June 2010
34 posts
Day 801
Udhagamandalam , Tamilnadu June 29 , 2010 Tue 10 : 23 PM
Ever so often when we move away from the ‘hustle and bustle’ of life, we get that unique opportunity to hear our own breathing. Here, up in the Nilgiri mountains as the clouds descend upon the tops of the peaks and gently drift down towards the valley, the grey mist giving this little town an...
Day 800
Jalsa , Mumbai June 28 , 2010 Mon 11 : 40 PM
There is a certain joy in giving. Giving to those that have remained sincere and faithful. That have shown strength of belief. At the AGM this morning for AB Corp, that is what I encountered with my share holders. Through thick and thin, mostly thin, they have remained with me and with support and...
Day 799
Prateeksha , Mumbai June 27/28 , 2010 Sun/Mon 1 : 42 AM
Back home ! Back in Mumbai ! Back to the monsoons and the wet roads, the humid air, plastic covers for protection, overcast skies and World Cup Football among hot cookies !!
Mumbai is Mumbai ! Good to be back.
Lounging around catching up on paper work, staff,...
Day 798
London , UK June 26, 2010 Sat 4 :36 PM
There is a certain liberty and joy in watching ‘people’ on a sunny Saturday afternoon out on the streets with family and friends, laughing smiling and engaged. England does not get many opportunities such as this and it feels as though the entire city is out in the parks, the streets, the restaurants, happy and...
Day 797 (i)
London , UK June 26, 2010 Sat 4 : 35 PM
A corrigendum :
The article on Raavan that was presented by Anupam from Assam on the blog is written by -
Mr Shubhashish Charaborty
Thank you .. it was most eloquent
Amitabh Bachchan
Day 797
London , UK June 25, 2010 Fri 11 : 56 PM
I have been inundated with responses from the FmXt and from other social sources on the absolutely mad piece of so called poetry that was put up last night. It was unintended, but words and thoughts simply flowed out in a stream of thought, and so there it is . It would not be proper to give...
Day 796
London , UK June 24 , 2010 Thu 11 : 45 PM
Another day another night, another feel for what is trite
‘Tis destined mind and bodied soul, we never look upon the whole
There is but hatred within and out, seamless, putrid without a doubt.
There are no reasons pure and fine, no limits barred or crossing line
Hung deep in...
Day 795
London , UK June 24 , 2010 Thu 10:30 AM
Predictably, the written interview that I gave to Subhash K Jha the day before to before, found itself in a truncated version in the Bombay Times. I have always felt that if an interview is not printed in its entirety, especially those that have been written personally they lose the overall effect. Picking...
Day 794
London , UK June 23, 2010 10 : 45 PM
England breathes easy again ! Won her soccer game 1-0 in the World Cup and now enters the last 16. There was an urgency about the game and Slovenia that put up a good fight went off disappointed. Many here in England had expressed displeasure at the manner in which their team was...
Day 793
London , UK June 22 , 2010 Tue 11 : 45 PM
In the hustle and bustle of life, where was the time to sit perhaps and think, of what we did, said and believed, what was right and what wrong ! From the moment when I grew conscious of this world, I found myself standing in the middle of this Fair – each one here lost in their own loss, each...
Day 792
London , UK June 21 , 2010 Mon 11 : 20 PM
Children make such interesting subjects. Sit and spend some time with them and they shall surprise you with their knowledge, their opinion on matters of the mind and life, on technology and some very pertinent queries, which do not bring to us any comfort when responding to them. Or trying to...
Day 791
London , UK June 20, 2010 Sun 11 : 55 PM
The best planning is when you do not plan ! And then suddenly a plan erupts and takes shape. It is unwarranted, perhaps undesirable, and non committal yet it always turns out to be the best plan of the day. Ask me. I just fell a victim to it. And boy, was it enchanting !
We could be lounging...
Day 790
London , UK June 19, 2010 Sat 11 : 55 PM
The joys of togetherness, simple yet effective, are the greatest cure for all ailments. Ailments of the heart, of profession, of life are all taken care of when we have the strength and presence of our loved ones with us. Just sitting around in their company, idling, making inane conversation,...
Day 789
London , UK June 18, 2010 Fri 11 : 30 PM
I marvel at modern methods of communication and am enamored by the fact of how they all bring humans together. Of how convenient it makes our lives in sharing every little detail and moment in our respective existence. Yet despite the fact that we are seemingly closer to each other, the...
Day 788
London , UK June 17, 2010 Thu 9 : 40 AM
I chose not to indulge in writing much last night because the fatigue of the entire day had caught up with me and I was not making any sense with my thoughts. A tired body always does that. So .. up first thing in the morning and back to the extended family rested and collected.
The Premiere was an...
Day 787
London , UK June 16/17, 2010 Wed /Thu 1 : 15 AM
Just back from an overwhelming cinema experience called ‘RAAVAN’ and have been stunned at the manner in which any one could think of such visuals, to have kept them in ones mind for so long and then finally to have spoken up in the shape of film is quite amazing !
A massive...
Day 786
London , UK June 15, 2010 Tue 11 : 25 PM
It is DAY 786 ! 786 being the most sacred number in Islam and among Muslims. Bahut hi paak mana jata hai ! Before beginning anything new, 786 has always been imprinted on the top. And of course closer home, I can never forget the 786 badge of ‘Deewar’ and the Coolie Number in ‘Coolie’.
I...
Day 785 (i)
Paris , France June 14/15, 2010 Mon/Tue 1 : 22 AM
The venue Theatre des Champs-Elysee in Paris of the recitation on the June of 13th, 2010, of my Father and some of the news that made the news..
And then a Father’s son does his bit in a Mall in Gurgaon, Delhi near by for the promotion of Raavan ..
With love and expectation ..
...
Day 785
Paris , France June 14, 2010 Mon 8 : 14 AM
Paris France June 14, 2010 Mon 11 : 47 PM
I barely slept last night .. this morning … I wouldn’t know when it was, but I know that I did not sleep. Sometimes sleep evades you if you are apprehensive, at other times it evades you when apprehension gives way to catharsis...
Day 784
Paris , France June 13, 2010 Sun 11 : 15 AM
Wobbly legs, thumping heart beats, restless demeanor ! The day is upon me now. June 13th 2010, Theatre des Champs Elysees, Paris, a most prestigious venue, home for all the greats of ballet, philharmonic and opera ; location this evening for my recital at 8 pm of my...
Day 783
Paris , France June 12, 2010 Sat 8 : 35 AM
The wondrous beauty of sleep is natures greatest gift to mankind. The moment of repair and recuperation during its process, is the remarkable manifestation of the Creator. We may administer to ourselves externally, we may be washed with decent and good cure, we may be indoctrinated with...
Day 782
Paris, France June 11, 2010 Fri 7 : 12 PM
The Honorable Court has dismissed a petition of fraud against me in the Barabanki land matter today. The case has been won and one breathes freely again. Breathes freely again because of the reassurance the legal system gives to individuals who are wrongly and unjustly implicated. Breathes freely again...
Day 781
London, UK June 10, 2010 Thu 11 : 56 PM
For a country that has little belief in the importance of archiving, we fall way behind the desired level. The oft discussed topic of film, the Industry and its great creative talent shall only be proud of leaving behind for posterity, a bag full of gossip innuendo. For the largest film making nation in...
Day 780
London , UK June 9, 2010 Wed 10 : 45 PM GMT
The flight on Jet Airways was safe and smooth. A lot more than I had expected it to be. The cyclone ‘Phet’ had been hovering around the Arabian Sea and coastal India for long and I was apprehensive we might run into it. But all is well. The cyclone moved away or we avoided it.
The ladies in waiting...
Day 779
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 8, 2010 Tue 9 : 18 PM
To all those that have wished me for the IIFA Best Actor Award for Paa, may I formally thank each one of you through our blog. The trophy was delivered to me last night and shall find its rightful place among others that adorn my office, and which enjoy a pride of place not just on a shelf, but...
Day 778
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 7, 2010 Mon 11 : 57 PM
When time is spent with those who you love and admire, who remain with you, close and attached, that then is the time of ones life. When time is spent with those who you do not love and admire, who you know will never remain with you, unattached, then you know that that is not the time of ones life.
...
Day 777
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 6, 2010 Sun 11 : 40 PM
The rain lashes in bits and pieces, perhaps preparing us for what lies ahead as the monsoons travel up from Kerala – much awaited and desired. There have been some strong winds and slashing rain in certain northern parts of the country and the east, ebbing away after a committed down pour and...
Day 776
Prateeksha, Mumbai June 5, 2010 Sat 11 : 52 PM
It was the look on the face of the little boy holding the bouquet of flowers at 5 in the morning that moved me. This is the group of fans from a nearby resort Amidhara that had put up the banner outside their facility and on the drive from where I was to pass.
I felt that our driving away...
Day 775
Sasan Gir, Gujarat June 4, 2010 Fri 11 : 18 PM
Somnath …!!
Read so much about it in history, heard so much about it, talked so much about it and today .. I stand before it, reliving all those years of mention in a moment of my life.
Its an hours drive from Sasan Gir to Somnath and in order to take the first shot as the...
Day 774
Sasan Gir, Gujarat June 3, 2010 Thu 7 : 43 PM
Glancing through some of my Father’s works last evening, as I gave a recital to some of the people working with me on this project, I came across two thoughts which I felt I wanted to share with my Extended Family.
The first was a short poem on pain and the other is an extract...
Day 773
Sasan Gir, Gujarat June 3 , 2010 Thu 8 : 00 AM
To all of my extended family that wish Jaya and me on our Anniversary - A very big thank you and our love !
Amitabh Bachchan – Jaya
Day 772
Sasan Gir, Gujarat June 2, 2010 Wed 11 : 31 PM
There comes a time in the lives of us that go as humans, when nature in all its glory drowns our great belief, that superiority was a word not just coined by us, but one that we defined as an indicator of our exceptional existence.
This morning, as we set off early into the Gir...
Day 771
Saasan Gir, Gujarat June 1, 2010 Tue 10 : 03 PM
A quick farewell at Bhuj and the farm house where I had lodged myself. Old friend Lalit Suri, whom we lost very suddenly, had a thriving hotel business – some of the most prominent facilities being in Delhi, Srinagar, Mumbai and Goa and now spreading around the country. After his...
May 2010
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Day 770 (i)
Bhuj, Gujarat May 31, 2010 Mon 11 : 29 PM
Some of you had wondered where I was in the Palace of Prag Mahal. And some had wanted to know how I transported myself on the Rann. Well it was piggy backing good ol’ Mr Kumar of ‘chasing paper script to Pakistan’ fame !!
And some of you had not been able to see the jackals clearly on the pictures...
