this is the most crappy thing i have read in a long time . Not sure how does a channel like IBNLIVE even endorse these kind of things..
From: Fatima <iti20144@mweb.co.za>
To: bigb@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2011 11:58 AM
Subject: [bigb] Re: Dear Amitabh Sir, isn't it hard to be angry at 69?
To: bigb@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2011 11:58 AM
Subject: [bigb] Re: Dear Amitabh Sir, isn't it hard to be angry at 69?
Hi Sunil, can I get a link to this absolutely idiotic article?
Thanks
Fats
--- In bigb@yahoogroups.com, Sunil <sunil1308@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Amitabh Sir, isn't it hard to be angry at 69?
>
>
> New Delhi: As Amitabh Bachchan gears up for his upcoming action
> thriller Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap, a lot is at stake for the 69-year-old
> patriarch of India's acting dynasty looking to revive a faltering career as
> Bollywood reshapes itself for a younger audience.
> While many of his contemporaries went into retirement, Bachchan has, film
> after film, struggled to reinvent himself as Indian cinema evolved from social
> drama driven by retribution to more realistic plots to keep pace with changing
> times.
> According to teasers, 'Bbuddah' sees Bachchan reviving one of his most
> popular character stereotypes - that of the 'angry young man' - a term loosely
> coined by the media to reflect an individual's struggle against the hypocricies
> of upper class society in the mid-70s.
> The 'angry young man label' was traditionally applied by British newspapers
> to describe young writers who were disillusioned with the traditional English
> society. As the term lost its meaning over time, Bachchan picked up the moniker
> that was to stay with him for the rest of his career.
> Bachchan plays the role of a retired hitman in the film but if the posters
> the senior actor posted on his blog are anything to go by, the flashy aviator
> sunglasses, the shirt with the tropical flora print, or the five-day stubble he
> habitually carries, are a far cry from the intense actor of the 1970s whose
> portrayal of moody cynicism bowled over his staunchest critics.
> But the term does symbolize the inner struggles and disillusionment of a
> talented but jaded actor caught in a time warp, with perhaps still a lot of
> acting left in him, but waning clout as one of the film industry's most
> influential names. The man dubbed as the original action hero is now a pale
> shadow of his regal self as he endorses a range of products - from health
> supplements to condoms - and takes to the small screen to host a nationwide quiz
> show in a clipped accent.
> He is forced to expand his range with roles that hardly do justice to his
> talent. In his second coming he has fought inner demons in 'Aks', girated to
> item numbers in 'Bunty aur Bubbly' and portrayed a benevolent ghost in
> 'Bhootnath'.
> Bachchan still waves from his balcony at fans who gather, sometime from
> remote parts of the country, for a glimpse of their larger-than-life star at his
> Mumbai residence.
> But his towering presence, that once started the tradition of grabbing the
> 'first day, first show' tickets and sparked many fist fights outside cineplexes,
> has waned as his fans aged with him and a new generation of cinemagoers
> appointed newer and younger matinee idols.
> The talisman he carried in 'Coolie' or the double-headed coin of 'Sholay' are
> memories from a distant dream and punches are hard to throw these days after a
> series of illness. The man who once said he never picked coins thrown at him has
> learnt the hard way that trade analysts and business strategists dominate the
> industry. Bachchan's 'Hum' did try to revive the action hero. But it failed to
> recreate the magic of 'Sholay', 'Zanjeer' or 'Deewar'.
> Bachchan himself wrote: "And this is the generational age that patronizes,
> our movies the most! Which is why you shall find that subjects that identify
> themselves with the youth of the country are doing well. Which is why the tried
> and tested formulae, the routine, is just not working. There has to be a rabbit
> out of the hat every other day! That is the impatience and speed with which this
> youth functions. And God help you if you are not in tune with them! It is
> instant and final rejection!!!"
> Meanwhile, the indefatigable actor has beat younger stars at promoting his
> film exhaustively on Twitter and his blog. The music will be released June 7
> through T-Series.
> "As I get into the post production work on the film, I find myself involved
> with many aspects of modern film making and the amount of effort it takes to
> bring out that first print. Also what I am observing is the tremendous amount of
> talent that, having lain dormant for many many years, now erupting in wave upon
> wave of young enthusiastic entrepreneurs," he wrote on his blog.
> "I sit now with my head phones on me ears and listen as I type out, to that
> melody which I love in 'Bbuddah' - 'Haal e Dil'... the condition of my heart!
> And the condition of my heart can never be too far away from my well wishers and
> my extended family that have remained with me in my days and hours and months
> and years of my life, with love and affection and so much care! The song may
> describe the condition of my being, in the context of the film, but I can say
> with utmost honesty, that it truly depicts what I genuinely feel for all of you,
> in the context of my life!"
> It is with a mix of extreme skepticism and defiant hope that Bachchan fans
> are awaiting 'Bbuddha' that promised to bring back the 70s Bachchan magic.
>
Thanks
Fats
--- In bigb@yahoogroups.com, Sunil <sunil1308@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Amitabh Sir, isn't it hard to be angry at 69?
>
>
> New Delhi: As Amitabh Bachchan gears up for his upcoming action
> thriller Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap, a lot is at stake for the 69-year-old
> patriarch of India's acting dynasty looking to revive a faltering career as
> Bollywood reshapes itself for a younger audience.
> While many of his contemporaries went into retirement, Bachchan has, film
> after film, struggled to reinvent himself as Indian cinema evolved from social
> drama driven by retribution to more realistic plots to keep pace with changing
> times.
> According to teasers, 'Bbuddah' sees Bachchan reviving one of his most
> popular character stereotypes - that of the 'angry young man' - a term loosely
> coined by the media to reflect an individual's struggle against the hypocricies
> of upper class society in the mid-70s.
> The 'angry young man label' was traditionally applied by British newspapers
> to describe young writers who were disillusioned with the traditional English
> society. As the term lost its meaning over time, Bachchan picked up the moniker
> that was to stay with him for the rest of his career.
> Bachchan plays the role of a retired hitman in the film but if the posters
> the senior actor posted on his blog are anything to go by, the flashy aviator
> sunglasses, the shirt with the tropical flora print, or the five-day stubble he
> habitually carries, are a far cry from the intense actor of the 1970s whose
> portrayal of moody cynicism bowled over his staunchest critics.
> But the term does symbolize the inner struggles and disillusionment of a
> talented but jaded actor caught in a time warp, with perhaps still a lot of
> acting left in him, but waning clout as one of the film industry's most
> influential names. The man dubbed as the original action hero is now a pale
> shadow of his regal self as he endorses a range of products - from health
> supplements to condoms - and takes to the small screen to host a nationwide quiz
> show in a clipped accent.
> He is forced to expand his range with roles that hardly do justice to his
> talent. In his second coming he has fought inner demons in 'Aks', girated to
> item numbers in 'Bunty aur Bubbly' and portrayed a benevolent ghost in
> 'Bhootnath'.
> Bachchan still waves from his balcony at fans who gather, sometime from
> remote parts of the country, for a glimpse of their larger-than-life star at his
> Mumbai residence.
> But his towering presence, that once started the tradition of grabbing the
> 'first day, first show' tickets and sparked many fist fights outside cineplexes,
> has waned as his fans aged with him and a new generation of cinemagoers
> appointed newer and younger matinee idols.
> The talisman he carried in 'Coolie' or the double-headed coin of 'Sholay' are
> memories from a distant dream and punches are hard to throw these days after a
> series of illness. The man who once said he never picked coins thrown at him has
> learnt the hard way that trade analysts and business strategists dominate the
> industry. Bachchan's 'Hum' did try to revive the action hero. But it failed to
> recreate the magic of 'Sholay', 'Zanjeer' or 'Deewar'.
> Bachchan himself wrote: "And this is the generational age that patronizes,
> our movies the most! Which is why you shall find that subjects that identify
> themselves with the youth of the country are doing well. Which is why the tried
> and tested formulae, the routine, is just not working. There has to be a rabbit
> out of the hat every other day! That is the impatience and speed with which this
> youth functions. And God help you if you are not in tune with them! It is
> instant and final rejection!!!"
> Meanwhile, the indefatigable actor has beat younger stars at promoting his
> film exhaustively on Twitter and his blog. The music will be released June 7
> through T-Series.
> "As I get into the post production work on the film, I find myself involved
> with many aspects of modern film making and the amount of effort it takes to
> bring out that first print. Also what I am observing is the tremendous amount of
> talent that, having lain dormant for many many years, now erupting in wave upon
> wave of young enthusiastic entrepreneurs," he wrote on his blog.
> "I sit now with my head phones on me ears and listen as I type out, to that
> melody which I love in 'Bbuddah' - 'Haal e Dil'... the condition of my heart!
> And the condition of my heart can never be too far away from my well wishers and
> my extended family that have remained with me in my days and hours and months
> and years of my life, with love and affection and so much care! The song may
> describe the condition of my being, in the context of the film, but I can say
> with utmost honesty, that it truly depicts what I genuinely feel for all of you,
> in the context of my life!"
> It is with a mix of extreme skepticism and defiant hope that Bachchan fans
> are awaiting 'Bbuddha' that promised to bring back the 70s Bachchan magic.
>
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