Dec 07, 2005 01:48 AM
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Hardest battle you're ever going to fight is the battle to be just you...He battled out it..
His own life is has been gone through some amazing twists which might beat some best of the film scripts...but he battled it out successfully on most of the occasions and rediscovered himself on no of occasions. Just like typical hero in movie but I am talking about real life...
Latest Battle:
No wonder that history has knack of repeating itself..Though this illness not as serious as one of COLLIE incidence. Still it swept and attracted all attention from layman to politicians and all media to entire bollywood fraternity (rather all were seeking for their own attention!)...
But another comeback is well on the way. He again blazes his own trail. And as I said this is not first one..
AB: AMITABH INSIDE OUT
Started his journey on this earth with born to famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachhan.As years gone by, he got graduate degree, then did few jobs...and finally put foot in this film industry. But that was not exactly ecstasy for him...Not a merry entry exactly.. Many times proposals were turned down for him..With his overwhelming appearance with natural height and no substantial background and godfather in this industry.. He swallowed those denials and made his own way through..
AAA: A for angry (young man) ,A for Anthony A for Agneepath
First Outing:
It was Saat Hindustani..
Though first knock was not memorable for anybody..Neither himself nor any spectators..
First Boundary :
It was Anand..Standing against Rajesh khanna, superstar then. He made his presence felt. And then score sheet just got better and better..
First Big knock :
Zanjeer..Big milestone. Angry young man in its own way. Rest is history..
Once in Lifetime innings:
Sholay..More said is lesser. It just took AB to unparallel heights. And then DEEWAR..Now gone were the days when producers were turning down Amitabh...and time did come when producer were turning up in queues to approach him..
Gone were the days when for every role he was not fitting. And days would come when role was written purely for him...
These are his some memorable innings:
- Anand 2.Zanjeer 3.Sholay 4.Deewar 5.Amar Akbar Anthony 6.Satte pe satta 6.Kaalla patthar 7.Agneepath
Two years of two sides..
1983 and 1984...where in 83 ..he was facing life threat..(Coolie incidence) ..in 1984..he won LOKSABHA election and got back onto screen with SHARAABI
ABCL: B for BAD (PATCH)...B for BANKRUPT
Just no body can escape from it..its bad patch.
Before AGNIPATH, it was JADOOGAR, TOOFAN and then one bright spot (Agnipath )..Then again AJOOBA, AAJ KA ARJUN..Series of poor performances. No real script and substance of scripts..
For early 90''s ,he was disappeared from screen. He reintroduced himself in two different avatars..One we knew. One we did not. Now he was owner of ABCL.
With producing movie under ABCL..to distributing movies ..new innings was on its way..
He hit back on big screen movie Mrityudaata (1997)...it was OK response from fans..
But then serious series of flops through 1999 and 2000.It was painful to see he was romancing with heroines of half of his age..
Also poor management of ABCL meant that it made quick journey form kick off to sick and off.
And financial troubles from all corners caught him in one corner. Neither did work..comeback on big screen nor ABCL..
So was that last innings from BIG B? Did this downslide caught him for last time? Well read on..
AB (CL) TO KBC: Big on small (SCREEN)
Yes ..he took stride backwards. From all gigantic work on big screen, STAR GROUP asked him to do anchoring of KBC..and put crores on him..
Now onus was on him to deliver for STAR..and for himself ..it was new, fresh and big challenge ..Big B rediscovered himself. Big time!
He wrote script for Indian television, for game show, and for himself...since then he hasn't looked back...neither famewise..Nor money wise..
Dawn and DON
KBC was new dawn in his nightmarish life then, Today he is busiest and best in his business..works for 16-18 hrs ..Fetches almost 10-15 lacks per day ..
Movies, KBC, brand ambassador, handeling various events (IIFA)...at 63 is busiest in business!
But latest incidence is just indication of time and age is just catching up with him..amongst recent, stand out is BLACK
HIGHLIGHTS: Fast forward of careeergraph :
Peaks:
People on BBC voted him ''MAN OF THE MILLENIUM''
He was honored when Madame tussad museum made wax model of AB
PADMA award. (Indian civilian award)
Bleaks:
Chose to become NRI..for some reasons(Did not please many of Indian fans )
Financial troubles made AB and ABCL totally sick money wise.
Final word : A for admirable ,B for blaze:
Layman can surely take inspiration from his career graph and twists of his life..how he battled it out different times..was on brink on loosing everything.. life sometime and face and grace othertimes..but...almost all the time he came over it ..and from 70''s till today whole INDIA adore him..we can admire a lot too..fight within your own and battle out with tough times..
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet..
VERDICT : If you don't get lost, there's a chance you may never be found....
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