November 2010
36 posts
DAY 954
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 29 , 2010 Mon 11 : 14 PM
Shweta left this morning for Delhi. Back to her home her husband and her children. I went along with her to see her off at the airport, just as I had gone to fetch her when she had come in the day before. Its sad to see them leave – children ! Having Shweta home is like a breath of fresh vibrant air, warm, strong...
DAY 953
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 28 , 2010 Sun 10 : 50 PM
Another Sunday has gone by and I have not been able to meet the fans in the evening. Being in town and not meeting them is a sacrilege, but other commitments have kept me away and they have been impossible to do away with. First it was KBC recordings and today it was as I said yesterday -Koffee with Karan and a banter with...
Day 952
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 27/28 , 2010 Sat/Sun 12 : 42 AM
The day of my Father’s birth … and I have lived today like any other … quiet with no particular thought, with no particular feel, with no particular act. Nothing ! Nothing has been different, except the flowers over his portrait and his room and the gates of our homes. There has been no particular...
Day 951
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 26/27 , 2010 Fri/Sat 2 : 15 AM
It is the moment in our lives when we all sat stunned and helpless, shocked and angry, pained and hurt by the drama and carnage and the senselessness of it all, two years ago. It was today that 26/11 happened and those visuals haunting and utterly disturbing kept playing in front of our eyes. We saw the...
Day 950
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 25, 2010 Thu 11 : 59 PM
It takes a few letters on a medium that conveys thoughts words and deeds to raise and brighten up the spirits .. it takes that little thought written in isolation that brings the heart a little closer … closer to the source of expression.
A kind word, an appreciative smile, a tender hand reaching out to...
Day 949 (i)
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 24 , 2010 Thu 11 : 47 PM
The only shot of me on the tractor … its me there in the drivers seat in white !! And the land that I till .. soo enthusiastic and loving every moment of it ..
Yes I am back home and will converse again tomorrow ..
Love you
Amitabh Bachchan
Day 949
Terminal T3, New Delhi Airport Nov 24, 2010 Wed 5 : 32 PM
There is something about owning your own land … there is something about feeling the earth underneath your feet .. there is something about tilling the land with your own hands, sowing the seeds, filling in the fertiliser and then waiting for it to flourish and grow … and then to feel the grain as it...
Day 948
Sahara Sheher , Lucknow U.P Nov 23/24 , 2010 Tue/ Wed 12 : 39 AM
At the waiting lounge at T3 in Delhi it seemed the entire city was headed for Lucknow and the wedding in the Sahara Parivar ! So many known faces all heading for the event – possibly the last wedding for a long time in their family, since everyone else’s has been done. So I was informed...
Day 947
Sopaan , New Delhi Nov 22 , 2010 Mon 11 : 56 PM
I read with great interest the comments from my extended family on KBC and I am grateful for the remarks that you so kindly express. Your desire to see me continue is an endorsement of your love and appreciation for the show. This I shall most humbly accept. But whether or not it shall be offered to me again or...
Day 946 (i)
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 21/22 , 2010 Sun/Mon 2 : 27 AM
The last episode for this seasons KBC just came to an end. It was a long drawn out and tiresome day, but its over now and I do apologize for this inordinate delay. Each day at the studio for KBC means the recording of two episodes and that has been fulfilled. The broadcasts shall take place till the first week...
Day 946
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 21, 2010 Sun 10 : 19 AM
EK ONKAR SATNAM KARTA PURAKH NIRBHAU NIRVAIR
On this very important auspicious day for the Sikhs, by greetings and good wishes to all …
Amitabh Bachchan
Day 945
Prateeksha, Mumbai Nov 20/21, 2010 Sat/Sun 1 : 34 AM
Jai hanumaan gyan gun saagar, jai kapeesh tihun lok ujaagar ..
Ram doot atulit bar dhama, anjani putra pawan sut nama ..
Mangal bhavan amangal haari, dravahoon su dasarath ajir bihari ..
Siya bal ram chandra ki jai, pavan sut hanumaan ki jai ….
Under the composition of Aadesh Srivastav, as you may know he and I sang...
Day 944
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 19/20 , 2010 Fri/Sat 12 : 03 AM
Flushed with the passion of life, relieved of the passion of the medical, involved with the passion of theatre and exhilarated with the passion of victory for the common woman, I come to an end of another day …
It was under the ‘tube’ again for an MRI. Certain readings on the blood test were a bit erratic and...
Day 943
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nove 18/19, 2010 Thu/Fri 1 : 34 AM
The pooja went off well … Abhishek came in from Goa for a few hours to be with us for the screening of ‘Guzarish’ .. and we are just back after the show !
Its a work of art. Its poetry in motion. A sensitive subject handled the way only Sanjay Leela Bhansali could. He is truly a great maker. A man...
Day 942 (i)
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 17 , 2010 Thu 12 : 00 PmAm
I met Shankar today from Abu Dhabi … and I am beginning to realize how wonderfully dedicated this FmXt is becoming from day to day. There is connectivity, inter exchange of thoughts and ideas, health concerns, group formations and just such a wide range of activities that all the EF conducts, just so they could...
Day 942
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 17 , 2010 Wed 10 : 07 AM
Eid greetings to all …. love happiness togetherness .. peace !!
And my sincere apologies for the post … forgot to make it live even though it was all written and ready by 2 am !!
Love ..
Amitabh Bachchan
Day 941
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 16 , 2010 Tue 11 : 59 PM going on to Wed 1 : 15 AM
I feel nothing today … did not when I arose … did not when I got the day of rest from my gym … did not as I drove to the studio for KBC … and did not as I come back from it a short while ago ! I did however feel the need for a good hot meal … and that I did .....
Day 940
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 15/16, 2010 Tue/Wed 12 : 32 AM
In the middle and from no where .. thunder and lightening and heavy rain … the sound on the roof of the studio for KBC unable to keep it away and we stop … stop the game show .. stop everything … contestant in seat, audience on hold and the power in the facility goes off ! Now...
Day 939
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 14, 2010 Sun 11: 30 PM
For most a Sunday filled with rest relaxation and time to spend time on family friends and other essentials. Not for me though. It was back to KBC early morning after the groan and grunts at the gym, returning only a short while ago to be able to communicate to tell to connect to the most awaited moment of...
Day 938
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 13, 2010 Sat 10 : 41 PM
I had my Father’s room painted ! Fresh and bright and without all the stains that had accumulated over a few years. It got completed this evening and as I walked in to check if all was well, I felt I noticed a smile on his face on the portrait that adorns an entire wall. My Mother pretty in her bridal...
Day 937
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 12 , 2010 Fri 11 : 05 PM
My make up man, Deepak Sawant lost his Mother early this morning. Deepak has been with me for 35 years and has never missed a single day of duty. And neither did he miss today, despite my insisting that he should not come and attend to family and funeral rights at home. But come he did. Finished his...
Day 936
Jalsa , Mumbai Nov 11, 2010 Thu 11 : 59 PM
Another day out in the sun ! This is such luxury ! Was a bit clouded – believe there is a storm building up in the Arabian Sea, a cyclone called Jal and likely to strike Gujarat ! Hope all goes well. They said it was weakening. But met departments are known to be way off their predictions...
Day 935
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 10 , 2010 Wed 11 : 45 PM
What a day ! What a moment ! Historic and so fulfilling !
Well that is all I can and will be ever permitted to write. But I do hope that in time to come there shall be sufficient reason for all of you to note and recollect todays conversation. So many lessons to learn, so many examples to...
Day 934
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 9, 2010 Tue 11 : 17 PM
Ahhh .. the reassurance of recognition ! As I drive home to Prateeksha, cars and bikes ride by. Young enthusiastic urban delights waving, saluting, getting down from their mode of transport and running across to mine for an autograph. Jesus ! I must be doing something right, even at this late...
Day 933
Prateeksha, Mumbai Nov 8 , 2010 Mon 11 : 25 PM
My job as an anchor or artist or conductor … call it what you may, on the television, is primarily to conduct the proceedings of the show, as per the rules and regulations that the format and the contractual obligations that get spelt when we sign in on the dotted line. Why it ever is called the dotted line remains...
Day 932
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 7 , 2010 Sun 11 : 34 PM
After having spent a horrible night I woke up eventually to fight it rather than succumb. The right rib cage and the region above it has been in a spasm throughout, and so finding any kind of comfort, in any sleeping position whatsoever has been a task of immense proportion. Struggling across the morning...
Day 931
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 6 , 2010 Sat 11 : 44 Pm
The day after the night-morning before ! Analytical discussions on how the event went off. The guests and the hospitality and the views – all in the relaxed comfort after everyone surfaced by 3 in the afternoon ! By then the place has been cleaned up and the house restored to normalcy as though...
Day 930
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 5/6 , 2010 Fri/Sat 4 : 42 AM
My apologies for this rather late post, but I have only just been able to pull myself away from the Diwali night at Jalsa and as is the routine am getting down to connecting with the EF before turning in.
All went off well for today – the pooja for Laxmi the Goddess of wealth, the fire crakers at...
Day 929 (i)
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nove 4/5 , 2010 Thu/Fri 2 : 21 AM
It seemed like the entire world was crashing around me …
It seemed like Atlas was buckling under the weight of the globe …
It seemed horrible !! By the evening of yesterday that was all that I felt, and wondered, what it was that I was going through, or what in fact was through, going ! My limbs...
Day 929
दीपावली की बहुत बहुत शुभकामनाएं ~ May all of you have a most prosperous and fruitful year, filled with happiness and eternal joy ..
Happy Diwali
928 (i)
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 4, 2010 Thu 11 : 43 AM
We need to put all our thoughts and prayers for Dr Reni Anto, Reshmi Phillip, our EF’s sister, who is in the ICU and fighting for her life …
May all go well and may the Almighty protect her !
Amitabh Bachchan
Day 928
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 3 , 2010 Wed 8 : 12 PM
And suddenly its empty again … the house the mind the events …
Aishwarya left for Dubai to promote ‘Action Replay’. Abhishek left for Delhi en route to Simla to inaugurate the statue of Hanuman being built on top of a hill and said to be larger than the one of Christ at Rio de Janeiro … and the house prepares...
Day 927
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 2, 2010 Tue 11 : 58 PM
Meetings on work, on future course of actions, on taking things forward, on finance and productions, on opinions and decisions … are so arduous and so distractive. We that concern ourselves with cinema and television and entertainment and hopefully some creativity, are far far removed from the rigors of...
Day 926
Prateeksha , Mumbai Nov 1/2 , 2010 Mon/Tue 2 : 50
First off … thank you all for individually wishing Aishwarya for her birthday !! All your wishes were passed on to her and she is grateful for them. And so am I.
Finishing so late last night had its repercussions - I decided to sleep it out without any care or responsibility for work and it was good to be waking...
October 2010
32 posts
Day 925
Prateeksha , Mumbai Oct 31/Nov 1 , 2010 Sun/ Mon 3 : 04 AM
There are some pleasures in life which are most rewarding when we know that they are coming from the labor and hard work of our own creations. Taking the advice of many of our FmXt and a few others a short R&R was undertaken in Goa. Nothing was done, nothing was planned....
