View allAll Photos Tagged Amitabh
Drummers return after performing as members of Abhishek Bachchan's family arrived at Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai's house for the 'Mehndi' ceremony in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 19, 2007. Rai and Abhishek, both well-known Indian actors, will be married in a private ceremony Friday. The 'Mehndi' ceremony involves the application of Henna on the hands and feet of the bride a day before the marriage. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
Drummers return after performing as members of Abhishek Bachchan's family arrived at Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai's house for the 'Mehndi' ceremony in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 19, 2007. Rai and Abhishek, both well-known Indian actors, will be married in a private ceremony Friday. The 'Mehndi' ceremony involves the application of Henna on the hands and feet of the bride a day before the marriage. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, India speaking at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 17, 2017
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Boris Baldinger
Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, India speaking in the Strategic Outlook: The Future of Global Operations session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 May. Congress Centre - Aspen 2 Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary
KASHMIR IN CRISIS, CIVILIANS HOSTAGE TO SECURITY FORCES
A Dharna to register protest against killings of Innocent Civilians in
Kashmir at Jantar Mantar was organised by ANHAD. The dharna was two
hour long where representatives from various civil society groups
gathered to demonstrate their solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
Following people expressed their views in protest: Shabnam Hashmi
(ANHAD), Harsh Kapoor (South Asia Citizens Web), Navaid Hamid
(Member,NIC), Prof. Kamal Mitra Chenoy (JNU), Prof. Anuradha Chenoy
(JNU), Tanveer Hussain Khan (ANHAD), Indu Prakash (IGSSS), Madhu
Chandra (North Eastern Helpline), Divya (YWCA), Sanjay Kumar (AAA),
Amitabh Pandey (Free Lancer), Ravi Himadri (The other Media), Prof.
Rizwan Kaisar (Jamia Millia Islamia), Swami Agnivesh, Mansi Sharma
(ANHAD), Seema Duhan (ANHAD). The following statement was released to
the Media.
It is a matter of grave concern and anguish that no sensitive measures
have been taken by the Central Government in response to the ongoing
deaths, injuries and killings in cold-blood of civilians in Srinagar
and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including young girls and
boys, most of them innocent, peaceful protestors, or even just
bystanders. And consequently both North and South regions of the
valley are on flame. To make matters worse, the Army, along with
para-military forces, have been issued orders to shoot at sight to
uphold the almost relentless curfew -- basically to block protests
against the continuing spiral of non-stop and indiscriminate killings
of innocent civilians. The presence of army and security forces
dominates the Valley and reinforces the deep-rooted angst of people.
The reality is that democracy is under severe strain and is almost
absent in many parts in this state, despite an elected government
backed by the Centre holding the reigns of power at Srinagar.
ANHAD and many other concerned civil society groups in India want the
governments in the state and Centre to come out clean -- urgently and
immediately -- and explain if this is indeed a democratic and
constitutional method of handling a manifold and multiplying crisis in
a highly sensitive region. Obviously, the establishment thinks that
branding it as mere law and order problem and repression and killings
would 'calm down' the situation as sensitive and grim as that of Jammu
and Kashmir. This will be like choking tens of thousands of people
into the silence of absolute suffering and blind rage. Will this
violence ever stop, and will we ever find the root causes for a
political solution based on consensus, understanding, mutual harmony
and human rights?
Tuesday began with protests against one death which led to the second
death and then suddenly, Srinagar was back under curfew. The cycle of
violence has spun out of control all over again. Last week witnessed a
similar series of killings taking its toll in Anantnag district where
people were killed in clashes with security forces since they were not
allowed to protest against the killings of civilians. This has become
a tragic and vicious circle of hopelessness.
Instead of issuing any statement of sympathy or concern or wisdom, our
highest offices of governance in the country, are only pushing for an
escalation in the number of deployment of security forces. This
clearly indicates the callous attitude of the governments in Delhi and
Srinagar. Such acts of brutality are in complete violation of the law
of the land and constitutional rights of the people that have resulted
in mass outrage and alienation of large sections of the civilian
population in Kashmir.
These are unarmed, non-violent citizens, who are being treated with
such blatant and indiscriminate use of military force -- why? Is there
no other way to negotiate with civil unrest? And what is the root
cause of this civil unrest if not the brutalities executed by the
police and para military forces? And what about cases of atrocities
committed on people who are not even protesting?
There is no excuse for such cruelty. Despite repeated assurances by
the central and state governments of zero tolerance towards human
rights violations, the fact remains that little has been done to
punish those responsible for such heinous and gross violations. This
organised insensitivity and vacillation to act firmly against such
elements is bound to put a question mark on the credibility of the
State and its track record in terms of human and democratic rights of
the people, as enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Mere rhetoric and
institution of official enquiries is not enough to restore the
shattered and shaken confidence of the people. It is imperative that
the central and state authorities take firm and visible action against
those responsible for unleashing this brutish violence on innocent
people. Any delay will only compound the alienation and anger of the
people -- resulting in irrefutable damage to the peace process in the
Valley and elsewhere in the state.
ANHAD expresses serious concern over the absolute antipathy and lack
of political initiative displayed by the UPA-led central government in
response to the situation in the valley. They should learn some
lessons from history. People cannot be won over or suppressed at gun
point. Certainly, the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve a more
rational, humane, visionary and sensitive response from the Indian
State.
We demand from the Central and the State governments to:
Take immediate action to prevent further loss of life and property
Put an end to the violence perpetrated by the security forces with
immediate effect.
Immediately appoint an independent and impartial time bound Commission
of Enquiry to look into the killings of peaceful civilians & human
rights violations
Initiate an inquiry into instances of attacks on ambulance services
Ensure security of the journalists both of local and national media
Ensure freedom of expression and press
Immediately start a political dialogue with various stake holders
Endorsed By:
1. Aashima Subberwal- Delhi University
2. Abeer Gupta - filmmaker
3. Adnan Nabi – Kashmir
4. Alana Hunt – Artist
5. Ali Asghar – Social Activist, Hyderabad
6. Amit Sengupta, Journalist, Delhi
7. Amrita Nandy – SANGAT
8. Anil Choudhury- Peace
9. Aniruddha Dutta, Jadavpur University , Kolkata
10. Anjali Thomas – Student DU
11. Anjum Rajabali, Cinema Script writer
12. Ankita Dash – Student DU
13. Appu Esthose Suresh - The Sunday Guardian, Delhi
14. Aqsa Anjum – Delhi
15. Arindam Jit Singh – Team Nishan
16. Arun Kumar Tiwari – Anhad
17. Aslam Khan – Student, Jamia Milia Islamia
18. Astha Rajan – Anhad
19. Atique Farooqui – Lucknow
20. Avinash Kumar-Oxfam India
21. Biju Mathew – Professor of Business, Rider University, NJ, USA
22. Bindia Thapar - Architect/Illustrator, New Delhi.
23. Bobby Kunhu – Researcher and Writer
24. Colin Gonsalves-Human Rights Law Network
25. David Devadas - Senior Journalist
26. Dev Desai – Gujarat
27. Dhananjay Tripathi – South Asians for Human Rights
28. Dunu Roy – Hazards Centre
29. Fahad Shah, journalist, Srinagar
30. Faizen Haider Naqvi - Businessman, Delhi
31. Gauri Dasan Nair – Senior Journalist, kerala
32. Gowher Nabi Gora – J and K
33. Harsh Dobhal- Human Rights Law Network
34. Harsh Kapoor – South Asia Citizens Web
35. Inder Salim – Activist
36. Indu Prakash Singh- IGSSS
37. John Dayal- General Secretary, All India Christian Council
38. Kallol Bhowmik - Spl Correspondent Ajir Dainik Batori and Eastern Chronicle
39. Kalpana Tikku –
40. Kashif-ul-Hoda - Editor, TwoCircles.net
41. Madhu Chandra - All India Christian Council & North East Support
Centre & Helpline
42. Madhura Chakrvoraty – Student Jadhavpur University, West Bengal
43. Maia Barkaia – JNU student
44. Manas Arora – Student, IP College of Engineering
45. Manisha Sethi – Jamia Teachers Solidarity Association
46. Manisha Trivedi – Anhad Gujarat
47. Manjit Singh Roperia – Student Hissar
48. Mansi Sharma-Anhad
49. Moggallan Bharti – JNU student
50. Mohan Kumawat- Anhad
51. Mohd. Ali - Delhi Correspondent of news website TwoCircles.net
52. Mudassir Kawa, Activist, Srinagar
53. Mukul Manglik – Historian Delhi University
54. Murli Natarajan, South Asia Solidarity Initiative, USA
55. Mushtaq Koka, Activist, Srinagar
56. Naazim Mohammed – Social Activist, Bangalore
57. Nadim Nikhat - Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
58. Navaid Hamid -Social Activist
59. Neha Dhole, Aman Trust, New Delhi
60. Praful Bidwai- Columnist and Writer
61. Prasad Chako- NCDHR
62. Pratap Singh Negi, Anhad
63. Prativa Thomas – Amnesty International, UK
64. Prem Dangwal – Anhad Mumbai
65. Prof Anuradha Chenoy, JNU, Delhi
66. Prof Kamal Mitra Chenoy, JNU, Delhi
67. Prof. KN Panikkar, Historian
68. Raj Gopalan – Trivandrum, Kerala
69. Ram Puniyani – Ekta, Mumbai
70. Rashid Ali – Freelance Journalist
71. Rima Aranha
72. Rohit Sinha – Student DU
73. Rupal Oza, South Asia Solidarity Initiative
74. Sabir Hussain – Jammu and Kashmir
75. Sachin Pandya – Anhad Gujarat
76. Sania Hashmi – Anhad
77. Sanjay Sharma – Anhad
78. Sanjeev Mahajan, CA, USA
79. Saqib Sana - Mumbai
80. Seema Duhan-Anhad
81. Shabir Hussain – Srinagar, J &K
82. Shabnam Hashmi- social activist, Anhad
83. Shahnawaz Malik – Lucknow
84. Shaweta Anand, Journalist and Researcher
85. Sheeba Aslam Fehmi – Researcher JNU
86. Shesh Narain Singh-Senior Journalist
87. Shoaib Khan – Srinagar, J&K
88. Shrish Chandra – Lucknow University
89. Shweta Tripathi – Programme Officer, SHRUTI
90. Sohaib Niazi – Student, Jamia Milia Islamia
91. Sohail Hashmi-Social Activist
92. Sonam Gupta - Anhad
93. Sonia Jabbar- Independent Filmmaker
94. Tanveer Hussain Khan -Anhad Kashmir Coordinator
95. Thulasi Kakkat – Photographer, Kerela
96. Uma Chakravarty- Academician
97. Vijayan- Delhi Forum
98. Vrinda Grover- Human Rights Lawyer, Supreme Court
99. Waqar Kazi – Anhad Mumbai
100. Wasim Khan, NJ, USA
101. Yasmeen Qureshi, Human Rights Activist, CA, USA
102. Zafar Abbas – journalist, Delhi
103. Zafar Agha, journalist, Delhi
104. Manasi Pingle – Student, DU
--
Thanks & Regards
Sonam Gupta.
--
Thanks & Regards
Sonam Gupta.
--
Thanks & Regards
Sonam Gupta.
--
Thanks & Regards
Sonam Gupta.
Some say, the waterfall was so named due to its height in comparison to the height of Big B, but others claim it was named after Amitabh because he had shot a scene in the movie here. Either ways, this waterfall is a sight to be seen and stored in your memory for its simple beauty and its mesmerizing grandeur. The best part was that we had to drive our jeeps right below the waterfall to be able to cross over to the other side. I have another snap of a jeep crossing to give you an idea.
La descente du Bouddha Amitābha / Amida raigõ
Amida, (en japonais) est un bouddha du bouddhisme mahayana et vajrayana. Il règne sur la « Terre pure Occidentale de la Béatitude ».... Cette terre pure, lieu de refuge en dehors du cycle des transmigrations — équivalent du nirvāņa selon certaines conceptions — est au centre des croyances et pratiques des écoles de la Terre pure.. (Extrait de Wikipedia)
La descente sur terre d'Amida, entouré de bodhisattava et de musiciens, pour accueillir un défunt dans la Terre Pure de l'ouest, fait l'objet d'oeuvres très peu nombreuses dans les musées d'art asiatique.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit%C4%81bha
Japon, Époque Edo (1603-1868)
1865
Encre, couleurs et feuilles d'or sur papier
Legs Henri Cernuschi, 1896
Musée Cernuschi, Paris
L'oeuvre ne s'affiche pas dans le catalogue en ligne des collections des musées de Paris même avec le numéro d'inventaire
Oeuvre présentée dans l'exposition "Retour d'Asie" , Musée Cernuschi, Paris
Cette exposition proposée à l’occasion de la célébration du 150ème anniversaire du retour d’Asie d'Henri Cernuschi invite à découvrir, ou redécouvrir, l’itinéraire du voyageur et collectionneur dont la contribution novatrice a permis de faire éclater en Europe la révolution du goût connue sous le nom de japonisme... Extrait du site de l'exposition
#Exclusive Interview
Amitabh Bachchan overshadowing me is a blessing, says #Dhanush
Checkout - bit.ly/Dhanush-Exclusive-Interview
Dhanush is excited to work with Big B in R Balki's next! - www.bolegaindia.com/gossips/Dhanush_is_excited_to_work_wi...
Yash rule Films is taking the extravagant action-adventure Thugs of hindustan to an entire new level of medium expertise. The Amitabh Bachchan- Aamir Khan starrer are free in 4DX, the latest cinema immersive expertise that has taken the planet by storm.
bollyy.com/yrf-to-release-thugs-of-hindostan-on-4dx-acros...
An MMS clip supposedly featuring Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, and Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, Navya Naveli Nanda, has gone viral on social media and mobile messaging app, WhatsApp.
[Show as...
Marziya Shakir my grand daughter poses against the Great Wall Of Bollywood a Wall Called Sr Bachchan.. God Of all Good Things
from wikipedia
Deewaar, or Deewar (Hindi: दीवार, Urdu: دیوار, English: The Wall), is a 1975 Indian drama directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Reflective of "the tumultuous politics of the early 70s" in India, Deewar tells the story of two impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai.[1]
Deewaar was a ground-breaking work. It was one of a few films which established Bachchan as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema[2][3] and Parveen Babi as the "new Bollywood woman" [4] whose character Anita is "a liberated working girl, smoking, drinking and sleeping with her lover, defying every Hindi film heroine rule."[5][6] This movie cemented the success of the writing duo Salim-Javed, who went on to write many more blockbuster films, and made them one of the most memorable writers in Hindi cinema. It is said that after the success of this film, the value of film writers skyrocketed, thanks to Salim-Javed, and they soon were being paid as high as some of the actors at the time.[7][dead link]
Deewaar received the Filmfare Best Movie Award of 1975 in addition to six other Filmfare Awards and was a "superhit" at the box office, ranking as the 4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1975.[8] Indiatimes ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[9]
The movie tells the story of two brothers, Vijay and Ravi Verma, who follow different career paths: Vijay is a smuggler and Ravi the policeman who is asked to hunt Vijay down. Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Verma (Shashi Kapoor) are the sons of a trade unionist, Anand Verma (Satyen Kappu), who was defeated and disgraced by the management of his firm using his family as bait.
Unable to bear the public disgrace father deserts the family, and the sons are raised by their mother (Nirupa Roy)who brings them to Bombay City, who suffers the trials and tribulations of a poor single mother. Vijay Verma, the elder brother, grows up with an acute awareness of his father's humiliation and is victimized for his father's supposed misdeeds. In the process of fighting for his rights Vijay, who starts out as a boot polisher and becomes a dockyard worker in his youth, becomes a smuggler and a leading figure of the underworld.
Details
The film opens with the strong leadership of trade unionist, Anand Verma (Satyen Kappu), who works hard to enhance the lives of struggling laborers. He lives in a modest home with his wife, Sumitra Devi (Nirupa Roy), and their two young sons, Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Verma (Shashi Kapoor). Anand, however, is blackmailed by a corrupt businessman who threatens to kill his family if Anand does not cease his activities. Forced into compliance, Anand is thus attacked by the very same laborers who once supported him. His family is also persecuted by the angry workers who brand young Vijay's arm with the words: "Mera baap chor hai" in Hindi translated into "My Father Is A Thief." Anand then runs away forcing his wife and two children into destitute poverty. Not knowing what else to do, Sumitra Devi brings her children to Mumbai and struggles as a day laborer to care for her now homeless boys.
Vijay, the elder brother, grows up with an acute awareness of his father's failure and is victimized for his father's supposed misdeeds. In the process of fighting for his rights Vijay, who starts out as a boot polisher and becomes a dockyard worker in his youth, becomes a smuggler and a leading figure of the underworld. He also sacrifices his own education so his brother Ravi can study. Ravi is an excellent student and grows up to become an upright police officer. He is also dating Veera (Neetu Singh), the daughter of a senior police officer.On the Commissioner's suggestion, Ravi applies for employment with the police, and is sent for training. Several months later, he is accepted by the police, and has a rank of Sub-Inspector. Vijay, on the other hand, becomes involved with Anita (Parveen Babi), a woman whom he meets at a bar. When Anita becomes pregnant, Vijay decides to abandon his life in the underworld, marry her, and confess his sins. He also hopes to seek forgiveness from his mother and brother.When Ravi returns home, he finds that Vijay has become a businessman overnight, has accumulated wealth, and a palatial home. When Ravi finds out that Vijay has acquired wealth by crime, he decides to move out along with his mom.One of his first assignments is to be apprehend and arrest some of Bombay's hardcore criminals and smugglers which includes his brother, Vijay - much to his shock, as he had never associated his very own brother of having any criminal background. Ravi must now decide to proceed on with apprehending Vijay, or quit from the police force. However, when Anita is brutally murdered by rival members of the underworld, Vijay loses all sense of rational behavior and brutally murders his rivals in revenge for Anita's death, leading him to be branded a criminal forever. Their mother, who had sided with Ravi despite the fact that Vijay was her favorite, is tormented by Vijay's decisions and rejects him. When the two brothers meet for a final clash, however, it is Vijay who dies in his mother's arms seeking forgiveness and Ravi who is awarded for pursuing justice.
[edit]Cast
Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Verma (the elder brother)
Shashi Kapoor as Ravi Verma (the younger brother)
Nirupa Roy as Sumitra Devi, Vijay & Ravi's Mother
Neetu Singh as Leena Narang
Satyendra Kapoor as Anand Verma, Vijay & Ravi's Father
Parveen Babi as Anita
Manmohan Krishna as DCP Narang
Madan Puri as Samant
Iftekhar as Mulk Raj Dhabaria
Sudhir as Jaichand
Jagdish Raj as Jaggi
Raj Kishore as Darpan
Yunus Parvez as Rahim Chacha, Head porter
Mohan Sherry as Peter's Henchman
Alankar Joshi as Young Vijay Verma
Raju Shrestha as Young Ravi Verma
Rajan Verma as Lachhu
A. K. Hangal as Chander's Father
Dulari as Chander's Mother
D. K. Sapru as Mr. Agarwal
Kamal Kapoor as Anand Verma's Employer
Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai's apartments 'La Mer' is seen lit with decorative lights ahead of her wedding to Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Rai and Bachchan, son of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, will be married on Friday. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)