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trey (Mon May 26 1997 19:6 IST)

hello!!

Hi everyone, I'm really looking forward to today's chat:-)

O.K. Wiggy's here lets get started!

Hi, Wiggy

Hi

Anyone home?

Ravindran, hello, and welcome.

Hello, everybody ready to fire Amitabh

Hello

hello !!!

Is everyone excited for today's chat?

Hi every1

Hi pony16

Na ja reh mere badshah ek vade ke liya .

Hullo, Mr Nahata. I believe you are the industry's leading guru. So tell us where does Amitabh go from here?

Has he lost his touch, Mr Sippy? Why did he choose Mehul Kumar an untried commodity? What was it about Mehulbhai that impressed Mr B?

Nahata and Sippy, why did Mrityudaata flop? I have not seen it. Hence this query.

u guys know i and amit use to sell milk together back in allahabad 30 yrs ago

Baadshah is omnipresent. Chala bhi gaya to bhi tumhare dil main rahega

I read in TOI that Amit is leaving Jaya for Rekha. IS IT TRUE?

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Allahabadi: Kya abhi bhi doodh bechte ho?

hi, everybody

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badshah : Nahi, ab software banata hoo, pur sooch raha ho phir se doodh bechoo. Wanna come along?

Has Komal come in?

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Abe, Allahabadi, kya gin raha: apni doodh ki bottley

Tell me one thing: Is this Ramesh Sippy, the man who directed Sholay?

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Hi, has the guest come in?

Allahabadi: Kaunsa doodh bechte ho.... Mother Dairy ka ki gaay ka

Komalsaab, is Amitabh really an intelligent man? Or is that an image he has cultivated? I cannot believe an intelligent man could make such a lousy mistake.

badshah : tumhara

When is He coming ?

Has the Guest logged in

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Where the hell is everyone??? I guess the statements about the Indian film industry lacking punctuality are true.

Hi, Komalji. I was a big fan of yours before I left India. Your views in Film Information are always so accurate. My folks also got Trade Guide, but your reviews were dead on. How do you know the industry so well?

Hi, this is Komal here... ready and waiting for your questions... go for it!

Rameshji, Its high time that Amitabh retired gracefully instead of making a comeback. What do you say ?

Allahabadi: Phir to tum bahut paise kamate hoge. Par 30 saal pehle to main paida nahin hua tha. tum kaise bechte they ..

-5.... where is he ?????

IS MR SIPPY IN ?

Komal... do you think that with this one flop, Amitabh's career is over? Or is there a chance for him yet?

Komal, did Amitabh actually sit thru Mrityudaata before it was released?

Mr. Nahata, how do we regular filmgoers subscribe to your magazine. I can't find it anywhere on the newsstands. (Live in Canada.)

Komalji, Its high time that Amitabh retired gracefully instead of making a comeback. What do you say?

Hi, this is Ramesh Sippy coming in to answer any questions you might have?

What are the hits so far in India this year, Komal. Please list them in terms of biggest to smallest.

Shatrughan Sinha said on this Chat last fortnight that AB has been a has been. Would you agree?

Komal... do you think that with this one flop, Amitabh's career is over or is there a chance for him yet?

Dracula: I think your guess is as good as mine.

Rameshji / Komal ji Its high time that Amitabh retired gracefully instead of making a comeback. What do you say?

hi, everyone there

Mr Sippy, How would you rate Amitabh in Mrityudaata?

Mr Sippy, Does Amit stand a chance against Shah Rukh, Akshay, Aamir...

Shahenshah>> Amitabh is a great actor, period! According to me, he has no business acumen to match the huge corporation he has opened. His statement that he is not to be blamed for Mrityudaata seems to be a white lie. Earlier, when he was just an actor, it was alright if he did not interfere in the making of his films. But now that he is a producer, too, to say he did not see the film or that he did not know what type of film is being made is nonsensical and cannot be pardoned by his various distributors. He definitely must have been involved (he calls it interference) in the making of the film and in all probability, does not want to take the responsibility now.

Komal's fan> I can only thank you for your kind words. As for the reviews, it is always a group effort. We see the films with the public, and take public opinion as final. One more thing, whenever I go to see a film, I am as excited as a small kid would be -- maybe that is why my reviews are more often than not correct.

Okay, Mr. Sippy. Where did Komal go? Anyway you tell me... which are the biggest hits of 1997 in order of biggest to smallest.

Hullo, Mr Sippy. I loved your Sholay. Are you not making any films anymore?

Komal... do you think that with this one flop, Amitabh's career is over or is there a chance for him yet?

Ramesh: What do u think is Amitabh's future on the Big Screen ?

Komal's : No I certainly would not. Because it would be too premature to write off a legend just because of one debacle. There might have been flops in every top star's career. They have not been written off in this manner. He tends to be more controversial because of the stature of his achievements .

Rameshji, how did AB accept a film with Mehul Kumar? What was it about Mehulbhai that attracted him? I believe he turned down many directors before Mehulbhai.

Flopstar, Heroine 1>> To say that Amitabh is a has-been is unfair to him, especially because Mrityudaata has been his only film after his comeback. He IS a fine actor and, according to me, if he gets the right type of role, he can still make a mark. By "right type", I mean, not a senseless action film. Comedy also has been his forte. Besides, he can also come in a strong central character where action is one of the many things he should be doing - as opposed to the only thing, as in Mrityudaata.

Do you believe Amitabh Bachchan is finished? Or is too early to write his celluloid obituary?

sippy : i m waiting for another sholay. will i get one ?

Mr. Sippy, Answer me honestly -- would you cast Big B in your movies in a lead role ?

Can someone confirm that KOYLA flopped in India. The film was the pits and deserves to rot in hell (though the songs were amazing.)

Mr Sippy, Why is Amitabh hyped so much? even his flops are big news, so much so that it's discussed everywhere...

hey, komal, who r u man to say anything about Amitabh

Badshah: Amitabh's future has slightly been disturbed but not yet written off. Some of the major films that he is working in right now may prove most of his detractors totally wrong, since nothing succeeds like success.

They used to say AB was no 1 to 10. Is that still true? If not, who are the nos. 1 to 10?

I agree with you, Komal. I think Amitabh's main problem is that he does not understand the kind of adoration he inspires amongst the average Indian public. In many ways, the man is making a big mistake by abusing that adoration. He's uses the public without understanding the kind of effect he has on them -- and that's dangerous. It could boomerang painfully at any moment.

Ali>> Hey, I'm right here, where'd YOU go? To take your question - for 1997, it's Hero Number 1, Judaai, Judwaa, Ziddi and Yeshwant. In that order.

Komal, has the industry suffered a big jolt because of failures of Mrityu..and Koyla? How are these failures going to affect the industry?

Heroine No 1: If I was a producer, which I'm not, and I had a script that suited his personality I would certainly consider it a pride to be able to cast Amitabh.