Amitabh Bachchan must have been proud of the recent debut of his grandson Agastya Nanda in Hindi movies. He dislikes the term Bollywood. Combining Bombay with Hollywood. In Mr. Bachchan’s presence, those who know what’s good for them avoid calling the Hindi film industry Bollywood.
I agree with his concerns about being compared to Hollywood in India.
We felt like a poor cousin of the American cinema metonym.
We’re better. Also bigger. Our films compete with Hollywood blockbusters like Mission Impossible, James Bond, and Fast & Furious at the box office.
We have global hero worship for our actors. Out in public, mobbed. In an old social media video, Sylvester Stallone (Rocky and Rambo) and his family were politely denied a table at a premium LA restaurant for arriving without a reservation. Imagine if Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan experienced this! Today, Agastya, the son of Shweta Bachchan, enters the realm of famous cinema and glittering stardom with Zoya Akhtar’s musical-comedy ‘The Archies’.
Dare to call this nepotism. Not so. Nepotism is the Indian term meaning sour grapes. The term “Agastya” refers to the way of birth. Is it nepotism when Anant, Akash, and Isha Ambani take over Reliance Industries from Mukesh Ambani? It’s their fate. Nobody can dispute that. Their entry into the family business is inevitable. The future of their professions is up to them.
I recall Mr. Bachchan’s satisfaction and joy at Abhishek’s 2000 debut in J. P. Dutta’s ‘Refuge’. Life justifiably treated him well. After 23 years, Abhishek and he celebrate the birth of another family actor.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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