USS DIN , SAARA DIN AMITABH APNE BAABUJI KE KADMON MIEN BAITHE THE

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By Team Bollyy
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Amitabh

It was January 18 , 2003 and what was expected had happened . The renowned poet Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan who was ailing for several months had died and made front page news in every big and small newspaper , radio and telivision , especially on Doordarshan as there was no other channel or social media those days  - Ali Peter John

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Crowds had started gathering in and around Prateeksha and messages of condolence were pouring in from all over the world .

The family was caught in between grief and making arrangements for the last rites for one of the greatest Hindi poets and literally figures.

Amitabh who had always considered his father to be " a star greater than any star " and almost worshipped him took his place near the head of his father and didn't move from there till it was time for the cremation .

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Amitabh was aware of the chaos and pandemonium that would have been created if his father's body would be taken in a procession to the Vile Parle Hindu Crematorium .

There could have been thousands and even lakhs of people who would gather and create all kinds of ugly scenes while the funeral procession was on . It would have been especially difficult for him as he was the biggest star .

His mind worked even in the grim circumstances . There was an old and unused crematorium just half a kilometre from Prateeksha .

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He made some influential people to talk to the municipal authorities and got the gate to the old crematorium opened . And got the years old place cleaned .

And at around 4 pm , the funeral procession left Prateeksha for the old crematorium and by 5 pm , it was all over .

A golden and glorious chapter had come to an end . And for Amitabh , his father has really not died .

He calls his father " the real star of the millennium ( sadi ke mahanaayak ). He has a room in Jalsa where everything associated with his father is kept with all the dignity Amitabh feels and believes his father deserves .

ZINDAGI KA KYA BHAROSA ? EK INSAAN EK JAGAH JANAM LETA HAI , PHIR ZINDAGI KO KAHIN JAGAH DHOODTHA HAI AUR PHIR THAK KAR KISI EK ANJAANE SHEHAR KE EK KONE MEIN PANAAH LETA HAI AUR WAHI SE HI NIKAL JAATA HAI KISI OONCHI UDAAN KE KHOJ MEIN

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