Amitabh Bachchan's Official Blog: Archive

Day 372

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 29, 2009 Wed 11:54 PM Doing nothing and sitting in front of the ‘box’ an entire day is a feat by itself and I just did it…. Ha ! Albeit a little frustrating, because the home team lost in the final moments. But today an entire day withered away in the name of IPL. Two games of equal...

Apr 29th

Day 371

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 28, 2009 Tue 11:56 Pm ” Yesterday I was clever. So I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise. So I am changing myself.” Back home..! And what is it about home that makes coming back so fulfilling. You may not have the luxury of a Hotel, well equipped and well serviced, but when you step in you...

Apr 28th

Day 370

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 28, 2009 Tue 11:56 Pm ” Yesterday I was clever. So I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise. So I am changing myself.” Back home..! And what is it about home that makes coming back so fulfilling. You may not have the luxury of a Hotel, well equipped and well serviced, but when you step in...

Apr 28th

Day 369

London, UK April 27, 2009 Mon 6:35 PM The morning has been disturbing. News from media comes in of the passing away of Feroz Khan. Feroz Khan.. a gracious and warm hearted compassionate friend. A flamboyant film maker, one that in the middle of his acting career became a producer and director and gave us some very memorable...

Apr 27th

Day 368

April 26, 2009 Aboard EuroStar 9023 dep Paris Nord 11:13 am arr London St Pancras 12:15 pm Still on French territory and speeding to the Chunnel What makes all Mother’s special – ANSWER : When I came home drenched in the rain my brother said – “Why don’t you take an umbrella with you !” My sister said – “Why didn’t you wait till the rain stopped !” My father angrily said...

Apr 26th

Day 367

Paris, France April 25, 2009 Sat 5:25 PM Dearest All, This is to acknowledge receipt of all the comments and interest you have taken for the previous post, written to you from the British Isles, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England in the vast city of London. As you may have...

Apr 25th

Day 366

London, UK April 24, 2009 Fri 10:15 PM Will someone help me ? I need to put a film that came to me on mail as an attachment, or a web link, on to the blog as a post. I tried my own haphazard technology and failed. I am therefore frustrated and angry at my lack of computer knowledge, for I did want that this web link be...

Apr 24th

Day 365

London, UK April 23, 2009 Thu 10:15 PM Dear me !! Its been an exhausting day ! Just back and ready to hit the sack ! 5 rather complicated scenes shot inside a most exotic casino called ASPINALLS. 3 to 4 cameras used in each shot in a somewhat restricted space. No room for error in pages and...

Apr 23rd

Day 364

London,UK April 23, 2009 6:45 AM Thu O ! Dear !! I messed up !! A tired brain can put one in the most trying circumstances !! What I put out as private for DAY 363, hoping to later add my experiences of Cambridge and Sir Ben, unfortunately remained Private, until I just discovered the error. I have now hastily...

Apr 23rd

Day 363

London, UK April 22, 2009 11:35 PM A somewhat quicker drive to Cambridge from London got us into this fascinating city in just an hour. Traffic they said would be thinner after 7 pm. And so it was. A marked change in the temperature and noise levels welcomed us to a quaint little ‘Bistro’ Hotel called the Hotel du...

Apr 22nd

Day 362

London, UK April 21, 2009 Tue 5 :45 PM Most of the night was spent worrying and anxious about the scenes that we were to be shooting in Cambridge. It is frustrating to learn that even at the last minute there is no clarity in the dialogues or its formation. I had worried about this when we had wrapped our last schedule of the...

Apr 21st

Day 361

London, UK April 20, 2009 Mon 1:35 PM It was the trip to London that kept me going any further on the blog yesterday. But now that I have settled down, I settle down to what I enjoy most – connecting to the Extended Family !! Its ‘Teen Patti’ and its the last schedule. There are some...

Apr 20th

Day 360

Jalsa, Mumbai April 19, 2009 Sun 11:27 PM “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing” I travel now and shall be unconnected for a while till I reach destination. My gratitude to those that still send wishes for the ‘one year’. I now need to send wishes for Abhishek and Aishwarya’s wedding anniversary tomorrow.. so...

Apr 19th

Day 359

Jalsa Mumbai April 18, 2009 Sat 11:49 PM Ok .. first things first.. The BigB Yahoo Group PPT, my server tells me, is a huge hit. In fact their request to me is that there should be more of that. So if there are some interested and enterprising young PPT manufacturing EF’s… bring it all on… I shall post it on blog. ...

Apr 18th

Day 358

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 17, 2009 Fri 11:19 PM One year One Year One year One year One year Ya.aaaaa…aaaa..aaaa..a.a…….aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..a.a.a.a.a.aa.aaaaaaaaaaa..aaa.a.aaa.aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh !!!! One year ! Some times exuberance overtakes everything else. Sometimes the enormity of a situation stifles all...

Apr 17th

Day 357

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 16, 2009 Thu 11:49 PM A new face on the face page .. fresh lines from my Father .. and an eve that beckons the morning, so we can celebrate a year of togetherness on this medium. The photograph is from my film that I shoot for these days – Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘RANN’. Yes.. its back to being called that since the...

Apr 16th

Day 356 (i)

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 15, 2009 Wed 11:08 PM Trusting in God will not make the mountain smaller, but will make climbing easier. Do not ask Him for a lighter load, ask for stronger back. Love, Amitabh Bachchan

Apr 15th

Day 356

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 15, 2009 Wed 12:04 PM Just reward, just recognition and just appreciation enjoy a pride of place in my thinking, irrespective of their individual standing in my personal or public life. I have never failed in acknowledging or accepting this fact, with a certain sense of diligence. An episode in the...

Apr 15th

Day 355

Jalsa, Mumbai April 14, 2009 Tue 10:05 PM A very happy ‘Vishu’ to all my friends in Kerala A very happy ‘Vishu’ to all my friends in Kerala A very happy ‘Vishu’ to all my friends in Kerala Betrayal and intrigue has been laced with deceit and untrustworthy temperament at RGV’s ‘India 24/7′ and these are...

Apr 14th

Day 354

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 13, 2009 Mon 11:31 PM To all those that come from Assam – a very happy Bihu to you, greetings for the new year.. And for those that come from Nepal, your New Year falls on April 14th.. wishing you a very happy new year.. A very Happy Bihu to those in Assam… And to my friends in Nepal – on the 14th of...

Apr 13th

Day 353 (ii)

Jalsa, Mumbai April 12, 2009 Sun 11:57 PM Wishing all a prosperous and happy Baisakhi… And to my Bengali friends from your ‘jamai babu’ a very Happy ‘Poila Boisakh’ And a most glorious and Happy Easter.. !! To all my dearest friends - A very Happy Baisakhi.. To my Bengali friends, since I am your...

Apr 12th

Day 353 (i)

Jalsa, Mumbai April 12, 2009 Sun 11:50 PM कुछ लोगों का ये आग्रह रहा है की मै हिंदी मे आप सब को सम्भोदित क्यूँ नहीं करता . बात दरअसल ये रही है की ब्लॉग का जो अनुवाद होना था उसमे थोडा सा विलंभ हो रहा है . कई भाषाओँ मे ब्लॉग का अनुवाद होना था , और मैंने सोचा की अगर ऐसा हो रहा है तो मे रुक जाऊँ कुछ देर . लकिन जब पता चला की कुछ नहीं...

Apr 12th

Day 353

Jalsa, Mumbai April 12, 2009 Sun 9:28 PM A lazy Sunday… at last. Nothing to do, nowhere to go… just idling time away. Thinking of doing so many things, but failing to make a start. That is always the issue. The start. So I succumb to the moment and lie back and allow time to go by. I am concerned about the concern of others...

Apr 12th

Day 352 (ii)

Jalsa, Mumbai April 12, 2009 Sun 7:13 PM i hope that this can be read by all… there were complaints that it was not expanding… Love Amitabh

Apr 12th

Day 352 (i)

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 11, 2009 some ridiculous time after midnight Could not help but put this up for your delight - Not a single word of this report is true or even remotely correct. A story made up from nothing, into nothing. I shall leave it to the better discretion of the reader what opinion they draw from these ‘responsible’ journalists...

Apr 11th

Day 352

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 11, 2009 11:59 PM Sat It was ‘West Wing’ time all over again !! Coming back to it after generations. Well almost. But great to be back in the White House, with all the intrigue and tension and the working of the most powerful administration set up in the world. Not my words, but those of...

Apr 11th

Day 351 (i)

Madh Island, Mumbai April 10, 2009 7:17 pm Fri Prateeksha, Mumbai April 10/11, 2009 1:21 am Sat I started off to write at the sets, but the moment I did, they called me. And then I never got the chance. It is important, you know, to be able to get one. Life gives chances to all. It all depends how you...

Apr 10th

Da 351

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 9, 2009/ written on April 10, 2009 12:00 pm Fri I am in apology again ! I missed out yesterday ! I am in gratitude again ! For the greetings that come my way for Jaya on her birhday, yesterday. I am with some reasoning to explain why I am in apology. I am in explaining because of the gratitude. Got...

Apr 9th

Day 350

Jalsa, Mumbai April 8, 2009 4:28 pm Wed THE FERN AND THE BAMBOO ONE DAY I DECIDED TO QUIT… I QUIT MY JOB, MY RELATIONSHIP, MY SPIRITUALITY…. I WANTED TO QUIT MY LIFE. I WENT TO THE WOODS TO HAVE ONE LAST TALK WITH GOD. “God”, I said. ”Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” His answer surprised me. “Look around”,...

Apr 8th

Day 349

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 7-8, 2009 12:54 am Wed “The one who checks himself constantly is the one who experiences progress.” A night shift today for ‘INDIA 24/7′, all the way at Madh Island, through horrendous traffic and delays. It is also RGV’s birthday which he reluctantly accepts, after informing me of it, as I drive in. The scene is...

Apr 7th

Day 348

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 6, 2009 10:48 pm Mon Temperatures rise ! The hot humid weather withers away all semblance of energy. Parched and de hydrated we diligently continue with our profession our job our routine. It is ordained and destined that we do. Madh Island today. Once a deserted and distant region north, much...

Apr 6th

Day 347 (i)

Jalsa, Mumbai April 5, 2009 4:46 pm Up and rested and calm and composed after a long overdue rest in the afternoon, with Shanouk, sleep talking his way into guarding anyone from coming even inches within my vicinity. The dedication of the canine ! Using canine and not dog ! ‘Dog’ has been removed...

Apr 5th

Day 347

Oshiwara, Mumbai April 5, 2009 12:40 pm Sun There were anxious moments expressed by EF on the status of the site ! Rightly so ! The blog was not opening.. the site not responding.. the site has crashed.. I think there have been too many responses to the last blog.. sabotage.. someone has destroyed...

Apr 5th

Day 346

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 4-5, 2009 1:17 am Sun Thank you for your support ! It is simply overwhelming.. you have all in some way or the other contributed in making the last blog so effective. The day has been long and arduous. The entire morning being spent under the MRI machine and thereafter at the 55...

Apr 4th

Day 345

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 3, 2009 11:37 pm Fri For long have I exercised constraint and for long a patience that could challenge many a abnormal human. It has become a given to lacerate and destruct the very existence of those that have through hard and difficult labour, earned what in my...

Apr 3rd

Day 344

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 2, 2009 10:49 pm Thu ” Most of the things we desire are EXPENSIVE. But the truth is : The things that really satisfy us are FREE : Love, Joy, Laughter, and Good relations..” “If we wait for the waves to subside, we may never have a swim in the sea.” ” We can either complain that...

Apr 2nd

Day 343

Prateeksha, Mumbai April 1, 2009 10:12 pm Wed Before all else, a gracious acknowledgement to all EF for the generous greetings on Aishwarya’s Padma Shri. We are all deeply indebted to those that sent in their greetings to her and fill our hearts with pride on her achievement. May your love continue to be with us and may...

Apr 1st

Day 342

Sopaan New Delhi March 31, 2009 11:37 pm Tue Through the drum rolls and the heralding sound of trumpets, the President of India, surrounded by a bunch of army officers in white attire, from the cavalry obviously because of the spears they carry, slow march into the massive investiture hall of the Rashtrapati...

Mar 31st