A for Amitabh, B for Bachchan

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How do you wish your childhood hero who has impressed and influenced you throughout your adolescent years? It may be very difficult for someone in the present generation to comprehend the cult status which Amitabh Bachchan enjoyed. But for those who those who were born in the 60s and early 70s, the name Bachchan meant the world. I can't claim to have been there when his first film was released but I certainly had arrived a year before Deewar and Sholay hit the screens. Both my parents were avid film buffs and before I realized, I had become a passive participant in the world of cinema. My contribution was never more than listening quietly to the dialogues in my mother's lap while my parents enjoyed the new release. I chose the word "quietly" because unlike other kids in my age at the theatre, I never cried or created....

Put on your dancing shoes

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Having been in the business of news for a decade and a year, it is unlikely for me to be associated with anything which is not news. My friends usually ask me if I sleep with my television switched to news or devour the newspaper for breakfast. They are convinced that I walk, talk and live the news. The truth is I don't. From the time I get back from work till the time I reach work, I do not sample the news. My only connection in the interim is the newspaper which I do not spend more than half an hour on. In fact I never get to know if any news has broken or that some mistakes have appeared on air unless someone tells me about it. On my day off from work, I hardly have a clue on what's happening in the world of news and....