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जय श्रीराम

DAY 6339

Jalsa, Mumbai June 22, 2025/June 23 Sun/Mon 1:38 am

इतना स्नेह इतना प्यार !! निशब्द हूँ मैं !!

जीवन की आपाधापी में, मैंने ऐसा क्या किया, इस भरपूर affection, अनुराग पाने के लिए !! ये आप सब की कृपा का 'प्रसाद स्वरूप' मैं माथे लगाता हूँ ..

... this love and attention that you give me .. that the people of this land give me .. is and has been my life support .. it has been unconditional and filled ONLY with emotion , and love ..

A huge debt of love that I shall never be able to repay .. NEVER .. !!!

Through the times of despair and tribulations .. through the years of setbacks .. through undeserved accusations ..

YOU HAVE ALL BELIEVED AND STOOD BY ME ..

WHAT CAN I EVER SAY ..

EXCEPT :

🙏

🙏

🙏

"क्या मुझको आवश्यकता है, साक़ी से माँगूँ हाला ,

क्या मुझको आवश्यकता है, साक़ी से चाहूँ प्याला,

पीकर मदिरा मस्त हुआ तो

प्यार किया क्या मदिरा से !

मैं तो पागल हो उठता हूँ, सुन लेता यदि मधुशाला !!!"

~ हरि वंश राय बच्चन

न साक़ी की, न हाला की, न प्याले की आवश्यकता है मुझे ... मदिरा पीकर यदि मस्त हुआ, तो क्या मदिरा से प्यार किया मैंने .. ??

नहीं ! नहीं ! नहीं !

मैं तो पागल हो जाता हूँ जब मधुशाला सुन लेता हूँ !!

why do I write this verse of the great Madhushala .. because I do not need the necessity of the Saki, nor the cup nor the whine .. for if I have consumed the wine and been consumed by it .. have i demonstrated my love for the wine .. ???

NO ! NO ! NO !

I become intoxicated , by just hearing the MADHUSHALA .. !!!

You that come religiously to the gates of Prateeksha & Jalsa, each Sunday from the day of my release from Hospital in 1982 , to this day ..

you all are my .. MADHUSHALA !!!

when I hear you each Sunday you are my MADHUSHALA !!!

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6338

Jalsa, Mumbai June 21, 2025 Sat 11:54 pm

Birthday - EF - Ashwini Sunday, 22 June love and greetings

❤️

Never too late to relive the desire to respond to the Ef in the comments column .. an effort .. but all could not be attended to .. apologies .. it is a task and one that I shall make an attempt for ..

All are considered my dearest EF .. and have the same love and concern and affection ..

I know you stand beside me in good or in bad .. your dedication is supreme .. and valued .. I do know that when needed you and all the Ef shall be with me holding hands ..

The World has changed dramatically .. culture, values, dignity respect have all flown out of the window and many other 'cultures' have been born ..

But the strength of birth is the strength that we are on this Hemisphere .. loved admired and made to live in strife at times, but also given the joys of existence ..

We value that and move on each day ..

... and there is immense admiration for Abhishek ..

"मेरे बेटे, बेटे होने से मेरे उत्तराधिकारी नहीं हींगें ; जो मेरे उत्तराधिकारी होंगे वो मेरे बेटे होंगे"

~हरिवंश राय बच्चन

my sons just because you are my sons shall not be my inheritors .. they that shall be my inheritors , shall be my sons

each role he has accepted and played has been with immense dedication .. he has ever delivered the character to perfection .. his choice of films and roles has guided him to give him opportunity to try something different .. and I remember the words written in my Autograph book as a youngster, by the great Hindi poet laureate , Shri Ram Dhari Singh 'Dinkar' , when he would often visit our home in Allahabad , now Prayagraj ..

" success comes to those who dare and act "

'act' not in reference to acting on stage or film but in life to be dare and to act ..

Abhishek has ever done that .. he has dared to take on films and characters that challenged him .. and he 'acted' .. he dared to act and be recognised ..

my admiration to my inheritor , my Son

Amitabh Bachchan

🪔 .. June 22 .. birthday wishes to .. Ef Ashwini from Sydney - Australia 🇦🇺 .. and Ef Asmaa Ghansar from Ryad - KSA 🇸🇦 .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6337

Jalsa, Mumbai June 20, 2025/June 21 Fri/Sat 1:49 am

आप सदा कष्ट में -दुखी रहेंगे , अगर आप से कही हुई हर बात पर आप भावात्मक होते रहेंगे … किसी की प्रतिक्रिया व्यवहार या वाणी द्वारा व्यक्त दर्द विशद कठिनाई आदि अप्रिय बातें सहन करना

" You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you "

~ WB

आपके कर्म भले होंगे, तो परिणाम भी भले ही होंगे ; हो सकता है समय लगे, पर अंत में कर्म बोलता है !!

Amitabh Bachchan

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जय श्रीराम

DAY 6336

Jalsa, Mumbai June 19, 2025/June 20 Thu/Fri 1:53 am

..

🪔 .. June 20 .. birthday wishes to Ef Arshad Khan .. Ef Nouna from Egypt 🇪🇬 .. and Ef JANAK Agarwal .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

.. the joy of creation .. surpasses all else .. they that can, are blessed .. spending evenings and late nights with them is a learning in itself ..

I learn each day ..

It is a blessing ..

.. when Son and Father create together .. it's the biggest learning and the biggest blessing ❤️

rest well .. sleep is the greatest learning ..

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6335

Jalsa, Mumbai June 18, 2025 Wed 9:24 pm

What fantastic news ! First time ! And its India 🇮🇳

Such a moment of immense joy and pride .. congratulations Reliance Infrastructure and all connected .. a moment to be cherished ..

जय हिन्द 🇮🇳🇮🇳

a great moment for India .. we keep improving and advancing forward and nothing can ever be more exciting for us all ..

I keep saying all the time for a Country that only became Independent in 1947 .. we are now in 2025 , but compare our achievements with other Countries and their achievements in the same period of time and we do rather well ..

To be in the front in a race at times we had to leapfrog to come in front .. we have been doing that .. it is natural that when we leap vacuums will be created ..

But we strive to contend with them and still move that is most important ..

Prayers and wishes ..

🇮🇳

Amitabh Bachchan

And now with the Ef birthdays :

🪔 .. June 19 .. birthday greetings to Ef Amritvir Singh Manku from London 🇬🇧 .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6334

Jalsa, Mumbai June 17, 2025/June 18 Tue/Wed 2:21 am

"तू न थकेगा कभी '

तू न थमे गा कभी,

तू ना मुड़े गा कभी

अग्निपथ ! अग्निपथ ! अग्निपथ !"

अमिताभ बच्चन

🪔 .. June 18 .. birthday wishes to .. Ef Nitin Churiwala from Chennai .. and .. Ef Dipti Deshmukh .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6333

Jalsa, Mumbai June 16, 2025/June 17 Mon/Tue 12:55 am

Wishes may have been missed due the unfortunate circumstances .. but the love and care are always there .. unwavering .. ❤️

🪔 .. June 17 .. birthday greetings to : Ef Rajeev Sharma from NYC .. Ef Sigali Siman Tov .. and Ef Rishit Shukla from Ahmedabad .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

🪔 .. June 16 .. birthday wishes to Ef Fayak Feyzi .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

🪔 .. June 15 .. birthday wishes to .. Ef Sunita Roy from Patna .. and Ef Sejal Shah from Chennai .. and Ef Puja Makwana from Jharsuguda .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

🪔 .. June 14 .. birthday wishes to .. Ef Ajay Supeda from London 🇬🇧 .. and Ef Anu Verma .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

🪔 .. June 13 .. birthday wishes .. to Ef Tatiana Saavick .. and Ef MRD Patel .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

.. and another day passes , with its happenings ..

our prayers as ever .. for the good of all 🙏 ..

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6332

Jalsa, Mumbai June 15, 2025/June 16 Sun/Mon 2:47 am

मूसला धार बारिश ; लेकिन वे खड़े रहे अड़े रहे ; इस स्नेह का मेरे पास कोई उत्तर नहीं, न कोई शब्द , बस ईश्वर की कृपा बनी रहे - मुझ पर नहीं - उनपर जिनका स्नेह , कोई भी बारिश रोक नहीं सकती !!

बहुत कहा कि घर जाओ, पानी बरस रहा है ; लेकिन नहीं ! खड़े रहे, अड़े रहे !

मैं नतमस्तक हूँ उनके सामने ।

the rain in the most heavy downpour .. and they stand there in disciplined respect .. no not they .. I .. I express my respect to them ..

from adjoining buildings they wave their love .. i try to notice them .. and ever attempt .. they acknowledge .. it is a moving feel ..

I do not wish to turn away .. but the rain .. they are getting wet .. when I turn away they shall too and avoid getting wet ..

ये है मेरा निवास स्थान, मेरा घर, और यही स्थान है जो सालों से जनता जनार्दन का द्वार है । धन्य हूँ मैं , ईश्वर की इस कृपा के लिए । ये स्नेह बना रहे, और मेरा आदर सदा बना रहेगा ।

This be my home , my place , my residence .. for years it has been the gateway for the thousands that come - just for a glance !

This be the blessings of the Almighty .. may this affection and love from them, ever be .. my respect and my love ever !

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6331

Jalsa, Mumbai June 14, 2025/June 15 Sat/Sun 3:23 am

"जीवन में एक चीज़ निश्चित है, की जीवन अनिश्चित है"

~ ये एक EF ने मुझे भेजा

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6330

Jalsa, Mumbai June 13/June 14 Fri/Sat 2:55 am

most pained and filled with immense remorse on the Air India crash ..

empathy and support for the lives lost of our people , and across all nations and communities ..

may grief transform into solidarity in honouring lost lives ..

through transparent investigation, let there be sustained remembrance .. and resilience .. for meaningful action and prompt lessons .. and for the healing of all ..

.. and the morning today has been filled with another grief for me and the family .. a most dear friend lost her Son .. young energetic .. and so sudden .. the pain and the grief for our friend and us is unimaginable .. and so difficult to have the belief that it has occured ..

all that one can do is PRAYER and to stand to give strength to the near and dear to bear the loss ..

🙏

in deep grief and pain ..

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6329

Jalsa, Mumbai June 12, 2025/June 13 Thu/Fri 1:15 pm

हे भगवान ! हे भगवान ! हे भगवान ! स्तब्ध ! सुन्न ! ईश्वर कृपा ! हृदय से प्रार्थनाएँ !

अमिताभ बच्चन

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6328

Jalsa, Mumbai June 11, 2025/June 12 Wed/Thu 3:11 am

… work is the work at the blue .. for the blue be the blue of the bluish blue bluesstter .. ranting grave thoughts , but in the continued company of the work ..

working away .. and the joy of it .. did 5 films and 2 photo shoots in about 2 hrs ..

of course they were for an Ad., for a client endorsement .. ! but still !!

😳

the crew and friend director tells me -

" I am spoiling the work template of work " .. ..

they told me ...

'if you are going to finish an entire days work in one 4rth of half a day then, your client shall give more films to be made in the one day designated, and that shall set a bad precedent .. for all " !!

😂

Hahahahahahaha .. !!!

Oh .. i just love this .. !!!!

But the expediency of the work is helping the Producer and the crew .. I would rather do that for the benefit of the worker, than myself ..

many a times they ask me what I have seen as change in the Film World .. and I have many changes noticed ..

BUT ..

NO ..

I shall not say it here , because this communication Universe , has been besieged by the -

IMPOTENCY OF CONTENT ..

HAHAHAHA ..

EACH EXPRESSION SHALL BE GIVEN A DIFFERENT MEANING IN ORDER TO ATTRACT A HEADLINE ..

but the work is so rewarding .. and they that sit and plan it are truly the keepers of the Trade ..

and the genius of the अवि that gives respect to the gouwari ... brings in the deal ..

ये जो हाथ उठते हैं प्यार आदर सम्मान के , ये दर्शाते हैं कि जनता जनार्दन ही होती है ; ये हर दृष्टि कोण से ईश्वर का रूप मानी जाती है ; इन्ही के कंधे मुझे इस स्तर पे लाके खड़ा कर देतीं हैं ; कृतज्ञ हूँ मैं, आभारी हूँ मैं ..... कृतज्ञ शब्द भी मुझे बहुत ही फीका लगता है; कोई और शब्द मेरी शब्दावली में है ही नहीं ; मेरी इस क्षमता को क्षमा करें ; मैं केवल अपना स्नेह , भरपूर दे सकता हूँ , और देता रहूँगा ।

पूज्य बाबूजी पर लिखा एक लेख से कुछ उनके शब्द स्मरण कर रहा हूँ :

' मैंने जन रुचि को कभी अपने ध्यान से उतरने नहीं दिया । मुझे जीवन में जो भी अवसर उसे जानने के लिए मिले हैं, मैंने उनका पूरा लाभ उगाया है .... मैंने अपना फ़ैसला हमेशा जन रुचि से माँगा है "

" मैंने जीवन देखा, जीवन का गान किया !"

" कविता को फ़ओ वारे के पानी की तरह जीवन से ही उठना और लौटकर जीवन में ही मिल जाना चाहिए " !

🙏

what can ever be said after these thoughts .. 🙏

अमिताभ बच्चन

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6327

Jalsa, Mumbai June 10, 2025/June 11 Tue/Wed 12:53 am

🪔 .. June 11 .. birthday wishes to Ef Dharmesh Kumar Patel from UK 🇬🇧 .. and Ef Chitra Sinha .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

.. the heart desires .. the mind reverberates .. the soul gives voice ..

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6326

Jalsa, Mumbai June 9, 2025/June 10 Mon/Tue 3:32 am

.. that's it .. if it is it .. my love ever

Amitabh Bachchan

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6325

Jalsa, Mumbai June 8, 2025 /June 9 Sun/Mon 1:01 am

🪔 .. June 09 .. birthday wishes to Ef Naresh Bhatt .. Ef Ratna Mukherjee (urf Mili) .. Ef Dr. Sona Vikas .. Ef RB Prajapati .. and Ef Mahek Shukla from Gujarat .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

Another year .. another turn of the Sun .. you are not a year older .. you are a year wiser, deeper, kinder .. a year closer to becoming the finest version of yourself .. TIME bows before those who walk with grace and purpose .. remain in grace and with the love of the Ef Family .. 🌸

.. and they said that the day shall be bright and beautiful .. filled with flowers and happiness and hope .. of wonder clouds in the sky .. of the joys that simple acts design for us all .. of the excitements and the immense cheer for them that show affection ..

.. they are real .. humanity is real .. but they that make the extra effort are the special ones the ....

Ef

.. and the love remains even after the years have gone by ..

.. sleep well they say .. sleep the least of 6 to 7 hrs .. for that repairs the body and the mind .. at times the entire cure of ailment is neend as they call it in the land of the mostest - INDIA .. 🇮🇳

.. the greatest artistry of the times is the pick of words and expressions and the intellect to make them to be read or in the least noticed ...

'pick' perhaps would be the easiest .. tea leaves are picked .. as are flowers .. and fruits off the trees .. and .. the dirt from the ground

'intellect' is the sour sweet flavoured fruit of the fewer .. hence the 'picks' be the picked pickles of the pike ..

😂

... aaaahhhh .. the data bank of the Universe , filled to the brim of breaking .. is the 'breaking news' of every minutest time ..

they make the day and eve and night nights of each sunrise to dawn to the moon lit nights ..

such a glorious world are we in inheritance .. for inheritance -

'Inheritance from loved ones is more than material wealth - it’s memories, values, and traditions passed down through generations. Their love lingers in cherished belongings, wise words, and family rituals. This legacy shapes our identity, offering strength and guidance, ensuring their presence remains etched in our hearts even after they're gone.'

"मेरे बेटे, बेटे होने से मेरे उत्तराधिकारी नहीं होंगे; जो मेरे उत्तराधिकारी होंगे वो मेरे बेटे होंगे"

my sons just because you are my sons, shall not be my inheritors ; they that are my inheritors shall be my sons ...

जो बोलते हैं उन्हें बोलते रहना चाहिए ; बोलने से गला साफ़ रहता हैं, आवाज़ बुलंद रहती है; और दिलों की धड़कन उच्च कोटि की होती हैं ।

अधिक बोलने से, आवाज़ चली जाती है ।

बस .. उसका इंतज़ार करने का संयम चाहिए ।

क्योंकि .. उसके बाद बोलती बंद !!!!

😂

स्नेह आदर नमस्कार 🙏

अमिताभ बच्चन

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6324

Jalsa, Mumbai June 7, 2025/June 8 Sat/Sun 3:54 am

🪔 .. June 08 .. a very happy birthday to Ef Tejas Mankodi .. and Ef Rekha .. 🙏🏽❤️🚩

"वो किसे दोषी ठेहराए , और किसको दुख सुनाये ; जब कि ��िट्टी साथ मिट्टी के करे अन्याय

~ हरिवंश राय बच्चन

'who can one put blame on one , and who can one ; speak to one on their pain , when the very earth they exist on , subjects you with injustice "

अमिताभ बच्चन

[shekharkureel]

जय श्रीराम

DAY 6323

Jalsa, Mumbai June 6, 2025/June 7 Fri/Sat 1:37 am

Birthday - EF - Aguilar Marie ,, Ef Ashesh Dave Saturday, 7 June .. wishes for this special day .. love ❤️

.... greetings .. and love to all ..

Amitabh Bachchan

🪔,

Birthday warmest wishes - June 07 : Ef Aguilar Marie .. Ef Santonu Mukherjee from Kolkata .. Ef Ashesh Dave from the USA 🇺🇸 .. Ef Jitendra Ashoke Jain from Kolkata .. Ef Atharv Rajgor .. And .. Ef Bhavika Surana Bhuwalka from Kolkata ..

May the day bring you laughter, love, and a abundant warmth .. ✨🙏🏽❤️🚩