Dear friends,
I hope most of you have seen media bashing against Mr. Bachchan time to time and more recently about his views on slumdog millinare. Many news channels carried out bashing at Mr. Bachchan which was so wrong because he never said anything of that sort about the movie in first place.
I am publishing here the reactions of Mr. Bachchan which he put on his blog.
"What a colossal joke this is all turning out to be !! Without reading the text of my blog or the purpose behind mention of ‘SlumDog’ an entire machinery of abuse has been directed towards me.
Fact is. Some one mentioned the film on my blog. Some expressed opinion for it, some against. And yes they contained some strong assumptions. I merely put both of them up and invited debate. I have done this many times on several issues and there has been great involvement. Media, in India has taken the pros and cons of OTHERS, as MINE, built their headlines and put it safely out, thereby, causing the consternation. All the expressions that have been attributed to me are in fact the expressions of others. Or perceived impressions of others. Where is the indication that this impression is concretely mine ? There is none !! And now after having castigated me for something not attributable to me, it has made my real opinion on the film after seeing it, impossible. If I do not like it there will be greater abuse. If I like it, there will be abuse.
My apologies therefore, on this unfortunate and completely misguided occurrence. May peace prevail and prosperity follow.
It is the most convenient and easiest practice to twist and distort words, especially if they come from celebrities. The copy makes good reading. Media did just that and made a screaming headline - ‘AB slams Slum’. Note the use of word ’slam’. It is nowhere in my blog, but has been deliberately put because it rhymes and reads well with the word ’slum’. Headline structured, editorial happy and to hell with its truth and authenticity.
Another one…
“Bachchanalia’ book release and the headline reads ‘Amitabh Booked’. Great to read. Nothing technically wrong. But the idea is to attract attention. The use of ‘booked’, as we all know, gives reference to being ‘booked’ for a crime ! Journalist or copy writer that composed it gets an affectionate pat on the back and celeb be damned !!"
After reading this decide yourself....
regards
pankaj
