Legendary poet, Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan's poetries have inspired millions of readers across the globe. His son and legendary actor, Amitabh Bachchan has also inherited the 'love for words' from his late father. Some times in life, everything seems dark as a cloudy twilight and as much we want to, the sunlight is nowhere to be seen! Once, such a moment had come into Amitabh ji's life. Check out his latest post in which he has talked about the advice given to him by his father, that made him go through those times! (Recommended Read: Sushant Singh Rajput's Best Friend, Mahesh Shetty Wishes If He Could Have Picked Up His Last Call)
Everyone knows how close the legendary actor, Amitabh Bachchan was to his father and the great poet, Harivansh Rai Bachchan. On his father's 17th death anniversary (January 19, 2020), Amitabh Bachchan had taken a journey down his memory lane and had remembered his father's last moments. He had taken to his Twitter handle and had penned a note that could be read as "A few moments ago he had breathed his last. My Father, as I held his hand, soft, still vibrant, the hand that wrote genius." Scroll down to see Amitabh Ji's latest post in which he talks about a valuable life-lesson given to him by his father!
Legendary actor, Amitabh Bachchan took to his Instagram handle on June 18, 2020, and penned down some valuable life-lessons given to him by his father, the great poet, Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh ji recalled at a time when his life was cloaked by the mist of sorrow and failure, and nothing was going according to his plan, his father had consoled him by making him believe in plans of god for him, more than his plans for him! Describing the conversation, Amitabh ji posted an oil-painted sketch of himself and wrote in the caption, "'Man ka ho toh accha, man ka na ho toh zyada accha.' Babu ji ne jab mujhe mere jeevan ke ek vichlit mod par ye sikhaya, toh samajh me nahi aaya. Jo man ka na ho wo zyada accha kaise ho sakta hai. Fir jab unhone smajhaya toh samajh gaya. 'Agar tumhare man ka nahi ho raha hai, toh wo ishwar ke man ka ho raha hai, aur ishwar humesha tumhara acch hi chahega, is liye zyada accha!"
The megastar, Amitabh Bachchan took to his Instagram to recall his father, the legendary poet, Harivansh Rai Bachchan's few lines, which reflect aptly on the present scenario. He posted a picture of himself in his study room and wrote a few lines of his father in the caption which can be read as "Mai jala hriday me agni, daha karta hu, sukh dukh dono mein magn raha karta hu, jag bahv sagar tarne ko naav banaye, mai bhav maujon par mast baha karta hun -- burn I the fire in my heart and burn within ; happy and content in the joyous modes of both sorrow and happiness ; the world doth build that boat for me to cross the seas ; but I do flow on my own among the waves that life creates in joyful ebullience …" (Also Read: Ali Fazal and Girlfriend, Richa Chadha Pen Down Beautiful Teary-Eyed Notes For Actor's Late Mother)
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The Shahenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan had once in his blog, shared that how he had gotten the surname 'Bachchan'. He had written, "Babuji was born in a Kayasth home and a Srivastav. But his temperament was always against the ailment of caste, so his nome de plume, his ‘takhallus’, his pen name he designed as ‘BACHCHAN’. Poets and writers of great eminence often designed their names with a nom de plume. So ‘Bachchan’ became my father’s pen name, his poetic nom de plume, but it lent credence of its concept later when I was born, on being admitted to my first School, and being asked by the teachers what surname of this boy was to be filled in the admission form my Mother and father had a quick discussion and it was decided that ‘Bachchan’ would be the family surname." (You May Also Like: Mira Kapoor Posts An Unseen Picture With Her Girl Gang, Her Lehenga Is A Perfect Summer Wedding Pick)
Do you also relate to Amitabh ji's musings of his father's life-lesson?
