Big B choked with emotions while holding tri-colour

Amitabh Bachchan was choked with emotions while shooting a scene for Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha. The scene required the actor to hold aloft the Indian flag and Big B was emotionally choked while enacting the scene. On his blog, Big B wrote, “What is it about National Flags and National Anthems, Read More">that brings that undeclared emotionRead More

Amitabh Bachchan was choked with emotions while shooting a scene for Prakash Jha's Satyagraha. The scene required the actor to hold aloft the Indian flag and Big B was emotionally choked while enacting the scene. On his blog, Big B wrote, "What is it about National Flags and National Anthems, that brings that undeclared emotion within us? Why is it that when we hold our tricolor, sing our 'jan gan man ..', that we choke with emotion. What makes those hardened athletes that stand on the victory podium during the Olympic medal ceremony, drop a tear as their nations' flag climbs up on the flagstaff in a stadium filled to capacity. Why do I feel similar today at the shooting, even though it is the enactment of a scene for the film that I work on - 'Satyagraha' !A sense of pride, honor, possession, … a sense that what I hold belongs to us the citizens of my country - we Indians !! This flag … this tricolor … this emblem of our identity … is mine !"

The film is being shot at break-neck speed in Bhopal and Bachchan is mighty impressed with the love and support of the locals. On his blog, Bachchan wrote, “The cooperation of the people of Bhopal is extraordinary. Their discipline, their sense of order, Read More">their pleasant demeanors and all that a film unit would expect fromRead More

The film is being shot at break-neck speed in Bhopal and Bachchan is mighty impressed with the love and support of the locals. On his blog, Bachchan wrote, "The cooperation of the people of Bhopal is extraordinary. Their discipline, their sense of order, their pleasant demeanors and all that a film unit would expect from an audience when shooting outdoors, is present there in abundance. My salutations to the city and to the people !! Thank you for your effort in allowing us to conduct our work in an atmosphere of required peace and comfort."

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The scene also had Ajay Devgn and Amrita Rao along with Big B. Apparently, Amrita plays Big B’s daughter-in-law in the film. Sharing more about the said scene, Big B wrote, Read More">“The sequence today and one that shall go on for several days depicts the fight for justice and demand of rights … it isRead More

The scene also had Ajay Devgn and Amrita Rao along with Big B. Apparently, Amrita plays Big B’s daughter-in-law in the film. Sharing more about the said scene, Big B wrote, “The sequence today and one that shall go on for several days depicts the fight for justice and demand of rights … it is a stage programme, hundreds of supporters are present, patriotic songs are being belted out by that most popular band ‘Indian Ocean’, and all those of the star cast that have believed and fought for it are present there.”