August 2011
32 posts
Day 1229
Singapore Airport Lounge, Singapore Aug 30, 2011 Tue 7:08 PM
Between flashes of Johnny Depp in a ‘Pirates’ film, another really weird one where humans became blue humans having strange powers, of flight and destruction and wars between two mighty nations, a rather long flight has ended at Singapore. I wait in the lounge for my next connection to Mumbai and knowing that after...
Day 1228
Sydney , Australia Aug 29 , 2011 Mon 10 : 30 PM
The ending of another day, another time another world. In ways the same but in ways beyond. Disclosure did mean not much, for there must be meaning to it. Right now there is none.
Its travel time again and back to roots and home. Time has been spent well and hopefully judiciously. Days ahead will tell us whether...
Day 1227
Sydney , Australia Aug 28 , 2011 Sun 9 : 00 PM
As Hurricane Irene hits the East Coast of the USA, we all pray that those that inhabit these areas remain safe and secure … take precaution and do take care ..
Its been a lazy Sunday. But productive. There has been a concerted effort to get rid of the jet lag and perhaps tomorrow morning should...
Day 1226 (i)
Sydney , Australia Aug 27 , 2011 Sat 11 : 45 PM
Jet lag prevents from following any kind of normalcy, so I decided to get back to my EF and share a few pictures from out of my window in Sydney .. The Sydney Opera … glorious structure ! Any idea why it is shaped thus .. ?
Enjoy … I attempt to be back in bed and perhaps catch...
Day 1226
Sydney , Mumbai Aug 27, 2011 Sat 8 : 00 PM Aus Time
Inertia has a terrible habit of lingering for longer than would make one comfortable .. it saps energy and excitement, reduces one to vegetate, and bear it in silence. Actually there is little else it can do. But being idle is at times necessary and important too. There is concentrated thought. There is...
Day 1225
Sydney , Australia Aug 26 , 2011 Fri 10 : 00 PM
You know …. there are some things in life that we learn to respect, even when we know that most of the learning years of life have gone by. There are endless moments, opportunities, incidents that take place which tell us ‘ buddy you ‘aint done yet, till you ‘aint done .. ‘ . You know what I mean ? Perhaps...
Day 1224
Sydney, Australia Aug 25 , 2011 Thu 10 : 30 PM
Aaahhhh ! Finally at destination after a long long flight, first to Singapore through thunder storms over the Bay of Bengal, which was pretty frightening and then connecting immediately to Sydney, on much smoother conditions and most hospitable reception. It is deep into the night and the...
Day 1223
Airport Mumb Aug 24 , 2011 Wed 11 : 42 PM
Ok ! I made it ! I thought I would never be able to write my blog for today, but have managed to get to the airport and have connected before boarding and am putting down a few words so I do not miss my EF from getting a read before I am able to be on land again and put down my thoughts in greater detail.
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Day 1222
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 23 , 2011 Tue/Wed 1 : 00 AM
Now there remains no sense of time place and objectivity. There is work scheduled in such manner that shifting and replacing it with a phone call with a loved one, or even address an issue that hovers painfully above all of us dangerously, has become an object that does not require immediate attention.
It has...
Day 1221
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 22, 2011 Mon 11 : 57 PM
It is difficult to perceive how exacting a job it is to produce a Tv show. It is even more exacting to know that lack of co ordination even at the smallest level, can cause anguish and misery in the final output. Equally it is most comforting to know that without the coordination of hundreds of others, a show of some...
Day 1220
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 21 , 2011 Sun 11 : 59 PM
Had been to New Delhi overnight to be with family .. but work too needed attention and so took the first flight out and straight to the studio to record episodes for KBC. If anyone ever felt that Tv was an easy job they must come and join me on the sets when I work and realize that it is one of the most...
Day 1219
Sopaan, New Delhi Aug 20 , 2011 Sat 11 : 07 PM
Here in New delhi for the day, to meet the grandchildren and to be with them at a crucial stage of their life .. their future educational decisions ! It is a moment which according to me, is one of the most important decisions that parents take for their off shoots. Where to send their children to be...
Day 1218
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 20, 2011 Fri 11 : 56 PM
Concern over the robbery at Anat’s house, birthday wishes for Jaishree and grateful thanks to Shankar for the execution of the blood bank and its success in the UAE. Also thank you Reeham for the gifts sent through Shankar …
The exhaustion of yesterday was carried forward and even though there was no shooting as...
Day 1217
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 18 , 2011 Thu 11: 57 PM
What can one say when one settles down to write at this late hour. I have no words to express myself. No feelings after the numbness of what I have just seen and heard. And what I hear and see is the result of KBC in its prime. In a programme specially designed for ‘another chance’, not just in the realm of guided...
Day 1216
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 17 , 2011 Wed 11 : 57 PM
I move robot like from situation to situation. They are the reason for commitment and comply. Once accepted it must be treated like God’s own word. I will not think that there may be consequences. Consequences become pertinent, only if the consequence is questioned. You can question one for one, but doubt if you could...
Day 1215
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 16, 2011 Tue 11: 19 PM
In death and in sorrow we all come together, holding each other, sharing, giving hope and courage, transferring as it were our energies to the other that suffers. The ‘chautha’ this evening for Shammi ji demonstrated that. We may be all from the same profession, we may be competitive with each other, we may cringe and...
Day 1214
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 15, 2011 Mon 11 : 35 PM
To shift from the last rites of a loved one to entertaining an entire nation at the start of a game show for television, must be termed as one of the most psychologically draining experiences ever. There may be more examples, but today for me was one such day.
The last rites at the burning ‘ghat’ of BaanGanga for...
Day 1213
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 14 , 2011 Sun 10 : 39 PM
Its always that dreaded moment in the early hours or deep in the night when that phone call comes and bears the news of a crisis. Shweta, over for a couple of days, walked into my room gingerly and in the dark spoke up softly – ‘Papa ! Shammi Uncle passed away just now !’
I sat up. The first words that...
Day 1212
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 13 , 2011 Sat 11 : 45 PM
The opener for the KBC 2011 season on August 15 will be live on Independence Day and this is what the rehearsals looked like today .. it was an emotional moment, filled with pride … there was a sense of excitement among all .. and one hopes all goes well on the day ..
Its RakshaBandhan today .. the day...
Day 1211
Jalsa, Mumbai Aug 12, 2011 Fri 10 : 12 PM
Its the 12th of August today, my Mother’s birthday but I have been out of the house from 5 in the morning having gone to bed only at 4:30. A half hour sleep is no sleep and I have been moving about like a zombie that has had its share of excessive drinking. The ‘torans’ are up on the gates...
Day 1210
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 11/12 , 2011 Thu/ Fri 2 : 53 AM
The first public showing of “Aarakshan” .. and I have cried throughout .. not because of the film ..yes the film does have those moments too .. but because an art form of such intense creativity should be kept away by banning it in certain States of this our beloved country.
I stood, as did all of us at the...
Day 1209
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 10 , 2011 Wed 8 : 56 PM
” … this is true the evolved unbiased thinker is vulnerable to attack for the unevolved biased lot …. “
A question put up during the debate in Symbiosis International University this afternoon in Pune where we had gone to participate within the realm of furthering the promotional activity of ‘Aarakshan’, drew...
Day 1208
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 9, 2011 Tue 11 : 56 PM
Mangal bhavan amangal hari
Drawahun su dasarath ajir bihari
It is Tuesday to day and shall remain so for a few more minutes. Mangal, Tuesday an auspicious day for some reason and always celebrated as one, when beginning any kind of a new job or enterprise. I began many today. I found myself in receipt of a huge...
Day 1207
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 8/9 , 2011 Mon/Tue 1 : 19 AM
I share because I care. I share to keep you abreast. I share because I feel the need of talking to myself. Talking to myself is my belief in my extended family. But .. that you should worry and be anxious is not the reason why I share ..
I repair well .. the pain is easing and yes the doctor...
Day 1206
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 7 , 2011 Sun 11 : 30 PM
I am indisposed ! Was, as I got up to get to the airport in Delhi and continued to be uncomfortable throughout the 2 hr flight to Mumbai. Its my legacy of the 1982 episode on the sets of ‘Coolie’. Its laid me up with extreme weakness and almost no energy – so much for all those queries from...
Day 1205
Sopaan , New Delhi Aug 6, 2011 Sat 9 : 36 PM
The FmXt has a face and a voice … and loads of emotion and love. This was demonstrated a short while ago by Shubhi and her gang of EF from Delhi that had trouped into the Star News studios where I was being interviewed by eminent anchors on ‘Aarakshan’. Such a joy to meet all of you and thank you for all your kind...
Day 1204
Sopaan , New Delhi Aug 5 , 2011 Fri 11 : 23 PM
The endless debates continue, the questions ranging from the pertinent to the usual, the body taking it all as it adjusts and shifts to various different locations … the cheers of appreciation, the hunt for autographs and pictures, the thronging of mass audience .. we have entire star cast...
Day 1203
Sopaan , New Delhi Aug 4, 2011 Thu 11 : 58 PM
The administration writes to us formally restricting us from landing in Lucknow U.P for the promotion of the film fearing a law and order situation and we comply. We shall not be able to take on the power of the State machinery and it is prudent therefore to resist any bravado. Not that we are...
Day 1202
Patna , Bihar Aug 3, 2011 Wed 10 : 45 PM
I am now in a state of delirium ! The eyes are weakened, the body slumps and the brain refrains from any kind of positive act. The fatigue has set in rather well. But … my connect with the Ef must remain pure pristine and punctual !
The multitudes in Patna, the fans...
Day 1201
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 2/3, 2011 Tue/ Wed 3 : 38 AM
The 2nd of August and the day that I was clinically dead, but revived. The day that can be looked upon as my rebirth. The day that the doctors never gave up on me and fought with all that they had to bring me back. The day now remembered by those that know as a moment of great miracle and prayer and...
Day 1200
Bengaluru , Karnataka Aug 1 , 2011 Mon 10 : 56 PM
Ramadan Mubarakk and may divine blessings be with all of you ..
Our EF Anu has been through trying times with the loss of near and dear ones and we are in prayer with her and in condolence. May there be strength within you to bear this pain. We are all with you ..
And along with the pain of death,...
