June 2008
34 posts
DAY 68
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 30/July 1, 2008 1:03am
The above article surprised me. I thought it might surprise you too.
We argue and resent and accuse sometimes without the benefit of understanding and compassion. Of the unawareness of facts and reason. Of information that is misguided. Of a thinking that has not been thought out. Of action taken without giving even a delicate...
DAY 67
Jalsa, Mumbai June 29, 2008 11:45 pm
Magic happened ! I was able to recover my DAY 66 blog, thanks to Shiv from bigadda. It was so exciting, it simply changed my day for me. The smile and laughter came back. The sets of ‘Shoebite’ were not so dull anymore. Everyone seemed a dear long lost friend. The energy returned and all because of one lost blog.
Germany – Spain final...
DAY 65
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 27-28, 2008 12:57 am
It is late and I can see the anxiety coming through the readers – ‘this man is crazy to be up so late after a hard day to write a post’.
But I am lost and disturbed when I falter. Once I commit I hate to break it. I feel the presence of my fans and well wishers standing by my side with expectant expressions, waiting for something...
DAY 66
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 28, 2008 11:47 pm
It started at 5:00 am. The alarm on the mobile – my trusted keeper of time, management and contact. It wakes me up, manages my day and helps me keep in contact through the MoBlog, with those that matter to me.
You ! My friends and keepers of my conscience !
Amer Fort, Jaipur and the son e lumiere commentary...
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DAY 64(i)
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 27, 2008 1:14 am
Another harrowing day with a million matters simultaneously occupying the body and mind. Many during my years of professional work have advised and suggested, good intentionally, that delegation of job is a quality I should adopt in order to restore some sanity in my existence.
To me it has seemed an excellent academic advise that really...
DAY 63
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 26 and a little left over from June 25, 2008 10:09 am
Dearest All
My sincerest apologies for the lapse yesterday, but there really was too much on the plate and i had to slow down a bit.
Because of the announcement of the Reliance Entertainment and our tie up, there was media bombardment from all sections. The phone was filled with queries and requests for...
DAY 62(ii)
Prateeksha, MUmbai June 24/25, 2008 12:09 pm
I acknowledge on DAY 62(i) my love and affection to all. These are the names of all the unique users that made comment on my blog. They are more than 16,000 of them.
What can I say !
You have been consistent and sincere. I have valued all that you have remarked on – good, bad, indifferent and ugly. To me they are all...
DAY 62(i)
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A Fan
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A Kumar
A Little Devotion
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A Mohan
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A Sharma
A student of life
A well wisher of yours
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DAY 62
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 24, 2008 12:51 pm
The above article was written quite some time back and has remained with me since. I have attached it here not to make comment on it or to laud or criticize it. I have attached it here because it has brought to my mind a pertinent point that has been with me for long. Mediocrity.
I have observed, at times with great wonder, how some of...
DAY 61
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 23, 2008 11:49 pm
Indore ! Oh ! Just unbelievable ! Had not seen a reception like this in recent times. It reminded me of the good old days when the enthusiasm and energy of the people and fans would always culminate in a frenzy uncontrollable and electric.
Thank you Indore and its wonderful people, that came out in their...
DAY 60
Mehboob Studios, Mumbai June 22, 2008 12:51 pm
Physical and mental pain has the capacity to alter your countenance. It converts perfectly normal circumstances into the abnormal and acts as a grotesque reflection on to those that come in its close proximity.
Yesterday on set was a day full of humor and camaraderie. There was laughter and joy and smiles and back slapping....
DAY 59
Taj Residency Hotel, Lucknow June 20-21, 2008 past midnight/7:05 am
It happened again. I wrote extensively last night late till around 1:30 am and even after saving it I think pressed a wrong button it all disappeared. In deep frustration I went off to sleep. This morning as I wait to go to the airport and on to Mumbai and on to Aladin again, I attempt to connect again with my well and trusted...
DAY 58
Mehboob Studio/Prateeksha June 19, 2008 11:27 pm
Dear All,
My cold persists. And the strain of the shooting the whole day has aggravated it. In and out of air conditioning has its ill effects. Sweating on the sets and freezing in the van.
I am numbed by medication and seek forgiveness for not adding anything for today as well. But at least I could connect.
I shall recover fast...
DAY 57
Janak, Mumbai June 18, 2008 9:15 pm
The computer opened, the night passed away in oblivion and when I woke, it still remained in front of me.
A cold has been pestering me for some days and to avoid missing the shooting I took some administered medication from the doctor. I think it had a drowse factor and sent me off into a deep slumber.
So nothing could come about and for this...
DAY 56
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 17/18, 2008 1:39 am
I never imagined so many would be affected by my thoughts of DAY 55. I never imagined so many would send reassurance and understanding. Maybe I should have kept it to myself. Maybe I should not have given impression of an issue so personal. Just maybe I should have kept quiet and reserved. In the media interviews today this was exactly...
DAY 55
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 16/17, 2008 12:36 am
Is not being kind and good, the truth of life ? I was always taught to believe that. Many feel it is quite the opposite. Kindness and goodness are not the truths of life they say. In today’s world if you exhibit kindness it is meant to signify that there is a deeper motive hidden behind. If you are being good it is with purpose.
The...
DAY 54
Taj Banjara Hotel, Hyderabad June 15/16 , 2008 12:07 am
The plan for the day was to be in 3 cities in one day and be back in Mumbai at night. The only way to be able to achieve that was to hire a plane and keep a very tight schedule. We did that and all was set, announcements made, program and personnel sent to locations in advance. First stop Indore, then Lucknow, back to Hyderabad and by...
DAY 53
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 14, 2008 11:13 pm
Shailesh Lal touched upon something in his response this evening, that moved me. He expresses surprise on the hectic schedule of those within my fraternity and wonders how we cope with this and whether we enjoy it.
My intention of putting short messages on the MoBlog was not to impress upon readers our busy schedules. It was more a self...
DAY 52
Jalsa, Mumbai June 13, 2008 11:45 pm
Ok ! There is news ! A new feature now appears on the blog, called MoBlog. This is a space on the right of the page and looks like the face of a mobile. This application allows me to sms from my mobile on to this space upto approximately 150 letters. This is fantastic ! I can now without opening my computer communicate with...
DAY 51
Prateeksha/Mehboob Studios Mumbai June 12/13 , 2008 12:27 am
Mid Day asked me to do a citizen journalist piece for them on the rain and flooding conditions in the area I live in, in Juhu. I had apprehensions about doing it. I was not too happy with the questions that were put up and eventually wrote what came best in me.
MONSOONS, JUHU AND I
The monsoons broke over...
DAY 50 (ii)
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 12, 2008 10:47 am
‘Vikram V’, and ‘rad’ have put in a comment regarding the review of Poonam Joshi on Sarkar Raj.
They are right. The within brackets comment should read – Abhishek Bachchan’s wife in real, and not Amitabh.
Thank you Vikram V and ‘rad’. I shall inform the reviewer.
Amitabh Bachchan
DAY 50 (i)
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 11, 2008 10:24 pm
Ram Gopal Varma sent me a mail with some attachments which I thought may be of some interest to those that are keen to follow collections and numbers.. as also some reviews -
Box Office: Sarkar Raj housefull openings (India centers list)
Sunday, June 08, 2008 -
Below is a sample of theaters which recorded 100% occupancies...
DAY 50
Mehboob Studios, Mumbai June 11, 2008 3:35 pm
DAY 50 !!
Never ever imagined this would be possible. But I have to give it all to you my readers. It has been such an exhilarating experience. One that is beyond comprehension. You will never fathom the extent to which you have provided me with the pleasure and joy of communicating with you. Of reading your words of...
DAY 49
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 10-11, 2008 midnight/7:47 am
The disciplined regimentation of a boarding school has often been replaced by the free spirit of independence as one enters University. Suddenly after uniformed and designated curriculum you find yourself having the choice of what you want to study, where and at what pace. You find yourself in the confines of your home; a...
DAY 48
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 9, 2008 8:41 pm
It has been a sea of activities at IIFA in Bangkok this 9th year of its existence and each year it keeps getting bigger and bigger. The business forum, the causes, the extravaganza, everything.
It has also been a sea of congratulations for Sarkar Raj, most of them coming on mail and sms.
I would have wished to share some with you, but am looking...
DAY 47
BLOG 47
Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok June 8, 2008 9:15 am
A blank page has been staring at me for some hours now. After an earlier debacle of losing the contents of my writing, I am on ‘Word’ on the kind advice of many among you. A line or two and I rush to ‘Save As’ and make sure the icon appears on my desktop; an indicator that life is secure !
Nainital and Sherwood ended abruptly. On the...
DAY 46
Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok June 6-7, 2008 11:30 am
Apologies ! Apologies !
Travelled all day from Nainital by road to PanthNagar, took a plane to Delhi. Caught the midnight flight to Bangkok. Arrived here at 7 in the morning of the 6th, straight into press meets and forum meetings for IIFA, meeting the noble laureate, Dr Pachauri and endorsing his cause on environment,...
DAY 45
Manu Maharani Hotel, Nainital June 5, 2008 9:00 am
Dear All,
There has been a connectivity problem up here in Nainital and so the blog has not been forthcoming.
Excuse.
I am now rushing up to School again for the final functions of Founders and shall be traveling back immediately to Delhi to connect to Bangkok for IIFA.
There is a whole experience at Sherwood that I want to...
DAY 44(i)
A correction -
the word ‘wack’ to read ‘whack’
Thank you,
DAY 44
Manu Maharani Hotel, Nainital June 3, 2008 10:55 pm
I went to the dictionary, the thesaurus, the Encarta Encyclopedia and partially into my own very limited brain to find an adequate expression to describe ‘nostalgia’ and was unable to get anything that could possibly describe my visit to Sherwood College, my alma mater, this evening.
50 years !! The Class of 1958 !!
These are not...
DAY 43
Sopaan, New Delhi June 2-3, 2008 7:04 am
Rushing..rushing ..rushing…!!
Rushing to get something across to all of you else I shall feel terribly guilty !
I am in Delhi as you can see and came in last night for the promotion of Sarkar Raj.
What an experience !
It was an event at the Ambi Mall in Gurgaon. Fireworks and horse guards at the entrance and a 1 kilometer walk in the...
DAY 42
Mehboob – Prateeksha June 1-2, 2008 11:05 am
It has been rough !
Extricating myself from the routine of every day commitments and the joyous routine of writing for the day here. I truly mean it. Until the blog for the day is put down and done with, until the task of running through the comments is studied, I remain preoccupied in my thought.
What must I say ? Should I respond to...
May 2008
42 posts
DAY 41
Mehboob Studio, Mumbai May 31, 2008 2:26 pm
Much before Mr. Ram Gopal Varma made Sarkar, the first one, he and I would meet often to discuss possibilities of working together. Amongst the several ideas that we discussed there was one which I had great fascination for.
It was the subject of palace politics !
It has come up today in my mind because during the many promotional...
