Thursday, December 3, 2009

Maa to akhir maa hoti hai..


माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है
मेरी या तेरी या फिर किसी और की
कैसे माँ से भिन्न भला माँ हो सकती है
सोलह आने सच है - माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है

जन्म-काल से पहले के उन नौ मासों में
बंधन माँ से जुडे हमारे कई बरसों के
काटे नही कटते, नही टूटते किसी तरह से
कहता है दिल - माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है

माँ, तुम राजाओं की माँ
तुम पीर-फ़कीरों की भी माँ
कैसे चलता जग बिन माँ के
कुछ झूठ नही कि - माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है

माँ, आज तुम्हारे जाने की बेला आई
मन विह्वल है, भावुक है मेरा विचलित है
कल किसे कहूंगा जाकर माँ सपने अपने
यह मान लिया कि - माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है

दुख-संकट में, बचपन में, जीवन के यौवन पर
वह एक सहारा सदा तुम्हारा क्या कम था
भीषण दुख की अग्नि में अब जलता है मन
छूट गया है साथ कि - माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है

अब कौन सुनेगा जग में वह मेरे सपने
तुम कहां चली माँ छॊड हमें हम थे अपने
कहीं दिया बुझ गया कोई तुम्हारे जाने से
अंधकार में डूबा मन कि - माँ तो आखिर माँ होती है ।

- अभय शर्मा

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Day 590


आदरणीय भाईसाहब
सादर चरण स्पर्श
आपकी आज्ञा लेते हुये मै यह संस्मरण बिना किसी संपादन के यहां सिर्फ़ इसलिये प्रस्तुत कर रहा हूं कि कल जब मैने इसे लिखा था तब तक बहुत देर हो चुकी थी साथ ही आपकी नई पोस्ट के लिये मेरे पास नया कुछ अब तक तैयार नही है, हां उस बच्चन संध्या के दो अन्य प्राणियों के चरण स्पर्श करने की मेरी अभिलाषा है उनमें से एक पुष्पा भारती है तो दूसरी जया भादुड़ी है, जी हां उस दिन वे जया भादुड़ी जैसी ही दिख रही थीं वे भी मेरे आस-पास थी पर उनसे तो मै अपना प्रणाम भी नही कह पाया था, आदमी कितना कुछ कहना चाहता है पर कभी कभी कुछ भी नही कह पाता मै बस उन्हे देखता ही रह गया था - आपको तो करीब से देख भी नही पाया पता नही किस शक्ति ने मुझे ग्रीन रुम से उस समय वहां से हटा लिया जहां मैं आपके बाहर आने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहा था । उस पर विडम्बना यह कि बाद में बाहर भीड़ में खड़े होकर आपकी एक झलक पाने के लिये आधे घंटे से अधिक यूं ही गुमसुम सा खड़ा था- हां एक सिगरेट मैने इतनी भीड़ में भी पी ली थी - अपने को अभागा नही तो क्या कहूं आपके इतने निकट होते हुये भी आपसे मिलने से वंचित रह गया - आपका आशीर्वाद लेने का अवसर मैने स्वयं ही गंवाया है इसके लिये नियति को दोष देना न्यायोचित नही लगता -


बच्चन संध्या भाग – 3

जो बीत गई सो बात गई- कवि बच्चन कि अनन्यतम रचनाओं मे से एक है, कितने गहरे भाव के साथ लिखी इस कविता के लिये जब पुष्पा जी ने जया बच्चन को आमंत्रित किया तो पहले पहल तो मुझे लगा था कि क्या जया जी इतनी गंभीर कविता के साथ न्याय कर पायेंगी, अगर मैने वह प्रसंग़ जया जी तथा बाबूजी के बारे में ध्यान से सुना होता तो अवश्य ही मुझे याद रहता कि जया जी कितनी संवेदनशील है, मुझे इतना ही याद है कि शायद उस जिक्र से मंच पर भी उनकी आंखे भर आई थी –


यह कविता तो अभी कुछ ही दिनों पहले यहां लिखी थी – फिर भी जया जी की प्रस्तुति मेरी उम्मीद से कहीं बहुत ही अच्छी थी, हर कोई तो भाईसाहब की तरह कविता पाठ नही ही कर सकता फिर भी जया जी की काव्यांजलि काफ़ी सुंदर थी –

जो बीत गई सो बात गई ।

जीवन में एक सितारा था,
माना वो बेहद प्यारा था
वह डूब गया तो डूब गया
अंबर के आनन को देखो
...
पर बोलो टूटे तारों पर
कब अंबर शोक मनाता है
जो बीत गई सो बात गई ।

मुझे यह कहते हुए या बताते हुये विशेष हर्ष नही हो रहा है कि जया जी के बारे में इस प्रसंग को मैने शायद इसलिये ध्यान से नही सुना कि मेरा ध्यान भंग हो रहा था, मै देख रहा था कि भाईसाहव असल ज़िंदगी में भी कितने महान व्यक्तित्व के स्वामी हैं । वास्तव में कई क्षण तो मुझे इस बात का यकीन ही नही हो रहा था कि मै बच्चन संध्या में प्रवेश पा चुका हूं या अमिताभ बच्चन नामक महान कलाकार मेरे से 100-200 मीटर की दूरी पर ही विराजमान है । मै बीच बीच में कुछ कुछ अपने आप में खो सा जाता था । पुष्पा जी अक्सर मनुष्य के साथ अकस्मात क्षणों में कभी कभी ऎसा हो जाता है जब वह लगभग हक्का-बक्का रह जाता है, मुझे आशा है कि मेरी साफगोई से आप दोनो को परेशानी नही होनी चाहिये, जानबूझकर मैने ऎसा नह किया था । जया जी आपका कविता पाठ इतना सुंदर था कि उसने मेरे अमिताभ-मोह को भंग कर दिया था-


मृदु मिट्टी के है बने हुये
मधुघट फूटा ही करते है
लघु जीवन लेकर आये है
प्याले टूटा ही करते हैं ।

यहां एक छोटी सी विश्लेषणा अवश्य ही जोड़ना चाहूंगा –
डाक्टर बच्चन को मिट्टी से बेहद प्यार था तभी शायद अपने बारे में उन्होने कहा होगा –

मिट्टी का तन , मस्ती का मन
क्षण भर जीवन, मेरा परिचय !

Sunday, November 29, 2009

AB Day 587

Respected Brother
Sadar Pranaam suprabhat
Before we talk more of that wonderful evening where we met and still not met.. I share a link of the voice of Dr. Bachchan where he provides initiation to the beautiful rendering of Madhushala by Manna Dey sahab..

http://abhayaharivansh.blogspot.com/2009/11/madhushala-in-harivansh-rai-bachchans.html

Also there were some errors which left unedited in my Hindi version of the Bachchan Sanfhya part 1 submitted late last night.. aapse gujaarish hai ki unko andekha kar de aur mujhe kshama kar den.. kahin anya bhool chook hui ho to uske liye bhi aapse anurodh hai apana chhota bhaai samajh kar meri galtiyon ko nazar andaz kar den..

Vaastav mein us shaam Dr. Bachchan se ek tarah se mulaakat hi to ho gai thee meri.. Kitane sundar pushp aapne unki kratiyon se chunkar ham logon ke liye prastut kiye.. shayad is chhote se jevan mein isase adhik main kya kah sakata hoon..

chhote se jeevan mein kitanapyar karun pee loon haala..aane ki hi saath jagat meinaane ke hi saath jagat meinkahalaaya jaane vala..

छोटे-से जीवन में कितना प्यार करुँ, पी लूँ हाला,

आने के ही साथ जगत में कहलाया ‘जानेवाला’,
स्वागत के ही साथ विदा की होती देखी तैयारी,
बंद लगी होने खुलते ही मेरी जीवन-मधुशाला।।६६।

I am happy that what I had added from memory was not all that wrong.. This is not the best verse for me.. the best I consider is most difficult to pick.. the complete Madhushala falls in that category.. and this is no appeasement of any sort..

Aaap se milakr bhi na mil paane mein jo sukh chuupa hai.. use koi anya kaise jaan sakata hai..
Addendum

( I find somewhere this compilation on my computer I hope you and others may just like it..
This post is not a part of Bachchan Sanfhya that I shall soon present a little later from now.. the second part is supposed to be dedicated to Dr. Bachchan embodied in your body for those few hours when he found his voice in you.. and the way r. Pushpa Bharati ji anchored the whole show.. I shall not disclose every thing here..


............ Quoted from past begins ........

हाथों में आने-आने में,हाय, फिसल जाता प्याला,
अधरों पर आने-आने मेंहाय, ढुलक जाती हाला,
दुनियावालो, आकर मेरीकिस्मत की ख़ूबी देखो,
रह-रह जाती है बस मुझकोमिलते-मिलते मधुशाला।।94।।


Tis just about to be grasped yet
Slips away this cup from hands
Tis wine just about to be clasped by lips
yet Rolls away too far away!

Oh my friends come have a look
What fate has scrabbled on my book!
Tis too close and yet too far away
Ever disappearing that tavern on the way!

This friends was a sort of not so literal yet somewhat lyrical transcription of how this particular verse could be anglicized for rest of the world. Its interpretation may or may not be too close to what I have paraphrased above. Time and again I remind myself of the great inadequacy that persists in a translational effort. What follows now is my understanding of the original verses.

Frankly speaking this computerized version is already showing some signs away from the one scribbled on the pad with pen! I do not desist away from such a path as long as I do not complicate the issues and make a mess of the work. The basic idea what Dr. Bachchan probably would have conceived in his mind is discussed here.

There are situations in life that reflect incompleteness and unexpectedness of an event – as if the cup slips away before eager hands could get hold of it! Or rather tumbling of the wine even before it could just embrace our lips!The poet then insists in spite of these fallacies and failures he invites his friends to have a close look at this desperate beauty of his deserving/ or undeserving fate. That he has missed a very near chance to have glance of the tavern on the way!

This again friends is more or less physical meaning what Dr. Bachchan has referred in these lines though he might actually be trying to philosophize the element of uncertainty and the unexpected from our perceived and preferred path and to be prepared for such eventualities. That many a times we are so very near to our target yet we miss it by a whisker, that we are so close on the verge of success yet somehow it deceives us in the most unexpected manner.
The Poet, I mean, I should say Dr. Bachchan is probably addressing the rest of us the populace on this earth to believe that his own story of dwindling fortunes and discomforting events could not be different for us human beings in any way. His near misses on finding his chosen path (Tavern) and to succed on it is like a mirage too near yet too far away!

Post Script:With this first interpretation of the thoughts of Dr. Bachchan in Madhushala - though actually the 94th verse of the poets poem I begin this journey to communicate with the rest of you. I wanted to take up something that I had not read in the train and I must add here that following sequence may never be important to me and you may find that before I complete all the verses I might have revisited a couple of them many times over! This particular couplet reminds us of uncertainty that we all must really respect.

I would also wish to make a point to the poet to forgive me if I ever fail and at times completely misunderstood his work or words and interpret them in not only a different manner but also in content and context. The beauty of a poetic work lies in its manifold manifestations and also strongly depends on the mood and mind of its reader at that particular point of time. The message could be seen and read differently as if there are not one or two but several messages hidden within. The same poetic work can have different meanings, be understood in different manners and different individuals could derive different messages at different times. I use this philosophy to defend my incapacity to treat the works of Dr. Bachchan as exactly as science would have loved it to be!
..... quoted from past - ends .......


Hopefully, I am able to provide enough of such couplets that could prove the Madhushala to be only as the tavern on the way! Here Madhushala symbolizes with uncertainty in life!…..This post was created on 2nd February 2009 some of the members of EF may have already read what I had said that day.. few things in life can always be repeated.. so I take this opportunity to share it with you all over again..

Love Afffection and Regards
is sure always on the cards…

Abhaya Sharma
November 30 2009 9:10 AM IST

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Smaranika -


Dedicated to Hemant Krakare, Ashok Kamte, Vijay Salaskar and Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan - The Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and Chandrashekhar Azad of modern India I salute thee..

स्मरणिका

आज की ही रात की तो बात थी वह
दिल को दहलाने की कैसी रात थी वह
जब आखिरी लम्हा जिया था ज़िंदगी का
इस देश की खातिर किया बलिदान था

प्राण तुमने त्याग कर भी था दिखाया
पाठ एक था देशभक्ति का सिखाया
हार कर भी जीत होगी यह तुम्हारी
साल भर के बाद भी है याद आती

हे मेरे बंधु, सखा हे मित्रगण मेरे सुनो
करकरे की कामटे की बात सालस्कर की हो
जिक्र हो संदीप उन्नी की कथा न व्यर्थ हो
उनकी शहादत रंग लायेगी नया कुछ अर्थ हो ।

हम उन्हे करते नमन
है शीष झुकता है यह तन
नाज़ है तुम पर है कहता यह वतन
आज तुम को याद कर रोता है मन ।

अभय शर्मा
26 नवंबर 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Amitabh Nama - Day 582

Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

I think I did want to write to you yesterday from home.. yet could not connect due to MTNL line not working for me.. it does not matter.. does it really..

Coming to your post of excessibe pain and just too much on your plate and being a mechanical toy.. I know one thing whatever you undertake.. in whatever role or capacity you give it your best shot.. err.. best effort to be more correct.. no wonder than that you excel where most others croak under pressure.. you excite us with such honest appeal.. I wish you continue forever in such excellence not only with your forthcoming films and TV ventures but in every sphere of life.. aap prerana ke aise shrot ho jo samay ke saath saath aur nikharta jaata hai.. aur bhi majbooti ke saath marg-darshan karata chalata hai.. ek atoot vishwaas ki bhanti hamaare vishwaas aur iraadon ko nai disha dene me aapse kabhi kahin koi chook nahi hoti..

आप वास्तव में महान है और इस बात का सच मानिए हमें भी बहुत अभिमान है.. आप के लिखे पत्र हमें कितना आनंद देते है इसका तो खुदा ही गवाह है.. जितनी खुशी आपसे मिली है शायद हमारी मोहब्बतें ही उसे बयां कर सकती हैं.. हम दो अनजाने लोगो की तरह नही बल्कि याराना दोस्ताना निभाते हुए एक दूसरे से मिलते हैं.. हमारे बीच कोई दीवार नही आ सकती..

आपके बेमिसाल व्यक्तित्व के लिए अगर कभी-कभी हम आपको शहेंशाह या मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर कहें तो इसका जुर्माना भरने के लिए कोई हमें मजबूर नही कर सकता.. इस प्यार की कहानी में परवाना बनकर शोले झेलने की शक्ति हमें उस त्रिशूल से मिली है जो गंगा की सौगंध खाने के बाद मिला था.. यह सिर्फ़ कसमे-वादे की ही नही संजोग की भी बात है..

एक नज़र देख लेने पर ही आप के अभिनय के हम सब कायल हो चुके हैं.. ब्लैक हो या white.. आप हिन्दी सिनेमा के Don हैं.. जिस शान से आप अभिनय के अग्निपथ को पार करते हो ऐसा लगता है कि जैसे किसी तीन पत्ती के एक ग्रेट गेम्बलर ने सत्ते पे सत्ता मारा हो.. दुनिया की किसी भी अदालत का कोई भी अंधा कानून हमें सिर्फ इसलिए गिरफ्तार नही कर सकता कि हाँ हमें आपसे मोहब्बत है..

यह सिलसिला इसी तरह चलता रहेगा, सरकार ना हम आप के विरुद्ध कुछ सुन सकते हैं न ही कभी सुनेंगे । कभी-कभी ज़िन्दगी में कभी खुशी तो कभी गम भी मिलता ही रहता है, फिर भी आपने जो अपना खून पसीना बहाया है कोई उसे हेरा-फेरी कहेगा तो यह एक सच्चे मर्द की मर्दानगी न होगी । वैसे दो और दो चार होते हैं फिर चाहे जोड़ने की बात हो या गुणा करने की पर अगर आप कहते है कि नही बेटा पांच होते है तो हमें आपकी बात से कैसे इंकार हो सकता , हो ही नही सकता, आखिर हम कौन है ।
यह हमारा अच्छा नसीब नही तो और क्या है.. एक कुली को भी आपसे उतना ही प्यार है जितना किसी जादूगर को उसके काले पत्थर से.. हमारी परवरिश तूफ़ान में हुई है बरसात की एक रात से हमें कैसा डर.. फिर जब राम बलराम का साथ हो तो क्यों न हम आज का अर्जुन बनकर गंजा जमुना सरस्वती के किनारों पर क्यों न अपने ऊंचे अलाप में सुर मिलाकर जाकर सबसे क्यों न कह दें कि- हाँ मैं आज़ाद हूँ..

चलिए मेरे फरार होने का वक्त भी आ पहुँचा है.. खाकी वर्दी वाले चारों तरफ़ चुपके-चुपके टहलकदमी कर रहें हैं.. कहीं ऐसा न हो बंसी बिरजू अपनी मंजिल पर पहुंचने से पहले ही बंटी बबली की तरह धर लिए जाएँ..

सात हिन्दुस्तानी के साथ हमारा और आपका जो एक रिश्ता शुरू हुआ ठा.. ४ दिसम्बर को पा के रिलीज़ होने पर यह एक अजूबा बनकर आपको दुनिया भर में निशब्द ही आपको अभिनय के सबसे ऊंचे पायदान पर बिठा देगा..

कोई मुझे बेशरम कहे या नमक हराम.. देव से इतनी ही प्रार्थना है कि आप किसी भी कसौटी पर मुझे नमक हलाल ही समझे.. आप सुन रहे हैं न मिस्टर नटवरलाल । देश प्रेमी होने की बात मैं नही करता पुकार कर यह भी नही कहता की हाँ मैं खुद्दार हूँ.. नही, नही, इससे पहले की मैं लिखना बंद करुं कालिया से यह कहना या बताना उचित ही रहेगा कि आपके अभिनय में वो नशा है कि एक शराबी भी ज़ंजीर तोड़ कर आपसे मिलाने दौड़ा चला आता है.. हां, एक बात बताना तो मै भूल ही गया था कि अब मैं लावारिस नही आप मेरे भाई समान जो हैं.. मेरा ज़मीर इस बात को कबूल करता है कि आप से एक रिश्ता तो कायम हो ही गया है ।

चीनी कम चाय शायद भूतनाथ को पसंद हो.. मेरी ऑंखें तो भारत के अमर-अकबर-एंथनी को साथ साथ देखने को लालायित हैं फिर उसके लिए मुझे बॉम्बे टू गोवा ही क्यों न जाना पड़े..अब तो हम आपकी फॅमिली में भी शामिल हो गए हैं.. आपके साथ किसी भी रण में जाने को तैयार हैं हम.. आप हमारे गुरू द्रोण है तथा हम उस एकलव्य के समान है जिसने शिक्षा पाकर दीक्षा में अपना अंगूठा ही गुरुदेव को समर्पित कर दिया था । आप जानते है कि अलादीन का जादुई चिराग अगर मुझसे कहे कि क्या हुकुम है मेरे आका - बस उससे यही कहना है कि किसी भी प्रकार का कष्ट कभी भी आपको विचलित न कर सके, सदैव ही आपके मन में शांति, समन्वयता तथा भाईचारे की भावनायें हमारे लिये एक नई दिशा प्रशस्त करती रहें । विशेष रूप से अगर आप मानवता को परमाणु बम के कुमार्ग से विस्थापित कर सकें तब इससे बढ कर कोई अन्य वरदान मै नही चाहता ।

कभी अलविदा न कहना..

अभय शर्मा

Monday, November 23, 2009

Om Puri on AB's mind..


Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

Oh! first and foremost.. great post for the cause of an actor that is Om Puri of Hindi Cinema.. a man who was probably born with a wooden spoon.. if we were to believe his contemporary great Naseeruddin Shah a few years ago..

I personally have not only met Om Puri Sahab at Tata Theatre I have travelled in his blue fiat from NCPA to Churchgate signal on marine drive.. that was during the staging of Bichchhu by him.. a great actor.. I don't know if he would ever remember this.. I had been humming the tune of my then recently created Vigyaan Ki Pooja hogi.. I do not know if he would have picked that poem.. I never uttered the words loud enough lest his driving could have got affected.. I did have another very short meeting with him.. when my cousin Shailendra was in city and we had gone to Film City where Om sir was on some sets.. Oh! he is such a great actor that if I were to choose between him and Naseeruddin Shah for the most successful actor of our then parallel cinema it would have to be him despite the fact that Naseeruddin Shah has done far greater number of movies than Om Puri.. no, o, it has nothing to do with the scuffle with the latter in the green rooms in my bid to seek promotion of science through theatre.. he did went on to do a science oriented program on Television..

Coming back to some of the requests from Manish in particular.. Manish you would have noticed that I find it extremely difficult for me to not to write here.. despite sincere efforts and solid reasons I have always found myself to be here.. it can not simply be for the love to the head of the family.. it is the love for the EF in its entirety..
and the golden news that follows in the end should fill many of you with unexpected joy.. yeap.. it is the most heartening to have received a call from none other than Amitabh Ziibbu.. he had called up and chatted in a manner as if nothing had ever happened between us.. I am glad for him.. for him finding opportunity to speak to me.. to clear the atmosphere which had got me suffocating for want of oxyegen here.. I am glad that he is well and is in Mumbai.. I have requested him to keep in touch.. few things in life can not be taken for granted.. I have nothing against him.. I had never anything against him.. yet all that has been left behind and I find a great younger brother in him.. who is ready to live in present an is already keen to bury the past and let bygones be bygones.. it is a very welcome step from him.. I wish him very best in life.. God willing.. I might just get a chance to meet him as well.. hopefully at Bhavan's program.. if he is able to find a way to take me to the birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. Bachchan..

Brother, I might have told him that it does not matter if it was the last row.. it did not matter if I could not seek your blessings in person.. it matters a great deal if I could be part of any celebrations concerning Dr. Bachchan.. yet if a meeting with you is also on the cards I would not step backward.. err. I would step forward.. bend a bit and extend both my hands to touch your feet.. both in the sense one for you the other for Dr. Bachchan.. after all the blood that flows in your veins originates from the celestial poet.. I know such a possibility may not exist.. it does not matter.. it really does not matter.. having conveyed what I had in mind gives me a great satisfaction.. as if the event has already taken place in mind..

My due regards and love to everyone.. every time I take names of the people I do miss on certain important members of the EF.. you see.. I have grown past 50 and that is not a alibi so to say.. it is a fact.. My sincere thanks to all those who remember and read what I have to say.. They are all responsible in a collective snese for my reappearance after every disappearing act.. thanks a lot..

Love
Abhaya Sharma
Post Script : India has won the toss and elected to bat.. Sree and Ojha make it to the eleven at the cost of Ishant and Mishra.. it is all right.. I felt India could have played three spinners here.. it does not matter.. if they have to save themselves blues they probably could nt do away with the extra batsman.. a result here seems unlikely yet the contest may be much more interesting than it was at Motera.. Green Park was the debut ground for Sir Gundappa Viswanath.. and today Pragyaan makes his debut as a bowler.. I love his abilities.. he should experiment little more than he does in the shorter versions.. See I am already commenting on the Test cricket despite my great shouts about its closure.. life could not be more contradictory.. could it be..

Saturday, November 21, 2009

AB Day 578 (i)

Respected Brother
Sadar Pranaam

Today I share a link to couple of webpages that had been created by me at the actual birth centenary of Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan..

http://www.angelfire.com/ab/abhayasharma/htmldocs/harivanshrai1.htm
and
http://www.angelfire.com/ab/abhayasharma/htmldocs/Dr_bachchan_links.htm

The links to Amitabh recites Dr. Bachchan do not work.. these were part of my huge website abhayasharma.net which does not work anymore.. and whatever little I could accomodate on angelfire free site is made available there..

May I after a long gap say sincere thanks to some of the fellow EFs who had helped him hold my ground when I was in distress.. When I was in some sort of apprehensions about some vague possibilities for writing whatever I had been writing here..

I know it would be impossible for me to recount everyone.. yet I remember once in a while you too started off the blog with some words that should help me come out of what I hought I was into..

Here I must first say special thanks to Kashmira Di.. My dost did heard me for more than half an hour and helped with the best possible words.. the words that only a true sister could use for his real brother.. are we related then Didi and not mere Dost..

Dr. Aishwarya, Sanjith, Shankar, Sis Rose, Syed Kabeeruddin and Tumpa bon did their bit as many others on the facebook..

And I can not forget the kind of love that was made available to Amrit on his birthday on 16th November.. Archana, Zainab, Sanjith, Jasmine, Aishwarya, Carla, Reeham, Ravi Sir, Shankar, Manoj Kumar OjOj and many many others.. Thanks on behalf of Amrit..

And you all know that I am already 50 year old.. if I have missed the names it is more because of my failing memory.. Yeh yaddaasht se hi to maar khaa gaya hindustaan..

I also tell you that I have created a musical blog for Sir Manoj (Bharat) Kumar and some of you may like the efforts.. I know when everything is available on tube why waste time.. That was my way of showing my affection to the great Cinema personality..
http://abhayamanoj.blogspot.com/

Love
Abhaya Sharma

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

AB Day 576

Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh
Here is a link to my article on first test.. I had decided not to write on test cricket.. yet I did.. I fear India is about to loose its first Test match to Sri Lanka in the coming two days.. Sachin has to play one of his special innings if at all we could save ourselves..
The link
http://abhayaipl2.blogspot.com/2009/11/first-test-loss-to-sri-lanka-is.html
Love and good luck to team India ( I know they have been cornered by that glorious double hundred from Mahela and a collective good show by Lankans..)

Abhaya SharmaNovember 19 2009
Post Script Today Indiraji would have been 92.. even if I do not like her so much.. she was the best International leader that India produced with all her shortcomings and slapping on of the Emergency rule.. Indira was really India during her first term in the office of the prime minister.. She scores much above AB Vajpayee who comes a distant second on post-Nehru India..

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Amitabh Bachchan - Day 575

आदरणीय भाईसाहब
सादर चरण स्पर्श

सोचा तो यह था कि कम लिखूंगा या नही ही लिखूंगा पर हर कोशिश करके हार गया । मन कहता है आप से कैसा बैर लिखता चल है इसी में तेरी खैर । चलिये आपने कविताई की राह पर चल कर मुझे एक बहाना ही थमा दिया है मुझे भी कुछ कहने के लिये । आपकी पंक्तियों के आधार पर प्रस्तुत है आपकी ही पंक्तिया -

बहुत कुछ है करने को
समय बहुत कम है लेकिन
करने को इतना कुछ है
समय कहां मिलता लेकिन
जीवन चलता जाता है
अपने ढर्रे पर चुन पलछिन
हम सोच में डूबे देर तलक
भरसक कोशिश करते हर दिन
क्या है जमा किया हमने
क्या मोल दिया हमने गिन-गिन

- अमिताभ बच्चन
(अनुवाद ः अभय शर्मा )

जीवन की आपाधापी में
कब बक्त मिला
कुछ देर कहीं पर बैठ
कभी यह सोच सकूं ...

भाईसाहब एक प्रयास मेरी तरफ़ से अवश्य होगा कि भारतीय विद्या भवन के प्रांगण में बच्चन संध्या के अवसर पर प्रस्तुत हो सकूं, आपसे मिलने की इच्छा इतनी बलबती नही जितनी परम पूज्य कविवर बच्चन के जीवन की एक झलक पाने की ललक मेरे भीतर बसी हुइ है । उनके जीते जी न सही उनके जीवन से कुछ एक फूल चुनने का जो अवसर 28 नबंवर को प्राप्त हो सकता है उसे गंवा देना निरी मूर्खता होगी, प्रभु से प्रार्थना है कि मुझे निराश न करें । आपसे किसी प्रकार की गुजारिश या किसी भी किस्म की सहायता न मैं कर रहा हूं ना ही किसी अपेक्षा की प्रतीक्षा है । कविवर के कलम से जितने भी हीरे-मोती- माणिक पन्ने हमें मिलें है उनका कोई मोल नही लगाया जा सकता वे अनमोल हैं ।

आपका एक अनुज
अभय शर्मा

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Cricket and Cinema beat Chemistry & Computers

Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

Somewhere along the line Cricket and Cinema took over from Chemistry and Computers in my life. If it was Kapil Dev who impressed me more than organic chemistry it was Amitabh Bachchan who proved far more important to me than Oracle.

It would only be half of the story if I do not say that my beginning with cricket as a game and fascination for Cinema started at the same time when we were in Port Blair.


I was aware of Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath’s cricketing abilities especially the 774 runs by Sunil Gavaskar iin his debut series against the then top cricketing team of the World in West Indies. I might be not wrong that my interest in Cinema also took its root with Anand starring Rajesh Khanna yet I admit here that it was Amitabh Bachchan who impressed me more than the super star. I had not known that it was a beginning of events that I would be associated with cricket like no other game and with Mr. Bachchan like no other idol in my life.

I wrote a great deal about cricket. I really relish that when Kapil’s devils won the world cup beating West Indies in 1983 Prudential world cup of cricket in 1983 I was as happy as having watched Amitabh Bachchan performing in say Deewaar or Sholay.

It would be an incomplete story if I do not say that I had a great moment in life when I had an unexpected entry into the pavilion of Delhi’s Firozesahah Kotla in the year 1980 where the Indian team had assembled before their Australia tour. I had not only got the autographs of Kapil Dev I had also interacted with Gundappa Viswanath among others in the dressing room. It is bit ironic that I had made some predictions and one amongst them was while looking at the palm of the greatest Indian batsman (if records are kept aside for a while) Sir Gundappa Rangappa Viswanath. I saw he had a dark deep heart line. I know I must have bemused him when I asked him to not to take too much of alcohol as he had tendency for a weak heart. I know he would remember this for sure as Yashpal and others looked staringly at me making those predictions. I had asked my friend Tilak Raj who was that tall lanky fellow bowling on the wicket and I was told that it was Ravi Shastri. I don’t know if I had told him that he would go really far in cricket yet I remember that I did predict for Tilak raj that he would feature in record books someday. It is well known fact now that Ravi Shastri had belted Tilak Raj for six sixes in an over while he represented Baroda. Kapil Dev had plainly refused for the second autograph saying he had already given him one.. when I said it is for my friend Malini he said let her come and ask for it.. She was a great fan of Imran Khan and Kapil Dev.

The story would be far from over if I do not say here that it was during the eight years in Delhi that my interest in cricket and Cinema took a firm grounding. I had come to like Amitabh Bachchan like no other actor of Hindi Cinema. There would only be English movies besides Amitabh starrers that I saw for nearly five years of my college life. A fact to show and express my attachment to Amitabh Bachchan. I probably might have missed some of the great movies during that period but I had satisfaction of seeing the best. Amitabh Bachchan acted like the best in he world during those seven eight years of his career. I would not fail to watch or hear any cricket game, read about it in the newspapers and deftly discuss with friends in the college the next day or even during the match. The advent of Kapil Dev as the real all-rounder had raised my interest in the game to greater heights.. India was not winning much yet we knew that Kapil could spring a surprise for the best batsman in the world. I for some reasons liked him more for his batting display especially the hook shot which he played almost in a Nataraj mudra and played it to the perfection. Oops there were few things a pace bowler could do than merely applause his efforts. I wish Kapil had concentrated on his batting in his last few years of cricket we could have had more fun and he some more runs against his name. yet how many bowlers in the world would have 7 test hundreds against their name. I rate Kapil ahead of Ian Botham, Imran Khan and Richard Hadlee as he was much superior fielder compared to the rest. Thus he was the most complete all-rounder the world ever witnessed.

Amitabh Bachchan was dear to me for another reason- being the son of Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan – the Hindi poet of extraordinary caliber who composed Madhushala before he was even thirty. I think if I have not been able to meet you brother is not such important to me anymore – I could never meet Dr. Bachchan for your celebrity status not even at the time of his death on that fateful 18th January. It is all right. Few things in life are destined and if I could not meet Sunil Gavaskar the other day when I had an opportunity to meet him in Delhi my respect for him did not reduce one bit only he had come a close second to Kapil Dev on my list of important cricketers.

Sachin Tendulkar is much younger t me.. I am proud of the fact that he would always be considered the greatest batsman in the world.. I may not have much following of his cricket yet I would not mince any words that some of his knocks were a real treat to watch. He could bat as well against the Mcgrath as against Shane Warne. I think I have lot of respect for him despite the fact that I did write a couple of times that he has overplayed for India. It is all right. I now wish that he continues to play cricket for India as long as he himself wants to. And Yes he could be an important player in T20 too. People have come to say that T20 requires ruthless shot playing.. it may be true to an extent alone.. we all know it does require one to know the batting well and perfect shot selection alongside pacing of one’s innings. I am sure no one is better than Sachin when he is in full flow.

Only a day before I had written an article where I had requested what changes India needs in its cricket to get better results.. one of the facts described there is giving the mantle of captaincy to Sachin Tendulakr.. even if he himself does not like it.. he has to be thrusted with that honour once again.. leading one’s country is the biggest pride.. and I feel that Sachin can work wonders with the present available talent with his deep knowledge and experience of the game of cricket.. Don’t turn down the request Sachin that is my only request…

Love Affection and Pyaar
Abhaya Sharma
November 13 2009 10:oo AM IST

Post Script: This article was written after the 60 years function of the two little masters of the game Sir Sunil Manohar Gavasakr and Sir Gundappa Rangappa Viswanath.. May I add here that the two may be attributed with Padma Vibhushan if they have not already been awarded with that award..

List of my all time top 10 favourite cricketers and top 10 Amitabh movies (together to save space and time and to see which cricketer gets which movie tagged against his name) –
1. Kapil Dev Nikhanj 1. Deewar
2. Sachin Ramesh Tendulakr 2. Sholay
3. Gundappa Rangapaa Vishwanath 3. Anand
4. Sunil Manohar Gavasakr 4. Abhimaan
5. Sourav Ganguly 5. Black
6. Virender Sehwag 6. Kala Patthar
7. Bhagawat S. Chandrasekhar 7. Trishul
8. Mohinder Amarnath 8. Kabhi-Kabhie
9. Ravi Jayadrith Shastri 9. Mohabbatein
10. Farookh Engineer 10. Amar Akbar Anthony

With this listing my post comes to an end. I know I have not een able to contribute to brothers blog recently it does not mean that My love and respect for him has diminished even a fraction of an inch. The list might have missed some of the great cricketers and also some of the great movies by brother. These were impulsive and I know I have been best when in an impulsive mode..
Some changes were forced in the cricketers list as I had missed out Sunil Manohar Gavaskar inadvertnetly in the intial list .. after a rethinking Shastri was brought down in place of Ganguly as Dada did a great deal to promote the game in the country..

Monday, November 9, 2009

Please console Amitabh Ziibbu

Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

It is with a very heavy heart that I request you something out of the way.. There has been some misunderstanding between me and Amitabh Ziibbu..

Could I just request you to convey it to him that Abhaya Sharma has absolutely nothing aginst him on any matter.. and that I promise to him that I shall not write here again..

If my writing here has put him in the slightest distress he should forget and forgive me.. I love and respect him.. I never had any wrong intention towards him.. He should remove any such feelings from his mind at the earliest..

I know a nice word to him from you shall bring some joy to him and probably a relief to me that I am not after his peace of mind..

Do I thus make a simple request to you to cheer him up by whatever means and convince him that I consider and love him as a younger brother and shall not in anyway bring displeasure to him in life..

I definitely take leave of the blog now.. for good.. it is not out of disrespect to you but to convince my young friend AZ to not think negatively about what I write here..
Amitabh Bachchan to me will always remain an elder brother irrespective of the fact of my writing or not writing here again..

Please do the needful.. I am really at loss of words to make myself more clear to him in any other possible manner.. a word from you shall hopefully put Amitabh Ziibbu in good spirits..

Thanking you in anticipation
With Never ending love and respect
Abhaya Sharma
November 10 2009 12:43 PM IST

Post Scrpt : I would be highly thankful if you could really speak to him and clear his doubts about the whole episode..

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Amitabh Bachchan Day 563

आदरणीय भाईसाहब
सादर चरण स्पर्श
When the heart takes over the mind.
When a rush of emotion penetrates the being.
When a warmth pervades the flush on our skin.
When dew shaped invisible capsules begin to swell under the eyes.
When the hair tingles upon the arms and wrists.
When words fail to form.
Then can we safely say that we have been overtaken by emotion.


जब दिल दिमाग पर हावी हो
और मन में भावनायें बहती हो
जब बदन को कुछ, गर्माहट सी छू जाती हो
और शबनम सी बूंदें, आंखो के नीचे जमती दिखती हो
जब रोयें बांहो के कलाई के सर के बल खड़े दिखाई दे
और शब्द नही कुछ बन पायें (और न ही कुछ वे कह पायें)
कहना मुश्किल न होगा तब, भावुकता ने धरा दबोचा है ।

सप्रेम
अभय शर्मा
पुनश्चः कश्मीरा दी, रवि मल्होत्रा, सुधीर, सिस रोज़, किशोर भट्ट, प्रीति के, ऎश्वर्या तथा टम्पा घोष इत्यादि सभी की यही राय है कि मै यहां लिखता रहूं मै भी चाहता हूं कि अगर मै गलत नही हूं तब यहां नही लिखने का क्या औचित्य हो सकता है ।


मन के हारे हार है मन के जीते जीत । या अगर यही बात डॉक्टर बच्चन की जुबानी कहनी हो –
मन का हो तो अच्छा है
मन का न हो तो और भी अच्छा है ।

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Success and Failure of a Film


… I generally find myself away from all these encumbrances. Simply because I am an artist, hired to play act in certain given circumstances. Loading me with all other avenues in production has never been exciting for me and does push me to be aloof. At times we bear the wrath of non involvement. But that we all know is unfair.

Yo Brother!

That is exactly we know about you very well! You are an artist par excellence.. you were an artist of the same nature in films like Deewar and Jaadugar.. yet we know the fate of each one.. diametrically opposite.. No, no, I am not here to raise my doubts.. I just want to reassure you that you were as good as the Amitabh Bachchan in Namak Halaal as in Aladin.. yet we have to accept the exceptions and value the expectations of the junta.. They expect every film to be as big as Sholay.. They expect very character portrayed by you as gigantic as of Jai or that of many Vijays.. that is not humanly possible..

Not possible.. did I say.. Yes I did.. every producer and director when he makes a film with you as the central character does not mean or wish that his film does not do well.. but then if the success of a film depends on your presence in it.. and it does not do well for reasons beyond your control.. the one who has invested the huge amounts is definite to feel defeated in hiring you..

At times.. some of the good films are not able to garner as much business as one should expect from them.. Let me tell you that I have not seen Alaap.. but being an Amitabh film.. being a Hrishi da film.. it probably did not do as good as some of us would have believed.. Another film that I personally rate very high was Main Azaad Hoon.. it was an honest film.. it hada good plot.. its storyline moved in a great smooth flow.. it also had atleast a couple of good numbers.. it had one of the finest actor opposite you in Shabana Azmi.. even the Anu Kapoor was beyond his own capabilities as an actor.. yet I think you would not disagree with me that the film was not such a great success if it could be called successful in the first place..

I shall not site the examples of the movies which were not as good as I thought but did tremendous business.. one such movie is DDLJ.. I think it did well just for the fact that it had the best couple( of the time) and some good songs in it that did not appear thrusted on to the audience.. even if they did they were highly melodious.. and yes the acting capabilities of both SRK and Kajol did pull it up to take it to the top of charts yet it can not and should never be compared with Sholay..

In the hindsight.. I would not mind if Aladin still makes good business.. I may not have liked the film as much as some others.. I am no yardstick to measure the success or failure of a film.. and yes I am a fifty year old who does not understand what the youth of today may really be interested about.. so please do not feel gloomy because of What I wrote honestly about Aladin.. I shall only add here that Paa.. could be different for me.. as a matter of fact.. I actually do not like the promos to be shown in great detail.. what is true for me is to see the film knowing nothing about it in advance. I want every moment to be fresh to me.. that should not mean that you do not put across the promo for us.. some of us probably want to know everything about the movie before they see it.. I am not falling in that class and I would not see the promo here even if you put it.. why.. as I do not want t know what the PAA contains.. till I actually see it in the theatre..

Now you must relax and not take all the blame upon you.. who the news channel were meaning.. when they said someone has threatened you.. Is it the same guy who had problems with your going to mandir and masjid.. IGNORE HIM...

Love Hundreds and Thousands Times plus one more time...
Abhaya Sharma
Sat Sri akal (And Happy Guru Parab! I missed that a couple of days ago to wish you and the rest!, Sorry folks!!). Guru Nanak Sahab is very dear to me even if I know nothing about him.. I know he was in the same league as the Kabir sahib.. and I love him for just that alone.. I particularly loved the ardaas in Silsila..
Addendum - A post that too did not see the light with moderators -

http://abhayaamitabh.blogspot.com/
This brother is the link of my today's write-up if for some reasons the moderators do not find my views worthy of being put on the blog.. I mean good of you.. always.. and I do not have to be rewarded for the way I feel about you.. my reward is knowing you here on the blog.. my reward is to be able to write here for n number of times.. my reward has been the fact that you have atleast at times read and probably also appreciated my thinking.. mujhe aur kya chahiye.. kuchh bhi nahi..

I think Mumbai having a city anthem involving you in it should really make Raj Bhau a happy soul.. I know Mumbai is a great city as great as Kolkata or Delhi could be..
Mumbai to aakhir Mumbai hai
Mumbai hamaari jaan hai
is desh ko bhi abhimaan hai
Mumbai bharat ki shaan hai
Mumbai Sapanon ki khaan hai
Yeh Mumbai nahi anjaan hai..

Love the fact that I consider myself a Mumbaikar besides being an Indian..
Abhaya Sharma

Friday, October 30, 2009

आदरणीय भाईसाहब
सादर चरण स्पर्श
एक कहावत है खरबूजे को देख कर खरबूजा रंग बदलता है, आपको अपने सामने पाकर जिस खरबूजे का रंग विशेष रूप से उभर कर सामने आता है उसका इंसानी नाम राजू श्रीवास्तव है, चाहे वो पैंट पहने हो या निक्कर या फिर मात्र तौलिया ही लपेटे-लपेटे कन्फ़ैशन रूम में पेश हों, इस शो में अगर आपके बाद किसी अन्य शख्स का नाम कुछ मायने रखत्ता है तो इसमें शक नही कि वह नाम हंसी के इस जादूगर का ही हो सकता है, शायद मेरे अतिरिक्त सभी दर्शक चाहते ही नही पर जानते भी होंगें कि इस प्रोग्राम का विजेता पहले ही तय हो चुका है, राजू बाकी सदस्यो से मीलों आगे है, उनकी कहानी कुछ कुछ सत्तर के दशक में आपकी सफलता जैसी है पहले तीन स्थान पर आप रहते थे बाद में कोई अन्य, मेरी बिग बॉस विजेता की फेहरिस्त में पहले तीन स्थान राजू श्रीवास्तव को जाते हैं यह अलग बात है कि किसी अन्य कारणों से अगर उन्हे यह प्रोग्राम छॊड़कर जाना पड़ा तो कह नही सकता कि विजय क सेहरा किस के सिर पर बंधे ।

हां, मै यह अवश्य कह सकता हूं कि किन किन लोगों का जल्दी ही घर के बाहर कदम पड़ने वाले है – मेरे हिसाब से अगले तीन हफ़्तों में जिन तीन लोगों का नमांकन होने की अधिक उम्मीद है उनमें अदिति, रोहित तथा विन्दु के नाम हो सकते है, यहां मेरा यह तात्पर्य कतई नही है कि ऎसा हर हाल में होना ही होना है, मेरे पास ना तो कोई चिट्ठी वांचने वाला तोता ही है, ना ही मझे कोई कुंडली ज्ञान है और हाथ देखने का सिलसिला मैने आज से पंदरह बरस पहले ही छोड़ रखा है ( कोई भी भाई अपने ही बड़े सगे भाई का हाथ देखकर उसकी हत्या की भविष्यवाणी करे और उसकी भविष्यवाणी आखिर सत्य साबित हो जाये और कर भी क्या सकता है मेरे पास और कोई चारा ही नही बचता) । खैर छॊड़िये अगाये-बगाये आलोक दा को मै यूं ही याद कर- करके उनके साथ नाइंसाफी नही कर रहा तो क्या कर रहा हूं ।

मेरा जल्द ही प्रयास रहेगा कि हम लोग अलादीन से मिल आयें, कुछ एक इच्छायें उसके सामने रख सकें, वैसे अपने लिये मुझे कुछ भी नही मांगना है, जीनी से इतनी ही प्रार्थना है कि विश्व में सदियों शांति और भाईचारे का आलम बना रहे, आप से यह अनुरोध सदा हि रहेगा कि आप परमाणु अस्त्र-शस्त्रों से दुनिया को निजात दिलाने में कोई ना कोई भूमिका अपने लिये अवश्य ही सुनिश्चित कर लें । हां एक बात और मै आप पर इस तरह का कोई भी कार्य थोपना नही चाहता जो आपको सहर्ष स्वीकार्य न हॊ, अगर आप समझते है कि दुनिया का विकास परमाणु बमों में ही निहित है मै अपने अनुरोध की अस्वीकति को अन्याय का नाम कतई नही दूंगा । आपको क्या करना है और क्या नही यह आप से बेहतर कोई कैसे जान सकता है । मै शून्य में विलीन प्राणी कैसे आपसे हठ कर सकता हूं मै कोई बच्चा नही कि अगर आप मुझे मेरी पसंद का खिलौना लेकर ना दें तो मैं आपसे रूठ कर मुंह फेर कर बैठ जाउं । आपसे प्यार करता हूं, आपकी क्षमता पर मुझे विश्वास है साथ ही यह भी जानता हूं कि आप इस दिशा में सीधे हस्तक्षेप ना भी करें तब भी आपकी इस विषय में क्या राय है यही जान लेने में मेरी बात रह जायेगी।

आपका अधिक समय न लेते हुये तथा यह बताते हुए कि आपकी उपस्थिति से बिग बॉस की शोभा में चार चांद लग जाते है क्या आप मेरी बात मानते हुए निर्माता से कह कर एकाध दिन अपने लिये बिग बॉस के यहा नही बढवा सकते । मगर मै जानता हूं कि मेरे ऎसा कहने का कोई व्यक्तिगत उद्देश्य नही है ।

आपका एक छोटा सा प्रशसक
अभय शर्मा


Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sir Amitabh Bachcchan - Happy Birthday to you!


Sir Amitabh Bachchan
Reespected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh


Great to learn that you comoplete 67 years of your existence on this earth and 40 years in the Hindi film industry might just well be some of the best years of the industry..


Tonight I submit a translation of what you wrote on 14th Frbruary and I did translate that into Hindi and you commented back highly positively about my small contribution..



That was the day when I realised that you i ndeed are a bigger human being than what we treat you as a superstar of the biggest film industry of India.. the Hindi film industry..


You gave a new meaning to acting in the film Deewar.. your action oriented fil Sholay is probably one of the best ever Hindi film made so far.. your talent in Black was worth an oscar.. yet since it was not an original idea.. the story was an adaptation of some foreign film.. it is all right.. what I really wanted to say was that you have had many internationally acclaimed films against your name.. as Renate was telling the other day.. The Nobel could be given to maximum of three people in a field.. one among the list for Chemistry this year was of Indian origin.. the one who got nobel for peace did not expect it to come to him.. yet Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Barack Obama thoroughly deserve the accolades.. some may doubt how Obama could get the award with some 9 month in office.. there may e some validity in their arguments.. yet I am convinced someone who could even think of freeing the world of Nuclear Weapon when stationed at such a high post in itself worth a great applause and need to be supported from the core of our hearts..


Coming back to your birthday.. I personally do not attach much meanings to these days.. I like the philosohy of Pran Sahab in Zanjeer.. biraadar jab doston se milane ka man kiya to saal girah mana liya.. that every day inlife is as important as one's birthday.. every passing moment a milestone of life.. a moment where we all must realise how did we spend our time on this earth..


You brother.. have outlived what was expected of you not only by us but even from what you might have expected as a target when your first film Saat Hindustaani got released.. the journey forward was one of the most tedious to begin with.. I know some of it as I had interest in you even in your failure.. the reason was Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan.. the creator of Madhushala.. somedays back I had submitted Rach do ab nai Madhushala over here.. I don't know if you got to read it or not.. it does not make a difference..


Tonight I wish that you are able to exceed further beyond our expectations.. today I also wish that you set up an example of a role in the real life.. the role I wish not necessarily socio-politcally motivated yet having a great impact on the society as a whole.. You got to play a brother who exemplifies brotherhood.. I don't know whether my english abilities make my expectations acceptable to you..

Best wishes for the forthcoming year of your life.. the 68th would start soon.. I wish you more success as human being than merely as an actor.. I say this for I have seen that the human inside your body is as great as the actor that we have seen in these last four decades..

I sign off the scene with these simple wishes

With Love Affection and Pyaar
Abhaya Sharma
11/10/9


Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Amitabh - Day 534

Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

Your lines about mother.. How very true.. sometimes I feel that as if you were talking about me and my mother.. or still better about everyone and their mothers...

How does she know when you hide a cigarette from her during the early college days.
How does she guess the girlfriend in your life.
How does she know what you will eat at a particular hour.
How does she know when you have had a bad day at work.
How does she protect you from the anger of your Father.
How does she protect you from all those that wrong you.
How does she know who is bad or good company.
How does she be the only one that keeps awake for you, no matter what time
you return.
How does she become the only one that gives patient hearing and then solace.
How does she always have an encouraging word to give you.
How does she be the one that reprimands you and yet be the one that suffers more.
How does she fulfill all your material demands, even when there is paucity and meagre resource
and above all else how does she cook the best and most delicious food in the world.

कैसे उसे ज्ञात हो जाता जब सिगरेट छुपा रहा होता उससे मै
या कैसे उसे पता चल जाता कोई नई मित्र-कन्या का जीवन में आना
या फिर खाने में क्या मुझको भाता किसी पहर हो खाना
कैसे बुरा काम पर दिन गुजरा यह भी उसे पता चल जाता
पिता के गुस्से से मुझे बचाना होगा कैसे उसे ज्ञात था
यही नही, दुनिया के हर गलत वार से मुझे बचाना भी था आता
कैसे जान सकी थी मां कि किसकी संगत किस रंग की किस ढंग की है
रात अकेले जगना ही क्यों न पड़ जाये, पर राह देखती बैठी ही वह रहती
कैसे वही अकेली सब कुछ सुन लेती फिर ढाढ़स देती
सदा कहां से शब्द प्यार विश्वास बढ़ाते कहां से लाती
कैसे पहले मुझे डांटंती फिर मन में क्यों खुद पछताती
घर में कितनी भी कैसी भी बाधायें हों फिर भी मेरे सारे सुख सपने सहलाती
और नही पता चलता कैसे दुनिया के सबसे उत्तम स्वादिष्ट पकवान पकाती ।

( बस यही तो है हर मां की जग में एक कहानी )

अनन्य प्रेमसहित
अभय शर्मा 7/8 अक्टूबर 2009


The complete words of te kabhi-kabhi song in hindi..
Dear Brother
I do not have my copy of Kabhi-Kabhi the vcd or DD, the VCD I had was taken by Nitin or was it Rajyashree.. I have no regrets.. I shall buy the DVD today evening for viewing it tomorrow on your birthday.. that is how I would love to celebrate your birthday..


LoveAbhaya Sharma
PS oh the lyrics in Hindi.. I have to still type them..

मैं हर एक पल का शाइर हूँ

हर एक पल मेरी हस्ती है
हर
एक पल मेरी जवांनी है
मै हर एक पल का..
रिश्तों का रूप बदलता है

बुनियादें खत्म नही होती
ख्बावों और उमंगों की

मीयादें खत्म नही होती
एक फूल में तेरा रूप बसा

एक फूल में मेरी जवांनी है
एक चेहरा तेरी निशानी है
एक चेहरा मेरी निशानी है
मै हर एक पल का..
तुझको मुझको जीवन अमृत

अब इन हाथों से पीना है
इनकी धड़कन में बसना है
इनके सांसों में जीना है
तू अपनी अदायें बख्श इन्हे

मैं अपनी वफाये देता हूँ
जो अपने लिये सोची थी कभी
वो सारी दुआयें देता हूं
मैं हर एक पल का शाइर हूँ

हर एक पल मेरी हस्ती है
हर एक पल मेरी जवांनी है

अभय शर्मा
१० अक्टूबर २००९

Sunday, October 4, 2009

बिग बॉस


Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

You have done considerably well within the given constraints.. the constraints of Television show making in India..

I would say that you despite your age are still have that appeal.. the presentation part was good too.. Amby Valley and the kind of getups and setups shown do not represent what the western world probably would have liked to see in a Salaam Bombay or the SM.. it is all right.. such kind of extravagance on either side the rich or the poor does not represent us..

Yet again.. I have n business to say what I am going to say about the program's concept.. yet if Abhaya Sharma does not pour his mind out he doe snot remain abhaya sharma anymore..

First of all.. let me congratulate you on the inaugural episode of the Big Boss.. I was not aware or rather still not quite aware of how the program proceeds from here on.. I only hope that it has substantial section of it focused around you.. if it is going to be like a jhaunk in the daal.. I would not be interested.. I would be more interested in a program where you are actively involved than a passive involvement.. it does give me a feeling that your role here in the program is going to be lot more passive than active.. yet I may be wrong.. as I said I have no idea even after the show begun sometime back.. and entrants or participants already in the house..

What I can say of the people who have been selected.. I am sure you being an actor and not the producer would not have had much choice as to who is picked or who is left except maybe in one or two cases..

Let me be honest with the participants list.. let me first talk of objections.. let me just say a few words before I go on to cover some finer aspects of the show..

The first thing I did not like that a pair of husband and wife has been selected.. in such a huge India two persons get in from the same family and that too with a 2 and half year old son.. there definitely is some thing unrealistic about it.. I could not digest that..

The second most important drawback is the omission of a cricketer from the list.. Indians love cricket as much as Cinema and Television maybe a little more than the latter.. in fact TV has earned substantial revenue from cricket especially after the IPL.. non-representation of cricket is simply not acceptable.. not to me but to India as a whole..

There could have been one of the top class cricketer from past or even present who could have been inducted.. Ajay Jadeja was controversial.. all right.. so was Azhar who is now an MP.. Kambli already made some scary stories in Sach Ka saamana.. why could we not have had one of the Mohinder Amarnath or Gundappa Visawanth or even Syed Kirmani.. If Jaya sawant could get a nod.. one slot for a senior cricketer might not have appeared to spoil the balance..

Now coming back to the positives.. the show if it is going to be real.. does have some good people from different section of the society.. not so different though.. Let me put my liking in some order it may not be the final standing.. it may not represent my knowledge of them.. it may also not mean any attachments to them..

The most positive figure I found on the show was that of Aditi Govitrikar.. she is probably the most unknown face to me.. and I do feel that Shamita Shetty.. of whom Amrit told that she was in that your & SRK movie in which SRK plays violin.. if it was you Shamita I must say that you did act well there.. sorry for not placing you immediately.. yes Mohabbatein was a good comeback movie for you brother after KBC’s success.. or was it at the same time.. whatever.. it is one of your very good movies and the three boys and the three girls did quite well.. So she is my second best bet for a finalist..

There was a time when Poonam Dhillon was the most beautiful face in the Indian silver screen and it was in Trishul that I first saw her.. she looked beautiful then and she looks beautiful even now.. who says age has got a role with the beauty.. the face and expression are more important in making one more of how one appears.. no wonder than Claudia Ciesla gave you full marks for being beautiful.. I mean attractive.. you definitely would not make a pair opposite her at this age.. and if you do who can stop you..

She was the best part of the presentation of opening ceremony.. my full marks to her skills with Indian dances and she was full of positive energy.. I would not mind learning German.. no, no, I don't have to approach her.. I have Carla and Renate to look upto.. She according to me is the third best one place ahead of Poonam Dhillon - the Noorie girl.. I do not know any among the men you have got there except that I did see the trailer shots of Deshdrohi on TV.. I am extremely sorry I had not heard anything of the Ismail Darbar.. I must add here that though I enjoy the music but I have not known much of the yesteryears music directors either.. and Ismail bhaai should not take it to his heart..

Bakhtiyaar.. I would say that you definitely are totally unknown to me.. and it is different that I did make that comment on husband wife.. pair being picked.. nothing specifically against you and Tanaz.. I was not knowing her name though she is almost omnipresent on TV and films.. yet she is a good actor..

Vindu Dara Singh.. I do not know.. if he has a celebrity status of his own or not.. not that I am aware of.. yet I would not mind him getting a nod for representing Dara Singh.. a man who has given India and Indian films a great many moments.. If I am not wrong he played the character of Hanuman in quite some films and also in the epic Ramayan serial.. and Hanuman is very dear to India and Indians.. I wish to know more of Vindu as the show progresses..

Sherlyn Chopra.. I heard this name for the first time on this blog from Anashwar Chpra sahab.. quite a few of his people are in.. if some of them have been left out as well.. Loveleen Mishra for one.. and Baba Ramdev for another.. Baba Ramdev does not fit into scheme of things of this kind of program.. he is far too above this kind of entertainment oriented programs.. he should continue what he does best.. teaching and practicing Yoga to the India and Indians through Television and otherwise.. He has a status equivalent to you bhaai.. how could he be supervised by you..

Coming back to the only member left from discussion.. Jaya Sawant was the most surprising entry.. and I do not have anything against her.. yet I must admit here that I can not stand Rakhee Sawant even for a minute.. I am sorry if I have hurt the mother.. but I speak only what is my honest feeling about anyone.. If I were taught to be able to hide my feelings I might have been far too successful man in life.. yet my opinion about Rakhee are purely personal.. I should not display my personal dislikes here.. in that sense I do not revert my words but seek forgiveness from her..

Main chuppana janata to jag mujhe saadhu samajhata
shatru mera ban gaya hai chhal rahit vyavhaar mera.

With such a long discourse and so little about the anchor.. that is not fair.. Brother.. If I have understood the concept.. probably today's was the biggest occasion for you after the great success of KBC.. To be honest.. to be truthful.. the charisma of Kaun Banega Crorepati was missing.. you did use good Hindi.. you did present the participants in best possible manner.. yet one can not put the two programs in the same category...

KBC was also some eight to nine years back and you looked magnificent at that age.. in fact at that time your French beard had suited you most.. you looked so very similar in confidence to what you had always been known to be in some of the movies of 70s.. This Big Boss is your second phase of Television.. and comparisons with the first stint are bound to happen.. people would not take note of the fact that you were less than sixty then.. a working age in Government of India.. and now you are well past that.. Still you do pass with some distinction.. You may find the eighty four days as the most enjoyable time.. but please do something that we too enjoy your contributions to the program..

I think I have covered the program in far too much detail.. if did it is for you and you alone.. I would definitely watch out for Aditi, Shamita and Claudia.. how far can they take the program forward.. I also hope that Ismail bhaai would provide some music to us.. but it seems there are no instruments.. and whatever Big Boss allows could be provided.. let us see how it shapes up.. for me it will be a new experience as I did not see the first two seasons of the program..

Love to all the thirteen members.. and I hope their performances are upto the ratings for them..
Apne lye jiye to kya jiye
Ae dil tu jee zamane ke liye

बिग बॉस


Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh
A very Good morning to you and all the members of this FmXt which is no less than a home on the internet..

बिग बॉस

जग में तुमने फिर क्या देखा
गर नही मिले बिग बॉस से तुम
बिग बॉस से चलकर पूछ ही लो
क्या जीते और क्या हारे तुम

चेहरे पर चेहरे कितने हों
चेहरे की पहचान कराना
अंजानें चेहरे कितने हों
चेहरे का है ज्ञान कराना

चलो चलो मत टाइम गंवाओ
जल्दी जा कर कलर्स लगाओ
घड़ी में नौ बजने से पहले
सब घर वालो को बुलवाऒ

अभिमान नही दीवार नही
काला पत्थर शोले भी नही
आनंद मिली चुपके-चुपके
हर दिल के है अमिताभ यहीं

क्या नही पता तुमको यारों
बिग बॉस हमारे भाई बने हैं
भारत मां की शान बने है
वह एक नया इंसान बने है ।

अभय शर्मा
3 अक्टूबर 2009 11।40 रात्रि


The above poem for those like me generally do not ponder over the day that has gone by.. not gone with the wind.. a phrase, I or rather we had used it for almost any situation at the slightest excuse.. the same way as some people now use gone for a toss..

The weather has been quite rough.. and if it did show up so at Amby Valley it is not a surprise.. the unit and its commitment is commendable to say the least.. what is not understandable is the surprise over the growth of these extra smart techs.. it must have all happened under your nose.. maybe it was for a very short while that you were not into films.. it could not have happened in a spur of a moment.. it is evolution and evolution sometimes is not noticed by the ones who are constantly in touch.. it seems to them that this has been exactly as it seems to be.. yet in the retrospective.. like what you do today.. one realizes the considerable progress that has been made..

Progress has also been made in Television by leaps and bounds.. the entertainment has kept us engrossed and engaged.. sometimes at the cost of our own real development.. this is no complain.. yet when I see and find that children who should be spending time in the ground developing skills in some outdoor activities are glued to their TV and computer set.. they say excess of everything is bad..

In my case, I do not rate Indian television in its present state of functioning as something likable.. I would at times only put on the sports events or at best some times (in distant past) have a look at the National geographic and or Discovery.. Cricket alone was the game that I followed for last ten years or so.. though I know there were times when I used to watch all the Tennis grand slam Tennis events.. How this change of mind took place.. why did it happen is not an easy task for me to answer.. yet at this stage of life.. I find TV as boring.. even news channels do not hold much of my interest.. Instead I would find some time to watch old black and whites over DVD player.. that is to say when I get time..

Yet it was not always like this.. there were times when Television was highly interesting.. we used to que up to find our way into the neighborhood to see chitrahaar or the sunday movie.. it probably means that something that is not readily available interests human mind.. Amitabh Bachchan movies are available in plenty at TV at all the time.. it has two fold negative implications - a person like me does not watch his movies on Television.. the other not true for me.. there would not be many who would now like to keep the DVDs of AB movies in their collection.. the third less obvious drawback a few may start hating someone they had held in such high esteem over the years.. think over it and think of these lines ..

Ati parichay se hot hai aruchi anadar bhaay
malayagiri ki bheelani chandan det jaraay..

I think the number of times I have used the phrase some one like sis Rose would have also got to read it if not know its meaning..

These are times that one has to keep oneself as updated as is possible.. the changes around us are happening at such a rapid rate that it is difficult if not impossible to keep a track of all development and progress.. at times it is not required to know everything.. some of the things become part of our lives without our great understanding.. email in the first phase and internet browsing in second phase have revolutionized our lives like never before.. yet does an average common Indian has an access to it.. does every child of India know how a computer looks like to touch it.. There are issues that India faces that have been buried into history.. the vertical growth of our cities and uneven horizontal availability of facilities in the rural atmosphere could be catastrophic... the deaths of Indian farmers would continue amidst the Chandrayaan success.. lack of school and education for the poor would be always present alongside people going to US, Australia and UK.. the rich shall continue to get richer even if poor do not get further poorer..

Oh my God.. I wanted to sound to be on a happy note.. but where has my mind taken me.. these reactions and remarks if they sound political to some.. I seldom care.. if these objections do not please the readers of this blog.. I do not stop saying what I have to.. if we have to proceed as a nations there have to be some binding forces.. there needs to be some rethinking on our part to move alongside our deprived lot than to become an Ambani or the sort..

The kind of flood like situation in the country is not a new to us.. it may not have been a regular feature yet it has been there in the history.. with all our development and scientific progress what kind of program have we evolved over the years.. History is important to let us know or learn things from our past and act as help to move forward by not repeating the mistakes of past.. does that happen in this country.. I wonder if it does.. it must be at such a miniscule scale that it is not visible to a short-sighted Abhaya Sharma.. and what has Abhaya Sharma done.. has he also not happily toed the line of the masses.. that is he not following the bhed chaal too.. just write about the issues and just do nothing about solutions.. I hate this Abhaya Sharma as much as I hate being ignorant of our surroundings.. ankh band kar lene se billi kabootar ko chhod nahi degi.. hum sab us kabootar ki tarah hain.. jo azaa hokar bas udana jaanate hain.. billi saamne aa jaye to ankhen moond kar sochate hai ki billi to hai hi nahi..

I think it has been enough of the activist in me to have voiced his opinion.. some of it may be useful.. some of it may be not so useful and some part may not be useful at all..

I take leave of you.. I have an appointment with Big Boss at 9 PM tonight.. I would like you to be evolutionary.. I would like you to be think beyond fixed lines.. I would also like you to work on the concepts of nation building .. I would be more than happy if you could say a few things regarding peace harmony and brotherhood.. I know you are still a huge force who has a power to turn any nation into any direction simply with your words.. you are a rationalist.. you are respected and you are revered.. the three R's for the success of a celebrity..

Love you and love everyone on the blog
Abhaya Sharma October 4 2009 13:14 Hrs IST

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

आदरणीय भाईसाहब
सादर चरण स्पर्श

अभी-अभी डीएनए में आप पर लेख पढ़ा, यहां भी आपके विचार पढे, अच्छा लगा, जिस प्रकार की बातें आपने यहां पर या वहां कही पड्जकर मन को अच्छा लगा ।
विशेषकर जो आपने मां एवं बाबूजी के लिये कहा - मैं काम पर जाने के पहले तथा काम से आने के बाद कुछ क्षण उनके साथ बिताता था, मुझे उनका सहारा था, अंतिम दिनों में अधिक बातचीत न होने पर भी उनकी उपस्थिति ही मेरे लिये प्रेरणा का श्रोत थी ।
अपने अभिनय के प्रति जिस तरह का उल्लेख आपने यहां किया है उससे आपकी सादगी का पता चलता है, वास्तव में यह कहना कि जो भी अभिनय किया जाता है वह आपके निजी जीवन को नही दर्शाता, जो अभिनय किया जाता है, क्रमबद्ध अपने आप होता चला जाता है, फिर भी हम सभी यह बात स्पष्ट रूप से जानते है और मानते है कि हर कलाकार अपने अभिनय में एक जैसा नही होता, सबकी अपनी क्षमतायें है सबकी अपनी-अपनी कमियां या कमजोरियां होती है, आपके अभिनय में कोई कमी या कमजोरी तो देखने में नही आती तथापि हर फ़िल्म व्यावसायिक दृष्टि से हमेशा सफ़ल हो उसके मापदंड शायद कुछ अलग ही होते हैं , होते ही होंगे नही तो किस प्रकार एक फ़िल्म सफ़ल तो अन्य फ़िल्म को असफलता का मुंह देखना पड़ता है ।

चलिये 4 अक्टूबर से आप का नया कार्यक्रम बिग बॉस प्रारंभ होने जा रहा है, आपकी अपार सफ़लता के लिये भगवान से प्रार्थना है, हालांकि मेरी प्रार्थना की आप जैसे महान कलाकार को कोई आवश्यकता नही है तथापि आप से जिस प्रकार के प्रेम-संबंध यहां हम लोगों के बन गये है, आपकी सफ़लता में हम सबको विशेष हर्ष का अनुभव होगा । हमारी तो यही मनोकामना रहेगी कि इस विस्तारित परिवार के प्रमुख होने के नाते आपको हर कदम पर सफलता ही मिले इसीमें हमें सुख मिल सकता है । आपसे तो कई अपेक्षायें हम लोगों को सदा ही रहीं है आपके अभिनय को लेकर, आपने भी अधिकांश भाग में हम लोगों को निराश नही किया है इस बात का हमें अभिमान है। आपके कार्यक्रम कॊ विशेष सफलता मिलें इस आशा के साथ यह पत्र यही समाप्त कर आपसे आज्ञा चाहूंगा । आज से अमृत की अर्द्ध वार्षिक परीक्षायें शुरु हो गई हैं, ईश्वर उसको सफ़लता दे, पढ़ाई-लिखाई की ओर उसका ध्यान बना रहे, हमारे मध्य-वर्गीय परिवारों के लिये शिक्षा ही जीवन का सबसे उत्तम एवं जीवन यापन में सहायक एक समुचित सार्थक उपाय है ।

आपका अनुज
अभय शर्मा
पुनश्चः दिल्ली के ताज होटल में अंतरराष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का आयोजन इस सप्ताह चल रहा है जिसका मुख्य विषय एटम के शांतिपूर्ण उपयोगो से संबंधित है, मुझे इसमें शरीक होने का अवसर नही मिल सका है तथापि अगर संभव हो तो आप एकाध दिन उसमें हो आयें कोई मास्क पहन कर चले जाना, नही तो आप जानते ही हो भाई कि क्या हो सकता है । चलॊ बाकी बातें फुर्सत में करते है, नव्या-अगस्त्य को मेरा प्यार तथा अमृत का सत्कार देना ।

Monday, September 28, 2009

जन्मदिवस की शुभ कामनाये

परम प्रिय भाई,
जन्म-दिवस की हार्दिक बधाईयां

मैने अभी-अभी पढ़ा कि आप विजय दशमी के दिन पैदा हुये थे, तभी विजय नाम में आपकी सफ़लता का राज छुपा हुआ है । आप को यह बात एक दिन पहले बता देनी चाहिये थी कम से कम कुछ एक लोग केक खाने प्रतीक्षा ही पहुंच जाते, प्रतीक्षा को अभय की प्रतीक्षा उस दिन तक करनी पड़ेगी जब तक इसकी आवश्यकता नही आ पड़ेगी, व्यर्थ में मै आपका बहुमूल्य समय नष्ट नही कर सकता, यह उचित भी नही है, फिर जो कुछ मुझे कहना सुनना है यहां सब कुछ संभव हो पा रहा है । इस बात का यह अर्थ, तात्पर्य या आशय बिल्कुल भी नही है कि मै आपसे मिलने के लिये उत्सुक नही हूं या कभी नही रहा, इसके विपरीत मै आपसे मात्र सपने में मिलने से ही अत्यम्त प्रसन्न हो जाता हूं ।
अब शयन-कक्ष की ओर प्रस्थान करता हूं शायद आपसे आज फिर मुलाकात हो जाये, वैसे रोज़-रोज़ तो सपने में मिलना भी उचित नही है .. क्योंकि किसी ने कहा है -

अति परचै से होत है अरुचि अनादर भाय
मलयागिरि की भीलनी चंदन देत जराय ।
अभय शर्मा
००००००००००००००००००
आदरणीय भाईसाहब

सादर चरण स्पर्श

आपके द्वारा प्रस्तुत दोनो चित्र अत्यंत सुंदर है, कहिये तीनॊं ही चित्र ।
आज मै अपने आप से विशेष प्रसन्न नही हूं, इसके दो कारण है, एक तो यह कि जो लोग मुझे प्यार करते है, मैने उनसे अनुरोध किया है कि वे मेरा नाम न लिया करें, कोई भी व्यक्ति इस तरह के वर्ताब से प्रसन्न तो नही ही हो सकता । दूसरी बात जिसने मेरे चित्त को अशांत किया उसका संबंध अमृत की पढ़ाई से है । यह जानते हुये भी कि अगर अमृत पढाई में मन नही लगा रहा है तो कहीं न कहीं इसमें स्वयं मेरा ही दोष है, उसकी अर्द्ध वार्षिक परीक्षा दो दिन बाद शुरु होनी है और मैं यहां कवितायें लिखने में मशगूल हूं ।

चलिये शायद मेरे को इस बात का इल्म तो है कि मै अपने कर्तव्य से विमुख हो रहा हूं, देर-सवेर ही सही अगर मै उसके भविष्य के प्रति सचेत नही होता हूं तब मुझे उसे मारने-पीटने का कोई हक नही बनता है। दशहरा का पर्व ठीक-ठाक ही रहा मनोज मै समय निकाल कर कहीं भी न जा सका इस बात का मुझे अफसोस है, तथापि तुम्हारी लिस्ट शायद अगले वर्ष ही काम आ जाये । रामकृष्ण मिशन जाने के लिय तो मुझे अगले दशहरा तक प्रतीक्षा नही करनी पड़ेगी यह निश्चित है ।

मेरे सभी मित्रों से मेरा यह अनुरोध है कि आप मेरे कहे का बुरा ना माने आप जैसा उचित समझें वैसा ही करें, अगर मेरा या अन्य लोगों के नाम लिखने से आप को प्रसन्नता मिलती है तो मुझे इस तरह की पब्लिसिटी से कैसे इंकार हो सकता है ।

असीम प्यार एवं स्नेह के साथ यह पत्राचार यहीं समाप्त करता हूं, हिंदी में लिखने के अगर कुछ नुक्सान है तो कुछ फ़ायदे भी है, चाहकर भी लम्बा-चौड़ा पत्र मै नही लिख सकता ।
आपका सेवक

अभय शर्मा २८ सितंबर २००९

September 28, 2009 at 11:51 am
Familiar faces, not so familiar faces, faces often seen and met, faces not so often seen and met, faces seen but not met, and met but not seen एनौघ


आदरणीय भाईसाहब

प्रणाम


चेहरे कुछ पहचाने से
चेहरे कुछ अंजाने से
चेहरे अक्सर जाने-पहचाने से
कुछ कभी कभी मिलने वाले
कुछ कभी कभी दिखने वाले
चेहरे जाने पर ना पह्चाने से
चेहरे पह्चाने फिर भी अंजाने से

(मेरा मंतव्य, जॊ आपने कहना चाहा पर शायद कहा नही)
इन चेहरों की दुनिया में
मै भी क्या बस एक चेहरा हूँ
कुछ चेहरे है जो लगते है अंजाने से
कुछ अंजाने चेहरे लगते पहचाने से

अभय शर्मा
००००००००

आदरणीय अमित दा
इंकलाब ज़िंदाबाद
मैं नही जानता कि क्यों मुझे भगत सिंह से इतना प्यार है, मै नही जानता कि क्यों मुझे हिंदी से प्यार है, मैं यह भी नही जानता कि आपसे (अमिताभ बच्चन से) मुझे क्यों इतना अधिक प्यार है ।

कभी कभी हम नही जानते कि हम जो भी करते है ऎसा आखिर क्यों करते है, कभी कभी चाह कर भी हम अपने ही प्रश्नों के सही उत्तर क्यों नही ढूंढ पातॆ ।

स्वामी विवेकानंद से ही क्यों मुझे इतना लगाव है, क्यों मै हिन्दुस्तान और पाकिस्तान को फिर से एक साथ देखना चाहता हूं, आखिर क्यों मै परमाणु हथियारों के विरुद्ध आवाज उठाना चाहता हूं । कुछ एक सवाल हैं जो मेरे जहन में उठते हैं मगर जिनका जबाव मेरे पास नही है । मै नही मानता कि सभी प्रश्नों के उत्तर संभव है, या हर उत्तर का कोई न कोई प्रश्न होना आवश्यक है ।

यहां आज मै कुछ दो साल पहले लिखी गई भगत सिंह पर लिखी अपनी कविता दुबारा प्रस्तुत कर रहा हूं, संभव है मैने पहले यहां कभी न भी सुनाई हो और अगर सुनाई भी हो तो क्या फर्क पड़ता है, इस आशा के साथ आप लोगों के लिये यह कविता लिखी है कि आप भी आज शहीद-ए-आज़म को उनके 102वें जन्मदिन पर उन्हे याद कर लें ।

मनोज कुमार जी की शहीद मुझे बेहद पसंद है, खासकर उस फ़िल्म के सभी गाने बेहद लोकप्रिय हुए थे । ‘दम निकले इस देश की खातिर बस इतना अरमान है..’ या फिर ‘जिस चोले को पहन शिवाजी खेले अपनी जान पे, जिसे पहन झांसी की रानी मिट गई अपनी आन पे ..’ ।

आपका अधिक समय न लेते हुए कविता प्रस्तुत है –

कहता है मन आज कहो तुम कोई नई कहानी
ना हो जिसमें कोई राजा ना हो कोई रानी
आज़ादी के रंग भरे हों हो देशप्रेम से तानी
कह दे मनवा भगत सिंह की कह दे आज कहानी

हंस कर चले दीवाने जब फांसी थी उन्हे लगानी
बांहों में बांहें डाल यार के थे निकल पड़ॆ सैलानी
रो न सकी मां भगत बने थे आज़ादी के मानी
मर कर भी न मरे कभी थे वीर बड़े बलिदानी

पूरी कविता ( दो पद्य यहां नह लिख रहा हू) मेरी बैबसाईट पर उप्लब्ध है यहां उसका लिंक दे रहा हूं
http://www.angelfire.com/ab/abhayasharma/html/kaviweb.htm

कल आप सब से फिर मिलने आउंगा इस आशा के साथ यह पत्र यहीं समाप्त करता हूं, आप सब लोगों से जितना प्यार मिला है उसका अगर आधा भी आप सबसे कर सका तभी अपने जीवन को सार्थक मानूंगा ।

सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है ..

अभय शर्मा 27 सितंबर 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

AB day 483 - Comments

Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh
Am I late.. yes.. I have missed two posts of the day 482 and today.. well today held something very very special for me in its store.. a few minutes back i was talking to Deepak Mehta of Michigan.. err.. my classfellow of 9th,10th and 11th at KVIIT Delhi.. the fellow who had earlier sent some messages over yahoo mailbox.. was available online for nearly an hour or so..
We had exchanged a world of information about the old school days.. I am glad that we could chat for such a long time.. that he is a great friend is difficult to be described.. in fact each and every school friend either from Delhi or Port Blair or even Agra (only have no contacts with even one of the friend from Air Force Station Agra..) was very very special .. something that can not easily describe or elaborate further..
it is a feeling that atleast a few can really understand.. and you brother with today’s definitive post of showing your warmth.. the warmth hidden in the wet of the eyes.. the description and your ability to finally fool Mr. Blog ji in putting across the bigger fonts.. we can all have a great laugh at your victory and join to cheer you up..
For the sentiments and feelings tha you have shared.. I am moved.. no.. I am not actually moved.. I am still stationary at my chair.. busy typing.. yet my mind has moved.. it has moved forward to hold you in still higher place than it had already been holding you.. you have grown few more inches taller to your tall 6 feet 2 inch physical frame.. The love.. the affection.. the intensity.. the connectivity.. the conversation.. the communication of thoughts.. every aspect of human relationship today has reached its zenith between us.. I mean you at the head of this blog and we the offshoots of that tree..
It has been a simply exalted experience to have been living with you for so long and in such a great atmosphere..

I shall take leave of you.. but before that I must thank God for Aishwarya not having H1N1 infection.. yes.. the media does blow things out of proportion.. maybe we can not conatin the flu virus.. we can always treat the effected patients and obsrve simple hygiene rules to curb its spread to pandemic levels.. Maybe the closing down of schools may not be the greatest measure yet any step taken to stop the spread of the H1N1 is a welcome step.. and here we must learn our lessons from the countries that have been managing far greater number of cases far more adequately than casuing panic amongst the population.. you word on it.. Sir!
Love and Affection
Abhaya Sharma, India August 17 2009

ab says:
September 10, 2009 at 4:43 pm
grateful for your affection Abhaya …

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Hindi Divas - Language Debate


Respected Brother
Sadar Charan Sparsh

Expect..

I expect that an expecting mother does not expect too much of the gender the expected baby assumes except it does not come with some unexpected or unaccepted deformities..

Accept it or not many people find it too difficult to see expect, except and accept as quite confusing they expect that when they use one of the three words they use it to be accepted in the expected manner except when they don't use it in a sentence.. without the positioning in a context we can expect that it becomes more difficult to accept our usage in its intended form except with the few brilliant who always are expected to derive an acceptable meaning that most others find difficult except in very few cases..

I know if I go further with my expected line of action I would not be acceptable to others except you and few others who know or understand my expected nature and accept me the way I am..

There was a willingness in you that you do wish and be able to communicate in other languages yet as you find an International language exists in the form of English that is around for good reasons the most accepted language in the world except in few parts of the world as China, Russia, French.. ( I am sorry it is not as an insult to these languages.. not at all)

To be able to communicate to the large group in a language of their own comes with much greater difficulty then what you expect.. if bigadda has not come to terms and already initiated action we must accept that they would have reasons for their expected behaviour.. one serious possibility is that there are wrong translations possible.. that may lead to more trouble than the help that you were expecting with such an arrangement.. some such factors are discussed below and are available for further debate.. from you as well the Fmxt..

1. How many languages do you start with the translation process

2. Which Languages do you choose from the fifteen national languages to be part of this blog.. and why the chosen and why not the ones not chosen..

3. Do you need only specific portions of your posts to be translated or the entire post.. part of the posts may become sometimes more difficult as to what is to be taken and what is to be left..

4. How does one go about the selection of translators for the job.. it is not only a matter of money involved alone.. one must be suitable for the job.. e.g. he/she should know you and your life in a reasonable manner so that could think and derive meanings which are beyond factual translations..

5. Does it have to be on the same blog or another blog.. imagine 15 languages on the same blog would clutter it just too much and 15 blogs would divide the FMXt into 15 groups.. some of the 15 logs may not really have any comments some days and there would also be a substantial loss of comments on the main blog..

6. Worst case would be f the responses are thrown into 15 languages (assuming te software and other things - willingness to express oneself in one's mother tongue for eaxmple are available).. what do you do with these comments.. do you wish that these comments are the translated back ino english and put up on the main English blog..

7. Assuming if all the queries and doubts that I have raised here are met satisfactorily.. just think of the man hours and your increased involvement with the blog.. it might just rob much of your time.. as such I have a feeling that you are indulging far too deeply with us.. mor than the expected and accepted.. an exceptional behaviour from someone who is blessed to act and provide some good entertainment..

These seven queries, arguments, doubts, viewpoint or whatever you think of them.. are coming from jus one individual in one sitting.. the list of possible doubts could actually be much larger.. I have not included Spanish the second largest international language.. though I have a feeling that Chinese (Mandarin) and Hindi would beat spanish only the statistics is not available to substantiate their case.. there are other International languages which have people who write here like Carla from Germany, Zhenya and Lena from Russia and I do not all those who speak different languages other than English at home..
Where do I conclude or rather what does one conclude..

If I were Amitabh Bachchan.. and if it were my blog.. I would not look forward for the external help of translators to complicate the issues.. I would rather include with the help of some of the members of FmXt to translate some short messages from me into their respective languages..

Of course, I would also initiate efforts to use Hindi far more significantly on this blog than its present level .. not for Hindi being my mother tongue or the provider of my bread ( butter is already gone .. at this age I don't think you need butter.. in any form) but for the simple fact that there has been a much larger association of Hindi amongst the countrymen.. and also that there are queries from the section of readers in their askance..

I know no Punjabi or Tamil or a Bengali would expect you to write in those languages. and let me tell you except in few cases do not expect that people would accept such kind of translations.. that would not be coming directly from you.. it would definitely miss the personal touch with what blogs are supposed to deal..

The last word on making the blog available in several langauges is a big no from me..

I would rather expect you to change the poll question and take the opinion of the follwers of this blog as to what do they think..

SHOULD I PUBLISH THE BLOG IN TRANSLATED VERSION INTO ALL NATIONAL LANGUAGES
a. It is a highly welcome idea but think of other world languages too
b. It appears a waste of resorces and avialbale talent
c. I will definitely raise your popularity
d. It should be your decision alone, it does not affect us at all..
e. I would prefer it to be a maximum of bilingual English and Hindi
f. Just English is fine enough

Then and only then brother should you jump to conclusions of making what you say n the national languages.. If you have guessed my response to be 'e' you are not far from the truth.. though I support all the last three equally.. now that is not done.. I or no one can cast three votes when we are expected to cast one opinion three is unacceptable except in a rare case when your turn comes to cast your vote too.. ( A tie or in case of minor differences in the margin..)

I expect I have not hurt your feelings that was never ever my intention.. I do not insist that you should like my exceptional post or accept it in totality.. yet if such a issue is not put up for poll I would feel hurt.. I care and respect your decisions.. yet once in a while you too should accept an acceptable request from us.. tha you call us the members of family.. no, you make the decision or act at your own but in democratic set up it is better to hear what the Junta says..

Love Affection and Pyaar
Abhaya Sharma September 14 2009

Post Script : Today being Hindi Divas I do submit an old poem for you and all Hindi speaking, understanding and liking people ( Renate is included among so many others lke Carla, Zhenya etc. and surprisingly many Indians here do not know Hindi- Kishore and Reshmi you ar not the only ones) I shall try to put up the anglicised version of it later.


कवि का सम्मान


फिर आज कवि के मन में
कोई उपज पनपती कविता है
(कवि ने सीख लिया था जग से)
कैसे कहां किसीसे कब क्या
जग में कितना कहना है
भीतर मन में उमड रही है
शब्दॊं की लटपट धार कहीं
झांक लिया अपने मन में
फिर एक बार हो ध्यान मग्न
भावों को संचित कर अपने
अपने कर में एक लिये कलम
(लिखना कवि ने प्रारंभ किया)
मस्तिष्क की सीमाऒं कॊ चीर
कवि जग में था बन गया पीर
चंचल चपल चतुर चंदन चुन
रच दिये गीत देकर नई धुन
अपने अधरॊं पर उन्हे सजा
जग के सम्मुख कर दिये लजा
वह बच्चन था या कॊई अन्य
कविता पढ़-सुन जग हुआ धन्य
कवि चला गया जब इस जग से
जग ने कवि का सम्मान किया

क्या जग ने कवि का सम्मान किया?

- अभय शर्मा
मुम्बई, भारत, 9 जुलाई 2008.

Psoted on day 510 of ABs blog on Hindi Divas day..