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...
Jun 29th
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...
Jun 28th
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,...
Jun 27th
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...
Jun 26th
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
Jun 26th
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...
Jun 25th
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...
Jun 24th
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...
Jun 24th
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...
Jun 23rd
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...
Jun 22nd
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...
Jun 21st
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...
Jun 20th
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,...
Jun 19th
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...
Jun 18th
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...
Jun 17th
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...
Jun 15th
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...
Jun 15th
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 .. ...
Jun 14th
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...
Jun 14th
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...
Jun 13th
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...
Jun 12th
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...
Jun 11th
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...
Jun 10th
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...
Jun 9th
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...
Jun 8th
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. ...
Jun 7th
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...
Jun 6th
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...
Jun 5th
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...
Jun 4th
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...
Jun 3rd
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
Jun 3rd
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...
Jun 2nd
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...
Jun 1st
May 2010
37 posts
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...
May 31st