Bachchan — 796 & 797 & 798 & 799 & 800 & 801 & 802 & 803 & 804 & 805 & 806 & 807 & 808 & 809 & 810 & 811 & 812 & 813 & 814 & 814(i) & 815 & 816 & 817 & 818 & 819 & 820 & 821 & 822 & 823 & 824 & 825 & 826

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“Do I scare you in my contemplation ? Fear not ! It is not what you may think it is. Yet, it could perhaps be very close to them that read with blinkered eyes.”
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“I have been inundated with responses from the FmXt and from other social sources on the absolutely mad piece of so called poetry that was put up last night. It was unintended, but words and thoughts simply flowed out in a stream of thought, and so there it is .”
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“Yash Johar was just the ideal producer for an artist. His care and concern for them. His efficient and systematic management systems during and after their association with the film on the floors. His personalized attention that he gave to his entire unit, are now legendary.”
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“It is Sunday as you know today and the time in the evening for the crowds. How they come to know I am back is a mystery to me. I have been away for many Sundays. Drive back from the office into Jalsa and get Abhishek and Aishwarya out too.”
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“At the AGM this morning for AB Corp, that is what I encountered with my share holders. Through thick and thin, mostly thin, they have remained with me and with support and compassion for my conditions for years. So when I declare a dividend for them there is a certain joy in giving. I am happy to have announced a 20% dividend. We are a small company, with small profits, but profits all the same and to share that with them is such satisfaction.”
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“Time passes by so rapidly. As I drove up the winding road up from Coimbatore on the plains where the flight lands, to the Hills, I could vividly remember all those wonderful moments spent with the family, when I would bring them all up for our summer shootings. It used to be Kashmir earlier, but as it succumbed to disturbances, productions started looking for alternatives and Ooty became a preferred destination. The Southern Film Industry was always here in large numbers – Ooty being almost central to the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film sectors. And then it got invaded by the Mumbai Film Industry.”
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Major achievements were accomplished by the end of the day – I convinced Mohanlal, also lovingly known by Lalettan, ‘ettan’ meaning brother in Malayalam, to join Twitter and he agreed much to the delight of all his fans from Kerala and all over. I was able to guide Aamir on the complexities of the same Twitter through an sms that he desperatelyly wrote to me a short while ago seeking advice. And .. I spoke my first lines of Malayalam for film .. and did not do a retake !! Man .. that is like ‘way cool’ .. to coin a commonly used genext expression !

So Aamir starts tomorrow at an ID of @aamir_khan. Mohanlal I am yet to find out and now the twitter brigade wants me to influence Rajnikant to come on Twitter !! And some smarties think that I canvas for the brand ambassador ship of this crazy social network. Ha ha !! Fun becoming !!
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“Thank you ‘Kandahar’, Mohan Lal, major Ravi, Chinna Ravi and the entire unit. I have enjoyed working with you.”
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“Some of the comments that come my way urge me to write in simpler form so they do not have to keep referring to a dictionary. But, firstly, I do not write words that are anywhere near wanting to open a Thesaurus. And secondly, even if I were would it not be prudent to allow me to do so. Better to not lose one’s style, if there is any at all, than to deliberately diminish it.”
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“Setting out from Udhagamandalam, Ooty in the early hours after completion of the shooting of ‘Kandahar’, the Malayalam film with great Mohan Lal, there is a request from the Producer to stop en route at Wellington to meet the Officers at the Armed Services Staff Collage.”
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“Its the passion of sport. Its what I believe is the most important representation that any country makes in its desire to be heard or seen or talked about. “
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“Just as rubbing a 100 tons of soap over coal is not going to change its color to white, spending your brain in trying to teach something intelligent to a fool is a waste.”
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“Many a times we just blindly continue to do what we have been programmed to do without giving due consideration to the effects, after effects and results. Nothing wrong with it, but it could be helpful if there was thought in delving deeper into our own exercise. How it happened, why and where to from here.”
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“It must be said this press conference was one the best that I attended and I wish to compliment the entire media for their presence and the warmth that they expressed. Thank you ladies and gentleman, it was a joy to be in your company, just such positivity that you all exuded made my day night and year !”
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“A law exists that condemns this belief and a possible transgression towards us, would make a wonderful story. For the sake of news value the character and life of an innocent shall be defamed forever. I got my copy guys, and I would care a damn as to what would happen to the remaining. “
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“Before I set out to say anything I must mention how deeply touched I am by the gift of a personalized book brought out by Kishore from our FmXt, on the occasion of my birthday.”
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“Yesterday, Ramu came over .. RGV .. and we had such a laugh over various attitudes and behaviors of people caught in various ominous circumstances. Most of the time, the laughter being directed at ourselves. He is a great mimic and in the evening hours, is an absolute delight to converse with – his sense of humor and his reenactment of situations is perfect. He is missing his vocation in life I feel. His sense of observation and the sharpness with which he notices the little effects is quite remarkable. He should make more comedies.”
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“He loved the film as did Kiran within seconds of its completion, which I must say knowing his temperament, is some sort of an achievement. But they were very moved, loved all the performances and had special words of praise for Abhishek and Vidya. In all it was a wonderful evening. I have wished to him that we must have more of these.”
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“But what was most endearing was the ‘junior artists’ at the shoot. Some of the ladies in the crowd have been with me since the 70’s, older but still junior artists. Remarkable longevity of these very noble artists, but sad in a way that they never matured on to something bigger. They sat there wondering if I would recognize them, talk to them – but I did and it was a joy as ever.”
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[discussion on the Akshay/Masand twitters]
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“I am surprised that the Ambassador speaks fluent Hindi in as pure a form as could be and informs me that he is a student of Indology from a University in Krakow. I was to visit Krakow if you remember earlier but the sudden death of their President and the volcanic ash had prevented me from going there. Hopefully there shall be another opportunity to visit Poland soon. But the Ganesh in salt was unique. “
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“Twitter may be instant and rapid and immediate and greatly universal and internal. But this space has the serene gentleness of a rain drenched flower, the peace and harmony of civilized neutrality, the reaching out capability of the morning sun – the calmness of its setting.”
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“As I drift through the responses each evening I am amazed at the regularity of the FmXt and the consistency with which they compete with me day after day. It is now a family that I know by name and almost by face, even though there are many that I have not seen.”
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“I am a bit fuddled today.
There is no particular reason for it and neither is there cause. Just a fuddled state of mind. No complaints or remorse or confusion. Just fuddled.”
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“I fail to recollect a day when I could have spoken as much as I did today !”
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“Every Sunday for the past 28 years .. same time, same place, same scenes … it is now getting beyond emotional !!”
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“Vikramaditya Motwane, a school mate of Abhishek has directed this film. His only prior credential has been that he was an assistant to Sanjay Leela Bhansali. A young man who had come some years ago to me with a marvelous script, has directed this venture of his with the maturity that one does not expect to see from one on his debut venture. In all the noise and thunder of the popular cinema now prevalent, this film comes as a fresh breeze of air. Its simplicity is brimming over with the intensity of its content. “
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“The most judicious balance then, between the two modes would perhaps be the most welcome. Finding it and executing it to finality would be the ideal proposition. Many are able to accomplish it, most do not. And thus hangs the balance – neither here nor there ! “
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“Speed has been the buzz word in the passing of the day today. I have been signed on to endorse ESPN for the Champions League Cricket T20 tournament to be held in South Africa in September.”
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“In life sometimes you wish that the voice of your conscience, be not spoken by you but by those that may perhaps be aware of it. Be spoken so that the sense of balance can be admitted and obtained. I would be lying if I were not to accept and acknowledge, that those that speak for you in glory and praise, give you ample reason to believe that that is what you had deserved. The most difficult part in life for me is to accept that. Many think that it is a false sense of deliberate pride that I exhibit. But that is far from the truth.”
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“Many of the comments that I read in either platform, carry first, the expression of joy, exuberance and astonishment at having an opportunity to connect with their favorite star. And I go back to my home town Allahabad in the 50’s and still remember so vividly how the entire city had descended upon the railway station, there one morning, to get a glimpse of Kamini Kaushal, as her train passed by. Kamini Kaushal the darling of the ages of the 50’s and some of her most popular films with Dilip Kumar, a friend of my Mother’s, because her elder sister and my Mother were together in College in Lahore, now in Pakistan.”
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“My Father tells me the interesting story of how Azad, in hiding from the British forces, had one night taken refuge in our house in Mutthiganj in Allahabad, wrapped inside a hold-all.”