July 2009
42 posts
Day 465 (i)
The Aladin promo is up.! Is up. ! Is up. ! It had got erased by mistake from me. Now functioning. . Love
Day 466
Singapore July 31, 2009 Fri~Sat 1:06 AM
Feeling like a giant in my white salwar kameez , strolling the streets of this disciplined city. The average height could be 5’4″ of the populace here. With my grey beard and somewhat overfed 2230 steps OMRAN metered body, I tend to stand out a bit at 6’2″. The odd...
Day 465
Post Revision for “Aladin” created on 31 July, 2009 @ 1:07 [Autosave] Title DAY 465 ===================== Singapore, July 30/31, 2009 Thu/ Fri 2:50 AM There has been an incident at the shooting of ‘Ravana’ in the forests of Kerala. Abhishek and Aishwarya were to do an action sequence with an elephant. Aishwarya was to be on it and minutes...
Day 464
Singapore July 29/30, 2009 Wed/ Thu 4:56 AM
Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, passed away this evening at 4 PM. Just a few days back on learning of her indisposition I had sent her a bouquet of flowers and a get well card in Hospital. Her son had acknowledged my letter and informed us that she was very pleased to have received my concern and...
Day 463
Singapore July 28, 2009 Tue/Wed 2:18 PM
Ok… that 107 steps on the pedometer ? That was an error ! I just discovered in the evening of today that the adjustment to the various complicated buttons on this little piece of machinery, now becoming a terrible threat to our existence, was indeed wrong !...
Day 462
Singapore July 27, 2009 Mon/Tue 2:31 AM
How strange and wonderful to be in the presence of creativity and to be moved by it emotionally. A great piece of music, an exquisite art work, a moment in film or that ecstatic spell of dance. Something moves within us and the tears swell up, the hair on the hands rise, a physiological...
Day 461
Singapore July 26, 2009 Sun/Mon 1:04 AM
Your concern and affection for all that transpires in my life is a world which is difficult to express in words. I would imagine that with my limited knowledge of the language such a task would be even greater. But without expressing my immense gratitude to all in the family of the blog, I...
Day 460
Singapore Singapore July 25, 2009 Sat 10:45 PM
Trumpet fan fare… rolling of drums … clashes of cymbals … and ..
ta .. daaaah ..!!
The pictures and stills from forthcoming “Aladin” Thats Ritesh Deshmukh as Aladin running through the corridors of the city he lives in, chased by his tormentors. The story of Aladin is known to all, we all grew up with it. Sujoy Ghosh who directs and...
Day 459 (i)
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July 24, 2009 FRI 11: 45 pm
My friend repairs well and repairs well enough to be discharged from Hospital to his home. Home not in India, but in Singapore. There he shall remain for observation and tests and acute monitoring. He shall be observed with care and diligence for,...
Day 459
Singapore
July 24, 2009 Fri 4:45 PM
Whoa..!!
Strong reactions to the poll have been registered well and the consternation of those that feel they have been unfairly treated, justifiable.
But hear e all my brethren ! ‘Tis but a matter of fun and gay frolic that prompted me to address the questions thus. Were it to have been of some offence to FmXt, herewith sincerest apologies and...
Day 458
Singapore July 23, 2009 Thu/Fri 1:30 AM
I made some desperate attempts to answer as many comments as I could and as I went along the comments kept increasing. It began with around 125, which I felt was achievable if I started early. But I would do 10 and another 50 would come along ! I gave up at a point where I felt I would have to be up all night with answers and not be able to do the...
Day 457
Singapore July 22, 2009 Wed 11:00 PM
Really really embarrassed about yesterday’s post. Such bad presentation and such a tacky look and content. I was so frustrated by the loss of the broad band at the crucial hour that I just gave up at 5 am and let it go the way it was. My apologies.
I have always had problems with trying to catch...
Day 456 (ii)
Damn. . Damn. . Hate it when this happens.. And i never never learn.. Should save on Word.. Damn.. Stop rubbing it in now..
Day 456 (i)
Ok. . Houston we have a problem.. Post just shut on me.. Wi Fi not functioning suddenly.. And POST lost forever.. !
Day 456
Singapore July 21, 2009 Mon/Tue 2:10 PM
Mahashivratri was wrong information. It was Sravaan Somvaar.My apologies for this error. A special day all the same. And thank you EF for this correction. Thank you also for voting almost 98% for me to continue with this blog. It was most reassuring.
It is late. But before I get another lecture on health and...
Day 455 (i)
Singapore July 20, 2009 Mon 11:15 PM
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA ! OM NAMAH SHIVAYA ! OM NAMAH SHIVAYA !
How the festivals or moments of reverence in different religions coincide in celebration. How an auspicious day for one coincides with an auspicious day of another. Yet how, despite this coincidence of similarity, some of the most ugliest wars...
Day 455
Singapore
July 20, 2009 Mon 2:30 PM
It’s an auspicious night for all our Muslim friends and this detail of it, comes to me from dear Fatima from South Africa. All our good wishes and prayers..
Love
Amitabh Bachchan
Summarised Jumu’ah Bayaan:
Mi’raaj: The Night Journey
“Glorified be He (Allah), who took His slave (Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam) for a...
Day 454
Singapore July 19, 2009 Sun 11:45 PM
Nothingness is an attraction too !
Doing nothing. No getting up early to a deadline. No objective to get to, no particular motive in preparation, no particular desire to feed the body or saturate it with liquid, no indecisiveness on what to wear or how to look, no destination, nothing of value to say, not...
Day 453
Singapore July 18, 2009 Sat 9:04 PM God: Hello… Did you call me? Me: Called you? No… Who is this? God: This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat. Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something… God: What are you busy at? Ants are busy too. Me: Don’t know. But I can’t find free time....
Day 452
Singapore July 17, 2009 Fri/Sat 1:05 AM
‘Jeevan mein ek baar aana Singapore’
Said the famous lines from the song of an old blockbuster film in the 60′s I think. Said the famous lines from a leading politician of this region during the opening of the IIFA held here some years ago.
The words say that we must in our lifetime come but once to...
Day 451 (i)
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 16, 2009 Thu 10:33 PM
Rained on and off, enough to keep the water reservoir levels healthy. Pain in stomach gone. Pain in the back ebbing miraculously – some serious physio therapy with sound and laser by Dr Londhe at the house did it. Children at the dining table. And glorious comments from the EF including over a...
Day 451
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 16, 2009 Thu 10:20 PM
Dearest all,
I humbly present to you – TOTAL RECALL, the interview by Arnab Goswami of Times Now in 8 parts. It may take a while to load as you open the face page, well not terribly long, just a few seconds more than normal. I cannot say what normal is for the others, for me it was seconds. Now this could...
Day 450
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 15, 2009 Wed 8:11 PM
A collage !! Moments of my existence !! And, a wonder if they be of any interest within the extended family !!
The crowd of fans and well wishers outside Jalsa a few Sundays ago and their love and affection day after day through many years now. I can but acknowledge them only and express...
Day 449
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 14, 2009 Tue 7:04 PM
Phew !! What a day !! And who knows whether it is over yet.
Lashing and fierce rain pouring in without a break, from late last night to just an hour ago, has devastated most of Mumbai. Water logged, flooded out and without any hope and respite I have sat and watched matters go from bad to...
Day 448
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 13, 2009 Mon 11:38 PM
Thank God for little mercies ! The connection finally works !! BigAdda was down most of the day – they had ‘issues’ they said. In the film world these days the modern generation normally uses that vocabulary when they come out of a premiere or trial of a film...
Day 447 (i)
Lashing rain. . Server down. . Frustrated.. Cannot connect the whole day.. Hang in there EF. . Be with you shortly..
Day 447
Prateeksha , Mumbai July 12, 2009 Sun-Mon 12:43 PM-AM
The pain killers work so well, I feel like I could take off and build my own trajectory in space. Its a three day course of anti inflammatory cum pain relief and the first two days have been behaving themselves. Yes there are concerns about excessive dosage...
Day 446
Prateeksha, Mumbai
July 11, 2009, Sat 10:05 PM
The body repairs in short bursts. Stutters to a start and then soon enough winds down. You brim with the hope of normalcy for a moment and then despair, as another section disappointingly begins to shut.
An inactive body is an inactive existence. Blessed are those that exist. They have the body as their companion. And blessed are they that...
Day 445
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 10, 2009 Fri 2:02 PM
Same paper. Same page. Same topic. Different day. Yesterday was yesterday. Today is the above !!
Thank you Mid Day for your humbleness.
Thank you EF for your responses in the affirmative.
Thank you EF for your responses NOT in the affirmative.
Thank you to those that read and read the...
Day 444
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 9, 2009 Thu 11:47 PM
Your concern still overwhelms me and I am short of words, for once, in trying to gather sufficient gratitude for all who wish me a speedy recovery.
I would like to believe that your prayers are indeed having a substantial effect on my condition. The tests are all coming positive ,...
Day 443
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 8, 2009 Wed 10:07 PM
I may be bed ridden and I may be incommunicado to the rest of the world, but my devotion to my EF and my connection to them is supreme. And so I write. Yes I write in some pain and some concern. I write in the anguish of these repeated episodes in my life. I write...
Day 442
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 7, 2009 Wed 2:00 AM
“GURU PURNIMA”
An auspicious day for us when we acknowledge the presence of our gurus in our life. Those whom we admire, those who have touched our lives and taught us – our teachers, our seniors, people we have been inspired by. The ‘guru-shishya’ tradition is a long and cherished one. They...
Day 441
Prateeksha, Mumbai July 6/7, 2009 Tue 1:59 AM
Seems odd does it not, typing in that address at the top, after so many days of strange and alien hotels ! But finally I am here at home and I shall say it again a million times – THERE REALLY IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME !!
The flight was turbulent all over the entire European region, eased...
Day 440
London, UK July 6, 2009 Mon 7:15 PM
Travel takes away my connection and my bearings with you and this is disturbing. It disorients me and this is disturbing. It destroys a routine of mine and this is disturbing. So I rush fervently to come back to you at the first opportunity and here I am again in between flights...
Day 439
London, UK July 5, 2009 Sun 11:47 PM
In transit… from Paris to London to Mumbai..
More later..
My love,
Amitabh Bachchan
Day 438
Paris, France July 4, 2009 Sat 10:58 PM
Paris in the morning, Paris in the sun
Paris just like never before, thriving attention.
It is difficult to describe the air of casual elegance that this city encompasses one with. It could be the train station, a walk in the Tuileries, an upscale restaurant or a busy crowded...
Day 437 (ii)
London, UK July 3, 2009 Fri 11:59 PM
India won the 3rd ODI against the West Indies at St Lucia by 6 wickets ! A rain interrupted game but not without its thrills and anxieties. Dhoni, scored the winning runs and hit a magnificent six in the last crucial balls to turn the tide around. He was also responsible for bringing...
Day 437 (i)
London, UK July 3, 2009 Fri 11:56 PM
A most considerate and regular emailer sent me this -
AN OBITUARY
An Obituary printed in the London Times – Interesting and sadly rather true.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, *Common Sense*, who has been with us for many years. No one...
Day 437
London, UK July 3, 2009 Fri 12:40 PM
I owe an apology. An apology to all my readers. I have indulged in myself, obsessively and without reason. The post of the night before mirrored a kaleidoscope, which could only have been seen by me. It was that one single tubular machine, it was that one singular eye piece through...
Day 436
London, UK July 2, 2009 Thu 11:45 PM
“Being a good person is like being a goalkeeper. No matter how many goals we may save, people only remember the ones that we missed.”
“Blowing out the other person’s candle will not make yours shine any brighter.”
” You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too...
Day 435 (i)
London, UK July 1, 2009 Wed 9:40 PM
Strange are the ways of the mind. Strange are its manifestations and interpretations. And strange too its working. The mind it is, that thinks and constructs what the mouth will speak. It functions in anticipation of what is required to give voice and then almost miraculously is ready with the...
Day 435
London, UK July 1, 2009 Wed 9:15 PM
Some of the things that I have been indulging in, besides TV Tennis at Wimbledon, has been, interviews and a dedicated reading of my Fathers works. The interview follows as under -
Questions:
A celebration is being planned to honour your 40 years in the Hindi Film Industry… what can we expect?
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June 2009
36 posts
Day 434
London, UK June 30, 2009 11:54 PM
I tried. I tried to send a response to as many comments I could within a given space of time. I ran out of time and the mission I had undertaken of trying to reply to all in one day, fell short. But my intentions were sincere and I do hope that those that are left out, or behind, shall understand the...
