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32847
Fri, 11/28/2008 - 19:35
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Shaken Bachchan sleeps with gun under pillow after attacks
Mumbai, Nov 28 (PTI) He may have acted as an outlaw
umpteen times on the screen but the terror attacks in Mumbai
were enough to shake Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan up who kept
his revolver under his pillow while going to sleep.
"Last night, as the events of the terror attack
unfolded in front of me I did something for the first time and
one that I had hoped never ever to be in a situation to do.
Before retiring for the night, I pulled out my licensed .32
revolver, loaded it and put it under my pillow. For a very
disturbed sleep," the mega star wrote on his blog.
Bachchan was glued to TV screen as security personnel
battled the militants yesterday, also the birth anniversary of
his father.
Bachchan, known for his on-screen 'Angry Young Man'
image depicting the rebellious youth, fumed with anger at the
"ineptitude of the authorities" who were supposed to take care
of the country.
"My pain has been the sight and plight of my innocent
and vulnerable and completely insecure countrymen, facing the
wrath of this terror attack. And my anger has been at the
ineptitude of the authorities that have been ordained to look
after us," Big B expressed in his blog.
Lauding the efforts of troops in tackling the terror
situation, he wrote "brilliant officers and police personnel
have laid down their lives for us. I can only but salute them
and respect their sincerity in the call of duty."
Bachchan was disgruntled over the cliche "spirit of
Mumbai" which he said people were using to cover the traumatic
experiences that every merry city underwent in recent years.
"Yes Mumbai is strong and resilient and shall not be
cowed down by any such occurrence. But let us not conveniently
use it as our cover sheet, pull it over our heads and go off
to sleep," he said.
Despite repeated requests by electronic channels to
issue a statement on the tragedy, Bachchan refused to do so.
An irked Bachchan wrote in bold, "Tell me and order me
instead that we require every Indian to get up and walk into
the facilities where the action is on and I will be the first
to walk.
"But, please do not ask me to come and make sloppy
statements that will do nothing more than create viewer
interest." PTI ABS
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umpteen times on the screen but the terror attacks in Mumbai
were enough to shake Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan up who kept
his revolver under his pillow while going to sleep.
"Last night, as the events of the terror attack
unfolded in front of me I did something for the first time and
one that I had hoped never ever to be in a situation to do.
Before retiring for the night, I pulled out my licensed .32
revolver, loaded it and put it under my pillow. For a very
disturbed sleep," the mega star wrote on his blog.
Bachchan was glued to TV screen as security personnel
battled the militants yesterday, also the birth anniversary of
his father.
Bachchan, known for his on-screen 'Angry Young Man'
image depicting the rebellious youth, fumed with anger at the
"ineptitude of the authorities" who were supposed to take care
of the country.
"My pain has been the sight and plight of my innocent
and vulnerable and completely insecure countrymen, facing the
wrath of this terror attack. And my anger has been at the
ineptitude of the authorities that have been ordained to look
after us," Big B expressed in his blog.
Lauding the efforts of troops in tackling the terror
situation, he wrote "brilliant officers and police personnel
have laid down their lives for us. I can only but salute them
and respect their sincerity in the call of duty."
Bachchan was disgruntled over the cliche "spirit of
Mumbai" which he said people were using to cover the traumatic
experiences that every merry city underwent in recent years.
"Yes Mumbai is strong and resilient and shall not be
cowed down by any such occurrence. But let us not conveniently
use it as our cover sheet, pull it over our heads and go off
to sleep," he said.
Despite repeated requests by electronic channels to
issue a statement on the tragedy, Bachchan refused to do so.
An irked Bachchan wrote in bold, "Tell me and order me
instead that we require every Indian to get up and walk into
the facilities where the action is on and I will be the first
to walk.
"But, please do not ask me to come and make sloppy
statements that will do nothing more than create viewer
interest." PTI ABS
NIK
NNNN
