"I wish to fill my eyes today with flaming anger of the redness of the blood of the innocents of my countrymen," writes Amitabh Bachchan in his latest blog posted on late Saturday.
Reacting to the way, the media responded to his comment on keeping a gun under his pillow, Big B asserted, "It is a pity that the intellectual media portrays the incident of the gun under my pillow as one of ridicule and mirth. Of one that reflects a fear on my part. That makes an absurd simile with my characters on screen and that of the real."
"The act of pulling out my revolver is a symbolic metaphor, a figure of speech, to demonstrate my complete loss in faith in the system and in the governance, in providing me, a citizen of India, with my rightful sense of security. It is to demonstrate that now I shall have to personally look after my family and myself and not depend on the state. A state that is just so miserably incapable of protecting its citizens," added Big B further in his blog.
Lamenting the way people across the country are urging others to show solidarity for the blast victims by lighting candles in windows Amitabh Bachchan vehemently added, "NO !! Excuse me ! I will not do that!"
"This is no time to demonstrate gesture. This is the time for me to listen to a leader that shall strongly assure me of what needs to be done and will do it ! This is the time for each citizen of this country to act and behave in a dictated disciplined profile. This is the time for those that lead, to educate us all in a common curriculum bearing a common code of conduct, " commented Big B further.
Remembering Lata Mangeshkar's immortal song Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon which someone referred in a condolence message, Amitabh Bachchan concluded, "I have the highest regard and respect for those brave jawans that gave up their lives in the last few days, so that we could be secure and I do respect the emotions in the song, which coerce me to fill my eyes with tears for those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.."
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Bachchan says gun comment was to show loss of faith in system
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who had disclosed in his blog that he slept with a gun under his pillow after Mumbai terror attacks, has said it was to show his "complete loss of faith in the system and governance" and criticised gestures like lighting candles."The act of pulling out my revolver is a symbolic metaphor, a figure of speech, to demonstrate my complete loss of faith in the system and in the governance, in providing me, a citizen of India, with my rightful sense of security," Bachchan, 66, wrote in the blog.
Bachchan, who has millions of fans across the world, said that respondents on his blog had taunted and subjected him to mockery and derision on the issue. He said his critics in the cyberworld had written about what they would have done had they been in his place.
"It is a pity that the 'intellectual media' portrays the incident of the gun under my pillow as one of ridicule and mirth," Bachchan wrote.
Hitting out at his critics, the actor said "I keep my security according to my own assessment of my vulnerability. When you will wear my shoes, and I do hope that you do one day, you shall also be subjected to the kind of vulnerability that I and many others like me face each day.
"Perhaps then you would be better placed to appreciate the hollowness of your accusation," he said.
After terrorist struck in Mumbai on Wednesday night, Bachchan wrote in his blog the next day "Last night, as the events of the terror attack unfolded in front of me I did something for the first time and one that I hoped never ever to be in a situation to do. Before retiring for night,I pulled out my licensed .32 revolver, loaded it and put it under my pillow. For a very disturbed sleep."
Bachchan, who has millions of fans across the world, said that respondents on his blog had taunted and subjected him to mockery and derision on the issue. He said his critics in the cyberworld had written about what they would have done had they been in his place.
"It is a pity that the 'intellectual media' portrays the incident of the gun under my pillow as one of ridicule and mirth," Bachchan wrote.
Hitting out at his critics, the actor said "I keep my security according to my own assessment of my vulnerability. When you will wear my shoes, and I do hope that you do one day, you shall also be subjected to the kind of vulnerability that I and many others like me face each day.
"Perhaps then you would be better placed to appreciate the hollowness of your accusation," he said.
After terrorist struck in Mumbai on Wednesday night, Bachchan wrote in his blog the next day "Last night, as the events of the terror attack unfolded in front of me I did something for the first time and one that I hoped never ever to be in a situation to do. Before retiring for night,I pulled out my licensed .32 revolver, loaded it and put it under my pillow. For a very disturbed sleep."
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Amitabh slept with gun under pillow after terror attacks
Condemning the terror strike in Mumbai as a "terrible situation", Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan said that for the first time in his life he slept with his loaded licensed revolver.
"As the events of the terrorist attack unfolded in front of me, I did something for the first time and one that I had hoped never ever to be in a situation to do. Before retiring for the night, I pulled out my licensed .32 revolver, loaded it and put it under my pillow, for a very disturbed sleep," Amitabh wrote on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.
The superstar said he was glued to the TV screen late on Wednesday night when security personnel battled the terrorists who killed 125 people and injured 327 across the city.
"As the events of the terrorist attack unfolded in front of me, I did something for the first time and one that I had hoped never ever to be in a situation to do. Before retiring for the night, I pulled out my licensed .32 revolver, loaded it and put it under my pillow, for a very disturbed sleep," Amitabh wrote on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.
The superstar said he was glued to the TV screen late on Wednesday night when security personnel battled the terrorists who killed 125 people and injured 327 across the city.
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