You remember I had put up an article from the Outlook on a foreign journalists impression on the conditions in our country. There had been substantial comment on it in the blog.

Well, the magazine too received several comments on the topic. Normally an article of this nature would never invite such reaction. In fact it is often barely noticed. But the letters to the editor has been flooded it seems with this particular issue.

I give below the pages from the Outlook on the comments from readers on said article… interesting !

A restful day. A surprise cancellation of the shoot. Never know how to handle these special unannounced holidays. You want to do so many things at the same time. And never succeed in doing even one with complete satisfaction.

But interesting meetings took place with Balki for ‘Pa’ and with RGV for ‘Rann’. Unfortunately I cannot say anything about them, but suffice to say they seem to be important strong different and challenging. There was also Firoze Nadiadwala and Prakash Jha and Anjum Rajabali for another topical yet pertinent issue of a film that I had approved.

I have but this to say. The coming years in the Indian Film Industry will present films of immensely strong and varied nature. Technical superiority, content of substance and a quality that will surprise not just the local audience, but those that inhabit a different land. And it shall come from a generation who will have an average age of 25.

In closing therefore, my customary attempt at some words of wisdom.. not mine.. but sms’d to me on mobile. And one more important thing. Those words of yesterday are not poetry, they just spilled out without any thought or purpose, randomly.

“Our character’s what we do when we think no one’s looking”

May we all live in peace and harmony.. and of course my love..

Amitabh Bachchan