DAY 1950
Jalsa, Mumbai Aug 17/18, 2013 Sat/Sun 12 : 41 AM
Raghuveer Padaki 18 August … wishing you a very happy birthday, love happiness and prosperity always … and in a few days for the birthday of your dear wife .. love and regard …
A gift to me from a well wisher and one that has memories with my work .. can you guess what and which character it is .. ?
And a day that has been filled with emotion and a feel for having done a deed which I hope those that shall share with it will bring a smile on their faces ..
A lady well wisher who turns 100 years … yes 100 years on the 18th of August, Bernadine D'Souza has been suffering from Alzheimers … and if there is a name she remembers is that of … yours truly !! So touched by the request was I from their relatives to send her a message on video that I immediately sent one to her .. the family told me that they coerce her to eat her food by telling her that I am about to visit her .. moving and most heartfelt … !!
The other deed for the day was sending a card to the jawans that guard our frontiers and borders .. just a small card of wishes through a noble institute, to let our men in uniform know that we care and are proud of them ..
They guard our days and nights so we can exist in peace and calm without fear of the enemy that wishes to destroy us .. these missives shall go to the armed forces at the border, in a gesture to let them know that they are not forgotten, they are in our thoughts, and that they are those of our country whom we look upon with great pride …
There is but a moment of … what can one say … the kids left today back to Delhi and their presence is sorely missed … the home feels empty and quiet and without the banter and chatter of the kids running around .. BUT … soon hopefully we shall be with them …
Being with the family is so invigorating and joyful .. they are the ultimate source of all that matters to and with us …
And yes the rehearsals for KBC continue with vigour … soon to go on the floors … and the apprehensions and the expectations of all going well with it, filling most of our time with nervous anxiety …
Be well and happy is all I wish to say and to wish all my Parsi friends “SAAL MUBARAK ”
Love
Amitabh Bachchan
