Dear Mr. Bachchan, An Open Letter From a Fan

yeah ..this is called amitabh ohh sorrie..mr. amitabh's magic... no one and i repeat no one can even closer to him in acting..forget shahrukh he is just a puppet....
thanks for this article..even i am a very big friend of big b but havent got talent like u to write down in words so keep it up and keep supporting da superstar of da millenium

One of my wishes is that Amitabh bachchan should work in a gulzar directed movie.

Saudagar is one of his best movies of all time but not many have seen it. Boom was the worst and his only unwatchable film. I hope Mr. Bachchan gets to reads this open letter!

He is in Shootout too, and heard that he will act beside Johny Depp in Mira Nair's adaptation of Gregory Robert's famous book Shantaram.

Big B

Just so that you do not read Gauri's open letter and decide to stick around, let me remind you that you have the most number of flops for a super star. In fact you have the distinct honor of having the reverse Midas touch, i.e One touch and even Gold turns into shit (e.g. KBC, Thank God for SRK who revived a dead show).

I guess long before the law abiding Vijay of Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer turned into the child molester Vijay of RGV's Nisabdh, I ceased being your fan. These days watching you is like watching a lame old horse struggle to cross the finish line.

A lot of Desis think you have soiled India's image around the world by turning Jalsa into a Jalianwala Baugh. Shame on you for beating up the journalist. Did you forget that they too are human ?

Please retire before you erode your legacy any more.

Shaan Khan, are you mentally retarded? Go to an asylum or I will sponsor you and pay for your full treatment. May God have mercy on you. In Nishabd, Big B wasn't child molester. The girl was 18 years old. Plus Big B didn't came out to beat those journalists and you should be ashamed of putting as "Jalianwala Baugh" this proves you are totally pathetically mentally retarted person. Big B never even commanded to any of the guards ( saying those were not even his gaurds) to hit the journalists. Those journalists were hungry for news and snaps so they can make more money out of it as they didn't care about you and other citizens becuase news about you people will not earn them that much money. I hope you get well soon and I would suggest your family members not to let your surf the net. You may infact others virtually with your stupendous disease.

Shaan is ill, Send him some flowers.

I think Amitabh Bachchan had more flops than Shah Rukh Khan, because Shah Rukh is still a small kid compare to Amitabh Bachchan. He has a long way to go. Just now Shah Rukh is feeling insecure from Amitabh Bachchan, wondering how will he excell when he ages to 50? Will he be able to rock like Amitabh Bachchan who at 64 does "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" excellently (one of best to date). Amitabh Bachchan maintained the acting standards even in the movies which flopped (I would say didn't do well at box office and not flop). Anyone who bad mouth about the Legendary Icon is not worth of paying any attention. (like pathetic Shaan Khan ignore him)

ROFL@ Shaan Khan...Dude, chill. Has Mr Bachchan done you any harm that you're spewing so much bile?

Yea! Yea! @ all others- Shubh, Sami,Sanam, Sunny, Kohinor (fans of Big B like me)...he rocks!! All those detractors be damned, what say???

@ Sanam...I guess they havent worked together yet, right? But the India Poised anthem, penned by Gulzar saab has been rendered in English by Big B, I think.
Incidentally I'm a HUGE HUGE fan of Gulzar saab....I loved his 'Ravi ke paar'....

My embrace for free speech includes you and your comments too. Is it not wonderful that we live in a world that we can freely say what is on our mind?

I understand when you try to ignore Big B's many failures by shifting the blames on to others (e.g. Babul was a Salman Khan flop, yah right). I understand when you console yourself by saying, "atleast Big was good in it". I understand that you are blinded by your devotion to Big B. Nonetheless please do not try to minimize the travesty that has occurred. Beating up of journalist is a shame. One should stand up and speak out against it. Please do not condone such actions. Tell me, do you really want an India that allows beating up of journalist under any circumstances? As civilized people please think about these issues. Please do not sit on the sidelines while India is being tarnished. Big B is just a pimple, on the dimple, on the frog's arse, let us not sacrifice good values for a bad bachchalan.

Amitabh has not worked in any Gulzar directed movie( So far as I know) Though he has acted in movies where Gulzar has penned dialogues(Namak Haram)@ lyrics( There are many)> The closest Amitabh came to working in a Gulzar movie was when he had a guest appearance in Golmal.

As an actor and a normal human he has few parallels in Hindi cinema.

Sanam:

A: In every movie where he has had "some" competition Big B has folded like a cheap suit.

B: Big B is the architect of the New Jalianwala Baugh

How can one say then that he is a good actor or a good human being ?

Shaan,

Those are my opinions. I can see that you dislike AB and that is fine.

In movies, artists do not compete with each other. Its a team where all work to make a successful product. So I do not agree with you artists have competition from fellow artists in the same movie. If they behave in such a fashion then they can never be successful. If AB has survived so many years in the film industry and more or less a percentage of viewers believe he is successful, then I'd like to believe he has not acted in the fashion you think he did.

hai can someone give an electric shoke to this guy shaan...
hai man get well soon or go and serve ur stupid fav. star shahrukh and oh yes.. u r talking abt jaliyawala bag so first go and revise yr books and then think carefully ..its an massacare i mean so many people died in that event..now [EDITED]

Sanam:

I respect your right to have an opinion. Let us take one issue at a time. As humans we cannot ignore that Big B has been a personification of disloyalty. From Prakash Mehra to Hrishikesh Mukherjee to Mehmood he let them down when they needed him most. Thse are the people who made him.

But then what can you expect from a person who once just aspired to be a washable and reusable tampon for Parveen Babi. What can you expect from a person who cheated with Rekha in his marital bed.

Hence I ask how can one really say Big B has been a good human being. Look at the way he mercilessly beat up the journalist.Please do not exhibit indifference. Even one voice makes a huge difference in making a society better. Remember, twelve people sitting a small house in UK once triggered events that ended slavery.

Shaan,

You and I have different opinions and that is entirely fine. I think you have access to lot of private information on AB in the film world that I do not have. So I can not comment on the veracity of your information. I will find myself inadequate to measure upto your negative vibes.

Sanam:

Attach a vector to my comments after you investigate them. Till then let them be neither positive nor negative.

But note that thanks to Big B's double cross Prakash Mehra is today a broken man.

It was Hrishikesh who gave Big B some acting credential yet when Hrishi Da needed his help, he just did not even give him the time of the day.

Mehmood who gave Big B his first big break was lying very ill in a hospital (just before his death). Big B was visiting that hospital but even after the Mehmood's family begged him he did not stop by to boost a dying man's morale.

Hence I ask please check. Find out why the late Nazia Hassan slapped him in public.

Shaan Khan...I dont know you and neither do I wish to...but one request. If you had seen the general mood of my article, it was a light-hearted letter from a fan to her big screen 'don'...so please stop spoiling my mood and my fun. Take your hate mail somewhere else please. !!

Gauri

Hate is an acid that corrodes the very vessel that holds it. No my post don't have hate. Perhaps you were looking for a different word. Try again.

I have to mention here- a feedback for this article, I got from Mr CharuHasan, one of the stalwarts in the South film industry-(lesser known elder brother of KamalHasan)I shall reproduce it here verbatim:-

Interesting to learn how much and how long Amitab held human mind at sway. I have seen a lot of films from silent days from Holywood. Recently got a DVD copy of Singin in the Rain (Gene Kelly) 20 years after I became an actor myself. I have a famous actor brother, daughter and son in law, all lot more famous than me. It was then I met this man who came home to meet my famous brother.

I got a national award for the best actor for 1986. He got twice after that. I wrote Abishek Bacchan predicting his award, after the film GURU. I have met the father and son mere hello basis. Your blog article on Amitab was really scintillating. Not that he would remember me but may place if mentioned. Only that I am more than 10 years his senior-the great man- and you can try any search engine for charuhasan to place me.
Nice reading your write up and send a few lines.

charuhasan

Phew! A National Award winning actor and who knows AB reads and compliments your open letter. Who is next, Big B himself? See, my wishes are coming true after all ;)

@Shaan Khan: Dude, if you ever consider pouring all your hatred for AB in an article at Desicritics, have complete faith in me to fill that page too with similar out-of-context comments. Keep well!

Sami

The situation here is something like this. A person writes a lite hearted article praising Hitler. I respond by saying that Hitler cannot be termed as a good human because he killed many Jews. At once we have people posting that I hate Hitler.

Let me ask you, if a person who cheats on his wife, betrays his friends & colleagues, beats up journalist, is not a bad human than who is ? Perhaps you live in a parallel universe where good is bad and bad is good. Perhaps for you a person who takes care of his wife and children and treats his colleagues like his own family is a bad person. If that is the case I understand. Nonetheless if you praise Hitler, I have to in good faith point out that he was responsible for a Holocaust.

This is a blog. We all have opinions. If you disagree with mine then show your disagreement by beefing up your arguments. You don't achieve anything by attacking me. I am willing to accept the possibility that I may be wrong. I am open to embrace you views. I don't attack you, I merely debate your views. You have an equal chance to win this argument, provided you keep an eye on the ball.

BTW let me forward Hassan family's character certificate in support of Big B to Sarika. J What next a character certificate from Jeffrey Dahmer ?

Shaan, you just invoked Godwin's Law with the Hitler reference and effectively ended this debate. Sucks to be a flammable agent, doesn't it?

Aaman:

Not so fast bud. None of the Principals or the Subjects were accused of being Nazis or Nazi Sympathizers, hence Godwin's Law does not apply.

The case I made can be made even using the example of a street bully.

Aaman

Not so fast bud.

None of the Principals or Subjects were accused of being Nazis or Nazi Sympathizers, hence Godwin's Law does not apply.

I'd prefer if AB gets more picky with his roles. Is it just me or does he want to squeeze into every movie these days?
gg

Did I read "Amitabh has no parallels in hindi cinema?" Wrong. he has not parallels in world cinema either.

Yes God acknowledged that he made a mistake and broke the mold from which he made Big B. Hence Big is one of its kind. God's only mistake.

Now I see what your problem is, Shaan. On your own you dont say ANYTHING, but it is uncanny that you're always lurking/hovering over this page, and the moment a comment is made, you simply swoop down and jot down your 'precious thoughts'. It seems this page has become the be-all and end-all of your existence. Great going. Its nice to see that someone gives so much important time and energy to one post that is over 10 days!!!

Shaan - my own impression about is not very positive. you sound like someone who is a looser...

Gauri: You sound very hurt. Sorry.

Raj: Thanks for taking your time to express you opinion.

You're welcome

Dear Mr Big.

No, no, I am not Gauri. You know me :) I am your voice of reason. Anyway, what do we have here? Another Friday, and another two flops. When will you learn? "The film flopped, but he waas goooood" sounds very stale now. Have mercy on your fans, stop eroding your legacy. Watching your career graph is like watching the Dow Jones daily chart upside down, you hit a new low fairly regularly.

As I have said to you before, you have two choices. Either you can become the modern day Ashok Kumar or the modern day Mr. Irrelevent himself, i.e. Dev Anand. Right now you are running neck to neck with Dev Anand, but as a former fan I suggest you take a hold on your career, and switch to the Ashok Kumar track.

I commend you for praising SRK and the new KBC. I am sure by now you have heard about the amount of money the sponsors are willing to pay for SRK (KBC3). Unfortunately you could never in your wildest dreams command so much money. But then after taking such a positive step forward (i.e. Praising SRK) why did you have to send your lacky, P.K. Gaa and criticize Vivek Oberoi's performance in SOAL. Come on, let him be. Why are you instigating him ? Why say that he was over the top when you were likewise also extremely over the top in "Black". Please leave him alone, let him heal in peace.

Just one question, why did you think I am Gauri ? I am my own person, with my own views, exercising the option of posting these views when it pleases me. How backward of you to think I would just subscribe to someone else's views.