I respect Senior Bachchan right from my childhood when I first read his poem during my middle school . Indians give so much of respect to him and his descendants, he was been awarded with Padma bhushan and many other highly reputed entitlements. Considering this I can't understand why his birth centenary was celebrated in New York and not in India where Bachchan senior spent all his entire life. Why not such a celebration organised at varanasi.. the place that Bhachchans adore a lot. Is that place is only sufficient for receiving blessings from God !!!! ? Or receiving $150 for a ticket to such a show was not possible anywhere in India ???? Shame on recent Bhachchans ... you are master in showing off to the innocent public on India that how much do you love India and respect the Indian values. You are just making cash in whatever way its possible. Could you dare to spent whatever earning you have made from Bachchan sandhya to some charity in India ? no no way... you just can't you would need that money to build-up your business and give donations to your political hands.
I attended the 'evening in New York. Amitji's opening remark that evening was that he was,"a bit sad b'coz he was planning a similar function in India on 27th November on the occasion of his father's birth centenary, but Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan organized it before that". He is aware of the feelings of his fans in India but also regards the efforts of organizations like the Bhavan that is one of the foremost torchbearers of Indian culture abroad. Its mission justifies an event like this out of India, and am only glad that Amitji understood the significance of this literary event in NY.
I would suggest that before succumbing to abuse please research thoroughly. Nobody wants to mint money on their parents' name; would u do that? So, why would a person of such a stature? But, even if he does, am confident, that the money is surely diverted to well meant literary, cultural or charitable purposes which perhaps no media knows and thus even we remain unaware.
RE:Why New York and Not India ?
by Krish on Aug 21, 2007 01:54 AM Permalink
Yes, we are still unaware of any good deed that Amitabh has done to the society. As per our knowledge he is a cheap, publicity-seeker who can also twist the law and commit fraud to keep his coffers full. This event does not change that impression, unfortunately.
