DAY 1885
Sister City, MH June 13/14, 2013 Thu/Fri 12 : 07 am
Starting off the day … a bit of Russia on my chest .. through the equipment and on to some acting without words but efforts to convey by body and face language, what the product should convey that you endorse ..!!
A bit of the traditional because that is where this promotional shall venture, urging farmers towards some of the reasons for saving water and thus their crops ..
… and then on to the road outdoors to get some green and rain .. posters following along .. ones that were seen in an earlier post ..
Grey skies, distant hills greening up after the first few showers, low clouds and wet roads ..
Tunnels coming up … slow down, put on the lights, put on the emergency blinks, and no overtaking …
What were barren fields now landing grounds for high rises .. Mumbai can only move up and vertically forward … in time they say Mumbai shall connect with Pune .. !!
A stop over to move the legs, and to freshen up .. even in and out of the ‘euphemisms’ on record with the well wishers that crowd around ..
…. and on the highway, the random monkeys as passers by ..a bit wet for them with the rain ..
an IPL cricket Stadium across the highway .. was here for a game some months ago .. a state of the art new facility .. modern and one of the best ..
Hotel, and the welcome .. flowers, the 'tika’ another traditional feature for all that check in …
The expressions for the photo shoot ..
Its familiar and nostalgic to be here in the room .. a room that has seen my presence for over three to four decades … many historic films shot while here, and so many pleasant memories ..
Early tomorrow in the fields and then hopefully an early finish to drive back home ..
So much growth over the years … once a quiet calm and a must week end destination, from the rush and push of the megapolis hours away … now built up and busy and trafficked to the brim … took a while to figure where we were going, roads and identifications all different …
But the city is the city .. in temperament in nature, welcoming, happy, sublime ..
May it remain so always .. despite all the challenges it faced with the terror attacks .. getting back to normal .. and being its beautiful city that it always has been ..
My love to all ..
Amitabh Bachchan
