October 2008
45 posts
DAY 191
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 31, 2008 10:46 pm
मेरे सभी प्रिय पाठक गण,
कुछ दिनों से आप के समक्ष नहीं आ सका, इसके लिए क्षमा वाचना. आजकल दिन भर सिवाए धूप मे बैठ कर शरीर को सेकने के इलावा कुछ हो नहीं रहा है . जीवन कुछ नीरस हो उठा है . और इस विवशता से अभी निकलने का कोई इरादा दिखाई नहीं दे रहा है . डॉक्टर की सलाह के बिना कुछ करने की इजाज़त नहीं है , इस लिए घर बैठे अंगूठा...
DAY 190(iii)
Prateeksha, MUmbai October 30/31, 2008 3:16 am
A huge yawn almost coerced me to shut the computer and seek the pleasures of slumber. But little old adamant me wishes to comply, albeit minimally, to the commitment expressed earlier of coming back to you…
I am actually just off a plane ! Had gone across to New Delhi in the evening to be with my ‘samdhan’ on...
DAY 190 (i)
“We create our own world with our own thoughts,
thus we make our own heaven and our own hell”
My love,
Amitabh Bachchan
DAY 190
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 30, 2008 11:11 am
Like the photo ? Just something abstract that I took to decorate the blog. Almost like a mast head. And a desire to see if I could download it on my own to the blog. I succeeded !! Oh ! what joy and happiness. Opens the door for so much more to be able to do on my own. Nothing better in life than to be able to do it on your own....
DAY 189 (ii)
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 29, 2008 10:50 pm
Another interview -
Sir, Here are the questions. This interview would be a part of package that we are planning for your birthday. The questions are: Almost forty years in the industry, with lots of ups and downs, are there any things you have become jaded about? Are there any issues that bothered you...
DAY 189(i)
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 29, 2008 10:46 pm
An interview with a trade magazine -
On 10/24/08 11:30 AM, “Kumar Mohan”
Dear Amitji, I am really sorry for the inconvience caused. We would like to have your views on the following issues
Present scenario of the film industry as compared to past and what you forsee the future of the industry.
ANS// The...
DAY 189
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 29, 2008 9:27 am
Corrections : It is not Sunderkand from the Ramayan that is recited at the ‘pooja’ (DAY 188). It is from a section of the Uttarkand chapter. I have made the relevant change. Jaya pointed it out to me as we sat for the prayer, for she had read the blog and noticed the error.
Also some features ever since...
DAY 188
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 28, 2008 11:54 am
दीपावली के इस शुभ दिन पर आप सभी को मेरी शुभ कामनाएं . इस्वर आप सब की रक्षा करें और आप के जीवन मे खुश हाली दें . यही हमारी कमाना है -
सस्नेह -
अमिताभ , जया , अभिषेक और ऐश्वर्या बच्चन
Diwali today ! A day of rejoicing and happiness. Of bright lights and festivities. Of fire crackers and prayer. Of going across to extend friendship and well...
DAY 187
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 27, 2008 11:21 pm
On the auspicious occasion of Deepavali, may the brightness of the lights fill your hearts and homes with prosperity and good will, happiness and joy and all things bright and beautiful. May evil never reside around you. May you be forever covered in the soft mist of fulfillment.
My prayers with all -
Amitabh...
DAY 186
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 26, 2008 11:41 pm
“Man has no ears for what he has not experienced.. if he agrees to something, he knows it already..”
“You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.”
“The world is full of two kinds of people – givers and takers. The takers eat well.. but the givers sleep well..”
“Courage...
DAY 185
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 25, 2008 11:00 am
There is some consternation among a few of you about the writings in Hindi. They want a translation or some threaten to leave the post altogether.
Firstly, what has been expressed in Hindi is a recap of what has appeared in English, so readers are not missing anything special that may have been expressed in another...
Day 184 (i) - video
Day 184 (a)
This is body software test for moblog..
DAY 184 (i)
DAY 184
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 24, 2008 9:54 am
अपने सभी प्रिय जनों को मेरा प्रणाम !
सब से पहले मै धन्यवाद देना चाहूँगा उस नेक प्राणी को जिसने मुझे इस सुविधा के बारे मे ज्ञान दिया कि मै हिन्दी इस तरेह से आपको लिख सकूं कंप्यूटर द्वारा I इतनी खुशी हो रही है , बयान नहीं कर सकता I मIनो एक नया खिलौना मिल गया हो I हालाकि, थोड़ा समय लगता है , लेकिन कम से कम देवनागरी मै लिख तो...
DAY 184(ii)
प्रतीक्षा , मुंबई अक्टूबर २४, २००८ समय १२:२१ am
प्रिय जन , अब तो महक लग गई है I और रोके रुका नहीं जाता I काफी कुछ लिख देने के बाद भी मन संतुष्ट नहीं है I
अभिषेक , जाया और ऐश्वर्या सुबह प्रातः केदार नाथ जी के लिए रवाना हो गए , हिमालय की चोटियों मे I कहाँ आम आदमी को कई दिन लग जाते थे वहां पहुँचने मे , और कहाँ यह I सुबह गए और श्याम को वापस...
DAY 183
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 23, 2008 11:15 pm
Readers and friends and fellow bloggers – all hail the server ! It being up grading since the morn. It being told to me that I must not try to open the blog since the work is on. It being told to me that they shall inform me when it is done. It has not been told to me since morn that it has been done. It is unfortunate then that I am...
DAY 182
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 22, 2008 10:40 pm
“A seed while growing makes no sound.
A tree while falling makes huge noise.
Destruction shouts and the creation is always quiet.
This is the power of silence.”
It is time to be silent. And so it shall be.
Amitabh Bachchan
DAY 181
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 21, 2008 8:00 pm
“Where there is contentment, there cannot be resentment. One who is content, is always victorious !”
This poem was nominated for the best poem for 2005.
Written by an African kid –
“When I born, I black.
When I grow up, I black.
When I go in sun, I black.
When I scared, I black.
When I sick, I black.
And when I die, I still black.
And you...
DAY 180
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 20, 2008 9:50 am
“U cannot control what happens to u, but u can control ur attitude towards it. And in that you’ll be mastering change rather than allowing it to master u.”
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that happens to it.”
“Life laughs at you when you are unhappy. Life smiles at you when you are happy. But life salutes you...
DAY 179
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 19, 2008 10:45 am
Fear. Concern. I lose all my possessions. They are all under threat. Essentials stolen, those that I had taken great joy in having with me. A part of my existence. Important and valuable. Regret and remorse. Fear and concern and a worry for the future.
I cannot take it any more and awaken early. I have been dreaming. Thank God....
DAY 178
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 18, 2008 11:55 pm
Inactivity is a curse !!
Deliberate inactivity, even worse !!
I deliberate at not being active and find myself losing words to adequately describe how it needs to be described.
When a day is full and planned and programmed, there is sufficient time for a million chores. When it is not. When time is at your...
DAY 175 (Revised)
‘Teen Patti’ at a dilapidated mill, now shut and being used for shootings. A small adda where cards are played. The shooting in progress. Hot inside. Crowded. But once the camera starts, nothing but the camera remains with you.
That pipe in the foreground is the air conditioning device. It throws cold air on set, but is minimally effective. Sound department asks to put it off for the noise once...
DAY 177
Jalsa, Mumbai October 17, 2008 6:50 pm
The morning of my discharge ! Deja vu !
It has repeated itself so many times that I lose the uniqueness of the moment. This is my life. It is an integral part of my existence. A painting in the office reflects an image of when I lay in the ICU during my Coolie accident and on occasion I have joked about it to...
DAY 176
Lilavati Hospital # 1101, Mumbai October 11 – 16, 2008/written on October 16, 2008 at 10:22 pm
These days are spent in Hospital. In investigation and treatment and anxiety and sleepless nights and pain and…
So much more..
But now the nurses exclaim at the time I spend in front of this screen and start pulling plugs out.
I shall fill in these days. Perhaps later when I have the...
DAY 176 (iii)
Lilavat Hospital, Mumbai October 16, 2008 11:17 pm
I was invited by Rajdeep Sardesai of CNN/IBN to be the Chief Guest for the “Citizen Journalist’ Award ceremony – a novel concept.
Due to my heavy schedules I was unable to accept it. Now with my present condition it would have been worse. I did however feel sincerely about it and prepared a speech. I share it with...
DAY 176 (i)
Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai October 16, 2008 10:29 pm
An interview for DNA -
Shubha, Herewith the responses Amitabh
On 10/8/08 3:35 PM, “Shubha Saha” wrote:
Sir, Here are the questions. This interview would be a part of package that we are planning for your birthday. The questions are: Almost forty years in the industry, with lots of ups and downs, are...
DAY 176 (ii)
Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai October 16, 2008 10:33 pm
And another for Subhash K Jha -
Subhash, Herewith responses.. amitabh
On 10/7/08 10:45 AM, “subhash jha” wrote:
66th birthday….are you a birthday person? do you enjoy the extra attention that you’ve to deal with on your birthday?
ANS// Yes, 66 and stepping into 67. Attention of any kind...
DAY 175 (v)
Lilawati, Hospital October 15, 2008
walking now gingerly..the tubes and contraption following attached..
more visitors now allowed.. TV too.. cricket.. winning..
lots of people in the room… colleagues friends.. voice is gone .. weak.. they all say stop work and rest..
ya right !!
amitabh
DAY 175 (iv)
Lilawati Hospital, October 14, 2008
some changes noticed in x ray.. slight improvement in the passage of the intestine…
dying of hunger and thirst.. good sign say the doctors…
ok you can suck some ice.. no water and no food…
ab
DAY 175 (iii)
Lilawati Hospital
No progress.. pain still there.. medication and tests continue.. weakness setting in..
surgery a question to be decided tomorrow..
ab
DAY 175 (ii)
Lilawati Hospital
discussions with docs on possibility of surgery… trips to the x-ray and mri machines.. mouth dry and thirsty.. the tube through nose and throat an irritant.. the tubes in the arms a hindrance at sleep..
how much more suffering..
ab
DAY 175
Jalsa, Mumbai October 10, 2008 almost midnight
the birthday looms.. and the nearest and dearest stay up with me to bring it in.. just the four of us..jaya, abhishek, aishwarya…
midnight..11th October.. no cakes or candles.. need to get out of this archaic practice.. just the warmth of the family and the precious gift from Jaya.. old letters from my father.. we dwell on them...
DAY 174
Manali, a little late in the evening during the shoot for working title ‘Shoebite’. This is not taken by my mobile, its a more sophisticated camera. The sun was just dipping out after straining itself the entire day. The tree was barren and as the sun slid behind it, I clicked. Looked quite picturesque.
Taj in early November, last year. Abhishek was shooting there and all of us joined him in...
DAY 173 (i)
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 8/9, 2008 1:12 am
HAPPY DUSHEHRA !!
TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL
DAY 173
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 8, 2008 11:55 pm
“In life you shall never know what you are missing until it arrives; and you shall never know what you have got until its missing. So appreciate everything you have “
I appreciate everything I have. YOU.
YOU that spend your precious time in reaching out to me and extending your love and affection....
DAY 172
On location, Mumbai October 8, 2008/ writing for October 7, 2008 9:00 pm
OK… Becaaaaaaaaaause the server was upgrading I was unable to use the blog as per their instruction. But now it does and i am back…
Shooting for ‘Teen Patti’ in a dilapidated old abandoned mill has many advantages. No one wants to come over and meet you there !!
Work continued...
DAY 171
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 6, 2008 10:59 pm
Life begins to come back. To a routine. To regularity. It spurs you on from the early hours. I wake up at 3 am thinking it is 6 – the time for me to get up and go to the gym, to push the body, to stress the heart, to breathe well. It is invigorating.
But when the work starts, matters and circumstances, commitments...
DAY 170
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 5, 2008 10:56 pm
Just finished responding to 100 comments on DAY 169 and feeling bad that i could not complete all the remaining ones. But I shall in due course.
The pictures. One of the concert with my mobile, distant and far but at least an idea of what was happening. Though the photo does look very impersonal there...
DAY 169
Sopaan, New Delhi October 5, 2008/written for October 4, 2008 8:35 am
Sorry !
Just got so caught up with the grand children and their play that I was unable to come back last night to you and the blog.
‘Snap’ the musical was a delight. So earnestly put together and performed. Every department looked into with such great detail and effort. Every little wonder, so...
DAY 168
Sopaan, New Delhi October 3/4, 2008 2:00 am
I am in New Delhi. In Sopaan. The steps. Named by my father after the steep staircase that runs in the middle of the house, right to the top floor. Sopaan, also the title of one of his books.
Gul Mohar Park. A land in the wilderness in the early 60′s. Tall wild grass grew here. No access, no roads, no electricity. An area...
DAY 167 (ii)
An interesting article from the media on the media.
On print media taking on the electronic.
There is I observe a great amount of such discussion and debate in the print media. I find it fair and unbiased and relevant. And I find it necessary to talk about, because I find its relevance in today’s society of great importance. We are being bludgeoned with an excess that can prove deconstructive....
DAY 167 (i)
Assalamu ‘alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
All the good deeds will become useless if the intention (Niyyah) was corrupt. Our Salah, Sadaqaat, Siyam (fasting) or our other good deeds have no value if our intention is not pure. The deeds of a Believer and of a Hypocrite might look the same (both might pray the same way) but their intentions (objectives/purpose) will be different. Rasool Allah...
September 2008
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DAY 167
May the Almighty bestow Special Blessings on You this Eid, and surround you with Love, Peace, Joy and Happiness Today and Always
EID MUBARAK!
Let this Navratri give 9 showers upon you -
1 Shaanti
2 Shakti
3 Saiyam
4 Sanmaan
5 Safalta
6 Saralta
7 Samriddhi
8 Sanskar
9 Swaasthya
HAPPY NAVRATRI !!
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 2, 2008 ...
DAY 166
Prateeksha, Mumbai October 1, 2008 10:44 pm
“He who considers too much will perform little”
“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts”
- Winston Churchill
Two more wonderful quotes on my mobile.
And...
