe when Canada lifted the Gold cup for Olympics 2010 Ice Hockey.
This was one of those moments when being from India , I truly felt canadian as well. We are so lucky and thankful to almighty Lord for blessing us to live in such a beautiful country and among the most beautiful people from their heart.
hie sir..
a very happy holi… belated…
i just wanted to say thanks for keeping your promise…
i knew you would…
i’d love to meet you again and this time i hope on my terms…
lots of love…
aryan
p.s.- i’m the guy who wanted to touch your feet at the taj enlighten film festivel.
i dunno if you read these, obviously, there are so many, every day..
but just to let you know we all love you very much…
mwah… :*
Dear Amit jo,
Lots of more love on Holi..
Happy Holi
Amit,Neetu and Swarn…
To
Hon’ble.Shri.Amitabh Bachachanji,
Dear His Excellency!
Namasakar,
At the first stare, I would like to greet you belated wishes a HAPPY HOLI.
Besides, I wish to bring to your kind notice that I am running NGO/NPO jubilant organisation with the name “INDIAN YOUTH SECURED ORGANISATION” whose motto is drawn with serving peasant and create awareness among our citizens on Traffic Awareness, Blood Donations, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Terrorism & Social evils. I have started this organisation to serve our needy citizens when call for. From last 5-Years we the members of IYSO Team INDIA organised number of awareness programs in Nation interest and we are successful to continue our noble services with united teammates. Our intention is to aware the people on grave issues like Anti-Corruption, Blood Donations, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Human Trafficking in persons etc.,
Earlier, I sent you a vote broacher through register postal mail to your home address. I hope you have received and gone through with my message about VOTE!
At this juncture, I would like to submit that now a days we are giving regular TRAFFIC AWARENESS to the school children with the name Good Morning-DTC (Dear Teenage Children) “Develop Traffic Consciousness & Daily Traffic Counseling” and today we have completed successfully 30-days NON-STOP and it is a historical record that such type of awareness program not yet been done by any organisation worldwide. With the rapid increase of the motor vehicle population, it is difficult to control Road Accidents & Accidental Deaths worldwide. Unless there is an widespread awareness among our citizens on such grace issue As per our survey 400 people death is due to diseases and 4000 people death is due to ROAD ACCIDENTS. Recently we have released Safar-2 “Safety Always For All Rider” Wear Helmet & Follow the Traffic Rules & Signs and it was released by Hon’ble.Shri.N.V.Surendra Babuji, I.P.S., The Inspector General of Police Octopus, Hyderabad-(A.P). I am glad to inform you that shortly we are going to release our noble era Operation-ROAD “Reminder On Accidental Deaths” e-Booklet and Booklet online worldwide in large interest of public.
I am doing my level best to unite our citizens for my noble mission “YOUNG INDIA MISSION” for which I indeed needs your support. I whole heartily urge you to accord me your valuable appointment to meet and discus about Operation-YIM. I hope you will consider this as a pleasant with unified attention and do needful.
Convey my regards to one and all at home! GOD bless you all.
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Important note: If you really care for our greater country, you will make a call to my contact number.
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Hello My Sunshine…………………
did u love the colours I spread over U?? U didn’t say anything………… sorry I didn’t send gujias………. only sandesh and rasogollas were there in my stock..so sent that only……. hope U all have liked that.
I have never seen such a sensitive person like U. U cancel Ur celebration for the people of Pune……………. U love Ur fellow Indian so much, it is an example for us…………. It is also true that no power can stop us celebrating our festival, no evil power can stop us coming together, no power can stop us loving each other………….. we will play holi together, we will celebrate Diwali together, we celebrate Chritsmas together, we will celebrate Durga Puja together………………… who the hell going to to stop us, few people who ………… sorry……. not getting any modest words for them to describe………. so, I have to stop here……… Hope I have made U understand my feelings.
Love u and all the EF
Ur one and only
Tumpa
May God gift you all the colors of life, colors of joy, colors of happiness, colors of friendship, colors of love and all other colors you want to paint in your life. Happy Holi.
with respect
pankaj
Dear Sir,
I am pleased to know the morning was peaceful and quiet for you - if anything, rejuvenation is good for mind and body. If the streets are quieter than usual, perhaps the effects of modern living are beginning to overshadow old traditions and customs.. almost like here in Western countries. I had mentioned to you about the lack of the “feel ” of the festive spirit during Hindu cultural festivals for some of us who live outside India. I was happy to note then that UK weather did not dampen everyone’s spirits like it did for me…apparently some 5000 people, according to my local paper, had turned up at the traditional Holi bonfire evening in a park here in my home-town! Majority of the people I believe would pay a visit to bonfire for prayers…although some of the youth did turn up with powder colours. I can only be proud and admire the spirit of these people who made an effort to pay their dues…I’m kind of feeling guilty now.
You may not have had an open and loud Holi celebration but having a quiet one with near and dear ones can be just as fulfilling . I pray for many more mastiwala celebrations in the months and years to come..may there be one major one for a minor one when He wills but for now this will remain on my part a quiet prayer…the need for total privacy and protection from “all sorts” remains paramount. May the Lord bless your family.
You question what importance will our future generations give to works of creativity by their forefathers. Here is the truth Sir - if they fail to recognise and give real value to these works, it will be their loss! Creativity links one to the soul, to divinity…thus these future generations…mine included…if they do fail, they will remain nothing but a physical object…one that may fall victim to modernization…that of life-styles. To an extent, we ourselves have already fallen into this trap don’t you think? It seems to me the “benefits” offered by modern living in this materialistic world are slowly but surely taking a grip on our thoughts, deeds and life-styles. The “self” is being split into two halves! When majority of us opt for this “madness” or the race, then this “movement” can be compared to a tsunami wave…too powerful to control..either go with the flow or get left behind!
When Babu ji wrote poetry, I believe he did so because it brought him inner satisfaction more than anything else. But at the end of the day, as humans we are all aware and accept that we have no control over the future. We are at the mercy of the passage of time and the uncertainties it will bring, we are at the mercy of changing attitudes and ideologies of our future generations, we are at the mercy of a take-over of our own cultures by those of others…the influence of the Western cultures of which we ourselves..already ARE victims!
Changing times and what they will bring for humanity and for Creativity…is not knowing a blessing in disguise?
I shall catch up with the rest of your Post when I can.
Love,
Daksha
dEAR sIR,
gLAD TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR DAY’S ACTIVITY.it was quiet and at times it helps.i heard about ur reasons for not celebrating holi this year.hope next year u have a bash with some of us invite…just kidding sir
love always
rohit
new delhi
kanpur
Hi Amit Ji
Really I delighted about your secular thoughts specially today post your views about holi, and using Inshahallah words.
take care of your health…
Allah will give long life to you…
Best Regards,
Omran
Inshallah ……… Ameen!!!!
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
Well, one can only guess what the picture would be eighty years down the line and my guess is people would still be singing and dancing to ‘Rang barse’ and ‘Holi khelen’.
Regards,
Melwyn
Hi,Amit ji, apko holi ki subhkamnaye.apne ek bar kaha tha ki,aap hindi me apna blog likenge,per wo wada abhi tak pura nahi hua.
aabhar (Mohini)
You are most humble!
Respected Sir,
How are you?
I am just return from home.
We watch “Teen Patti “ on Sunday.
HAPPY HOLI again.
Love & Regards
Rupam from Assam
For AB,
During the NDTV ‘Indian of the Year’ show, one of the presenters asked you how you came upon blogging, to which you replied that your were actually looking to start a web site but it was taking so much time that you took the suggestion for the shorter version, i.e. blogging.
Your reply brought back a question that has been on my mind since December last year.
Is this a blog where we talk to you in person or is it a social network like Facebook or Orkut where we pass time in general gossip?
Recall the day when you were so seriously disappointed with the #numbers hurling abuse at each other, that the next day you said “EITHER YOU STOP OR I STOP!”
I have not given up yet. I am not a coward. I shall stay and fight so long as I can. But I shall not use my name on the blog till there are people who indulge in morbid invectives. There is no reason for which I need to tag my name to a comment. So long as it can be read by you, I don’t care.
Raat sunsaan thi, bojhal thi fazaa ki saanse
Rooh par chhaye the benaam gamon ke saaye
Dil ko ye zid thi ke tu aaye tassalli dene
Meri koshish thi ke kambakht ko neend aa jaaye
—Sahir Ludhianvi
Dear Amithjee,
Methinks Yash Chopra already has a film for you. Only hope it is like Veer Zaara and not another Jhoom Barabar!
Dear Sir,
Wishing you & your family a very Happy Holi!
My name is Madhumita. I am a dedicated house wife. My father Mr. S.K. Prasad(80years) IA & AS retired C.A.presently working in his own CA firm.My husband Mr. Rajajee is a senior manager at Oriental Bank of Commerce posted at regional office Lucknow presently. My two children-Abhinav Dayal is in class V & Meenakshi Dayal is in class III. We belong from Patna.
I wish to share with you a very sweet experience. My son, Abhinav Dayal was supposed to write your honourable father’s poem ‘ Bhul Gaya Hai Kyu Insaan’ in his test. At the end of the poem, he wrote: Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan ‘Harioudh’. My son, by this innocent mistake of his, has gifted your great father with a nick name. I hope you will gladly accept this nick name as my son’s innocent holi gift.
Regards.
Madhumita.
Dear Amitji,
Wishing you a very happy holi!! Though you celebrate holi every year, what was the reason that kept you away from it this time??
Sir, you are being immensely modest by talking about merely following than creating. You have a pivotal role in creating our film industry to what it is today. It would be a long list if one starts counting your performances, all of them will always be remembered, cherished and appreciated.
You are an individual who has made a difference, the roles might have been created but Sir you are aware that directors and writers create roles keeping you in mind. Sir, YOU INSPIRE CREATION!
with love and utmost respect,
Devesh
Abhayaji, Anamika (from dubai), MANOJ ji(MANOJ KUMAR OJHA), Manish (Manish Parma UK) Satyam, Rochelle, Valorie Adams ,Jasmine Jaywant, New Jersey,Jasmine of London, Aishwarya, TVM., Shankar-Abu Dhabi , Sharmila, Mousumi, Ramanathan, Saroj, Angel, Fan from Toronto, Carola, Kashmira
Grewal, Archana(Bengaluru), Sanjith, S kh from USA,
Devkishin Vyas, Lakshmi Jag, Zainab, Mario, Kishore UK, Anat Magen, Pratik Rana, Kalpana Kakad,AMITABH ZIBBU, Rajiv G, G.A.Patel,Renate, Saratchandra(THANKS FOR YOUR LINK), Deepak T,Vipin Sharma, ……………all FmXT family members
HAPPY HOLI HAPPY HOLI to all
Please visit http://rupamsarma.blogspot.com/2010/03/dont-miss-autumn-shots.html
Love & Regards
Rupam from Assam
Sir!
We want a comedy! You were wonderful even as recently as in Bunty aur Babli.
“Policewala nahin toh kya tumne mujhe gubaarewala samjha?!”
“Madam, I’m your only Adam!”
“Itni chhotisi cheez ke liye aadmi kitne bade kaam karneko tayaar hojaata hai!”
That slit-eyed, tenacious, paan-chewing, dirty old fox wa some character!! Encore!
Dear AB,
Your dilemma is real. Your acceptance of your own limitations is highest form of honesty and humbleness. If we all can do that then the world would be a better place but we seem to be incapable of doing it.
Commerce and art go together.Matter of fact commerce is an art in itself and so to focus on that aspect shouldn’t be looked down or ignored by saying its not my cup of tea (water). There is nothing wrong in making AB corp one of the biggest and the best production house. There were some failure in the past but there are always the seeds of opportunities in all failures and it tells U to not curtain or curb your plans but rather to go after it with more vigor and energy. Anil Ambani, Mukesh Ambani and Dhirubhai Ambani are best example to get inspired. U have tremendous support line in Abhi, Ash, Jayaji, Amarsingh and Anil along with success of Paa & FmXt. Pl enjoy to build up AB corp and design simple, lyrical and good cinemas for U and others. Multitasking is the call of the day and who else other than U is more equipped with it.
Except Abhi, Ranbir & Ketrina one don’t see anyone else getting work. It surely is a changing time and time to take rains in one owns hand for better and prosperous time. AB corp can be a better studio than Yashraj. AB corp can be a better production house than Fox. AB corp can be a legacy of Vijay and AB!!
Manish P. — Sorry, I don’t know how I missed your name but holi ke avsaar par galti maaf kaar dejiye. Wish you and your family a very happy holi. Hope you guys celebrated. Here in NJ, my family just went to the temple and at home I made puri, curry, kheer, Puaa(sweet — flour stuff made specially for holi), dahi vada and ate it while distributing among few friends. Even went and dropped of the same food for my son and his friends(lot of them are from India) who miss the home cooked food. I miss India and all my folks there a lot especially during all these festivals. In my house Holi is celebrated with full enthusiasm reason being according to Indian calendar my B’day is on the holi(festival) day. So being here in NJ miss all my folks back there. Kya kare isi ko zindagi kahte hain.
Cheers
Sunita
Dear Mr. Bachchan app ke kam aur ek nam “Kavitha Bachchan” Nam rahe sada ke leye
jug jug jeyo
janmo janam tak app to amar rahenge (hum marne ke bad be app ke rahenge)
apka fan
Helo Amithabhji,
i feel great if u read my blog entry and reply me personally thewilliamz@gmail.com,what i want to say is ,i appreciate u r fine gentleman of india u may know good enough about movies,politics ,secularism,may be have seen world,but in recent past u came to worship in Tirumala,then i came to know that u know many things in depth regarding material world but u have zero knowledge about spiritual world iam not rebuking u ,but as u have sound mind iam telling u this words SIR JUST DONT DO IDOL WORSHIP iam sharp in saying this then what is the truth who is the GOD ,PLEASE READ WHOLE OF MY WEBSITE .WWW.PLAINTRUTH.CO.CC AND REPLY ME PERSONALLY PLEASE .
THANKING YOU
WILLIAMS
ANDHRA PRADESH
INDIA.
Comment #367
Gr8 comment Sudhir Kulkarni. Exactly my sentiments to the last dot. BTW, that sahir quote gave you away!
Dear Sir n Family
Namaskar!!
Me Bhavnagar se journalist prem kandoliya
aap ke aadarsh bahut sare logo ko nayi JINDAGI dete he,aap se aaj bhi yuva pedhi prabhavit he.
take care
Dear Amitji,
Abraham Lincoln:
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
Anne Frank:
Then, without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this, it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.
Baruch Spinoza:
Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice.
Carl Rogers:
If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning.
Carlos Castaneda:
The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
Colleen C. Barrett:
Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.
Confucius:
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
Demosthenes:
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Demosthenes:
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.
Ecclesiastes:
For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Edwin H. Friedman:
The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to change. Communication does not depend on syntax, or eloquence, or rhetoric, or articulation but on the emotional context in which the message is being heard. People can only hear you when they are moving toward you, and they are not likely to when your words are pursuing them. Even the choices words lose their power when they are used to overpower. Attitudes are the real figures of speech.
Ella Williams:
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
Eric Hoffer:
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.
Frank Lloyd Wright:
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
Helen Keller:
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
Henry David Thoreau:
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.
Henry Ford:
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right. also attributed to Mary Kay Ash
James A. Froude:
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
James Yorke:
The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.
M. Scott Peck:
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
Marcus Aurelius:
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
Marian Wright Edelman:
No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it.
Marian Wright Edelman:
You really can change the world if you care enough.
Marianne Williamson:
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Mark Twain:
A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty.
Martha Washington:
The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
Maya Lin:
To fly, we have to have resistance.
Michael Korda:
To succeed, we must first believe that we can.
Mohandas K. Gandhi:
My life is an indivisible whole, and all my attitudes run into one another; and they all have their rise in my insatiable love for mankind.
Patricia Neal:
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
Ralph Waldo Emerson:
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. ‘Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night’s lodging. ‘Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus.
Ralph Waldo Emerson:
So is cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more remains.
Richard Bach:
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.
Samuel Richardson:
People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called into question.
Susan J. Bissonette:
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama:
The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.
Thomas Alva Edison:
Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Jefferson:
I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Victor Frankl:
Everything can be taken from a man but … the last of the human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
Viktor Frankl:
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
William James:
The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.
Dearest one
Holi a great day and the icing of the cake was your song/ voice Rang barse ….being heard in the colony , near by galli, and toddlers, children, teens, youngsters,oldies all are swaying in colours….you were & you are still so incredible in all shades of acting.
A special request Sir…………….. can you post special prayers for all my students who will take up the CBSE X / XII Board exams from tomorrow, my daughter Aishwrya menon is also appearing for the same.Some special prayer for my special students who needed a little more push .
Take very gud care of yourself and prayers for all at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love
Nita
Dear Sir,
Very good post this one.
specially the reason you gave for not choosing but being choosed for a Role.
It was Great. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. I am saying this coz..i was the one of them who have asked you to be choosy in furture roles you do.
Its a fans view..to just see your movies well taken by everyone.
But you are also RIGHT in you way of thinking.
May the directors get some great idea for you..nd choose you in some great movie.
Love & Regards,
KRishna Raj
helo amithji
happy holi
Good evening Sirji,”Gujias” lov to see tht aapne humari baat maani aur Gujias khaee… i heard on tv tht u n rajivji were present in tht match which ind lost…Sir u say “Maybe not going to the venue is the key to our victories”… aap jayenge toh players mein aur jayada josh aa jayega…plz dont say this……Plz jaeeye aap sirji………aur wasie bhi hum aapko batana chahate hain ki aap ne IND SA (kolkata)wala test match TV par deka tha .we won…..u r very LUCKY sirji………Plz watch matches……accha sirji aaj bhi hai match:ind vs aus(8:35 pm)on ten sports……..plz dek lijiyega .We will win…LOV u ……..sumit
Dear Sir,
Yes, it is true that the aesthetic values of the films today are diminishing day by day and the reason I see is the artists. Where are the people who want to make the film with the spirit of the subject? Where are the film makers who want to express the feelings through the poetry? Where are the film makers who want to fill the life of the audience with colours? Where are the next generation for Bimal Roy, Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit Ray, John Ford, Hrishikesh Mukharjee and many more? They all vanish in the crowd loosing heart and hope or die waiting for an opportunity to present a small narration to an artists… and we all know the finance are brought in just by the name of the artists and not the subject.
When a film maker approaches the secretaries, they have all the excuses to keep him away from the artist. Sometimes I just surprise that how could I spend nearly a decade for a chance, but it’s just a passion which keeps us alive and we continue to wait for an appointment.
Pranam,
I pray to the lord within you,
Thanking you,
Regards,
respected sir,
wish u a very happy holi, and congrates for winning filmfare award. i m a big fan of urs. i wish i can see in my life face to face anywhere to u.
regards,
vedika
Sirji…to some extent you are right that the kind of scripts which were coming before with that meoldius everlasting poetic songs are absent in todays pace of life. Don’t you think under your own banner you can rope in some good directors (I know Rishikesh da is no more) and make everlasting movie. I know one thing that for Bigb nothing is impossible and still you having that energy which rule the Indian Cinema.
Today I was discussing your “Bemisaal” with Vandana Bhatt and other FMXTs and an urge has come to see this movie again and again.
Days are coming closer for Bigb FMXTs meet.
All UAE FMXTs join us at Mall of Emirates between 1530 hrs to 1630hrs on 6th of March’2010, Saturday.
You may shoot me an email at manojko@gmail.com
With love and warm regards,
Manoj Kumar Ojha
Amitabhji, Tumhala aani tumchya sampoorna parivarala Holichya Hardik Shubhecha…!!!
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The two Air India employees arrested for alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl have been given bail on a surety of Rs 1000 each.
This nostalgia for the older films reminds me of the film ‘Sunset Boulevard’:
Joe Gillis: You’re Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.
Norma Desmond: I *am* big. It’s the *pictures* that got small.
Norma Desmond: They took the idols and smashed them, the Fairbankses, the Gilberts, the Valentinos! And who’ve we got now? Some nobodies
Max Von Mayerling: She was the greatest of them all. You wouldn’t know, you’re too young. In one week she received 17,000 fan letters. Men bribed her hairdresser to get a lock of her hair. There was a maharajah who came all the way from India to beg one of her silk stockings. Later he strangled himself with it!
Joe Gillis: Audiences don’t know somebody sits down and writes a picture; they think the actors make it up as they go along.
Joe Gillis: [Joe is reading Norma's script] Sometimes it’s interesting to see just how bad bad writing can be. This promised to go the limit.
Norma Desmond: No-one ever leaves a star. That’s what makes one a star.
(We will always be here for you.)
hi sirji hw r u,watching ur new movie trailors teen patti good,bye
Hello Sir,
Somebody told me that Amitabhjee should deliver his own words also instead of cashing his father’s poems.Ofcourse this is sarcastic for you from those who are naive in their approach of understanding life.
I did not like this sarcasm and would like to have your comments on this, if possible for you.
Regards,
Mrs. R Verma
My dearest Mr Bachchan,
Good evening! Hoping the routine hustle and bustle has revived the city today, to keep mind and spirit’s more buoyant. Unnaturally eerie silence can be unnerving at best and can only magnify any underlying feelings of despondency.
I exhausted the subject last night, but briefly what remains with me today is your insatiable need to find and conquer fresh, innovate ideas. The most pertinent realization you make and one the world has is aware of, is that in continually surpassing the capabilities of your writers, directors and counterparts, you’ve outgrow the industry to a great extent. At this juncture, every director and writer in the industry will have heard you refer to Indian cinema as this progressive industry, one veering away from traditional subjects; and thus they attempt to ‘create’ roles and scripts ‘around you‘, hoping too that your indisputable talent, reputation for hard work and the brand name will secure box office success.
With this realisation, perhaps you must ‘be the change you want to see’ in you career. I’m still zealously resolved on this concept of you as a one man industry and have faith in the full array of your aptitude, if you nurture it and whittle down some of the surplus travelling / media interviews to create time. In plain English then, perhaps if you desire a decent script, then co-write one; if you desire better director then co-direct. I am simply of the opinion that true artistic genius doesn’t require external assistance or luck; merely capability, ‘self confidence’ and profound conviction!
My confidence in you never wanes though and in that respect I know you will not allow your detractors, though few and far between, to disturb your formidable course with their poisonous negativity. They are simply not worth that privilege…
As ever I hope its been lovely a productive day for my dearest Mr Bachchan Lord knows how soon you shall be on your travels again, so please reap the most from being creature of the land for a change!
Wishing you a lovely evening for now.
My love & more,
Jasmine
xx
That is oxen on the trump. I fail to miss a point. Who are we? You do a Musgrave’s ritual. In loving and parlance, be aiding memory, and all is in vogue. She says this now, that we do go beneath the surface, and is a temptation forming premature.
Hi Amitji,
This is the real joy of . Holi celebration and as well as Hockey celebration Despite putting in effort, the Pakistani hockey team could not match the highly charged and inspired Indian hockey team, which resulted in a joy-ride for the Indians and a huge let down for the Pakistanis.
Yes I saw again the “silsila” once more, specially for the holi song,
you are the best!!!!!!
http://www.google.com/profiles/fazalmr
Take care!
Sir,
Give me a HIT….I cant wait so long after this dud called TEEN PATTI……
Can u please tell me which is going to be ur next release and when….
what ever it may be..it should be a success at BO….thats it…
Sir plzzz do films with well known n reliable directors n not with any XYZ…..
It has been long that ur movies has come up with some memorable music…
plzz think Sir………
Sir,
Give me a HIT….I cant wait so long after this dud called TEEN PATTI……
Can u please tell me which is going to be ur next release and when….
what ever it may be..it should be a success at BO….thats it…
Sir plzzz do films with well known n reliable directors n not with any XYZ…..
It has been long that ur movies has come up with some memorable music…
plzz think ……..
Sir,
Give me a HIT….I cant wait so long after this dud called TEEN PATTI……
Can u please tell me which is going to be ur next release and when….
what ever it may be..it should be a success at BO….thats it…
Sir plzzz do films with well known n reliable directors n not with any XYZ…..
It has been long that ur movies has come up with some memorable music…
plzz think ……..
Sir,
ur fans want a HIT.from u… we cant wait so long after this dud called TEEN PATTI……
Can u please tell me which is going to be ur next release and when….
what ever it may be..it should be a success at BO….thats it…
Sir plzzz do films with well known n reliable directors n not with any XYZ…..
It has been long that ur movies has come up with some memorable music…
plzz think Sir………
Namaste Amitabh Dadaji…how are you??well i am just posting this to know that whether you really read this and reply or not!!plzz do reply..tk cr..and i will be waiting for your reply….good night
Respected Sir,
As i wrote yesterday…it’s been 12 years since i played holi….the year i lost my young brother in law….he was just 29.
Wanted to share with you that yesterday i came out of my room almost 10-12 times in the balcony just to see how others were celebrating the festival….but to my surprise…..the streets were vacant…the road were empty….n there were hardly any people around………except a few traffic police men…who were waiting for the prey to pound upon…..!
I dont know if it is something to do with the new generation who has forgotten to celebrate the true festivals or is it about us losing our culture and rich heritage…..this thought has been haunting me since yesterday and i am note sure whether the young generation gets more happier and high going to pubs, discs, out on dates OR have we all forgotten our culture and ways to enjoy..!
God knows what it is………….if you know sir………please share your view and thoughts…..I shall be indebted.
With love and kisses to you…….and a sound health and good night sleep…!
Sid……….Delhi
Dear Amitji,
Please do not take offers just to do something- it might affect your 48yrs long career. You are talented in various fields so do something on TV shairi or gazals or antakshri- your voice is GOD- GIFTED- MAKE USE OF IT.
Hope all your family members are fine and Aishwariya, Shweta have recovered completely.
Take care,
Sairam,
Nalni
My Dearest Mr. Bachchan,
I hope you are having a wonderful and enjoyable day..
Without doubt these two Holi songs, ‘Range Barse’ and “Holi Khelen’, have remained with them for long since their construction, and have come to be connected with the spirit of this colourful festival in their minds more than any other recent and new song. Like in Egypt, we have very old songs of occasions like Ramadan, Eid and other festivals, which remain in the minds of the Egyptians as the most beautiful songs related to these events. The various and numerous songs which keep flowing and pouring in every year have not the capacity or power to defeat, replace or outdate them. And seems like these songs of the past time carries the true sentiments and spirit of these occasions, and help in disseminating these sentiments through their beautiful articulation and presentation. simple and
We don’t feel and appreciate beauty unless we experience the lack or scarcity of it. these days, and in spite of the inundation with lots of movies and songs that are being made by the most modern, advanced and progressive technological means, but it is a rarity that few of them would be look at as being beautiful in the artistic sense, or have this ability to touch upon human’s life.
Of course time changes, and it has brought with it more interest in material gains and commercial interests which have come to be the guiding and controlling force behind carrying on any project. We don’t find simplicity of expression, values, refined art and taste which used to exist in and govern works of old days anymore. But they were sacrificed in favour of the implementation of other notions and worthless elements which are mainly to be put into service of commercial and business issues. The result would naturally be valueless and shallow works, with scarce or no relation with the human being and his life.
i don’t like to sound like iam dissatisfied and discontented with modern life of the present life, but Iam more enchanted with this magical and charming world of the old days which I have a glimpse of them only through these movies and songs which reflect their atmosphere and spirit.
You have certainly made lots of wonderful and beautiful movies Mr. B and which are always pleasant and enjoyable to watch, and which are to stay for very long time with people and with generations to come, and if there are shortcoming these days it is never your fault for sure my dear. The fault is that of this time and this age which we live and which lack these true artistic senses and aesthetic values and those professional people which have the ability to invest and appreciate talents and skills.
i wish you all best of luck in choosing your next ventures…i would always love to see you taking up new and challenging projects.
congratulations on the victory of your country my dear…and i hope you wouldn’t believe in these negative thoughts that it is better to follow the highlights of a game than watching it to ensure the team’s victory..
your mere presence and following would be a source of much luck and support.
with my love..
Rasha Zayed,
BigB yahoo group,
& BigB facebook group,
Cairo, Egypt.
Dear Sir,
My recommendations for directors
1.Sriram Raghavan :Do a thriller with him.
2.R.Balki :Do a comedy next.
3.Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra :Any film
4.RGV :Any film except horror
5.Leena Yadav :A good effort in Teen patti and has extracted good performance and presented you very well.
6.Ramesh Shippy :A film is due since a very long time.
7.Sujoy Ghosh,Pandey(A wednesday fame),Mani Ratnam,RajKumar Santoshi,Raju Hirani,Vidu Vinod Chopra,Anurag Basu,Anuragh Kashyap etc.
I think you have choosen right kind of films in recent past and should continue to experiment irrespective of box office performance.
yes we need the Amitabh of yesteryear back! yes please chose your movies wisely and give us an angry cop or a don or a comedy act to die for! sirji kuch aur yaadgaar roles kijeeye…below is box report from IBOS network also reflects on Amitabh and his power at box office then and now…
Box Office: Karthik calling Karthik fares weakly, Teen Patti follows; March Hits
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 IBOS Network
Holi weekend did not get capitalized this week by Bollywood’s film releases. Karthik Calling Karthik, tried to appeal to the youth on the tale of a loserly youth but opened poorly on Friday to the tune of 20%, improved a bit on Saturday, before dropping again on Sunday. Monday on Holi was low and Tuesday which in multiplexes tends to pick up compared to Monday is down in the 10% range. The film is looking at a 10-12 crore haul perhaps.
On the other hand, Teen Patti is a flop also. Teen Patti has fared just a bit better than last month’s Rann though it once again featured Amitabh Bachchan in a key role. It maybe due to lack of a heroine and grim visuals but years ago, the mere rumor of a special appearance by Amitabh Bachchan in a movie like Geraftar would ensure a historic opening, the likes of which would even put a 3 Idiots or Krrish to shame. Either these directors don’t know how to use Amitabh Bachchan in their films or Bachchan himself has forgotten what made him superstar was not sermonizing in spectacles wearing nehru jackets or putting the gun on his head, but rather putting the gun on Amjad Khan’s or Prem Chopra’s heads instead.
The Leena Yadav film had collections opening at 10-15%. This too improved a bit on Saturday before dropping on Sunday. Monday was Holi so people were either playing Rang Barse or watching Amitabh on TV instead. Tuesday then had collections pick up again better than Monday but not remarkably so.
Objectively, It is clear that Bachchan at near 70 can’t have 3 films releasing in 3 months consecutively and have them each click big. Having had Paa release in December 2009 proved a big hit profitmaker. But Rann then got released within 7 weeks of Paa and now Teen Patti within 4 weeks of Rann. A Shahrukh Khan, who’s himself aging now but is 25 years younger than Bachchan had 2 releases (Dulha Mil Gaya, My Name Is Khan) in 2 months, which was not a good idea as both made losses. Salman Khan similarly has had 4 releases in 5 months (Wanted, Mr & Mrs Khanna, London Dreams, Veer) and only 1 (Wanted) even took in a decent initial and even Wanted couldn’t get an initial in multiplexes. Ranbir Kapoor is almost 40 years younger than Amitabh Bachchan and a star now. But he had 3 releases in 3 months last year, and the 3rd one (Rocket Singh) ran out of steam despite getting good reviews and being a Yash Raj/Aditya Chopra production. So at this point, nobody can have a release month after month and have them all click big so Bollywood producers are mostly wasting their money releasing films of the same actor in consecutive months.
But Bachchan gave a hit in Paa last year in a difficult setup and it’s a mistake to underestimate him even now. The difference between Amitabh and the rest is palpable in the fact that Bachchan is still giving hits every few films and winning best popular lead actor awards while his onetime contemporary and partner, Shashi Kapoor, had to be brought in a wheelchair to accept a lifetime achievement award at the same function. Amitabh’s upcoming film ‘Buddha’ is said to be an action-comedy film and one never knows if a director maybe able to figure out the right-clicking formula for today’s time that used to make movies ranging from Aakhree Raasta to Namak Halal record bumper grosses at the box office.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan’s My Name is Khan continued the slide towards box office dust further itself. After a 70% decline in 2nd week despite open run, MNIK is now looking at possibly just 2-3 crore week 3, essentially ending its run. The film is down to 2-3 shows at multiplexes from hereonin and may not touch 60 crores. Fox is scrambling to figure out ways to control its 20+ crore losses.
The projects Indian box office is looking up ahead to give the year it’s first out and out commercial hit include Athithi Tum Kab Jaoge, Phoonk 2, Prince, Right Yaa Wrong, and Kajarare. Outside of Athithi, the others seem to have tough to tougher prospects.
आदरणीय श्री
सादर नमस्कार
गत २८.०२.०८ का आपका पत्र मिला था.
मेरा सौभाग्य,पूज्य बाबूजी का अपार स्नेह और आशीर्वाद मुझे प्राप्त हुआ और वर्षों बाद आपके पत्र से भी उसी आत्मीयता की अनुभूति हुई.
इस वर्ष उनकी १०२ वीं जयंती के अवसर पर उनके साथ जुड़ी हुई स्मृतियों को आपके साथ बाँटते हुए मुझे बेहद ख़ुशी हो रही है. १९८२ में मेरे पहले कविता संग्रह “प्राणों के साज पर” की भूमिका उन्होंने लिखी थी. उनके मार्गदर्शन में गीत-गजलों की मेरी अन्य तीन पुस्तकें “अन्तर्बोध”, “श्रृंखला के खंड” एवं “अनुभूति दंश” प्रकाशित हुईं. १९८३ से ९० के बीच उनके साथ लगातार संपर्क बना रहा. इस दौरान उन्होने जो ३८ पत्र मेरे पास लिखे आज देखता हूं तो पत्रों का यह संग्रह एक किताब की तरह नजर आता है. मेरे जीवन की अमूल्य निधि होने के साथ-साथ इन पत्रों ने इस जीवन की दिशा तय करने में भी निर्णायक भूमिका निभाई. एक मौका था जब १८ फरवरी ०५ को उन पत्रों की कॉपी मैंने आदरणीया जयाजी को भेंट की थी. वे चुनाव प्रचार के दौरान यहाँ रक्सौल आई थीं.
१९८५ में B.Sc. (Hons) के बाद मैं फिल्मों के लिए लिखना चाहता था. फिल्म रायटर्स ऐशोसिऐशन की सदस्यता मिली थी, बी.आर.चोपड़ा साहब का निमंत्रण भी मेरे पास था.ये बातें मैंने बाबूजी को दिल्ली में बताई लेकिन उनकी स्पष्ट राय थी कि लेखन को कैरिअर न बनाकर मुझे आगे उच्च शिक्षा का लक्ष्य करना चाहिए. विज्ञान के क्षेत्र में सफलता प्राप्त करने के बाद साहित्य का प्रयोग फिल्मों के लिए उचित होगा और तब लेखक के रूप में पहचान भी ज्यादा प्रभावशाली होगी.
उनके निर्देश को अपना संकल्प बनाकर मैंने M.Sc. (Physics) में विश्वविद्यालय में प्रथम स्थान प्राप्त किया. Ph.D. की. Universal Equation के रूप में मेरे रिसर्च को अंतरराष्ट्रीय मान्यता प्राप्त हुई. त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय में फिजिक्स के प्राध्यापक के रूप में कार्यरत रहा. लेकिन इस पूरे सफ़र में अपने लेखन को समृद्ध करने की कोशिश में भी जुटा रहा. मैंने कहानियों पर काम किया, अलग अलग सिचुएशन पर गीत-गजल लिखे. जिस भी अहसास ने दिल की गहराइयों को छूआ उसे कहानियों में, गीत-गजलों में ढालने की कोशिश करता रहा.
पूज्य बाबूजी की वृहत साहित्य श्रृंखला में उनके इन ३८ पत्रों की कड़ियां भी जुड़ें, जनमानस इन अभिव्यक्तियों से भी परिचित हों, इस दृष्टि से इन पत्रों को पुस्तक रूप में प्रकाशित करना आवश्यक लगता है. साथ ही इन पत्रों की मेरे जीवन में भूमिका, हिंदी साहित्य में उनका महत्व, उनमें निहित नए रचनाकारों के लिए सन्देश तथा ऐसे सन्दर्भ भी इस पुस्तक में शामिल होंगे जो उनके व्यक्तित्व के अलग-अलग आयाम को रेखांकित करते हैं. चाहता हूँ कि इस संग्रह में आपके दो शब्द सम्मिलित हों और फिर इसका लोकार्पण आपके हाथों हो. क्या यह संभव है!
आपके निर्देश के अनुसार इन पत्रों की कॉपी आपके पास भेजूंगा. आप देखेंगे, उन पत्रों में आपका जिक्र आता रहा है जो हमेशा से आपके साथ मेरा एक भावनात्मक सम्बन्ध जोड़ता है.
आदरणीया जयाजी को नमस्कार. अभिषेक एवं ऐश्वर्या को शुभकामनाएं.
‘तीन पत्ती’ की सफलता की शुभकामनाओं के साथ.
सादर आपका
डा. स्वयंभू शलभ
swayambhushalabh@gmail.com
For AB,
Your first few lines in the post about Holi actually reminded of how I felt about it the first time I missed it in 1993. I was on a Power Station construction site installing a GE Gas Turbine on that day.
I have been an NRI since ‘91-92 and haven’t celebrated Holi since then. In fact I haven’t celebrated any festival since April ‘95! It will be 15 years on 14th April this year.
But I am not trained to be an undertaker. I cannot stand beside a corpse and try to make it’s survivors feel alive.
If something is gone forever, I would rather continue my walk into the daylight than stay back and wait for the shadows to pass.
I am breathless, not frozen cold!
Respected and Dear Paa,
When i read your blog i felt jealous with u .But after that i enjoyed it because its all god gifted.Sir May i received ur autograph and one good snap of u with ur family .Please send it on my eamil anil_arora34@yahoo.com.
Thanks in Advance
With Warm Regards,
Anil Arora
Hi Mr.Bachchan! expensive, Amit!
Kind, quiet, stellar evening!
How are you feeling? “You have a very beautiful smile! More smile!
Happiness and prosperity to all!
Respected Amitji,
I have come in late.. rather very very very late.. and very unusual. Now i know, thats precisely why i was feeling very uncomfi since morning..
Anyway sir, had a rather long day and tiring with all kinds of chores including my dear daugter’s exam preparations.. or should i say it is mine!!!
Happy holi and very happy holi sirji.. U are extremely fine and doing good movies at the right time. U are moving, changing with time. Ur great great grandchildren and our great great grand children will also remember our bonding as AB-EF… Such is ur impact!!
i too watch highlights most of the time..or if it is live, then i watch with my eyes half closed.. as if i cant see the truth.. whatever be it!!!!
Many many pranaams and here’s wishing a friendly hi to abhishek too
archana(bangalore)
I congratulate you with rewards as the best akteromat Filmfare!!!
Jaya Bachchan will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 12th London Asian Film Festival beginning Friday and son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai are set to attend the gala event.
Also known as Tongues on Fire, the festival will commence with a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) interview with Abhishek, celebrating his cinematic achievements, reports its official website.
The opening will be followed by a gala dinner at the Park Lane Sheraton Hotel to confer Jaya with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to cinema.
A British premiere of Jaya’s film “Lovesongs” will also take place at the event. Directed by Jayabrato Chatterjee, the movie also stars Om Puri.
The event will also have a BAFTA interview with filmmaker Shyam Benegal exploring his vast career and screen his new movie “Well Done Abba” that stars Boman Irani and Minissha Lamba.
A masterclass in acting and direction will also be helmed by Abhishek and Benegal respectively.
The event will close with the British premiere of Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan starrer “Life Moves On”. Sangeeta Datta’s directorial debut also features Girish Karnard and Om Puri.
Sharmila and Soha are also expected to attend the festival.
Some of the Bollywood’s biggest hits including “Dostana”, “Guru” and “Chak De! India” will be screened during the 10-day event
The 12th London Film Festival Tongues on Fire is said to attract the likes of Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Soha Ali Khan, and Sharmila Tagore. Audiences will be given a chance to see some of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters such as, Guru, Dostana, and Chak De India! The festival runs from 5th March to 14th March, 2010.
Abhishek Bachchan will open the show on Friday with a BAFTA interview. Jaya Bachchan will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the Indian Film Industry. Abhishek Bachchan will also be interacting with junior film-makers and cinema lovers giving them a chance to learn what makes him the actor he is today.
Festival director, Pushpinder Chowdhary was in a very bouyant mood saying, “This year’s Tongues on Fire couldn’t come at a better time. With MY NAME IS KHAN smashing records at cinemas around the country to become the most successful Bollywood film in British box office history, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the achievements of Asian cinema.”
Festival Patron and actress Meera Syal says, “I have been very proud to be associated with Tongues on Fire over the years – both as an excited viewer, and also as a participant, and am honoured to be the Patron of the Festival.”
Tongues on Fire, in the West End, will also be showing British Asian films such as, Om Puri’s Life Goes On, and Shyam Benegals Well Done Abba.
Bollywood fans in the UK can look forward to Bachchan clan sightings and interactions, as the family is expected to be there for the 12th London Asian Film Festival.
We can tell you that Abhishek will be discussing what it means to be an actor and how to prepare for different roles at the festival’s Actor’s Masterclass. He’ll talk about how different roles require the use of different techniques, and he’ll also demonstrate the methods he uses to prepare for and portray a wide variety of roles.
Abhishek will also discuss what an actor should consider while choosing a script and how those choices can lead to a successful career. Sounds like we should be adding Professor before Abhishek’s name, doesn’t it? The Masterclass will be followed by a screening of Abhishek’s Mani Ratnam directed movie ‘Guru’.
Also scheduled to attend the festival are Aishwarya Rai and Jaya Bachchan. The festival will have a Jaya Bachchan Retrospective as part of its programme, and she will also be honoured with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
Soha Ali Khan, Sharmila Tagore and Shyam Benegal are also expected to attend the London Asian Film Festival which runs from March 5-14
Dear Amitabh Uncleji,
I wish you a very Happy Holi ! Best wishes to you and each and every member of your family ! Do take care !
Lots of love and pranaam,
Sandhya (UK)
Wish you a very happy holi
GOOD night sir ji ..
happy morning ……
muhhhhhhhhaaaa …
thodha jaldi mai ho so sorry ~
bye for now but come back soon with you
muhhaaa muhaaa muhaaaaaa
tataaaaa .. take care n do rest well ..
love you soo much ~
c ya
Dear Sir,
This is to one of our Fmxt Saratchandra.
Saratchandra, I sincerely thanks to you for remembering us.
Regards
Ritesh Banerjee
Good Evening Prabhu…!!
he other release, Leena Yadav’s Teen Patti has surprisingly got a very weak opening for an Amitabh Bachchan film. Especially when the film had high hype surrounding it with Ben Kingsley a gambling setting, one expected the business to be at-least average as against the dismal performance the film has had at the box-office. Perhaps the negative reviews kept the audiences away. Business certainly won’t improve in coming days.
Ramanathan…..thank you for putting my mind at ease. I was not sure if I did the right thing but it poured out of my heart. Thank you
Lakshmi
Respected Amitji,
Again a very haapy Holi.
I hope you have gone thrugh the my posts in last 2 days.
Kindly give your attention to the my requses regarding the Babooji kavita, “Mehnat Karne wallon ki………………”.
Uttar ki Pratiksha mein,
Namaskar,
My dear, dearest, dearest Amitji,
It is only my strong affection for you that lets me dare address you thus, and because I have faith in the bonds of FmXt love and trust that you will not resent this familiarity, one that I can assume in this dimension, although in the world of everyday I would never dare speak to you thus. In the special intimacy of this more than cyber space, this spiritual space, we can speak of the great realities of life and death and love and hate, as perhaps some of us never do in our daily lives to those around us.
Last night you wrote of yesterday, “For long hours as I sit and gather the morning of a fresh day, I wonder where life has gone.”
François Villon asked the same question over 500 years ago “Où sont les neiges d’antan?” (Where are the snows of yesteryear?)
That “ubi sunt” theme haunts us all, once we begin to grow older. I remember feeling it first at the ripe old age of ten years old, a year in which I thought about death a lot, believe it or not, and did not look forward to having to grow up or leave my childhood behind. I felt that year that I was at the pinnacle, and that the rest of life would be only downhill.
Many, many years later I can look back at that child and smile, but those feelings were as real then as what I feel today.
Many today have felt your melancholy and responded to it in all their different ways, to try to bring you comfort. My heart fills with affection for all these people who are faithful in their daily or nightly tryst with you and who do their best to be faithful FmXt comrades and family members to you. Daisy M and Satyam both spoke so eloquently to what you said about your career past and present, so much that I feel anything I could say in that respect would be totally redundant.
So I have to write to you from elsewhere, from where my heart is at present, and say to you that I hope you can gather heart from your FmXt… for instance, our darling and gallant Dorothy Madigan is a constant inspiration to me and an ideal of what I would like to be at her age, should I live that long. At the opposite end of the age spectrum, the young and feisty Shameera and Zainab delight me with their humor and steadfast affection for you… I could go on and on with the names of many others, but will stop, although their names mean real people, and dear ones, in my mind and heart. Dearest of all are you, the man who gave me the gift of this ongoing experience we call, for lack of a better name, a blog. Blog…what a funny and ridiculous word for something that encompasses so much of so much that is human…the sublime, the heart-wrenching, the light-hearted, the comic aspects of living and writing and reading that we all share here.
My deepest feelings always wash me back onto the shores of poetry, because poetry has been the source of some of my most profound feelings and experiences in my lifetime; it’s an endless loop. What your wrote tonight swept me back against the lines of this Shakespeare sonnett:
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see’st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
None of us know how long our time shall last, we all share that mortality, whatever our age. But perceiving this, let it make for us all our love more strong,
and help us to remember “to love that well which we must leave ere long.”
For long, for short, for the forever of here and now,
My concern, my care, my love for you, Mr. Bachchan, O dearest of Amitjis,
from Phyllis
Lakshmi - I read it too - thanks to dear Satyam - and thought it was an utterly perfect and incredibly touching tribute. And I just loved those most delightful photos.Your father was clearly a man of deep simplicity and the highest principles, and an unbounded affection for his family. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, and any father would be truly proud and moved to have a daughter who wrote so expressively and fondly.
With love from Daisy
Daisy M: Thank you
Lakshmi
happy holi to u sir
To Lakshmi Jag
I hope you received the message I sent to you as soon as I heard about the passing away of your illustrious father. I had no idea in the short absence of mine on the blog that the ’secret’ we kept was out..that you are indeed the daughter of this illustrious man! If you remember, I was the first one to know and I kept it quiet..till today!
I may not have seen the movies but I have heard a lot about the greatness of this great actor. I am sure the void he has left is not just in the family but in the lives of millions of Indians worldwide.
I wish you healing but take this moment to be a part of dad’s life celebrations.
My love, lots and lots of it
Reshmi P (and thanks to Satyam for the link to your tribute)
Hockey World Cup
India thrashes Pakistan–England thrashes Australia– Australia thrashes India
Wow! What a World Cup!
Amitabhji whether you watched India-Australia match or not today it was India’s turn to get thrashed.
Now it is India’s turn to thrash England . Good luck India.
Is It World Cup or
And yes, Lakshmi, it was beautifully written and necessary for both you and us. Thank you:)
Hello Sir…
Sir,
Others who knew me better than I did myself.
How important is that,how crucial is others belief in us than ourself? Sir is it a shortcoming on our behalf if we dont understand ourself well?
Sir for me you are this huge tower of humility.It is somethng I cannot fathom.Its the same for others heroes of mine.
I wish I could be equally humble.
amitabh bachan,you are an abstract entity for me.you do not exist in flesh and blood as far as i am concerned.therefore not the dear or respected prefacing the name.i might as well be writing to mahatma Gandhi or Albert einstien for the difference it shall make.
i have been reading your blog for the past couple of weeks.you are repetitive and predictable.there is of course no dearth of sycophants who humor you along the way.
i do not dislike you nor do i have anything against you.but what have you done as a person to deserve to dominate my thoughts even for an instant.yet there you are so much a part of my adult life right through all those years of growing up.
why are you modest? where is your humor?why cant you escape your script written so it seems to me by the mindless multitude?why do you need to clarify as you say the rubbish written with no basis?if you can not say “go to hell” what is all this charisma all about.
is this blog that seems so real another cursory wave of the hand while passing the crowd to keep them hooked.
it is scary.a man so successful,so famous,so rich(dont chuckle thinking about anil ambani) at the culmination of a career so dazzling lost in self doubt and nostalgia.He is feigning and he needs to tell the truth.
He needs to give us hope and reassurance that it has been all been worth it.we have invested so much in the image he projected that we do not want to see the fragile reality.He can not deceive us by showing us the chinks .
He needs to wear that shining armour and as the darkness falls to the accompaniment of the thundering crescendo seem to us invincible once again.
bharat(a kashmiri by birth,a bitter refugee by circumstance)
HELLO MY DEAR AB,
FIRST I THANK BARKA FROM FRANCE (333) FOR HIS ANSWER ABOUT MY QUESTION ABOUT SAAT HINDOUSTANI,
IN FACT I FIND A LOT OF INDIAN MOVIES DVD IN MARSEILLE BUT NOT THE FIRST FROM 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 AND 1974.
WHEN I WILL GO IN PARIS, MAY BE IN APRIL I DON T KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THEM ?
WELL A ANOTHER SPRING DAY WITH A BRIGHT AND HOT SUN, MARVELOUS, I HATE WINTER WITH COLD AND RAIN EVEN IF THIS CITY IS PRIVILEGIEE.
WAIT FOR YELLOW LINE, I AM SO GLAD WHEN I FEEL YOU ARE NOT SO FAR.
SEE YOU LATER
VOLE VERS MOI AND LOVE LIKE RS
Are you so much grossly involved in your family’s so called greatness ??? That every time, you need to remind people, that you people are so great ?
Dear Sir,
Wish u too a happy holi!.
“And it is days, not years. Time is short now for me.’Come on man ,don,t write this depressing stuff. u will live long ,healthy ,and wealthy inshallha. amin
regards
Respected Sir,
saar duniya aapke abhinay ka lha maan chuki he. me bhi aapka ek chahne wala hu.. Sir, mene aapse jo kuch sikha he wo muje kisi se nahi mila… aapka wo article jisne aapne batayaa tha ki jab aap bimaar the aur college k function me participate nahi kar paaye the .. tab aapko apke papa ne kahaa tha ” man ka huaa to achchaa he nahi huaa to bahut achcaa kyoki jab man ka nahi hota tab Ishwar ki ichchaa usme jud jati he aur Ishwar nwe hamare liye jo bhi socha hoga wo awashy hi achchaa hi hoga” Si r me bataau jab bhi man kaa nahi hota me us samay kewal inhi shabdo ko yaad karke aage badhataa hu aur baad me whi experience aata he jo man ko khush kar deta he… me yeh nhi jaanataa ki meri yah baat aap tak pahuchegi ya nahi .. lekin sir me chahta hu aap ye baat baar baar kahe taki aaj jo bachche suicide kar rahe he unhe ye samaz me aaye… I am a teacher, at my level i repeat your words but my voice annot become the sound of nation but sir God has given you this power please aap mujhe aur un parents ko help kare jinke bachche maansik tor par etne strong nahi he….
Thanks Sir
Pawan wagh
mathteacher.pawanwagh@gmail.com
Dear Amitabbh ji,
Pranam! I have been thinking to contact you for last 15 years because I think you only can impact the whole India the way it means to be impacted by making the films that I have ideas. You did a lot for the film Industry, both National and International public and earned enough for your family.
Now is the time that you work for the whole India to fight against the devils of the development of India. Yesterday only I learned about your blog and today I am here. I am organizing my first Project “The God’s People” by 1st May with Lavanam ji. There is only one Lavanam (means salt) in the whole world – is a great GANDHIAN, so it may not be difficult for you to find him. Yes if you want to know more, then contact me. I assure you that you will not have shortage of films and all films will be with a great awareness for entire country and the world. Thanking you and with best regards,
Sushma
Dear sir,
I voted yes to posting your father’s works on google or a proper website .I love reading hindi and would it would be great to have access to the work of a legendary hindi author. I remember we had a poem from madhushala in tenth standard. would love to read more..
second thoughts.. I just saw ‘up’ the new disney-pixar animation movie…can we have a hindi dubbed version with your voice over please…….. i think it would be great.
regards
Aditi,San Diego
Hello bachan sir
I have seen news about the kannada film “Appu pappu”
http://newsheadings.blogspot.com/2010/03/bigbs-sound-for-orangutan.html
Hi Amit Sir,
Greetings from an enthusiastic Indian, I owe plenty of things to you…never say die attitude, unflinching energy, firm determination to bounce back in tragedy and many more…bye…..sir…Jai Hind..
Hi AMIT JI
I FEEL THAT YOU ARE AMBASSADOR OF INDIAN CULTURE..IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CELEBRATE HOLI WITH OUT “RANG BARSE”…
REGARDS,
MANJU
Hello dear sir
Happy to see today’s post
welcome to see the snaps here
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Dear Big B,
when I read your letter from Holi Day I started thinking about it for quite some time now. You wrote about the film industry and the people who made you to the person you became. I can understand your opinion, but I’m not sure if I can agree with it. I don’t know much about the film industry, but I made my mind up. The persons who told you what to do on the set weren’t the ones who gave the charakters this speciality. I mean, probably they had the ideas and the knowledge of you to make a movie, but without you they weren’t able to put them into life.
The first Bollywood movie I ever saw, was “Mohabbatein” and though it was a bit strange to watch it (I’m from Austria so I wasn’t used to it), it banned me in a way. To be honest I can hardly remember SRKs character I still have in mind yours (after probably 4 or 5 years!!!). This patriachic headmaster frightend me in the beginning, but in the end I could see his big heart. And I think that noone else could have acted like you did. I still can remember this certain look.
Maybe you wonder why I’m having all these thoughts, but since one of my friends started to write Bollywood scripts, we both started to compare and somehow analysed the different characters in the films. And about you we realised one thing: the way you perform this severe patriarch with the hidden soft and big heart isn’t reached by anyone else.
So though you were told what to do in your job, you were to one who made the characters to what they were. A movie needs the maker, choreographer, writer,… as well as the actor. SO BE PROUD OF BEING A PART OF IT!!!
I wish you all the best and a role you love pretty soon!
Sincerely,
ACE
Amitabh ji,
Namaskar. Main aapse ek vishay per vichar vimarsha karna chahta hoon.(Ho sake to mere diye hue email par. Sandharbha yeh hai ki hindustan ko saari duniya ek service provider(nichle star ka kyon manti hai) aur hamre ek matr vishwa quality ka product films hi kyon hain. Aur unhe bhi duinya mein woh sthan nahin mila jo milna chahiye tha. Kya ham mil kar apne bhavishya ko badal sakte hain?
Main bahut prayatna kar raha hoon isko badalne ke liya, aap bhi shayad madad kar sakte hain, aur bajrang bali ki kripa se yeh ek din hoga zaroor, yeh mujhe poora vishwas hai.
Ise padhne ke liye bahut bahut Dhanyawad!
Appka apna Illahabadi
Aditya
GOOD MORRING SIR ADDAB,SASRIYAKAL,NAMASKAR JI,HOW YOUR DOING NOW A DAYS?I AM A MAN U WANT TO KNOW U CLOSE I AM A FAN OF ALL ACTOR AND ACTORSS.IT IS MY LUCK TO KNOW UR BLOG I DONT BELIVE THAT I GOT YOUR BLOG.I AM SO HAPPY AMITAB JI.IT’S TOO NICE TO VISIT YOUR SITES.
0K JI FIR MELENGE CHALTE CHALTE KAHENA KAHE PAR TO HUM DONO KA MULAKAT TO JARRUR HOGI MAI YAHE PRAY KARUNGA RAB SE.
Dear Amitji,
I am unable to understand this :
हम क्या हैं जगती के सर में!
जगती क्या, संसृति सागर में!
एक प्रबल धारा में हमको लघु तिनके-सा बहना होगा!
साथी, सब कुछ सहना होगा!
Best Rgds.
Dear Dadaji,
Good afternoon,
& Happy Holi & i am big fan of you,i look your all maximum movie
hello amit sir happy holi!!!!!!!
from kmc delhi