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Remita: Soniya : напоминает Билла нашего, Клинтона - "I did not sleep with this woman!" и тоже не соврал.... значит у себя в уме он это называет по-другому не "affair" КПСС! wichy - спасибо за чудесный перевод ещё раз! ещё много-много раз!

Remita: Amitabh Bachchan on being honoured by BAFTA By Subhash K. Jha, June 27, 2007 - 05:38 IST How was the BAFTA experience? Another unique honour for you... I feel very deeply humbled and honoured. My recognition is really an acknowledgement of the Indian film industry , and indeed India. It feels wonderful to see so much attention being given to our country. There was a retrospective of my films and some documentaries about me made by prominent people. I had to interact with the public over two evenings. British and Indian speakers spoke of my contribution and then I was asked up on stage for Q&A .Clips of my work were shown as a reference alongside on the screen. Good intelligent interaction with the public. The Chairman of BAFTA ended the event by announcing me as an honorary life -time member of BAFTA. I felt really proud to be a small part of the Indian Film fraternity, receiving this distinction. Plans for the world concert featuring you with Abhishek and Aishwarya have been finalized? Yes. We hope to be in action next year around April and cover many countries. The tour is called The Unforgettable .It'll be exciting to accompany such a young and energetic group of youngsters. The joy of having Abhishek and Aishwarya along is the added excitement. The tour is expected to take us to all important countries in the world as well as internally in India too. Some additions to the cast are in planning and soon should be finalized. I feel a lot of nostalgia and anxiety within me as I take this on after several years. Would you like to do a project where all four of you feature together? You mean Jaya, Abhishek, Aishwarya and myself ? Yes we would welcome a project that involves all of us actively. We hear a lot of talk amongst makers for such projects. You've just returned from this trip to England covering IIFA, Leeds, London . How has it been for you? It’s been wonderful. The family has been together. IIFA has been the best and the biggest Bollywood event since inception. It is such a joy for me to see the entire industry together in one place, entertaining, working and interacting with each other. The love and enthusiasm of the Yorkshire people, the respect and dignity with which they treated us was all so memorable. http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/06/27/2800/index.html

Remita: Big B watches 'Sivaji -The Boss' By Taran Adarsh, June 27, 2007 - 03:52 IST SIVAJI – THE BOSS continues to make news. The latest is, a private screening of the blockbuster hit was organized for Amitabh Bachchan and his family on Tuesday night [26th June] at Zee preview theatre, Andheri. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/06/27/9647/index.html Вот интересно было бы посмотреть их реакцию на этот кинчик!

Remita: Remita : a private screening of the blockbuster hit was organized for Amitabh Bachchan and his family on Tuesday night [26th June] Это выходит, Lo смотрела вчера сей шедевр одновременно с Баччанами!

geeta: А разве Амит сам не играет там в гест-аппиэрэнс? Маааленькая такая ролька.......

Lo: geeta : А разве Амит сам не играет там в гест-аппиэрэнс? Маааленькая такая ролька....... В Шиваджи? Не видела там Амита... (но я экранку смотрела) А откуда данные, что он там играет?

Soniya: Lo : А откуда данные, что он там играет? не скажу откуда, но я тоже слыхала. ты весь посмотрела? ты герой... я на 9 минуте сломалась на девятой с половиной

Lo: Soniya : ты весь посмотрела? ты герой.. да, мне памятник надо... цедила, только из принципа...

wichy: Еще одно интервью с Баччаном. Старый разошелся. Переводить не буду - и не уговаривайте меня... - а то я скоро цитатами из его интервью разговаривать начну... отсюда In a freewheeling conversation with Indrajit Hazra, Amitabh Bachchan talks about the media, his views on being described as a ‘propagator of superstition’, Amar Singh, his advice to his son and cracks a Jewish joke. The last six months have been interesting times for you — your career as an actor is in the spotlight again, your son got married, and there were cases filed against you in the courts. How has it been for you in the last half year? What I’ve been realising over the past two days I’ve been talking to the media is that a lot of things that we felt were trivial have been actually taken up quite seriously [by the media]. You didn’t expect that? Obviously not. Because we thought that some of them were laughable. For instance, the whole manglik thing [about Aishwarya marrying Abhishek would bring a curse into the family]. And because it was so ridiculous, we never paid attention. But when you heard about it, didn’t you immediately want to scotch such talk? You know, if I was to sit down and try and scotch everything that comes out in the newspapers I wouldn’t have the time for anything else. So how did this sort of thing come about? I have not seen Aishwarya’s horoscope. Neither has she. Two people have decided to get married. That’s all that matters…I think it all began with the electronic media suddenly airing…. no, it actually began earlier with the association, or the media’s attention on the association between Abhishek and Aishwarya and the speculation of some kind of union. And what happened subsequently were perceptions, speculations that were astrological in nature. Then one day we saw some astrologer coming on television saying that this is her [Aishwarya’s] horoscope, its not right, so on and so forth. Then you had shots of my brother [Ajitabh] being interviewed saying that he didn’t know anything about this. The accusation was that my brother took Aishwarya’s horoscope and this is what the astrologer said. Even I haven’t seen Aishwarya’s horoscope till today. Neither has she. Two people have decided to get married. That’s all that matters to me. My son called me from New York - he and Aishwarya had gone for the premiere of Guru. “I’ve proposed to her and she has said yes,” he said. I said, “Come home”. We still don’t know what this manglik is. You don’t think this is part of the larger political campaign against you? The court cases involving farmland and tax evasion? The government has more important things to do than to hound me. Everyone of us has the law to deal with. These things come up in a routine fashion. And if I may say so, sir, it [the manglik business] still hasn’t stopped. And that’s very tragic. That even after she has become the wife of my son, they are still saying she’s this and she’s that. I believe she’s a blessing to the family. We will not tolerate any of this nonsense. Do you regret iconhood and the downsides that seem to come with it? I’ve never believed in these epithets. I don’t want to believe in it. These are in the minds of the media and some people. Please explain to me what being an icon is. How do you define it? I haven’t been given a script. I don’t know what the dialogues of an icon are. How do you respond to charges that you’re superstitious and by being in your position you end up encouraging superstition for millions? My son called me from New York: “I’ve proposed to her.” I said, “Come home”.I’m just practising a very normal human practice of going to the temple. But the insinuation is that they [the Bachchans] are going to the temple to get the manglik removed. This is rubbish. Four instances, I’ll tell you. The first one was when we went to Benares. It was the 27th of November, my father’s birth anniversary. When my father passed away [in 2003], the Government of India issued a stamp in his honour the next year. The stamp was released by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Atalji and my father had been very close associates. He came to inaugurate the function and in his speech he said that he wanted every year on the 27th of November to be celebrated with a Kavi Sammelan in Lucknow. For the past year, my mother has been critically ill. She has been hospitalised with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We have traditionally always celebrated Holi and Diwali as festivals opening our house to everyone. We did not celebrate last year because we felt that this celebration would be insensitive. When my father’s birthday came up last year, we all felt that it would be improper to have the celebrations. Jaya was shooting in Benares… Laga Chunari Mein Daag, I was in Bombay, Abhishek was shooting in Delhi. Aishwarya happened to have been passing through Delhi, they were seeing each other. Jaya said, “Look, it would be nice if all of us could come and pray in the Sankatmochan Temple in Benares. Its dad’s birthday, the whole family will get together.” That’s all that it was. The whole thing just repeatedly came coming that they’ve gone there to get rid of the manglik curse. Then they got engaged in the early part of January. 24th January was Amar Singhji’s birthday. We went to Vidyanchal. It’s a temple that he believes in. He wanted to marry off 50 underprivileged couples. He said that he spends a lot of money throwing parties in Delhi …rather give it to charity. It’s a temple where his children had their mundan. So we all went there. That’s all we did. Then the whole thing was put up ‘Oh he’s going to Siddhivinayak Temple to pray.’ I’ve been there many times. Siddhivinayak, every Tuesday, has a very fine aarti and people walk on Monday night at midnight from all parts of the city. I’ve done that many times. But now it’s being insinuated that I went there for the manglik thing. The notion that you propagate superstition by repeatedly going to temples has been doing the rounds. I ask you, as a citizen, is it a crime to go to the temple? And if I am propagating superstition by going to the temple, then the whole country is propagating superstition. And what about the TV channels and the media? Please stop those TV [religion and faith] channels immediately! What about the print media? Don’t you print horoscopes? Some people quoted works of my father and said his father was a staunch agnostic, he never believed in all this, how come his son is propagating superstition. My father was nothing like that. He is not alive to defend himself. I think it’s unethical for people to refer to him in this manner. Do you miss the time when there was a clear division between Amitabh Bachchan on the screen and Amitabh Bachchan in his private life? When did you think it started? Once you associated yourself with politics and politicians? I’m not in politics. I left it years and years ago. I’ve accepted that I was a failure in politics. I was not qualified for the job… You did win by a landslide in 1984 against a stalwart like Bahuguna. Then you quit in 1987. Why did you join politics in the first place? It was an emotional decision. Mrs Gandhi had been assassinated; we all felt very close to Rajiv and felt that we should stand behind him. He asked me to fight an election. Fortunately or unfortunately, I faced a huge adversary and won. I ended up in Parliament and soon discovered that emotion really doesn’t have any place in politics. It’s a much more intricate and complicated game and I just didn’t know how to play it. Neither was I interested. Almost at the same time there were allegations against me and my family - the Bofors issue. I decided I would resign… a lot of people advised me not to resign, to stick there and fight it. But I thought, no, my conscience and my morality did not allow me to do that. I resigned, I fought against allegations in five countries, won and, well, the truth is before us now - who is involved and who isn’t. If you’ve done something right, nobody will touch you. If you’ve done something wrong, nobody will save you. Do you regret getting into politics then? No, I don’t regret it. There were very valuable moments. I decidedly wanted to work hard and do something for the people of my country. The only regret that I have is that I was not able to fulfill the promises that I had made to my constituency, to Allahabad. In 2018, your son will be the age you were when you started your stint in politics. What will your fatherly advice be to him if he does decide to… I…strongly advise him even now that he must not. I’ve advised every member of my family… But your wife… Jaya’s a member of the Rajya Sabha, but that’s…that’s not politics. She just enjoys the fact that she sits there…she’s almost like a little girl in school, goes through questions and then answers. But you are very close to some politicians. Do you detect some media hostility towards your closeness to Amar Singh? I don’t see why there should be. If I have chosen Amar Singhji as my friend, it’s got nothing to do with politics. How did you and Amar Singh meet? How do you meet a friend? I’m just trying to… No, I want to ask you. Because whatever you would say would apply to me. What makes you come close to someone and have him as a friend? You enjoy his company. You feel that when you talk or he talks, you understand each other. And you feel that he is somebody who will stand by you when you’re in some kind of trouble, or stand by you and be happy with you in moments of joy. That’s what Amar Singh is. We’re great friends. But because of his… being a politician, everyone is assuming that there is more to it than that. But can you name me anything that he may have done for me, or that I have been a recipient of any kind of political largesse? Has this family been the recipient of any kind of political largesse? My father was a Rs 500 lecturer in Allahabad University when he came to know Jawaharlal Nehru. He was an Officer on Special Duty in the Hindi section, because he was called by Panditji to head that department. When Mrs Gandhi was the Prime Minister, I joined the film industry. I worked on my own. When Rajivji was Prime Minister, I was doing my own thing. And we’re still doing the same. What about the theories that do the round about your friendship with Amar Singh? Name me a theory. That he came to your help when you needed help after the collapse of ABCL. In what way? Not a single financial input came, nor has there been a presumed financial input from either Mr Anil Ambani or Mr Subroto Roy. I had huge outstandings, creditors at my door and everyone advised me that this is business, if you go you should declare bankruptcy, pack your bags, enjoy your life, go home. But I felt that that was not what my conscience was telling me to do. I just felt that if there were a company that bears my father’s name, it would be my moral duty to pay back everyone. I worked, and I worked hard and I paid back everyone. And I’m happy that my company has got back in black. That’s about it. But yes, there were friends who just came and stood by me. When somebody holds your hand in an hour of trouble [shows an embrace], that’s it, that’s all that you do. That’s just a gesture, showing your solidarity, your strength, almost your abstract physical strength to that person. And Amar Singh is that person for you? I believe that Amar Singhji is that man. I believe that he’s a more practical person than I am. I believe I lack that practicality because I’m in the creative world. I’m not aware of the intricacies of the system or the law or all these things. I used to get managed by my brother. He left to settle down abroad and there was a vacuum, a gap and…I knew him [Amar Singh] much before he became what he is. You say you haven’t gone into politics since the 1980s. What about in UP? Jaya’s a Rajya Sabha member, but that’s not politics. She just enjoys sitting there.The UP Development Council was formed by the UP government headed by Amar Singhji under the patronage of the Chief Minister [Mulayam Singh Yadav] - not a government organisation, but almost a quasi-…where several dignitaries were invited to come and join as advisors… well, not advisors but people who give suggestions. Anil Ambani, Adi Godrej, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Subroto Roy…all these people were on our board…board meaning panel. We sat through several meetings. We discussed how and what we can do to bring in investment into Uttar Pradesh and to see it together. We had marvellous meetings. We had people coming in from overseas, with concepts and ideas, a lot of them actually executed. How do you propagate what is happening in Uttar Pradesh? How do you invite investors into the state? That was the next question and they felt that I could be made brand ambassador, either through my contacts, my deliberations. I was doing brand ambassadorship for Cadbury’s and all kinds of other things. Why not for my own state? I was born and brought up there. Seven generations of my family have lived and died there. So these were campaigns that we did. What have I talked of in Uttar Pradesh? I have talked…glorified the state; I’ve said that if I’m ever born again I would like to be born there. Then a huge hue and cry was raised about crime in the state. What did I come and say? I’m quoting from a Central report - not a UP state report - it’s a Central Home Ministry report which states that UP is 26th or 27th in the line-up of ‘crime states’…the degree of crime. I have not said that jurm idhar nahi hai [there is no crime]; mein keh raha hun ki Uttar Pradesh mein anya rajyon se jurm kam hai [I am saying it is less than in other states].’ But surely that’s being very technical and the timing was rather bad with Nithari and… Nithari? What is Nithari? I believe it’s a social ailment. You have a man-eater, or whatever… alleged man-eater. There’s something wrong with society. What’s happening in Chhattisgarh? Every day we read someone getting raped, someone getting stabbed… But if you’re deliberately going to go after some person or some area… So we have refocused the attention [through the UP Development Council promo] and have succeeded in destroying that image. With the change in government in UP, do you expect a witch hunt against the friends of the previous government?I am a nobody, just another citizen of this country. I don’t think so. If you’ve done something right, nobody will be able to touch you. If you’ve done something wrong, nobody will be able to save you. And the court cases related to farmlands in UP and Maharashtra and the charge that you’re evading tax? These are sub judice matters. I won’t be able to comment on them now. As for a campaign against me, I am a nobody, just another citizen of this country. Surely a little more than just another citizen? No, I sincerely believe that. You’ve fared crises before - your injury during the shooting of Coolie, after leaving the Congress during Bofors, the failure of ABCL, now these court cases. You seem to always bounce back. You know, I’m always reminded of this famous Jewish joke. A Jewish man died and went up to the gates of heaven and asked God, “Lord, is it true that we are the chosen people?” And God said, “Yes, my son, you are.” The man replied, “You mind choosing somebody else for a change?” I don’t know. This is destined for me. I hope that I have the strength and the ability to overcome it. You can’t always be successful. Who knows? I may fail. We’re all human. We have human failures. But I would like to say in all these matters that I have great respect for the judiciary in this country and the judicial system. And I will follow it. I will also do two more things: I will follow my conscience, and I will follow what is morally right.

Remita: geeta : А разве Амит сам не играет там в гест-аппиэрэнс? Маааленькая такая ролька....... Нет, не играет - иначе об этом хоть где-нибудь да написали - такой блокбастер всех времён, как-никак Lo : В Шиваджи? Не видела там Амита... Вот слово свидетеля-очевидца и по совместительству - героя-камикадзе Lo : цедила, только из принципа... Lo - ты его рекламировала ты его и смотрела а мы только ржать горазды, а как до дела доходит, сразу в кусты - беспринципные какие-то...

Soniya: отседа Big B shoots for Sivaji IndiaGlitz [Friday, November 03, 2006] It is happening time for the Sivaji team. Now we are talking about Shankar himself putting in an appearance. The happiness stems from the fact that the Big B (Amitabh Bachchan) himself has shot for a couple of scenes in the film. Sources close to the film’s shoot have confirmed that the scenes involving Bachchan were indeed shot in Pune. Sivaji’s shoot featuring Rajini are now being shot in Pune. A song with Nayantra was shot there recently. With Amitabh Bachchan very busy, the team decided to shoot the scenes involving him there itself. Though this is only a token appearance, Amitabh Bachchan’s presence will add value to the movie. This is also the first time that he is acting in a Tamil movie. Amitabh Bachchan and Rajini share a special rapport. Rajini has acted in several successful Tamil remakes of Amitabh Bachchan hits of the 80s. Amitabh Bachchan also acted with Rajini in Hindi movies like Giraftaar and Hum. и еще про Шиваджи, раз уж мы тут о нем - Aishwarya Rai, Ayesha Takia and Rani Mukherjee were considered initially for the role of heoroine but finally Shriya had gracefully accepted the role. убицца веником

wichy: Soniya : Aishwarya Rai Ааааа!!! Представляю Ашку героиней с этим толстым усатым дядькой пошлого вида и преклонных лет... Видимо, это тока в их мечтах все они были его героинями

Lo: Так он в песне должен был мелькать? (блин, не видела в упор, и все.. хотя экранка , как всегда.. значит какие-то сцены отсутствуют) надо глянуть отзывы индийцев на Шиваджи.. Если Амит там был - должны упомянуть.

Soniya: wichy : Представляю Ашку героиней с этим толстым усатым дядькой ты бы видела как эта героиня неистово виляла бедрами на девятой минуте, ты бы так уже не смеялась

wichy: Soniya : ты бы видела как эта героиня неистово виляла бедрами на девятой минуте, Именно после этой минуты ты и выключила фильму?

Soniya: wichy : Именно после этой минуты ты и выключила фильму? да. вскоре. у меня в боку колоть начало от ее телодвижений, а потом еще толстопузы побежали по экрану вряд... это уже было выше всяческих моих дамских сил.

Remita: Lo : Так он в песне должен был мелькать? (блин, не видела в упор, и все.. Оно и неудивительно - Раджникант затмил Амитабха!

wichy: Интервью Амита, данное CNN CNN: Right now, it's an exciting time for Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan: Yes, I think it is. It's a great progression from where we were a few years ago, where even though we were the highest-making film nation in the world, we were looked upon with a certain amount of criticism and skepticism about our content and the way we make our films. Gradually, over the years, people have come to expect and accept that this is how we make the films, and it's all turning out to be profitable and exciting with viewers all over the world. CNN: Why do you think people had been so skeptical? Bachchan: Well, they felt that the content wasn't exciting enough, they couldn't understand the song and dance routine, they didn't like the very cliched stories or formulaic storylines, but that's the way we are. We must have song and dance in our lives; we've had it ever since the inception of cinema in India. Our stories are very social-based, very human-based. We are a very emotional nation. All our culture and tradition of over 5,000 years has come through a lot of heat and fire and eventually come out on top. That's how it is, and that's how it's going to remain. CNN: Is Bollywood escapism for the Indian people? Bachchan: You have to see it in a larger perspective. There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line, there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life, and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. So yes, the content of our television and our cinema is escapist in nature because we are there to provide entertainment. The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage. CNN: What are the main differences between a Hollywood and a Bollywood actor? Bachchan: Conceptually we are both the same. We are all human beings, we are actors, we are put in different situations and conditions and we act. Perhaps the content of the Indian cinema is a lot more varied and diverse as compared to the ones the Hollywood actors get associated with. They more or less have a very single track presence, so to say. Indian actors, because of the format of our stories, need to be good actors, and be able to perform emotional sequences, do a bit of comedy, dance and singing, action, because all of this forms just one film. In many ways I'd say there are greater demands on Indian actors than there are on Hollywood. CNN: So do you think Hollywood actors could learn from the Bollywood actors? Bachchan: I don't know that we are worthy enough for learning something from us, but I do know that actors in India are very capable, very talented, and can be compared to the best anywhere in the world. CNN: What makes you the best actor in India? Bachchan: I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films. It's more instinctive rather than anything else. I don't do the calculated rehearsed kind of approach, and I hope that I can continue that because I believe that instinct is much stronger and greater when you are performing on camera. CNN: Tell us about the upcoming remake of "Sholay." Bachchan: "Sholay" is an extraordinary film. It's the highest-grossing film and it had a great impact on our society. Obviously remaking it is a huge task. We are purely using the inspiration of the film. I am playing the baddie in the film, as opposed to one of the leading men in the original. It's a great challenge for any actor to do something different in a film. I will obviously not be playing the leading man, but it's exciting. At my age you don't get to run after the girl and win them over and fight the baddie, but I'm happy that I'm doing the negative role in this film and I'm enjoying it! CNN: Tell us about "Sarkar 2" -- it's becoming a bit of a family affair! Bachchan: It's a very powerful film, it takes influences from the Godfather. It's not exactly a remake, but it took inspiration from the Godfather and put it in "Sarkar." We are now doing "Sarkar 2," which is going to have Abhishek, my son, and his wife to be, so I think it will be wonderful for the three of us to work together again. Sarkar 2 will be a much larger film, larger in concept, larger in visuals. It promises to be very exciting. CNN: Is it nice to work with your family? Bachchan: The entire filming industry in India is one big family. We all feel that way whenever we make a film: it's a very homely feeling; we all live together, eat together, move around together. It's a wonderful feeling. I don't know how Hollywood behaves, but this is how we behave, and yes, when you have members of the family working with you it makes it all the more exciting. CNN: What's next for you? Bachchan: I think that it's important that actors keep getting challenged every day. For every creative person it's a terrible moment when they say they have done all they want to do. I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to be able to accomplish this feat, get jittery. That hunger and those butterflies in the stomach are very essential for all creative people. I'd like to believe that tomorrow is another challenge for me. I'm sure there is lots more for me to do, because there is lots and lots of stuff still to be explored.

wichy: Еще одно интервью с Амитабхом. По-моему, есть некий перебор с количеством интервью за последнее время. Не есть хороший PR-ход. Amitabh Bachchan gets emotional. In a conversation with Ram Kamal Mukherjee, he talks about his mother, his inability to help her and the act of balancing joy and sorrow When was the last time you were nervous and didn’t know what to do? Recently, during Abhishek’s wedding. My mother has been unwell for many months now. She can talk, hear, see, move or eat. She is having her daily meal through an artificial pipe which has been inserted from her stomach. I see my mother and feel helpless. She is the most beautiful woman on earth and can only understand what I speak. (Becomes emotional) The next moment I come back to Jalsa and I dance because it’s my son’s wedding. I have to switch on and off in real life too. It’s very difficult. I can’t stop my son from celebrating because my mother is serious. I become nervous, when it comes to balancing such incidents in life. Have you ever lost your temper with Jaya, Abhishek, Shweta and now Ash? I don’t lose my temper. I get worried when Jaya, Abhishek or Shweta fall ill. I might ask them to be careful about their health… but I wouldn’t call it anger. Are you the attention seeker in your family? No, I don’t think so. But Jaya said you were, on Koffee With Karan? You are getting it wrong, she must have joked. Have you ever tried to cook and impress Jaya? Even if I want to impress Jaya, I would never try to cook. I can hardly boil water. Would you be able to handle it if no one gave you a second look when you are walking down a street? Oh, that happens often, nowadays. What? Yes, people don’t look at me. And I am very chilled out about it. You mean to say people don’t look back at Amitabh Bachchan? Oh, come on, that’s just another name. Have you ever travelled in a local train? Oh yes, when I came to Mumbai that used to be my mode of communication. But I haven’t done it since becoming a film star, barring a few instances for shooting purposes. Any idea how much a rickshaw ride would cost from Juhu to Bandra? Rs 150? What’s your monthly income? You will have to sit with my CA. He will give you the exact amount. Do you count your money everyday? Yes, I do. I keep a check on my bank account everyday. Do you fit inside a taxi comfortably? You mean to say, do my legs give trouble? Oh no, I manage it fairly well. (Laughs) When was the last time you ate fast food at Juhu beach? Not at Juhu beach, but there is a fast food center near Haji Ali. A few weeks ago, while I was coming back from Haji Ali, I stopped my car and had bhel. Did you get mobbed? No. Why? Do you like to meet strangers? I meet them everyday. It’s interesting. They stand outside my house with petitions and requests. Some are nice, some are really weird. I listen to all of them. Do you have an account in Orkut? What’s that? Do you answer emails? Yes, I do. Are you in touch with your school friends? Yes, very much. In fact next year we’re celebrating a re-union of the 1958 batch. All my friends from Sherwood College in Nainital will come. I am looking forward to it. It will be a lot of fun for all of us. Did you ever bunk school or college? School was a bit difficult, because it was a boarding school. But in college, I bunked so many classes. We would stand beside the swimming pool and watch girls — the typical boyish things you do. Do you miss being a normal grandpa to Navya Naveli, attending school functions and walking in the garden with her? Sorry to inform you that I am very much a normal grandpa. I do walk with her in my garden, and attend her school functions and grandparents’ meeting. I used to do it for Abhishek and Shweta also. When was the last time you connected with nature? Everyday. I take a walk in my lawn at Prateeksha. I also like the Himalayas, Shimla and various other locales in India. What’s the last book you read? I have become a bit lazy. The last book I started reading was Shantaram, because Mira (Nair) wanted me to read the book. But I found the book too tedious and have now decided to read the screenplay. I buy lots of books but hardly finish them. I read a few chapters and then keep them aside. Does this white beard help cover wrinkles? I don’t know that but I keep it because I like it. But I shaved it for Khakee. I am an actor and I need to keep changing my look. Does your body ache each time you do a dance act or stage show? Oh yes, it does. Why just dance shows, it aches everyday when I wake up from my bed. Why did you play an extra in JBJ? Shaad wanted me to be in the song. If that has disappointed my fans, I will be careful next time. Are you jealous of other actors? No, why should I be jealous of others? Are you very conscious of Brand Bachchan? Now what’s that? I have been reading a lot about it in media, but I don’t think any such brand exists. Are you the richest farmer in India? Oh! That’s subjudice so I would not talk about it. But I promise that I will give an apt reply very soon. Will you call SRK for dinner? Yes, I can call him right now… (And he dials SRK!) If everything is fine between you two, then why didn’t you attend Zee Awards and why did he avoid IIFA? There is no war. I called him personally for IIFA this year, but he was holidaying with his family in London. During the Zee Awards, none of my family members were in town, and I had to stay back because of my mother. We have made it a point that someone from the family will always be in town. This recent avatar of yours is a bit shocking. You have become over protective about Abhi-Ash and clearing all sorts of confusion in media. Why? I had no option. How much can a person take? Now they are married and happy, why can’t the media leave them alone? I am appalled with the stories printed. How can someone call Ash ‘panvati’, ‘mangalik’ and accuse her of bringing evil to our family? Is this how educated people speak? So you have become a Lion King? I am just another father. I need to protect my children. I had to speak, because I think there was a lack of communication. Did you ask Ash to wear Indian outfits whenever she is with you and Jaya? Never! She is free to wear whatever she is wearing. We don’t have any protocol. Did Ash cook anything for you after the wedding? Yes she did. We have a Bengali custom in our family. On the first day after marriage, the bahu enters the kitchen and cooks some delicacy for her father-in-law. Ash made yummy halwa for all of us. Why did Jaya take off on Vivek Oberoi in Koffee With Karan? I think you got her wrong. Jaya mentioned Vivek’s name when Karan asked who she feels that ‘a man on a mission’, because she is very fond of Vivek. The biggest goof up in your career? I don’t make any goof-ups, and I always stand by my mistakes. Do you read film magazines and gossips? Yes, I love reading them, and my interest begins and ends there. Rekha talks about you in all her interviews, but you’ve never acknowledged her in any of yours? Oh, no one asked me about her. I think Rekha is a fantastic co-actor and she came from south, had no idea about the language. She groomed herself brilliantly and we have worked in some of the most remarkable films. I have high regard for her. So, will you act with Rekha? Why not? I would love to act with Rekha once again, provided we get a really good script. You mean to say, till date, no one’s wanted to make a film with you and Rekha? Yes, there have been a couple of offers, but none of them were worth it. Are you in touch with Rekha? What do you mean? I don’t call her every now and then. When we meet at social gathering we acknowledge each other. I don’t think so. A year ago at the Sarkar premiere, Rekha looked through you and went up to Abhishek. The photographs were flashed all over and I am sure you must have seen them? Yes, I did see them. Well, you can do a lot of fun stuff with photographs. There is this famous joke about the Pope, that when the Pope came to the Vatican and someone asked, will you be going to a discotheque, and Pope asked, ‘Is there a discotheque in Vatican?’ The next day media reported Pope says, ‘Is there a discotheque in Vatican?’ Now that’s how you can play with words and pictures. Rekha is very fond of Abhishek and so is Abhishek. There is no story in between. Will you allow Abhishek to act with her in future? He is free to work with anyone. Do you feel awkward when the electronic media shows your reaction whenever Rekha is on stage and vice versa? There is nothing to feel awkward about, she is an actor and I am part of this industry. If electronic media is taking our reaction, then that’s nothing but obvious. Did anyone from the Gandhi family call to wish you after the Abhi-Ash wedding? That’s very personal and I would not like to comment on that issue. Did it upset you that Raj Babbar invited everyone except you for his daughter’s wedding? I don’t know whether he has invited me or not. If he decides not to invite me for his daughter’s wedding, that’s his wish. My best wishes for his daughter. Why are you always politically correct? What are you scared of? I am not politically correct at all, and I am not scared of anyone except God. Do you know who your enemies are? I don’t have enemies, at least I would like to believe that! Are you irritated with irresponsible journalism? I think journalists can’t be irresponsible, and if someone is irresponsible then the person can’t be a journalist. Would you be able to write a regular column in a daily newspaper? I think once in a fortnight I might write a column, but not on a regular basis. I think I am not that much clued about what’s happening around me. Will you ever retire? People will make me retire. When they get bored with my face and refuse to see me on screen, I will have to retire.

4837464: Lo : Так он в песне должен был мелькать? я фигею в этом зоопарке... Амитабх на подтанцовках у Раджниканта? хренасе, айтем бой...

wichy: 4837464 : Амитабх на подтанцовках у Раджниканта? Ага, особенно если себе представить его по пояс голого и с нарисованной рожей Раджниканта на пузике,.. "Мир сошел с ума...."

wichy: Да... вы угадали. Еще одно интервью Амита. На этот раз поинтереснее: отсюда Why are you reacting as if the country is putting too much pressure on you? I’m just an actor. I believe in the power of the government. I’m a small person. If there are laws, certain technicalities — whether it’s income tax or whatever — where I may have erred, I will attend to it. I will follow the law, but I’ll do it with my conscience. I will follow the law of the land, I will follow my conscience I will follow what I think is morally right. In Bofors the same thing happened. They accused me and my family. Today, it is known that we were nowhere near that controversy. We know who the people instigating this were, but that’s not the point. But it did scuttle your political ambitions… Frankly, I’d failed as a politician. I didn’t understand it. People told me you are doing the wrong thing, you should stay in there and fight it out. I declined. Allegations had been levelled against me, I had to step back. The case tested the law in five different countries and I was proved innocent. But I was finished with politics. Despite that, you are seen cavorting with politicians. For instance, as brand ambassador of UP. A lot of people feel you have done nothing for Mumbai which gave you so much… Uttar Pradesh is the state I was born in. The UP Development Corporation asked me to join a panel to invite investment. This panel included people like Anil Ambani , Adi Godrej, Kumarmangalam Birla, Subroto Roy and others. The idea was to effect change. The UP government said we want to propagate the state, have a face and a voice to be able to do that. There’s this guy, they thought, who endorses so many products so why not the state of his birth? So they made me a brand ambassador. There was a spate of media reports on how UP was full of crime. The government disputed this, saying UP ranked 36, not sixth. They brought the central home ministry reports to disprove these media, so I did two films placing these facts before the public. I didn’t say “Yahaan jurm nahin hain’’, I said, “doosre states ke muqable mein yahaan jurm kam hain.” What’s wrong in that? Regarding Mumbai, Maharashtra or the rest of the country, where haven’t we given our support? Every time there has been a famine, a flood, a riot, the film industry is the first to speak up. Who walked from Juhu all the way to Mohammed Ali Road when the last big riots took place? Who did a show for Tsunami? We work for the blind and the handicapped children. There is an institute next to my house, where Jaya is involved, there is one at Haji Ali where we look after these children. What is this accusation that we don’t do anything for Mumbai? Yes, I do have friends in politics. I cannot help it if I am a friend of Balasaheb, Amar singh, LK Advani or Atalji. You seem to be still hurting with some kind of persecution complex… At the time when ABCL went down, we had 54 cases against us. We had hundreds of creditors. They used to walk into my bedroom, abuse me, humiliate me. Everybody from businessmen, friends and relatives advised that I should declare bankruptcy, get on with my life. The biggest businessmen do this, they said. I said no. If I have a debt to repay, I must. I worked hard to repay every single penny I owed. I have walked to people’s houses and said my company owes you money, you are not aware of this, but here it is. I am the only person who’s walked into the Doordarshan office and said I still owe you money, here take the cheque. It ran into crores. They never asked me for it. They have not asked many other people I know who owe them money, and they are all from Mumbai, the film industry. I don’t want to talk about them, it’s not my business. Yeh bhi lijiye, that is the way I have been brought up. I don’t believe there is any persecution. If I’m going to do something right, nobody will be able to touch me. If I’m going to do something wrong, nobody will be able to save me. We hear the film industry is divided into camps now — the Bachchan camp, the Shah Rukh Khan camp etc… This is a totally false perception. Kitni baar bolte hain ki kuch bhi problem nahin hain, but once the media has an impression, it is very difficult to battle it. Shah Rukh and I were in London together recently and decided behtar hai chup hi rahe. Now people are comparing Rajnikanth with Amitabh Bachchan, that he’s bigger than Amitabh. I know that he’s bigger. You have no idea what a phenomenon he is. He just has to raise a finger and poora Tamil Nadu khada ho jayega. He is remarkable man. He started off as a bus conductor, and they are all still his friends, those who he worked with. Tooti phooti Fiat me jaata hai… his first car even now he travels in that. There was a letter recently in a newspaper which said, "Why are you comparing these two… why do you always want to divide…why can’t we be proud of the fact that there are two such individuals?" That is the point I want to make.The Indian film industry is the only nationally integrated institution left in this country. Inside a theatre, nobody asks whether the person sitting next to him is a Hindu, Muslim or a Christian. We laugh at the same jokes, cry at the same emotions, sing the same songs. Tell me one other institution that propagates this? You’ve been the angry young man, action-tragic-comic hero, and now a character actor with all these dimensions. Which do you identify most with? I am lucky that I got to be a hero and am fortunate that even at the age of 65 I get interesting and important roles. I am happy to do any role, actually. I must of course thank Salim-Javed for making me a star. They wrote some of the most powerful scripts for Hindi films – Deewar I rate as the best ever in Hindi cinema — and helped create a persona that connected with the masses. It’s sad that they had to break up. Salim-Javed reflected the mood of the people of that time. They talked of a systems failure in many aspects of life, and the frustration and anger emerging from this. Main toh bus stop me khada tha, bus aagayin usme chad gaya. It could have been anybody playing those roles, I was fortunate it was me. Hrishida was a very sensitive film maker, and middle of the road. He made some wonderful films like Anand, Namak Haram, Mili. Manmohan Desai was remarkable too. He strongly believed in what he did, whether anybody else did or not. Look at Amar Akbar Anthony, the scene where three people are donating blood to their mother. It would be the height of absurdity, but nobody ever objected to it. Ramesh Sippy was a whizkid who put cinema into a new era, and Ram Gopal Varma is an amazing personality too. He used to run a video parlour before making a film, and had never seen any great works. Balki who did Cheeni Kum was an ad guy who had never done a film earlier. And the younger generation with Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, Shaad Ali... How have films and directors changed in the last four decades? Now the pace is much faster. Our attention span is much smaller and the film maker has to appeal to that. No visual lasts more than 30 seconds, and that’s a revelation for me. I remember shooting for Mohabbatein when Aditya Chopra walked up to me and said, “Fantastic shot, par do minute kam kar sakte hai aap”. As opposed to a Hrishikesh Mukherjee who would say don’t rush your lines, feel them before delivering. I am 65 today and the average age on the sets is 22, so I have to make big adjustments. But the youngsters are very ambitious and very aggressive. They have a lot of confidence. Hamare mein toh aaj tak confidence nahin hai ke jo kar rahe hai theek kar rahe hai. These guys think the world is their competition and I like that. There is a huge amount of energy in today’s generation of wanting to do something different. I am fortunate that I still have some strength left in me to give them something. Are you an actor’s actor or a director’s actor? How do you keep reinventing yourself to stay in the race? I don’t know, but after 38 years here I would like to believe that I am a director’s actor. Where reinvention is concerned, it’s true that I didn’t have the different shades that I get to play today. But it doesn’t work every time. Nishabd was something that didn’t go down too well with audiences. They perhaps wondered how Amitabh Bachchan could do this. But that was the character of the film, not me. A vast majority still unfortunately have this image of me — and I hope that I am not coming across as saying something wrong — which is very limiting for me as an actor. But if people expect this, then I feel I have to be more careful. If you are going to be microscopically analysed and looked at from every angle, then you have to make a choice. Either you say I will do what I feel like, not bothering about what the world thinks of me, or you say no. I owe something to the people and act accordingly. That suggests a certain vulnerability to public opinion… I don’t know. It could be. I don’t want everyone to believe what I am not. I want them to see that I am a normal human being. If I am going to be continuously reminded of certain events, I would rather correct myself. There are many who will say “jo likhna hai likhdo, karna hai karo’’. I can’t do that. In recent incidents, is it because your family is involved? No, even as an individual. But that is the curse of celebrity, you will always been under the scanner… I was born Amitabh Bachchan, born as a so-called celebrity being the son of the great Harivanshrai Bachchan. I can never be bigger than that. He will be remembered for thousands of years, this is nothing. In your battles with ill-health, in your manoeuvres as an actor, in your return to financial strength, is it a strong survival instinct which has seen you through? I will say that for actors it is more physical. If your face is not good or body is not good, nobody will take you. By the grace of god I presume I still have what it takes. Ill-health too I have been able to fight off with the blessings of family, friends and fans. The money part, because I have been through bad patches where I almost went into oblivion with no money to even feed myself, I have been admittedly concerned. How do I support my family? Who is going to believe me? I would not like to be in that situation ever again. Ideally I should leave my children alone; Say I have done enough, now fend for yourselves. I would propagate that, but at the same time I would love to keep doing things for them. A crisis can happen to anybody any time… life is chugging along fine, and suddenly everything goes haywire. When you prepare for a role, is there a lot of internalising? Do you get enough time to study and develop a character? Earlier, we would do six-eight films simultaneously, so there was less time to prepare. It’s much better now, and the entire film’s preparation is that much stronger. For films like Khakhee, Black, Sarkar there were very intense meetings between the actors and the directors. For Black, I was actually trained for six weeks in how the hearing and visually impaired communicate. Black was a very interesting film, even in the making. I am the teacher to a girl who cannot see, hear or talk. The audience must know what she says and what I am saying. Every time I have to repeat what she says, for the sake of the audience. It was tough. Contrast this with earlier times. I did a film, Sharabi, where I was asked by the director to give him 40-50 days. After reading the script, I realised that a man who is drunk takes almost twice as long to talk than a normal man. I suggested to the director to reduce the lines by half or make a six-hour film. We changed the script. Who from the industry had the most impact on you? Khwaja Ahmad Abbas sahab. Not so much for the fact that he gave me a break but for the man that he was. It’s very tough to bring your own philosophy as sincerely as it is in your mind into your work. Whether it was the story of his films, whether it was his personal life, Abbas sahab was the same. He lived in meagre circumstances, travelled in third class and when we went to Goa to shoot for Saat Hindustani, we travelled third class too. He said “I will stay in a circuit house’’. There was not enough place for everybody, so we shared the room with him, sleeping on the floor. Bijli nahi thi,laltein laga tha. That’s how we worked. He had strong personal conviction. He died because he felt it was shameful to ask somebody for money to pay for his medical expense. I cannot forget that. All of us who he had helped were all in a position to help him. But he never told anybody. Paanch hazar rupaye mein he sold the rights of Saat Hindustani... never told anybody. I cannot forget that... never forgive him for that. What are ABCL’s future plans? I feel that I’m incapable of managing, I’m a creative person. I have analysed that. I need my peace of mind. I don’t think I have the capacity or the ability to work out details like How many have reported for work?, Has everybody’s food arrived? etc. You need people to manage that. We would rather join hands with production companies who can do that. We go for funding and share the profits. We had our AGM last week. They keep insisting that we should go for an IPO, I say, “Main kya karoonga IPO karke?’’ What do I do with Rs 150-200 crore? Subhash Ghai can do something with it. He’s made a fantastic institute because he has the mental capacity to do it. I don’t have that. How will I service that project? I want to be an actor. At this stage of your life, what is that you desire most? Some sleep. And I want to get up in the morning and feel happy to go out and do some challenging work. Big B on his directors Hrishida was a very sensitive film maker. He made some wonderful films like Anand, Namak Haram, Mili. Manmohan Desai was remarkable too. He strongly believed in what he did, whether anybody else did or not. Look at Amar Akbar Anthony, the scene where three people are donating blood to their mother. It would be the height of absurdity, but nobody ever objected to it. Ramesh Sippy was a whizkid who put cinema into a new era, and Ram Gopal Varma is an amazing personality too. He used to run a video parlour before making a film, and had never seen any great works.

nakupenda: wichy : Да... вы угадали. Еще одно интервью Амита Во пробило то поболтать....... Наверно с Абишем совсем не видется,а больше не с кем,перешёл на прессу.... Бедная Айш совсем Абиш её затрах замучил вниманием,с папкой не видется

wichy: nakupenda : Бедная Айш совсем Абиш её затрах замучил вниманием,с папкой не видется Как она на него смотрит последнее время, так неизвестно еще кто кого.. либо он ее, но она совсем не против

wichy: отсюда Reports are that Amitabh Bachchan may star in Ridley Scott’s next film that will have Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe as his co-stars. According to Amitabh Bachchan, he received an email from Scott’s office last week to star in Scott’s ambitious ‘Body Of Lies’, a thriller with an Al-Qaeda plot. William Monahan, who also wrote ‘The Departed’, has written the film. “Ridley Scott wants me to play a part of the Jordanian in the film. I’ve asked for more details. I need to see the script before I take a call. Let’s be realistic. Who will notice me when DiCaprio and Crowe are in the same film,” Bachchan joked. The buzz is that Scott is really keen to direct Bachchan. The two first met in 2003 at the Marrakech Film Festival in Rabat, Morocco where Scott offered Bachchan a role in the 2005 spectacle ‘Kingdom Of Heaven’. Though Bachchan didn’t do that part, things look brighter this time round. ‘Body Of Lies’ has Crowe playing a CIA boss who teams up with DiCaprio as an operative trying to trap an Al Qaeda leader. Слухи, слухи... Но может и правда? :) Говорят, Амит может быть будет сниматься в фильме Ридли Скотта вместе с Леонардо Ди Каприо и Расселом Кроу. Итак, Амитабх получил емейл из офиса Скотта на прошлой неделе с предложением сняться в амбициозном проекте Скотта ‘Body Of Lies’, триллере, связанном сюжетом с Аль-Каедой. Вильям Монахан, который написал сценарий ‘The Departed’, написал и этот сценарий. “Ридли Скотт хочет, чтобы я в этом фильме сыграл роль жителя Иордании. Я попросил рассказать подробнее. Я хочу сначала увидеть сценарий, а лишь потом звонить. Давайте будем реалистами. Кто заметит меня, если в фильме уже Ди Капри и Кроу" - шутит Амитабх" По слухам, Скотт действительно хочет снимать Баччана. Эти двое впервые встретились в 2003 на одном из кинофестивалей в Марокко, и Скотт предложил Баччану роль в своем фильме ‘Kingdom Of Heaven’. Хотя Баччан не принимал участия в том проекте, в этот раз все гораздо серьезнее. В ‘Body Of Lies’ Кроу играет шефа ЦРУ, который объединяется с героем Ди Каприо и они вместе пытаются поймать лидера Аль-Каиды. На imdb.com про сюжет фильма написано следующее - бывший журналист, раненный в иракской войне, нанят ЦРУ для того, чтобы выследить главу Аль-каеды в Иордане. Основан на романе "Body of Lies" Давида Игнатиуса.

Remita: wichy : Я хочу сначала увидеть сценарий, а лишь потом звонить. Давайте будем реалистами Исходя из этих слов, прихожу к выводу, что Амит там сниматься не будет - мелковатая роль для него

Soniya: люди, к нам Амитабх приезжает в августе будет на каком-то спектакле Катхаковском по поэмам отца читать стихи его... Джая тоже участвует... The event called "Bachchan Sandhya" will be held on Aug 18 at the Lincoln Center - a premier venue for the performing arts. The cultural do has been organised by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, US, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of India's independence and the centenary of late Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a celebrated Hindi poet and litterateur. On the occasion, Amitabh's wife and actress Jaya Bachchan will offer her own reminiscences about the life and achievements of her father-in-law. A dance-drama entitled Jeevan, based on Bachchan's poems, will be presented by renowned Kathak dancer and choreographer Vaswati Mishra and her troupe. Bachchan's best-known work is Madhushala, a series of quatrains or rubai. On the surface, the book seems like an ode to alcohol, but is actually an allegory about the complexity of life. Madhushala has been recited by Amitabh and sung by Manna De on tape.

nakupenda: Soniya : люди, к нам Амитабх приезжает в августе Хооооооооооочуууууууууууууууу.................... Ну почему к нам в Зажопин в Таллинн никто не приезжает????????

wichy: Soniya : будет на каком-то спектакле Катхаковском по поэмам отца читать стихи его... Млин... квинтэссенция удовольствия. И Катхак тебе, и Амит... Я тож хочу.

Remita: Soniya : люди, к нам Амитабх приезжает в августе Я аж дар речи потеряла... не сразу врубилась, что "к нам" - это в Нью-Йорк, а не в Нью-Васюки Soniya - посмотри там всё как след - за себя и за нас бум ждать фоток и проч.

wichy: отсюда Johnny Depp and Amitabh Bachchan, two actors representing the best of Hollywood and Bollywood, sharing screen space… Mira Nair could not have hoped for more for her next film Shantaram. While the Hollywood star of films like Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Neverland will be playing the central role in the film, Amitabh will be the kind-hearted Mumbai gangster. The New York based Indian filmmaker, who was approached by Depp to direct Shantaram, couldn’t have asked for a better deal. “It was an honour for me that Depp asked me to make the film. It will go on the floors in November. But right now I busy with the release of The Namesake in India,” Nair told IANS. When asked about other members of the cast, Nair said it was just Depp and Amitabh right now. Итак, в ноябре начнутся съемки фильма Shantaram - проекта, продюсируемого Джонни Деппом, который исполняет в фильме главную роль. Режиссером проекта будет Мира Наир, а Амитабх будет играть гангстера из Мумбаи. Остальные актеры еще не утверждены. Кста, насчет фильма Ридли Скотта - Амит все-таки отказался от роли. Сказал - даты уже все заняты...

wichy: отсюда - интерьвю Баччана Last month Amitabh Bachchan was honoured by The British Academy Of Film & Teleivision Arts. He speaks to Subhash K Jha about the experience... How was the BAFTA experience? Another unique honour for you... I feel very deeply humbled and honoured. My recognition is really an acknowledgement of the Indian film industry, and indeed India. Its feels wonderful to see so much attention being given to our country. There was a retrospective of my films and some documentaries about me made by prominent people.I had to interact with the public over two evenings. British and Indian speakers spoke of my contribution and then I was asked up on stage for q&a. Clips of my work were shown as a reference alongside on the screen. Good intelligent interaction with the public. The Chairman of BAFTA ended the event by announcing me as an honorary life -time member of BAFTA. I felt really proud to be a small part of the Indian Film fraternity, receiving this distinction. Plans for the world concert featuring you with Abhishek and Aishwarya have been finalized? Yes. We hope to be in action next year around April and cover many countries. The tour is called The Unforgettable.It'll be exciting to accompany such a young and energetic group of youngsters. The joy of having Abhishek and Aishwarya along is the added excitement. The tour is expected to take us to all important countries in the world as well as internally in India too. Some additions to the cast are in planning and soon should be finalised. I feel a lot of nostalgia and anxiety within me as I take this on after several several years. But the scale of the event and the enthusiasm of the producers and cast will I hope help us in putting across a memorable experience. Would you like to do a project where all four of you feature together? You mean Jaya, Abhishek,Aishwarya and myself ? Yes we would welcome a project that involves all of us actively. We hear a lot of talk amongst makers for such projects. You've just returned from this trip to England covering IIFA, Leeds, London. How has it been for you? Its been wonderful. The family has been together. IIFA has been the best and the biggest Bollywood event since inception. It is such a joy for me to see the entire industry together in one place, entertaining, working and interacting with each other. The love and enthusiasm of the Yorkshire people,the respect and dignity with which they treated us was all so memorable.

wichy: отсюда Leena Yadav, who directed Shabd with Aishwarya Rai and Sanjay Dutt, is all set to direct Ash’s father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in Teen Patti. Ace role Arshad While the director is currently into pre-production and is reluctant to speak about the cast of the film, it is learnt that the Big B will have to be adept at playing cards to do this part. “And I’m terrible with cards!” the Big B laments. He has earlier played a cards whiz in Shakti Samanta’s The Great Gambler in the late 1970s. So perhaps the Big B’s co-star Arshad Warsi could help the Big B get the cards right? Arshad chuckles, “Not at all! I can’t play cards, nor do I gamble. But I can fake anything.” So maybe the duo can support each other in this faked gamble to the finishing line? Says Arshad, “I’ve waited really really long to do a film with Mr Bachchan. Though we’ve done an ad together we’ve never really shared screen space.” Not counting the unfortunate Zamanat, which no one wants to talk about. The pack Besides the Big B and Arshad, Leena intends to cast a group of youngsters in principal roles. “The audition is on,” she says. When questioned further, she says, “Right now, I don’t want to say much about the film, but working with AB is a dream come true. I need to get over my awe of him before the shooting starts.” Incidentally, Bachchan played a double role of a gambler and a look-alike cop in The Great Gambler. Zeenat Aman and Neetu Singh were his co-stars Лина Ядав, которая снимала Shabd, собирается снимать Амитабха Баччана в фильме Teen Patti. Сейчас проект на стадии пре-продакшн, но уже известно, что Баччан будет практиковаться в игре в карты для этой роли. Раньше он уже играл шулера в The Great Gambler. В этот раз его партнером станет Аршад Варси. Аршад очень давно хотел сниматься вместе с Баччаном, и наконец такая возможность ему предоставилась. Кроме Баччана и Аршада, Лина собирается пригласить в проект на главные роли еще несколько молодых актеров, но пока говорить об этом рано.

wichy: отсюда MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has come to the aid of a young girl with a life-threatening heart ailment, promising to pay for the expensive treatment her poor family cannot afford. Bachchan, 64, offered his help after private television channel Aaj Tak broadcast an appeal for Mita Mondal, a young girl from Kolkata who needs complicated surgery to correct a heart condition. The actor called up the station and said he would be happy to contribute the entire treatment cost of 250,000 rupees, a small fortune for most families in India. “Tell me your address and I will arrange for the cheque to be sent right away,” Bachchan told Mondal’s family as they sat in the TV studio listening to their benefactor and thanking him. The ailing girl was seen giggling in her mother’s lap. The girl’s age was not given. “I pray that after the treatment she will be completely healthy,” he said. Minutes after Bachchan offered his help, a spokesman at a leading hospital in Mumbai called the channel and offered to help Mondal. “We are fortunate. We hope my daughter will come out as sprightly after the operation,” Debu Mondal, the girl’s father, said. Амитабх оплатил сложную операцию на сердце девочке из Калькутты. Он позвонил на телеканал, по которому шла программа о ней с просьбой о помощи, и сказал, что заплатит все 250000 рупий. Через минуту после звонка Амита, со студией связался предствитель одной из больниц Мумбаи и предложил помощь в проведении операции.

wichy: Интервью с Амитом - отсюда MUMBAI: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who is competing for roles with heroes up to 30 years younger than him, has no plans to hang up his boots as he does not want to ever face a financial crisis or feel insecure. The star, seen most recently in Cheeni Kum as a man in his mid-60s romancing a woman half his age, explained why he would not consider retirement and why he would not return to politics in an interview. “I have been through that phase before where I was in a financial crisis, and once you have been there you tend to feel insecure,” said the star who will turn 65 in October. “You want to make sure that you earn enough never to have to go through that again.” As long as audiences and producers wanted him to perform, Bachchan will appear on the silver screen that he has dominated for over three decades. “I will continue to work as long as I can,” he said. “I am thankful that I am still getting roles that are challenging. After all I am at least 20 to 30 years older than most of the heroes on stage.” More than two decades after his stint as a member of the Lok Sabha, Bachchan also said he was determined not to enter politics again. “I am a failed politician. I was not good at it, and I have made it very clear that I will not enter (politics) again,” he asserted. “Back then, I entered politics on an emotional note,” Bachchan said, apparently referring to his close association and friendship with late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, at whose behest he joined politics and contested the general election in 1984. When it was pointed out that southern superstar Rajnikant had called him an “emperor of Indian cinema”, Bachchan said the actor was “too generous to call me an emperor”. “I am no emperor. He has his place and I have my own place in the industry. It is a pity that people are trying to compare. Why can’t we accept there are two personalities in the same industry?” Bachchan, who burnt his fingers with the company he floated in 1996, was glad that the firm had finally made a turnaround. “AB Corp (the company he floated) is now finally debt- free and this time at our annual general meeting, I was able to declare a small dividend and that made me very happy. We do have several productions lined up and we are looking forward to those,” he said. Dismissing criticism that Indian cinema aped the West, Bachchan said the country and its people had imbibed several things from the British, including the “police raj” that continued even though “we are an independent country”. “I don’t think we (the Indian film industry) ape the West. Our parliamentary system is aped from the British…our laws, criminal procedure laws were all designed by the British and have remained unchanged,” he said. “We all know the British Raj was a police raj and even though we are now an independent country, we continue with the same.” “Indian cinema alone cannot be singled out for criticism. On the contrary, Indian cinema draws quite a lot from our culture, ethos and mythology while at the same time being inspired by the good art work done abroad,” he said. Stressing that Indian movies were only “inspired” by the West, Bachchan said: “If there is good work happening in the West, it is a very natural thing to get inspired by it. “Our source and inspiration remain our ethics and our culture. After all, there are only seven notes of music, but when they are combined, they form different tunes. There has to be some kind of cohesion, balance and acceptance of what is happening in the West.” The superstar, however, was critical of those who expected Indian films to win Oscars, saying: “Why must we judge our films by Western standards? The number of people who watch Hindi films and love them point to the kind of popularity they have.” Bachchan himself is scheduled to work on two international projects — director Deepa Mehta’s Exclusion that centres round the plight of 376 Indian asylum-seekers who were denied entry to Canada in 1914 and director Mira Nair’s “Shantaram” which is based on Gregory David Roberts’ acclaimed novel. Вкратце: Амит говорит, что в свое время он прошел через период жизни, когда был в финансовом кризисе, и до сих пор не чувствует безопасности в этом отношении, и вообще - те, кто прошел через такое, обычно стремятся убедиться, что зарабатывают достаточно, чтобы никогда больше не попасть в такую ситуацию. Поэтому до тех пор, пока зрители и продюсеры будут хотеть видеть его на экране, Амит будет продолжать работать - пока здоровье позволит, конечно. И он очень благодарен судьбе, что ему до сих пор удается получать интересные роли. В конце концов, он на 20-30 лет старше большинства звезд сегодня. Также Амит говорит, что не собирается больше возвращаться к политической деятельности - однажды он попробовал, не был особо хорош в этом, и больше пробовать не станет. Тогда его решение было эмоциональным (возможно из-за дружбы с премьер-министром Радживом Ганди, по чъему настоянию Амит участвовал в выборах в 1984 году. Про то, что Раджникант назвал Амита императором индийского кино, Баччан сказал, что это уж слишком... "Я не император. У него есть свое место, у меня свое в этой индустрии. Жаль, что люди пытаются нас сравнивать. Почему они не могут принять факт, что может быть две разных личности в одной индустрии? ” Также Амит доволен, что его фирма AB Corp наконец-то расплатилась с долгами, и даже смогла начать выплачивать акционерам небольшие дивиденды. По поводу сравнения индийского кино с западным - Амит не думает, что индийское кино копирует западное. Конечно, и в индийском кино много недостатоков, которые можно критиковать, но с другой стороны оно отражает культуру страны, хотя и вдохновляется отличной художественно работой в зарубежных фильмах. И если на западе делают хорошие фильмы - то само собой, что они служат источником вдохновения. Но главным источником по-прежнему остается собственная этика и культура. В конце концов, в музыке всего семь нот, но когда их сочетаешь - получаются совершенно разные мелодии. Насчет того, что индийские фильмы не получают Оскара - "Почему мы должны судить наши фильмы по западным стандартам? Количество людей, смотрящих и любящих хинди-фильмы указывает на уровень их популярности". Сейчас Амит работает над двумя международными проектами - фильм Дипы Мехты Exclusion, и проект Миры Наир “Shantaram”, основанный на книге Грегори Девида Робертса.

wichy: отсюда After the roaring success of his innings on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Big B is all set to do television again. Confirming the news on Monday morning, the hyper-busy actor said, "Yes, I'm definitely doing television again. Talks are on with several channels. And I plan to take up one or maybe even more of these offers very shortly." When asked whether his comeback on television would be a game show Big B laughed, "It's too early to say right now. It could be another non-fictional show. But I'm not ruling out fiction either. I've a whole bunch of proposals from a whole bunch of channels. The offers are under serious consideration." Percolating with extra-enthusiasm after the just-concluded IIFA awards, the Big B said, "It was the best IIFA to date. There were great forums for business opportunities, charitable events for the needy. There was a large number of tie-ups for social causes, like global warming, building buildings over communities. On top of that I got an honorary recognition. Wow!" The Big B describes the awards ceremony at Yorkshire as fantastic. "The crowds at Yorskhire were sensational." But the best was yet to come. "The best part of the whole experience was the absolute joy of being with my entire family. Nothing can beat that." Амит, несмотря на свою занятость на съемках, решил вновь участвовать в телепрограммах. Он подтвердил, что сейчас ведутся переговоры с несколькими каналами, и вскоре он примет одно, а может даже несколько из их предложений. Что конкретно он будет вести - он пока не говорит.

wichy: интервью с Амитом - о съемках Саркар 2, Абишека, Уттар-Прадеш и ты.ды. • How was the first day of shooting with your daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai for Sarkar Raj. What kind of equation do you share with her in the film? Aishwarya plays an important part in moving the film's story structure forward. She shares a good relationship with both Abhishek and me and is an importantingredient in the final outcome of the story.The first day of the shoot was invigorating, special, emotional, warm and extremely satisfying. • Even before the release of Ramgopal Varma Ki Aag there are reports about you planning another film with him that will all three of you in the film, which the director initially wanted to make with Shah Rukh Khan. Is it true? Ramu and I talk constantly of several projects simultaneously. It's a common phenomenon with most artist-director relationships. Yes we have talked of projects that could involve all three of us. I am unaware whether the projects he has spoken of have also been discussed with Shah Rukh. That will be Ramu's prerogative. It is very unlikely in today's time that someone would design something with Shah Rukh and then instead work with me. It would be a sacrilege and very self-destructive if he did that. • Why do you think went wrong with Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (JBJ)? Also critics did question your presence in the film as the role had nothing to offer an actor of your calibre? What went wrong with JBJ was that the audience did not like it. Critics not liking my presence because it had nothing to offer me could be justified. I did it because the film involved Shaad, Abhishek, Adi and Yashraj and the great time I had working in their earlier project Bunty Aur Babli. It was never meant to be a test of calibre; a commodity, I believe to be very scarce in my repertoire. • Of late you have been seen in films in which you have interesting get ups whether it is the chef with a pony tail or your character in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Even your forthcoming films like Bhootnath and Aag too have you in novel get ups. Don't you think that get ups mostly spoil the role? Get ups justify the effort desired to be playing different roles. Playing myself all the time would be pretty monotonous and dry. Actors need constantly to be tested and challenged in through different characterisations. A role can be spoilt by a bad performance, a bad script, a bad director. Never have I heard of a get up spoiling a role. • Animation has become an in thing in Hindi films. We have heard that Shweta has floated a company that deals with animation films… Right now, there is nothing on the anvil. But who can say about tomorrow? Also, Shweta's husband Nikhil Nanda has an animation company amongst his other business interests. • Will Ash's Windfall which she was co-producing will be made under the AB Corp banner? Also there reports about Shoojit Sarkar's film, which was to be earlier made by Percept being made under the AB Corp banner? Also, is AB Corp planning to make television serials? What is the current status of the TV serial that you are going to be part of ? I am unaware of what Windfall is, and have no information on it wanting to do something with AB Corp. Shoojit Sarkar's film is now with UTV and they are working out the details. At the moment, AB Corp is not making serials. But there are possibilities of us getting into TV shows in the future. And the TV serial I am doing is under discussion and consideration. • Today's generation likes being on their own. Will Aishwarya and Abhishek move into the other bungalow (Ammu) or they want to be with you and Jayaji? They want to be with us. • There are speculations in the media and in political circles that all his not well between the Bachchans and Amar Singh. Comment. Things between Amar Singhji and us couldn't be better. He is a member of my family. If you have not seen us together as often as you would like us to, that is your problem, not ours. • A lot of UPiites are upset that you are no longer the brand ambassador of the state. Will you accept it if Mayawati government offers the same to you? Were you upset when you learnt that Samajwadi failed to form the government in Uttar Pradesh? Oh..!! This a new one. I thought they were rather happy that I was no longer one. But since you express it, I have no reason to disbelieve you and yes, I would happily do whatever is asked of me, to promote Uttar Pradesh. The campaign that I did earlier on, still holds good. I still believe, as I said in the adverts, that, compared to other states, crime in UP is lesser. I think it is number 26 or 27 in the rankings. Just three days ago in the Times of India, they carried an extensive report that Delhi was no.1 and Mumbai no.2 in crime ratings. So UP is much better off. Which is what the crux of my campaigns were. Переведу общий смысл: Про совместные с Ашкой съемки в Sarkar Raj - Айшварья играет важную роль в продвижении сюжета, у нее отличные отношения с Амитом и Абишеком, и она - важная составляющая финального исхода вещей. Первый день съемок был замечательный во всех отношениях. Насчет фильма, который РГВ планировал сделать с Шахом, а теперь передумал и хочет в нем снять троих Баччанов - Раму и Амит ведут переговоры о нескольких проектах, и о проекте, в котором снова будет участвовать вся троица тоже говорили, но Амит не знает, тот ли это проект который РГВ раньше обсуждал с Шахом, это вообще вопрос к РГВ. Сомнительно, чтобы сегодня кто-то разработал проект под Шаха, а потом решил делает его с Амитом. Это было бы очень неразумно - так поступать. По поводу неуспеха Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (JBJ) - просто аудитории не понравилось. Критикам не понравилось мое появление, потому что у роли, которая могла бы его оправдать, не было. Я снялся в нем, потому что в фильме участвовали Шаад, Аби, Ади и Яшрадж, с которыми я раньше с удовольствием работал в Bunty Aur Babli. ЭТо никак не было связано с калибром роли. Про свой имидж в последних фильмах - будут ли опять смены имиджа и не кажется ли ему, что они могут испортить восприятие его персонажей - Амит считает, что играть все время в одном имидже было бы занудно, и актер должен все время проверять себя и бросать себе вызов, играя разных персонажей. Роль может испортить плохой перфоманс, плохой сценарий, плохой режиссер. Про слухи о том, что Швета собирается организовать компанию по производству анимационных фильмов - сейчас таких планов нет, но кто может сказать насчет завтра? Тем более, что у мужа Шветы уже есть анимационная компания. Насчет того, собираются ли Аби и Ашка переехать от родителей - нет, они хотят жить с ними. Насчет слухов по поводу размолвок между Амаром Сингхом и Амитом - никаких размолвок нет, он член их семьи, и если их сейчас не видят так часто вместе - то это не их проблемы. НАсчет того, что Амит больше не является "лицом" штата Уттар-Прадеш - Амит был бы счастлив по-прежнему представлять Уттар-Прадеш

wichy: отсюда Big B seems to be getting more daring by the day. He recently performed a stunt scene by himself for the film Bhootnath, despite the fact that the director had a stuntman ready on the sets to perform the action. When everyone expressed concern, he stubbornly said, "Bilkul main hi karunga yeh scene." (I will do this scene.) Director Vivek Sharma expresses amazement at Big B's on-the-spot decision on the sets. He says, "There is this scene where Dada (Mr Bachchan) has to be shown falling down the stairs. I had a stuntman ready who was to perform the scene but suddenly Dada said he wanted to perform it himself. Since he had to fall down the stairs, we attached cables on him and he was ready to go. He needed about three or four retakes. For every take, he had to remain hanging on to the cable wires in the air, till we got our shot right." The entire unit was surprised to see this stunt being performed by Big B and congratulated him. However, the director had his own share of worries about the actor's wellbeing. Sharma says, "He was as excited as a child while performing the scene. The entire unit clapped after he did it. He could have just allowed the duplicate to do the needful but he chose to do it himself. I was worried for him as he was doing a dangerous stunt at the age of 66 and has also been operated recently. But he didn't seem to care. He was only worried about whether I was happy with the shots or not. After the shoot, he messaged me saying, 'If you are not happy with the shots I'll do them again.'" While hanging from the cable, Bachchan even joked. He told Sharma, "Arre teri aisi ki taisi, kya karva raha hai mujhse?" (Damn you, what are you making me do?) When we spoke to Big B about doing the stunt scene himself, he confirmed the news saying, "Yes I did it. I had to dive off the first floor over a staircase." Не бережет себя Баччан-старший. Недавно решил сам выполнить трюки для фильма Bhootnath, несмотря на то, что у режиссера был наготове каскадер. По сценарию Амит должен был падать с лесницы, поэтому к нему прикрепили тросы. Пришлось переснимать четыре раза, пока не получился тот вариант, который нужен режиссеру. Режиссер говорит, что Амит был в абсолютно ребячьем восторге от выполнения трюка, и вся съемочная группа ему хлопала.

Дана: wichy : Амит был в абсолютно ребячьем восторге от выполнения трюка, Не иначе как ударился головой и впал в детство

wichy: Новый имидж Амита для его нового фильма режиссера Ритупарно Гхоша "The Last Lear" и небольшой рассказ режиссера о проекте. отсюда As Amitabh Bachchan starrer The Last Lear goes to the Toronto International Film Festival, director Rituparno Ghosh talks about what makes his film stand out This one should be a winner for Amitabh Bachchan. After all, what can be easier for Big B than to play an actor? And that’s how the audience at the Toronto International Film Festival will see him – as a failed and ageing Shakespearean actor – in Planman Motion Picture’s The Last Lear . Amitabh will be accompanied by actors Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal on September 9, when the film will have its world premier at the festival. Not just a new role, Big B is sporting a new look in the film too. With white flowing mane, deep lines etched across his face and his great acting skills – Big B suits the role to a T. Says Rituparno Ghosh, the film’s director, “Amitda has great admiration for Shakespeare and his work, and this comes through beautifully in the film, as do the sincerity, warmth and genuineness that he puts into his work.” The film is based on Utpal Dutt’s Aajker Shahjahan, which Ghosh says “combines theatre and cinema so beautifully”. Rumours have it that so fascinated was Bachchan by the film that he even wrote part of the dialogues for it. Reacting to this, Ghosh says, “That’s just the rumour mill working! Actually, since the film is in English, I’d wanted a few Hindi dialogues for a very small scene, translated from the English ones I’d written. So I simply asked Amitda to help me translate these into Hindi for me. That’s it.” Talking about Arjun who plays a filmmaker from Kolkata, he says, “As part of the homework for his role, Arjun roamed around Kolkata for a few days, just to get his finger on the pulse of the city.” And Preity, he says “gets to don a completely Indian look for the first time in the film, something she has never portrayed before.” The Last Lear also stars Divya Dutta and Shefali Shah. But, doesn’t the fact that the film is in English worry him — that it would be restricted to a niche audience? “English, I feel, is a very valid urban Indian language. And we’ve used English the way we Indians speak it. So, the film has as much potential to reach out to a larger audience as any other film,” says Ghosh. Confident that the film will be appreciated by audiences worldwide, Arindam Chaudhuri who has presented the film says, “The Last Lear is indeed a very important and powerful film. The story, Rituparno Ghosh’s direction and the performances are all world class. We always wanted to be known as makers of good film and I can only say these are just our initial days!” Фильм едет на фестиваль в Торонто. Амит поедет в Торонто тоже - с Прити и Арджуном. Именно там 9 сентября и состоится мировая премьера фильа. Амит играет пожилого актера, играющего шекспировские роли. Фильм основан на пьесе Утпала Датта Aajker Shahjahan. Арджун играет фильммейкера из Калькутты, у Прити же - абсолютно индийский имидж, которого раньше не видели. Также в фильме снимаются Дивья Датта и Шефали Шах. Фильм снят целиком на английском.

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