Posted on: May 21, 2008 - 11:54 pm
Prateeksha, Mumbai May 21, 2008 11:54pm
Shobha De wrote the attached and I wish to make comments -
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Thank you Shobha for your acknowledgment and for making my blog the ‘talk of the nation’. There have been some other editorials on similar topic expressing similar sentiment and I shall be expressing my views on them later, but your column has its own gifted prominence. Shobha De is Shobha De, everyone reads it.
Your advice of not to apologize I shall not be able to accede to, simply because if I have felt strongly that there has been error on my part, I will submit regret. Some characteristics I shall not be able to change, otherwise what would be the difference between Shobha De and Amitabh Bachchan !
And please Shobha, reference our conversation on Anil Ambani’s private jet to Goa for the launch of his brother-in-law Raj Salgaonkar’s exquisite book, DO NOT change the design of your own book that I had the good fortune to launch.
My remark at the end of my speech for your book launch - ‘Finding the name of the author in a font larger than that of the title of the book is a conscious and brave beginning’ - was not to ‘put you in your place’ as you self consciously whispered to me on stage, it was a fitting culmination to the context of my speech. It was a compliment to the power of woman, a recognition of the strength of 50% of their presence in society, an acknowledgment of equal if not more opportunity to women in our world and to make it a right for them to share equal space in this otherwise male dominated chauvinist archaic belief.
And do not let Vir Sanghvi, Editor, Hindustan Times tickle you on this !
Oh ! About the creases on Aishwarya’s dress, I never noticed any and it is hardly expected of a team of 15 stylists, dress makers and make up professionals from Armani to L’Oreal working on her for hours since the morning of the event, to have overlooked such obvious detail. The protocol at the venue is strict and disciplined. Celebrities are seated in respective special Festival cars to ride in a motorcade almost 50 meters long to a destination just 100 meters away; the crowds, and traffic and paparazzi making this innocuous little journey an hour long ! Sitting on any dress this long would crease.
I am disappointed though that your customary wit failed to notice the creases that needed repair on the faces of many of the other celebrated stars from Hollywood. Whither patriotism ??
Talk to me sometime. I was seated in close vicinity to several of them. Not a patch on our Industry beauties !!
Love to all -
Amitabh Bachchan
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 am
Very well replied!!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 am
Hello respected sir, my last comment was apparently deleted as I assume it contained certain names which are better off not mentioned here. None the less, the reason I visit your blog is not because I am a fan of yours (I am) but the fact that you speak things that have sound reasoning, immense amount of thought (you are a grand father after all). This post of yours compelled me to post a reply (this time not mentioning names) the part about the author’s name being how it is, is apt and I will certainly use it somewhere (without giving you credit for it :P)
Another thing I would certainly like to say that I have learnt from stalwarts like you is to be true to yourself, be politically correct when need be, being humble & accepting your mistake.
Thank you for the same. I hope you will keep blogging for there are people who like to listen/read & learn
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 am
Hahahaha!! How interesting. I posted my comment, and immediately, you were back with the Shobhaa De column. Good for you!
I thought Aishwarya looked stunning in every photo I have seen from Cannes. My disappointment was in that there were not photos of the family in any place I have looked. I realise you were there in “family” capacity, but you are all celebrity in your own right, surely you should have had photo ops?
Much love,
Elaine
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 am
surprisingly this post has been published with a 19th May date (some system error I guess)…caught it on RSS reader and hence the expectation of being the first to comment.
Oh n as u mentioned…Shobha De is Shobha De…unique in her own way
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:44 am
basically a lot of people are burning with jealousy at the sight of the bachchan family on the red carpet at Cannes. i am really enjoying everyone making it the talk of the town.
sit back and enjoy the tamasha amitabh ji - after all the hard work and risks the least the 4 of you deserve is some red carpet time. btw, how many combined hours of film careers do the 4 of you share? something like 100 years?
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 am
What a fitting reply! In the past, people got away by slandering and pushing you around in the public media and forum.
Excellent Sir!!!!!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 am
Sir,
Whom are you comapring yourswelf with.. If you dont know. What image Shobha de has in public, then let me utter again . “she has an image of trashy and vulgar writer even among her fav readers.” So why do you care, when someone of that social standing tries to malign you.
The people who bother to buy her trashy books and literature are not the main crowds. They are some cranky people in themselves. People dont love her. People just love to read her trash. But even then she is not rank of Arundhati Roy. So please dont stoop down to answer small and unreputed dogs barking on roads. Thats the least they can do. Let them do it.. You continue travelling in your nice Limo
Ria
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:09 am
Dude you are too good!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:10 am
Good one!
Keep them coming.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 am
I loved Ash’s dress.. Yeah the black one that she wore for the premiere of Blindness. It was classy
Shobha De checked the creases with magnifyin glasses? I dint spot any
Yawwn its late here.. Hope you read the link I gave you from MSN India. Good night Mr. Bacchan.. Hope ur asleep.. U need the rest.. Take care..
Love n Regards,
Nahaar, Bahrain
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:56 am
Man, you are at your best… “creases that needed repair on the faces of many of the other celebrated stars from Hollywood”… Mrs. De will love it for sure.
Keep it up Sir.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 am
Hello Mr Bachchan
Thank You for sharing, for being here, thank You for Your time, for Your work, for Your sacrifice, for … all.
Please take care of Your health, Keep going on and Dont give up, Sir.
All the best
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May 22nd, 2008 at 3:55 am
Sir,
There seems to be some error in the linking of the pages. 34(i) has been placed between day 31 and 32 .
Regards
Bhagyashri
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:02 am
The world has become a really sad place. On one hand we blame celebrities of being divas and tantrum kings rather then focusing on real work and art, on the other hand creases on Aishwarya gown are such a controversy. I fail to understand she is out there representing India, representing Indian women, Indian beauty and all we are worried about is creases on her dress. Aishwarya is a public figure…well understood but isn’t it true that by the end of the day we are all human beings and these are natural human flaws given the nature of these events. I mean if nothing else now other then Abhishekh movies flopping or how the new couple will get divorced soon or Big B vs.. Sharukh Khan…..lets just start something new on the daughter in laws dress creases….Journalism has truly lost its meaning….
Regards Mr… Bacchan,
A big fan of yours since Kindergarten….
Kuntal.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:14 am
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
I guess some technical error pushed this post from our view! The date is May 19th, but the Blog title is Day 34.
Why is Bhoothnath sold out at a Multiplex in Bangalore on a weekday like today? Weekend ticket rates are too expensive and weekdays is when I can afford a movie, but on weekdays I am so hard pressed on time (in normal waking hours) that I had to squeeze time to make it to the Multiplex (you know how unforgiving the IT industry is in Bangalore!).. Alas..! Missed it. Next Wednesday maybe. Somehow, mid-week, one is able to make some time
How have you been? Not sleeping too much I would say!
Just wanted to ask you a question. Hope you get the time to read this and perhaps respond. Not forcing, just a humble request, Sir. Which would you rate as the better English language movie amongst the following:
a) Citizen Cane
b) Shawshank Redemption
c) Taxi Driver
d) Reservoir Dogs
e) The Godfather
Would love your opinion.
Regards,
Varun.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:20 am
Just checked the pics again and there really are crease on the lower side of gown but i guess its due to long sitting plus the material is silk which crease very ezily ; unlike other celebrities whose gowns are mostly of chiffon and dont crease .
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:22 am
how is it possible that u write that entry on 21st may and it got posted on 19 may ; seems strange .
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:29 am
Shobha De ! She is a “razor bump ” free lancer ( writer ?), that is how she gets all the attention .
Can you imagine writing about nonsensical things like creases of a dress !
Unsolicited advice hmmmmmmmmm ( about apology….)
Take care , be positive .
Sumi
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 am
to me the creases cant be due to long sitting in car . as a matter of fact she will be sitting in limo or other like cars and not in nano and there wont be a kid on her lap as happen with other ladies ; so actually there should not be so many creases.
the othe r thing is we should not comment on any body’s personal beauty as all are made by God . and no one can choose him self or herself about beauty and neither any body stop aging .
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May 22nd, 2008 at 4:31 am
On a first glance it seems quite disturbing and on second thoght “what’s new”-they (Reporters-Khalid, Shoba de and others) all follow similar pattern and that pattern is quite disgusting and selfish.
First she quite intentionally starts with praising SRK and then connects with AB’s apology to SRK and then completely diminish the blog. That’s cat talk and hitting below the belt. Listen lady and listen very carefully (1) There is no rift betn AB & SRK and yours childish attempt to create that (By praising one and insulting other) is not going to succeed. (2) First learn the people skill and then evaluate (3) There are millions and millions who love, respect and compliment to AB not only for his acting skill but also for his communication skill and ability-Don’t underestimate that!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 5:32 am
pl dont reply to all these sobha deys. they are so insignificant. replying to them makes you only a bit smaller. in your humility you may not agree or for that matter understand this but it pains to see you justifying in front of such people.
regards
arun
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May 22nd, 2008 at 5:41 am
Namaskar Amitji,
I have a question for you, with so much knowledge, experience did u ever thought of putting into the field of Direction….i’m expecting ek bhau hi halka-phulka movie to be directed by you sir, jaise golmaal, abhimaan, milli, chupke chupke(old).
Sirji aap bhaut bhaut bhaut acche aur pyare insaan ho.
love you bye
Cheers,
Sushant
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May 22nd, 2008 at 5:48 am
I have to agree with Shobha De when she says that your blog has become a national subject. But then the ‘event’ has never been too far from whatever you’ve attempted. I must also agree with her (and I have expressed the same sentiment at least three times before on this blog) that there was simply no need to apologize to SRK. First of all I am simply puzzled as to what you are apologizing for! The mere fact that you put up those graphs? But these weren’t ‘designed’ by you. These were put up on a website and you responded to the material much as you have responded to much else in the media. The editorial judgment implied in putting up those ratings was hardly your own. If anything you were apologetic in the piece for Shahrukh’s low ratings! Let’s be frank. Shahrukh has not matched your ratings in KBC and the ones for Paanchi Paas are rather abysmal. Now it might be that the IPL is partly responsible for this. In which case Shahrukh would have been guilty of a certain cannibalism (!) for he’s part of both enterprises! In any case it seemed to me at the time that you performed the rather heroic task of trying to rescue those ratings of Shahrukh’s attempts from the obvious interpretation. That KBC hadn’t done too well with him and Paanchi Paas is so far underwhelming to be polite about it.
The media however spun this into an attack by Amitabh Bachchan on Shahrukh Khan. They went on and on about it for days. Finally you apologized. But for what? This precisely is what puzzles me! For defending Shahrukh in the first place? Or for responding to those graphs and introducing these onto your blog? If the former then you obviously should have corrected the deliberate media mis-reporting as you have indeed done on so many other occasions on this very blog. If the latter then you have unfortunately allowed yourself to be censored. It is entirely appropriate for you to comment on anything on your blog, especially when it pertains to you. Those graphs compared your ratings with Shahrukh’s and you responded and in turn rendered an ‘apologia’ for Shahrukh! A remarkable act of humility and generosity. So why did you have to apologize?!I would certainly not want you to become like Shobha De. You are quite right here! But there should not be needless apologizing.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 am
Hello Sir,
I was expecting the same answer from the legend like you. It was a required tight slap not only on the face of Shobha de but a few hundreds others who comment on matters without being realistic and I would say just for cheap publicity.
Great going Sir.. I would love to read all other comments on this.
Keep Posted.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 5:52 am
Amitabh, you are the BEST! Love your wit! And love you for defending your daughter in law, Aishwarya.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 6:01 am
Hello Mr Bachchan, first of all I should say I am a great admirer of yours, recently I saw your movie ‘Bhootnath’ and was disappointed, the movie had nothing to offer, movie depicted as it’s a crime to go abroad for the living.
I just wanted to know your views ( if you are reading ) about the Indian cinema, I have always though to make a good movie one should have a solid script and then u can have location/dress designer etc, but these days in our Hindi film industry we have costly sets, wonderful locations, expensive designer clothes, lots of skin shows which is being named as ‘Item Number’ but story is absent and as a result we make 99% lousy films… and these days every 2 nd film is a bad remake of Hollywood movies…so my question to you is
Do we really have dearth of stories?
Do our producer/directors know what they are serving to the crowd?
Ajit Thakur
New York
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May 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 am
Incidentally one learns this at great cost to oneself that “Don ki pakadna mushkil hi nahin namumkin hai”! Alas, Shahrukh did not learn this lesson very well when he attempted a remake that was farcical by definition! He also did not learn the same when took up KBC. Sadly, Javed Akhtar himself could not din some sense into Farhan to not attempt such a remake! He even assisted his son which can only be chalked to the ‘calling’ of a father. Javed Akhtar can often be seen on various TV contests, displays remarkable judgment, and in general reveals the very keen intelligence that he has always been. His eyes are the most sparkling ones in the industry. If the new Don did just about half-decently in box office terms I can only attribute this to the bad taste of contemporary multiplex audiences who have often neither ’sensibility’ nor ‘memory’ (it should have been a complete flop!). The original Don, the ‘only’ Don as far as this viewer is concerned, was one of your great triumphs. The Don character (not Vijay) is the king of cool in Hindi cinema. There is a moment there when you walk across the bridge to give the ‘DCP’ a message who is waiting right below. I have stated many times in many contexts that this lazy yet leonine gait, equal parts style and authority, is the greatest such moment in Hindi cinema. Almodovar often talks admiringly about classic Hollywood stars and how they knew to walk on screen. In Hindi cinema no one has ever equalled you even in this respect. One could say much more about Don but no matter. One should let those who remake things get away with some dignity. And then I don’t want to be completely hypocritical. I used to criticize the Don remake all the time but then you attempted Aag and I was not on terra firma anymore in the context of this debate!
There could have been a Don remake, the right one, I offered this idea at the time:
“Getting back to Don I think if you’re casting Shahrukh then the only way to go is parody. However another way to do it is to have a very ordinary guy (who is the exact antithesis of the charismatic Bachchan) who for some reason is ‘haunted’ by Don [somewhat like Play it again Sam (as in the Herbert Ross film)structurally though not in the comedic mode and certainly not with a physical Bogart-like character as in that film], who goes through a set of events in life that somehow resemble the story of Don. And it becomes a kind of schizophrenic existence for him. Obviously it would take some out of the ordinary technical qualities for the film to work. But a final Borgesian twist on the whole thing would be to suggest (and of course there would be ambiguity throughout) that the real Don (character and film) were somehow an invention of this guy’s imagination. So in a sense the film Don would be given the status of a kind of reality because the character’s life would keep drawing on it and not umimportantly this would illustrate the status of a ‘classic’ as a film going beyond the limits of ordinary movie-going experience and becoming a part of ‘lived’ life. On the other hand the deconstruction would unhinge not only the canonical status of the original film but also destabilize the ‘reality’ that has always been mediated by films such as Don.”
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May 22nd, 2008 at 7:11 am
LOVED IT. What conversation! master at work, Bachchan.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 7:35 am
Dear Sir,
This could be the “Talk of the Nation” but for me it is part of my dream coming true ! Yes, first on my wish list which was made 10 years ago, was to meet my favourite actor -Amitabh Bachchan -in person and talk to him. So, thanks to you for giving your precious time to share your thoughts with all of us and allowing us to do the same with yourself.
This is really a great feeling, read the ones (from yourself and then by Little B)about “Man ka ho to acha, Man ka na ho to jyada acha” and had tears rolling down my cheeks.
We all love you. You have always inspired us in some way or the other.
Thanks for everything.
Kindest Regards
Kirti
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May 22nd, 2008 at 7:35 am
who The Hell This Lady Shobha De is ? I completly lost it. I think Mr. Bachchan Just went to her book Ceremony and helped her out with Book and now she is talking rubish about Mr. Bachchan’s family.
I ddin’t even know her existance until I saw Mr. Bachchan’s Speach. I guess Mr. bachchan you trusted the wrong old Lady. who tried to use your Stardom.
Doesn’t matter whater ever you will do for them but as I said ” pig Smells ”
I think the best treament for her is to create a comedy show with her name Shobha De and trash her coulmn by reading it on TV.
Mrr. Bachchan Do not let this person Slide Even if she aplogise to you 100 times. we make sure that she comes to the blog and aplogise to you.
Best luck
Regards
Gopi Sheth
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May 22nd, 2008 at 8:43 am
Amitji,
I like your forthrightness. Linking Shobha De’s comments on your blog to your conversation with her at her book launch was hilarious (in a good way), though I doubt if you meant it to be.
Awaiting your next movie.
Best,
Harshad
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Hi Amitji,very good response,to de”s writings,attaboy!you didnt say it but i think some kind of jealousy is there in hers as well as most journalists commenting negatively on your writing a blog,what do you think?instead of being happy for someone why do people set to discourage others????i fail to understand.i may or may not like aishwarya”s dresses at cannes,but i can say the same for shobha de,its not as if she is dressed perfectly herself,when in the public eye!one should think twice before criticising the other,i understand its their job,but not a nice one i guess,theirs is what i call masala journalism!!how do the creases matter?as long as aishwarya is representing india on such a great platform there?instead of being proud,all we can do is criticise?i am shobha de fan,believe me ,not really aish”s fan,athough i know and believe she is very beautiful,i am a fan of shobha”s earlier and more famous works,rather than her columns.if i can see the positivilty in aish visiting cannes as an indian why cant the others?its beyond my reasoning sense..love and regards gurpreet
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 am
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU MR. BACHCHAN. THE REMARKS ON ASH WAS TOTALLY INCALLED FOR. WHEN ALL THE STYLIST ALL OVER INDIA HAVE OVERLOOKED SUCH A MINOR FAULT THEN WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT? ASH HAS BEEN INVITED TO CANNES FOR SO MANY YEARS AND IF SHE IS NOT BRINGING ANY QUALITY OR GRACE TO THE EVENT THEN WHO WUD CALL HER. SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST GRACIOUS WOMEN I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY KIFE.
REGARDS
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:44 am
Well said Amithji. As always, your comments are befitting yet dignified. People can take a leaf or two out of your book. I have written to you earlier as well. It bothers me, this attitude of some of my fellow countrymen towards foreigners who for them, are beyond reproach. It is a very subservient and self-demeaning state of mind. I am not sure when we can reach a state of realisation that we are a strong, proud and cultured country not ruled by the Gora-saheb anymore!! Picking on Ash for creases on her dress!!! My God what next? she sneezed? how dare she!!
Thank you for giving us all the privilege of a peek, into your thoughts through this blog!! Wish you and your family all good things in life
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:45 am
Dude !!!!!
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DAY 34(i)Posted on: May 19, 2008 - 6:03 pm
Prateeksha, Mumbai May 21, 2008 11:54pm
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It says posted on may 19 and u give the date 21…. which one is true … ??
Dhavu.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Sir,
Why do you care so much about wot they say….have you heard of the saying ” hathi chale bazaar kutte bhauke hazaar”.
Cheers,Bhawna!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
I am a first time visitor to your blog and was reading some of the back entries and came across your entry for Day 31. It truly touched my heart and reminded me how lucky most of us are that we are blessed with the parents that we have and left me hoping that I will be as good a parent to my daughter, especially when she needs me. Thank you. Warmest Regards, Binu
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 am
Well written sir, especially love the fact that you defended Aishwarya, we people need to learn how to stick by our family and also respect sentiments of our fellow beings when making such digs, it happens in everyday life too, keenly awaiting the new website, would love to hear from you everyday like this, it means a lot, the last few entries by you have made a huge impact on me emotionally, my respect for you grown manifold, may god bless you and keep you going like this, lots of love,
PS my 3 year old son, Shayan has a Bhootnath hangover and cant stop asking why were there two Bhootnaths (death scene), why did he say sorry to Banku, why was he scaring Banku, is bhootnath a star so many other questions, love to you, leslie
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:30 am
Very well written indeed! We all love going through your column everyday…you obviously have a gift and I think you should seriously consider penning your memoirs down
Love,
Charu
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
Amitabh Bachchan is the best journalist in India! hahaha
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:36 am
I’m seriously starting to doubt that Amitabh Bachchan would write something stupid like this.. Seriously.. No star has enough time to sit down and write a whole damn blog every single day.. On top of that, i would expect for Mr.Bachchan to be more classy, and not make such type of comments.. If it is really mr.bachchan, i just lost loads of respect for him.. I thought he was high class, but this blog post changed my mind!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:37 am
good one Mr. Batchan..shoba what say you???
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
Dear Amitji……..
he he he he!
but i loved ur response !!!!
Way TO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
People ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MS SHOBHA DE FOR observing with MAGNIFYING GLASSES the creases on AISHWARYA’s GOWN instead of being PROUD to have OUR MISS WORLD AMBASSADOR OF LOREAL representing INDIA there on the red carpet and looking absolutely STUNNING!!!!:-)
I really Pity Shobha DE for being soooo narrow minded and using such words about the BLOG ….i bet she must have not read the BLOG carefully coz she is absolutely WRONG if she is trying to say Amitabh Bachchan is BITCHING here through this MEDIUM!!!
AHEM i am sure there must be many more ANDAR ki BAAT’s in this interview for sure! Plz reveal MS. SHOBHA DE
Amitji we seriously dont care what she wants to say and we are sure u too dont care
Lots n lots n lots n lots……..of love
Three cheers for TALK OF THE NATION
Take care
Swati Pai
USA
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:39 am
With lots and lots of respect Sir—I didn’t like Shobha writing “for the blog to continue to attract hits, Amitabh has to maintain the newly acquired bite in his comments on his colleagues.” That’s not what you are doing purposely to make sure that your blog gets more hit, its them talking nonsense and you have simply responding on that. What’s wrong with that? The other thing is why she writes Amitabh, You are older than her and she should be addressing you as Amitabh Jee.
Sir, I got a kick out of this—–“I was seated in close vicinity to several of them. Not a patch on our Industry beauties!!” Actually Sir, I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Al Pachino and let me tell you he was so ordinary looking and had no personality at all and I right away thought of you and so many other actors from our film industry and these Hollywood Stars are nothing in front of our actors in looks and talent as well.
Take care Sir, with lots and lots of respect, Deepak from Vancouver Canada
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:41 am
dear amitji
iam not at all surprised by shobha de’s article.what can u expect from a hypocrite page 3 socialite?????????she thinks that she writes about women empowerment.let me tell u very clearly shobha,u know nothing about the life of indian women.u think ur books r about liberation of indian women but its not true.its all about the life of hypocrite women like u.as far as aishwarya is concerned,shobha is just jealous of her.ASH HAS MANAGED TO BECOME THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF LOROIAL WHICH SHOBHA HAS FAILED TO BECOME AFTER TONS OF PLASTIC SURGERY AND BOTOX SHOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
swati
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:41 am
Dear Mr Bachchan,
It is wonderful that through your blog and daily posts we are able to participate and take a peek in the life of one of the biggest icons of our times!!
A fitting riposte to Shobhaa De ! Please keep up with the subtle sarcasm and wit ! Loved it!
Take care ,
Niketa.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
It was lovely…
Love
Shailja
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
hello sir,
this is absolutely true that your blog has become the talk of the nation.this is only because you are the one and the only ’superstar’ in this world .so let the nation ‘talk’.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
I simply love your responses Amithji!
Wow, that’s the way to go! It makes your Blog very very readable.
Why let anybody getaway with any remarks, which r made to make their articles sensational, readable, these r cheap tricks.
Keep blogging.
My daily routine after I first log in is check my mail, check the share prices of the stocks we hold, check my daughter’s school login for any mails for parents and RECENTLY ADDED TO READ BIGADDA.COM
Luv
Sonia
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Respected GURU (Jaya di knows whom we called it) ji,
Shobha needed that slap. She better concentrates first on how to dress like a bengali woman before commenting youngs (recently published in Kolkata Newspapers) and Ash’s dress. I remember ur statement made on one event (some TV events - may be film festival) when u were asked to say “two words” and u said “thank you”. Shobha must know and admit that Amitabh would have been more renowned than her in case he was an author instead of an actor.
Thanks for getting the chance for comment and with best of my regards,
ARUNAVA, Kolkata
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
When someone’s identity and job is in crisis then it’s natural that people get offensive and sometimes defensive. This is what is happening to journalist all around india. Now, they don’t have first hand news from the top celebrity of India. They are unable to make money out of it, yes money. To their utter surprise, celebrities are termed as a very very prolific writer. Even their job is in trouble now. What will happen if all of these top artists start their own blog? It will be very horrible for the journalist, a disaster.
After this blog has started, I have heard and watched lots and lots of news made out of this. In the first place this shouldn’t have been news at all. There are so many things to report starting from fight for poverty to developing one’s country as a whole but nooooooooo. Journalists want controversies, they want something MASALA to build their report on. With this blog, my hypothesis about yellow journalism has further strengthened.
One thing which no one should forget is kings, celebrities, politicians, journalists, everyone is human being in the first place. So, It is natural to make mistakes. So what is wrong that if someone apologies after wards. This shows that person has mind process which is active and who knows what is wrong and what is right. It’s impossible to be good with everyone in this world. Enough is enough. What can a person do when, what he wants to say is always turned and twisted by the journalist for their own profit. I guess there was no much option in the past but now due to internet all these things have changed. Head on head there can be rebuttal if something is fake. So, it may create problem to some because it has overshadowed them.
BUT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC LIKE US, WE ARE GETTING 100% TRUE NEWS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.
Keep blogging and don’t pay any heed to anything like this matter.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Dear Sir,
We are a generation who havw grown up watching your films, and surely the idea of you interacting one-on-one with us is truly liberating, definately takes care of all the media distortion which happens in between.
Having said that, with regard to this post, it was great to see you in full form.. really, when will the high-fliers of the society realize that a person is made not from the dress he/she is wearing, but what personality and stature he/she has. and we all know the stature of Aishwarya.
Ps- I loved your work in Bhoothnath Sir, looking forward to Sarkar Raj now. Abhishek looks smashing in it. Please tell him to retain this stubble look of his. Suits him!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
RESPECTED SIR,
I WAS ON A HOLIDAY AND SO NO MESSAGES SINCE LAST 7 DAYS. SINCERE APOLOGIES. SIR I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ONE SERIOUS QUESTION WHICH BAFFLES ONE AND ALL.
SIR I AM ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST FANS AND VERY ALLERGIC TO SHAHRUK KHAN. ITS BECOZ I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND HIM UNDERMINING YOU ON MANY OCCASIONS AND YOUR COLD VIBES AND ANGER TOWARDS HIM ARE TOTALY JUSTIFIED. HE IS A ARROGANT HUMAN BEING EVERYBODY KNOWS. AND THE LATEST PROOF OF HIS ARROGANCE WAS WHEN HE SAID I ALWAYS LIKE TO WIN AND WE WILL WIN THE CUP. HE HAS KICKED HIS OWN ASS BY MAKING THIS STATEMENT AND I HOPE HE MELLOWS DOWN BUT HE WILL NOT. THATS THE DIFFERENCE IN UPBRINGING BETWEEN YOUR ESTEENED FAMILY AND HIM. SIR I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE CLARITY ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
SIR I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT ABHISHEK AND AISHWARIYA BCOZ THEY HAVE LONG TIME TO SPEND IN THE INDUSTRY AND THIS KHAN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE. PLEASE GIVE CLARITY
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:57 am
Dear Amitabhji,
I have been reading your back entries. You are a very modest person.
I wish every one speaks hindi or english like you do. When you speak english, you SPEAK in english and when you speak in hindi its JUST hindi. Many of us may start in hindi and somewhere may break into english but you never do that and it is such a pleasure to hear to talk not just for your voice but also for your flawless usage of the language.
I like the posts where you have written about your father and I just loved your response to Shobha de’s writeup
Good regards
Sneha
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:57 am
SOBHHA,
your writing style itself shows, why SOME women are called witch….not respecting and caring others…just selling their rubbish thoughts…..
ANGRY YOUNG MAN
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
aisa hai babu moshay likhate bahot hi ,lekin log padhte sirf nam walo ka hai aur jinka nam hoata hai wohi badnam hota hai aur fir media lagti hai pichchhe to andekha kardo use aur enjoy karo blog karoa masti karo ,
bhale na koi puchhe
mere angna me tumahar kya kam hai
kahna vasudev kutmbkam hai sansar
tera aur mera angana hai ek hi
nam akag hai to kya hua hai to ek hi
koi zamin mere nam ho ya tere nam
ho rahegi to yanhi ,sirf mere log
samhalege kagaz tukade zamin ka
chahie kitnai musal man ko dgaz
hindu ko to sirf do gaz do ghante
ke liye jalne bad ,rakh bhi to nahi
smahalate ,use baha dete hai pani me
fir kya karana hai nam ka ,anagna
tera mera ek hi hai nam kisi ka rahe
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 am
Shobha proudly admits the Women are called Bitchy …I think (s)he had made it a point to talk about women empowerment , Slum , Red Light are a and Gather attention …How ?? By Calling Mr . AB to open book launch ..
Cmon Mr Bachaan cant u see the obvious that these ppl will always make dig at you.. however help u provide them uplifting their sagging career.
however Box injection and Plasic suergery shobha my t take .. She can never parralel the beauty mrs Rai possess.. and Yes its degrading even to compare her with ur Bahu ..
One more thing Sir , … I already topld u in commenct on last to last blog that Ppl will now write more about u .. ad they believe that that cud fetch them a relook into the Blog and hence enhance their hits at their own site .. Finally it all about the businnes of getting more clicks on their page ……..
U R getting it …… but other hope to ride on ur persona. either way .. By rubbing it Right Or Wrong
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
You have NO idea what a sweet feeling it is to see someone as obnoxious as Shobhaa De on the receiving end for a change. I was not present at Cannes, was Shobhaji dressed in green?
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Hello Amit uncle,
Very very well said………..its as if “slam the door on the face”!! exact ………gosh!! how can journals get so rude and ruthless in such a superficial hazy accusation.
warm regards
Harini, engineer
Bangalore
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Your blog IS the talk of the nation and even worldwide!!! I’m not even in India and the papers here carried a small clip on it!
Hehe…I mean, I found out abt this blog within 10-15 days of it launching, compared to me finding out abt Aamir Khan’s blog about 3 months after it launched… !!!
Take care …
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
DEAR SIR,
hamare yaha ek kahawat hai……arj hai,
Kutte bhokate rahte hai, BIG-B chale jate hai….
ha, ha ha,
Please do’t bother by the comments of this ugly people…
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Wah ustad wah!!!
Cheers,
SaiRam.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
Jo jiya maine jiya …jiya to jiya …kise ka kuch nahin liya …liya to bus upar wale se pichle janam ka bakaya …chalo nipat gaya bahut kuch nipat jayega baki kuch…hisab hota rahega janmo talak…patah nahin dard unka kyon uth ta rahta hai unke he daad ke sath eh! phalak…
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
AND THATS WHAT i like the most about you SIR Amitabh…you kick off all the media speculations without any signs of offensive behaviour…and not only them but all those who try to raise a finger on you……………………..
Sometimes i find these acts by media so cheap…like this one claiming that mam Aishwarya’s dress had creases, was one such freaky attempt by them…..but when sir abhishek , jaya ji ,mam Aishwarya and you walked the RED CARPET…that appealed me the most…………just be what you are…unabated, consolidated, and strong as always Mr shehenshah
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
Dear Mr Bachchan,
It is heartening to see you and Shobha De taking friendly jibes at each other.Not
so long ago,she was your one of your fiercest critic … I wonder what turned her around….But good to see long time foes turning into a mutual admiration society going by your presence at her book launch…..
Rgds,
Nishan
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:10 am
loved the response in true Amitabh Bachchan style..!!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Dear Sir,
My first time writing in to u and i have this overwhelming feeling of excitement that u will, at some point of time, read what i put down here….I have always admired ur work but i like u more for the kind of person that u r….down to earth , humble and honest. I feel it is these traits that set u apart and in an altogether different league from the others.
My best wishes and support to you always
rgds
Meenakshi
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:13 am
dear sir,
love to read your blog every day and aren’t we glad the professional writers are finally accepting the fact that there are quite a few non professional writers with literary skills that actually surpass the pros.
well sir, in your case you come form an extraordonary literary lineage , a fact the journos seem to have missed. the fall of tyrany begins with its blindness to its failings , blogs will ultimately lead to the questioning of a lot of truths and facts tiil the actual truth emerges.it is heartening to see the way you defend your family members, fills one’s heart with joy to see such old values still intact. criticise in private and defend in public , today the opposite is promoted.
i do hope the response on your memoirs is not a final decision and once again plzzzzzzzzz publish a book of poems , it will allow you to look at the world the way your son does.
delhi conitnues to experience rains …….. its still heaven.
love
andrews, delhi
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 am
Sir,
Very good sir, you hit a six to a goggle, nice going well also i will like to add that more than a persons cloths you should look at what he is doing for the country, a lady is representing us at the most prestigious occasion and you are looking at the crease on the dress, i wount call it a mistake you can be mr perfect all the time so forget it. also loved the way you answered the comment, almost had a peak at the Calvin (the character of the cartoonstrip) in you
Anant R Andurlekar
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 am
Namaskar GURUJI,
I think Sobha De herself proved that she is not a good writer.I am sure she will pay bigtime for this writing.
people like Sobha De gives me heartache !!
please take it easy sir.
Take good rest.
With Love,
Yours,
Neal
USA
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 am
HI AMIT UNCLE,
KUCH BHI KOI LIKHE,KI FARAK PENDA HAI.SABNU PTA HAI,TUSSI GR8 SIGE,HO.AND RAHOGE.SO ENJOY N PLEASE AISE HE REHNA.. 1REPLY KRDO NA PLZ..I’LL BE OBLIGED….WAITINGGGGG……………………..
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:19 am
Dear sir,
My Question is: Do you have any regrets in your life?
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:20 am
SINCE YOU GUYS BROUGHT IT UP,
BLACK TAFFETTA WAS AWFUL, SATEEN / TAFFETTA ADDS POUNDS GALORE
WANTED TO SAY THIS FOR THE LONGEST TIME
DON’T SHOW THE BACK, UNDER ARMS, AND ARMS AWFUL SAGGY
NO TONE AT ALL MISSY,
LIKE THE LITTLE PRETTY MISSY SAID, IN AN FOREN INTERVIEW ‘ I DON’T DIET, I EAT EVERYTHING’
ALSO NO BAD HABITS LIKE EXERCISING
MISSY, YOU ARE PAID A WHOLE LOT TO LOOK PRETTY, SO GET TONED, LOSE THE SAG, NOT TO COOK FOR PAAAAAAA, MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ETC
IF THEY WANT A COOK FOR A BAAAHOO, THEY SHOULD MARRY A COOK
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
Hello Amit Jee,
I think that you should not apologize to SRK. The graph was forwarded to you by some media guy. You simply put it into your blog without making any amendments to it. So this is none of your fault. Moreover the people should take this as matter of concern and find out cause as why the reality show rating is going down constantly after the first KBC was telecast and need to fix the cause rather than criticizing you.
Your blog is national event and no one should have doubt about it. I think you are the biggest star of India Film Industry and everything you say or write is of national importance. People follow you.
God Bless you
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
Hi Sir,
Ash was looking fabulous this time. Not only on the red carpet but her gowns on other ocassions were also very much pretty. And moreover the confidence and grace she carries along with her is far more noticeable. She was indeed looking prettier that the Hollywood divas.
Good Luck to you sir,
Regards
Sudesh
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
Dear Amit Jii, namaskar!
Sabse pehle to Shobha Ji ko dhanyawad ki unhone aapke blog ko “Talk of the Nation” kaha, jo vastav mein sahi hai. Dusre, jis tarah aapne apni bahu ki dress ke vishay mein jo jawab Apne Shobha Ji ko diya- sahi diya. Kyonki celebrities mein kamiyan nikalna, unhein criticise karna to aaj ke journalists ki aadat hai. Jaruri to nahi ki jo bat ek ko pasand hai wo kisi dusre ko bhi pasand aye. Journalists ko chahiye ki in bekar ki baton se dhyan hatakar desh ki dusri samasyaon ki taraf janta ka dhayn akarshit karin-aur sirf criticise tak hi simit na rakhein, jan abhiyan chalayein un tamam samasyaon ke samadhan ki disha mein.
Beharhal, “Bhootnath” dekhi apne patidev ke sath jakar. Movie agar bachchon ko bandhe rakhne mein samarth hai, to badon ko bhi ektak dekhne ko vivash karti hai. Hasy ke ras mein dubokar jis tarah se ek shiksha dene ka pryas hai movie mein ki mata pita ki bhavnaon ka samman karein, apne samskaron ko na bhulein, wo vastav mein prabhavatmak ban pada hai. Aur apke abhinay ke vishay mein to kuchh bolna chhote muh badi bat hogi, par us bachche ka abhinay bhi bahut sarahniy raha.
Sa-samman:
Dr. Purnima Sharma
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:23 am
Dear Amitabh Uncle,
I almost read your blog daily and almost always scan the comments. I love your writing style.God Bless.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Dear Sir,
It is very good to see that you are speaking out a lot these days. Its very good to see Shobhaa De at the receving end and that too from you. Good going Sir.
Earlier, I personally used to feel that if someone comments anything about me, it is below my dignity to reply or comment on their comments. It would feel like I am trying to justify myself. But, later on, I realized that being quiet means admitting. From then on, I also started to hit back. No regrets ever!!!!.
Its good and positive to see that you are replying to the comments made by whoever……… Unless one replies and hits back, when would the other person (the person who is commenting) understand??????
Hats off to you Sir, Take care and with loads of love………
Your admirer, adorer, aapka bhakth,
Vishal V Kulkarni
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Dear Amitji,
I have a strong feeling everyone is trying to get a 2 min fame by commenting on you. The only reason for this being that your blog has been a great success. Like AB Jr said in GURU “Jab log tumhari burai karne lage…tab samaj lena ki tum taraki kar rahe ho”.
best wishes
always
AA
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
Respected Sir,
Good Morning.
I have read your blog written in reply of Shobha Day’s article. Why people of our country don’t appreciate people like Aishawarya who represent our country at International level. Aishawarya, Susmita, Lara….these women are proud of our country but media always ready to make comments on them and shobha days article shown that they are ready to catch any worthless topic to make comments.
This is your blog so it is very natural that you can describe your views in your own way. But as a famous personality it is not good that you should reply such type of article in your blog. Surely it makes things more and more controversial.
As a father you defend your daughter Aishawarya and you defend your family that’s very good. But it is not good that you reply each and every comment made by media in such type of worthless article.
Aishawarya is a person who always maintain her dignity in any situation. Many times media wrote many things about her but she never replied about any stupid comments made on her. She proves her self by her work only. So this is the best way to maintain dignity and respect she got.
And Sir you have also done the same thing. You also proved your self by your hard work. And you have such huge fan following that really believe in you than it doesn’t seems good that you reply each and every worthless comments made by media or others.
As far as matter concern to statements made on you like you have paid money for the blog or very serious comments that really hurt your self respect then you reply thats o.k. in such case it is necessary to express your words and your views to the people so they come to know the truth. Otherwise it seems like one day one says this and you reply and second day another one say something else and you reply.
And its not look good one day you reply to someone on his/her comment and next day say sorry about that reply. That become “Masala” for such type of article. As others do made some comments in front of media then next day change the words or ask for apology for that comment. Its good for media by this they get some “Masala” but it is not good for the people who really love their favourite stars. Because somewhere this type of things creates impression like all these are created just to get publicity.
Please sir don’t follow this path. You are very dignified person. And we have lots of respect and love for you. And we really believe in you.
Sir, I am too younger than you so it is not like that I am giving any advice to you. And who am I to decide on what matter Mr.Amitabh Bachchan should react and on which he should not react. But as your fan what I think and what I feel about your blog that I express over here.
Have a nice day. With Regards,
Dipti
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
Bravo !
What a befitting reply. You could have kept quiet or ignored it - as in the past.
But its good you have tried to staighten out the creases in her thinking.
You have shown you know the art of silencing people like Shobha De. They say “empty vessels make much noise”. Now you have put the lid where it needed to be put - crease or no crease. It is indeed silly to count the creases on somebody’s dress when you can not stop or hide the creases on your own skin.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 am
What gets me worried though is that left to these self proclaimed demi godessess and pseudo writers, what is going to be the legacy as far as the contemporary literature is concerned, esp. in terms of contribution of women to lit… hmmmm!!!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
Dear sir,
You have given it back fantastically , I appreciate your cool headedness on such an irritating print matter….Keep going sir, your entries come across as simple solutions to deal with difficult people, who try to disturb the peace and joy of life.
Sir, what makes your blog interesting is the fact that it shows the maturity that comes with the experience of a well led life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHEERS to you.
love you sir,
suparna
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:30 am
Amitji,
the above report by Shobha De and your comments therein goes to prove what a fantastic democracy we are. But the creases on Aishwarya’s dress is definitely not a welcome observation. She represents our country there and we trying to pinpoint the non-existent faults is not appreciable but we have to bear with it.And your remark about the other stars present is an apt reply.
Dr.Jawahar
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 am
Dear sir,
Shobha is thinking she is the best english writer on this earth. rubbish. how many fans she had? Zero. except her dozen children. she should think hundred times before writing about you and ash. Knowledge of writing works when you appreciate someone. she always criticise ash. why? Shobha doesn’t know the meaning of beauty. Amitji don’t forgive this lady.
Thanks,
viraj
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:33 am
respectsed amitjee,
the attached write-up was a difficult task to go through because it was too long ……..and very difficult to understand..and also difficult to draw any conclusion..[jab padengey …..tabhi to colclusion niklege na…].exactlly like many many serials …ppl watching on the television every day..and while ladies meet in the evening ,during their “gossiping sessions”,they simply ask each other..”arrey uska kya hua baad meyy???…meri sabjee jal rahi thi ..mai to dekh hi nahi pai..”and the answer would bee”arreyy, kya hua….vahi hua jo hona tha….bla bla bla bla blaaaa……bhai poorey 500 episodes aur chalana hai unko…..twist nahi karengey, to dikhayeyngey kya..???” and a person like me wd keep pocking my nose…”zara batana to,??…. yey kaun sey channel par aata hai yey serial?? ..????? ………achha kis time par..?????.. arrey bhai din to batao……….ek kaam karo, pls.. yey zara is kagaz par likh kar to de do……”and some one wd shout from the back……”pichlley saturday ko to likh kar diya tha maineyy….hey bhagwaan fir guma diyaa?????….tummm????….tum to rahney do yeh sab….tumharey bus ka nahi hai yey sabbbb”…and suddenlly i wd realise that i m so much out of the world..my knowledge about this whole world is so poor…..i m just like “an “anthony gunzalvis…who says the whole world.. is juxrta posiotion ..and the hemoglobine of the thermometre is….”.”hehehhe……”
amitjee, you made us laugh so much…in so many films of yours…..many of your films we have enjoyed too much…its justa fact that, your every role,.. you do with perfection……your long dialogues with a serious face in “chupkey-chupkey”….all are so much unforgettable.many of your movies we can watch again and again…without asking anyone…”bataana zara uskey baad kya huaaa….?????
amitjee…these are just facts i have tried to express,have nothing to do with anyone…hope, i will be excused…and more over, i m too small a person,to comment on such write -ups which are full of, so much depth…i think i know no better word than this…”kyoki mujhey kabhi kisi ney samjhaya tha “ki” jab koi baat poori sir par sey nikal jayey…..to yahi ..kaho….such mey…..ismey bahut depth hai..”"samajh mey aayey to achha …..samajh mey na aayey to jyada achha….”
with due regards
deepti
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:38 am
hello amitji,
gud reply!!!!
Bye take care….:)
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
I dont think you have to reply on all these matters,abt ash’s dress and all,one who has a sense wont qstn abt these silly matters…..there was one comment by CNN IBN’s repoter Rajeev Masand that after intwng Ash in Cannes he wrote as usual it was a ‘dull’ intw with ash,i read that intw i felt he asked only dull qstns,usual qstns,then hw come he expect ……
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
Dear Emperor,
Sorry to repeat myself here but your command of English as well as Hindi is phenomenol & indeed praiseworthy.
I am always annoyed with hindi film actors insisting on speaking in grammatically incorrect English - eventhough it is HINDI films that gives them the fame & popularity.
As a big fan of English language I have still tried to ensure that my family members & I always possess a decent control of Hindi - our national language as well as Gujarati our mother tongue. It wont hurt to know many languages would it???
Sorry for my rambling this morning but you take good care of yourself.
Dharmesh
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
Hi Good job but seriously stop wasting your time and energy on people who are using you to get noticed
good ans creases or no creases we all still love you and your family
God Bless
Sheetal
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:49 am
sarcasm at its best mr.bachchan.
love it.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
Dear Mr. Bachchan,
I personally like to thank you for the nice reply you have given to Ms. De.
I also like to see you’re posting about the London news paper articles on you, abhi and ash in Cannes.
Furthermore, I also want to thank you for breaking the trust and faith my son, daughter-in-law and grand son had on you. Now all three is lying in hospital bed, and I will inform you about their good news when it will come!!!!!!
Hat’s off to the star of millennium.
Regards - Achintya kumar Roy
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Hi Amitji,
I have been a great fan of yours and your family, and of course Ash’s, she is not just beautiful but a very dignified lady, a great actress, good on you for a great reply to Shobha, i dont like her, who the hell is she to critises Ash.
May Allah bless you and your family.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Dear Guru-ji
As I wrote yesterday………………….why are you responding to such rubbish and non-sense matter. By this way you are only promoting them to get their chep popularity. I am sure till you answered to this, these article were not even noticed by significant amount of people. I don’t uderstand are they think that people are so idiot that we will accept what ever they write/speak. Their only aim to get noticed………………
If you look deeply………………..only they are involved in mud throwing game who are not even part of the bad dreams of the common people.
My earnest request just ignore them………….and keep enjoying your own peacefull life………….
We were with you……………..We are with you …..We will be with you …..
Regards
Ranajoy
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Hey Big B
That was a perfect reply & now u don’t hv to apologize… as u hvn’t hurt anyones felings here ; )
cheers
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
am sure media is going to take these comments out of context just the way they did it for ur SRK comments and write an whole article about it with the headlines
‘BIG B GOES GAGA OVER ASH’S DRESS’
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Dear Sir,
First let me tell you something about me.I am Jeevan from Kerala.I am affected by a genetic bone disorder called “osteogenesis imperfecta”.I am unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair.My bones are very fragile.Fractures are usual for me.My bones have fractured about 20 times..Now I am in 12th standard[Computer science group]…My ultimate ambition is to become a Software engineer… but now as I understands my limitations that ambition is less likely to become a reality… A man takes me to school.in a wheelchair
I am a very big fan of yours…. oh sir, You presentation in KBC was simply superb sir..and your acting in “BLACK” was top class.
I hope you would reply to my message.. Eagerly waiting for your reply….
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Namaskar GURUJi,
Sobha De is jealous of Aishwarya’s success,I wonder how can she write about women issuses and power ?
Take care sir
With Love,
Yours,
Neal
USA
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Fitting reply to Shoba De. She thinks she is very smart to comment on Ash’s dress! am glad you have a medium to voice your opinions too! Go ahead, Mr. Bachan. We people would love to hear the truth and not whatever the media wants us to hear. Am really happy for you!
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Sir,
She is successful media writer as she knows how to twist, Will u put on the blog any thing she wrote where inteligence is invloved.
1) She is testing u.
2) All her comments about the blog are not worth reading, I am not defending.
3) She must understand u were not aware to blog before and there is no harm in giving explainations on somebody else acts or words if we do not agree.
4) Why people read Shobha Day because she speaks either way as per her mood and unpredictable, I never read her but from this Article I can make out that.
5) The Article she wrote on Shahrukh is conveying what she felt about the publicity created, Now has she asked Shahrukh how much he read Ravindrnath Tagore. and Now after all these defeats will he have the same popularity.
Public memory is very very less and he must have forgotton by thousands now.
6) She has used the world diluting, it shows she is talking about two faces, I am sorry she is a full (full of self). I chanlange I seat before her and let her read me
7) I don’t know why u give so much importance to her, tell me after u read her stories what exactly u get, it is just any Tom Dick Harry’s opinion.
9) U speak to her no issues but that time her second face will come where self is satisfied.
10) Its good u have put it on blog otherwise I wud not have got chance to read and correct her.
Many thanks and your reply is at some diff level, I am afraid if she can reach there.
Bye for now, Take care
Sudhan Bapat
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Shoba De! Can you imagine commenting on the creases on Aishwarya’s gown? To put it mildly Aishwarya looked fabulous and held her own among all those other godesses! And no I did not notice any creases on her dress in any of the press photographs. De is definitely jealous for neither is she ever going to look one tenth as glam as Aishwarya did nor is she ever going to be invited to Cannes. Eat your heart Ms. De! I can hear Aishwarya having the last laugh and saying ’sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me…’.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
amitji,
I don’t think you need any dog or monkey or any other pet, by apologizing for the error in your part you prove yourself much greater as a human being.
I believe Ms Dey does not have that kind courage and guts. You cannot make everyone happy; if journalists are unhappy for loosing their copyright on you then we are happy to being closer with you. Sir, you carry on sharing your mind and experience with us if anybody asking for masalatalk or controversies they know where to click.
Sir I can not claim myself as your biggest fan because I don’t know the actual parameters but I simply love and adore you for your work and the style of living. Regarding SRK my observation is that he follows your footsteps by not commenting on Amir Khans. You express your worries about KUPPH`s decreasing TRP rates , that very true, one reason can be the IPL cricket matches which starts at same time with KUPPH.
Do you have any plan to return on television in near future?
Before I finish, I would like to mention that I am from Calcutta now Kolkata. So
SABAI BHALO THAKBEN
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Dear Amitji,
Kudos to your reply!!! What an impeccable style…I do very much agree with Shobha De here…An ardent fan that I am of all your works, I find myself getting addicted to your writings as well. I wonder where you get all the energy after such a hectic schedule to write…but pray that you keep writing more and more about you and your surroundings…
May God bless you and may you keep well.
Love and regards,
Bhaswati
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
[:D] WHAT A FANTASTIC REPLY!!! [:D]
YOU NEED TO REPLY TO PEOPLE WHO MATTER LITTLE——>>>> ONLY WHEN YOU THINK THEY ARE WRONG…….and this was the correct time!!!!
Regards
Nupur Srivastava
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Dear Mr. B,
I have to agree with Shobha De on one count and disagree with her on another, but have to congratulate you for the befitting reply.
I have to agree that you should not have apologized to anybody. We have often seen SRK taking cheap digs at Amar Singh, RGV and you at very public forums i.e. The Filmfare Awards. Have we every seen anyone (SRK or the script writers) come forward with an apology where it was deserved. In your blog you had done nothing wrong in presenting TAM figures, you were just stating the obvious, just like the advertisement you had done for UP. So why apologize. Truth Hurts, period. Too bad if they can’t handle it and expect you to keep silent on lies about you and your family. If you do raise your voice all in the media go against you. Have we ever seen an apology from the 4th Estate? Keep your blogs fiery and no apologies PLEASE…
On the count I would like to differ with Sobha De is she talking about Girls only being branded as being bitchy or catty? We saw a perfect example of it when she saw the creases on Ashwariya’s dress and even mentioned it. This is a problem we have with Indians (apologies if I am offending anyone). We can’t digest the success of others. We are very good at pulling them down to embarrass them rather than support them at world forums where they are doing their country proud. We have all seen people taking digs at Ash for wearing the wrong dresses and also for wearing western and not Indian dresses. How many Indians do we know about that have been honored at such International forums?
We must all try and see the glass half full rather than half empty.
-Vikas.
Big B Yahoo Group.
Kolkata.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
hello amit ji………
today after reading ur blog i realize how childish some people are.. d great shobha de comments on the crease of a dress……..how cheap… but amit ji why u r bothered too much from such type of nonsense comments. Y u replied in such a manner like u hv made any mistake dere.u dont need to reply…
let them go to hell.. and let them talking about u ….
‘AACHA KAHE TO ACHHA HAI BURA KAHE TO ZYADA ACHHA’ right??????? atleast by this we can see the mentality of these big persons.
so take care n bye bye
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Added to my earlier…………Who is Shobha De? I am a bookish…who loves to read the novels, short stories and poems, comics and any articles……
In our country we had and have plenty numbers of respected writers……Does she even falls within the 200 of such greats……….
Can she even be compared with Arundhati Roy or Bikram Seth or Jhumpa Lahiri or Amit Chowdhury of this genre? So Mrs De better concentrate on your own work……………..and try to improve the literature quality of your work……..
Don’t be jack of all trades…………………there are some people who can earn their bread and butter for such topics………
Better, let other people to do their own work you need not to poke your nose in every matter
Regards
Ranajoy
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Amitji:
Thank you very much for letting us know how you feel about Ms Shobhaa De’s column, titled “Bhalo Bhashi”, in Bombay Times.
I would like all (fellow BIGBlog-spotters included) know how I feel about Ms. De’s column. Thus I take the liberty of appending an open letter to Ms. De.
Warmest regards and much more,
Neeraj Gupta
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Ms Shobhaa De:
“Bhalo Bhashi”, the title of your column in Bombay Times, roughly translated, means ‘love’ in Bengali. Correct? The question then is: ‘what’ or ‘who’ is the subject matter of ‘love’ in your column?
Are you feeling slighted by Amitji’s closing remarks on the occasion of your book launch recently and hence the indulgence in such preposterous writing? If you are feeling slighted, I am sorry to ask, did you send your great literary faculties on vacation to see an innuendo in Amitji’s speech when none existed?
Or, are you happily disillusioned that such unfounded indulgence would make you ‘more happening’? Again, sorry to say … all you could manage to do is … shoot from the hip!
Obviously, you did not think through all aspects of the ‘issues’ you’ve covered in your column, titled “Bhalo Bhashi”. It is a careless display of thoughtless writing; full of infantile exuberance and arrogance, damn the incidental research and sense of purpose!
Your demeanor, save in this instance, is graceful. But is it all that is to Shobhaa De? Of course, you would not like to be remembered long after you are gone for your myopic and desultory take on ‘issues’. Agree? I would be very happy for you, if would.
With best of wishes and kindest of regards,
Neeraj Gupta
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Deserving reply Amitji, as always. I just love the way you do this tongue-in-cheek takes…we will always learn something or the other from you. You remain our indisputed idol.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Hello sir…
Sounds a bit cliche but like everyone here I am also a big fan of you.
Good reply to the article by Shobha De. I have always felt something seriously needs to be done with these gossip aritcles and page 3 phenomenon.
It’s good that you are taking them head on for all the wrong information they write about you. Because it’s Big B, they will pay heed to it and may be will start some sensible journalism.
Yesterday I was watching those scene of yours from Bunty and Bubbly in which you investigate the bluff of selling Taj Mahal. Your acting was so natural.
Take care of your health.
Best wishes to you and your family,
Jitender
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
hello amit ji,
its nice to interect you here…i have been a great fan of yours. your reply on this shobha de’s comment is quite decent and controlled. please avoid to reply on silly topics like ash’s dress….
wishing you all the happiness.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Dear Amitji,
We are from Asha Bhavan Looking for your involvement for 200 disable children. please make some time and read this message and reply us.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Hi Sir,
Wow!! As I expected … my question yesterday got lost in hundreds of other voices. But wishes, unlike questions, find their way. So I wish you good health and progress. Keep up the good work!
Regards,
Amit
PS: Day 34 (i) … Well defended.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Amit ji,
Jab unchayee par jaate hain to bahut pathhar padte hain”, but you need not reply to those “patthars” . after all u r wasting those moments of your life in settling the issue. no not at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u shud not reply to such comments,
duniya to pattahra maregi, bahut weli(free) bethi hai,
apko ladai jaghree mein padna hi nahi hai,
apka kam hai achhi filmein karna aur bas rest karna, enjoy karna, listen to us, listen to those who r ur wellwishers,
and let me tell u that “aish” faces this criticism coz she is the most beautiful female in the universe and no body can reach her.
And females have a tendency to criticise other females who they think are better than them and they cannot reach to those heights.
so..
thats d scene…………..
“ignore” is the best policy for u, ur family and aish.
even a child knows that if u sit for some time after wearing a gown it gets crushed.
so u can make out who is the youngest child in this world, shayad age negative mein hai.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Amit Sir,
Thats a problem with Shobha De and you fell in her trap. see she enjoys companies of famous and big and rich and powerful because she enjoys being wife of a rich man so on that front she is safe. she does not have to write to earn money but to maintain her position. she goes in parties as guest and people talk with her as a woman who is bit known but this is her mask as she is always in to investigating journalist mode and once come back at home she writes what she got off the record. so she is basically a dishonest person. she thinks her profession demands her to be impartial but she is always biased. she praises what she likes personally. She is not columnist and at best she is still journalist indulged in yellow journalism. She is still diirty with Star-dust.
It was bit astonoishing to see that you launched her book. She does not deserve. When she does not know anything about Cannes and still comments on dress of aishwarya then its a disgsting act for a journalist. She showed pretty nonsense attitude.
If she loves truth then she should have guts to say everything on your face but she is a coward who will whisper in your ears when sitting wth you but once at desk will write private things about you.
Do you remember Banty aur babli. Shad ali had shown that slogan inscribed on signboard of a sweet shop at Kanpur.
Thaggu ke laddu
aisa koi saga nahin jise meine thaga nahin.
So shobha de is that thug. She is not sagee of anyone. She is selfish to level of cruelty and avoid her.
Its better to spend time with an honest journalist who has to struggle to survive than to waste time on page 3 journalist.
This is wron