Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor in a still from their movie Deewar
Highlights
- A letter written by noted Hindi poet and Ghazal writer late Dushyant Kumar in praise of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been kept on display at a museum here.
- Dushyant Kumar, who died in Bhopal in his early 40s in 1975, had penned a letter to Bachchan showering praises on the actor after watching his performance in the hit movie Deewar.
- A copy of the letter was recently handed over to the museum, named after Dushyant, by his wife Rajeshwari Tyagi. In the letter, Dushyant wrote that Amitabh Bachchan's performance in Deewar was so powerful that it did not appear that he was acting in the film. The poet wrote Mr Bachchan played his role in the film with such self-confidence that it "deserves only appreciation and nothing else."
- Amitabh Bachchan's role in Deewar was such that even an actor of Shashi Kapoor's standing appeared small before him, he mentioned in the letter. Dushyant, who did his masters in Hindi from Allahabad, also recalled in the letter the times when he used to visit Mr Bachchan's house in the Uttar Pradesh city to meet his illustrious father and poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
- The litterateur said that he had also frequented the Bachchan house at Willingdon Crescent at New Delhi but at that time he was unaware that one of Harivansh Rai's sons would reach a stature that he would want to write a letter to him.
- Dushyant recalled that Mr Bachchan's wife Jaya was very young when she lived in Bhopal and he used to visit her house when he worked as the Hindi producer for All India Radio in the state capital.
A letter written by noted Hindipoet and Ghazal writer late Dushyant Kumar in praise ofBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been kept on displayat a museum here.
Dushyant Kumar, who died in Bhopal in his early 40s in 1975,had penned a letter to Bachchan showering praises on the actorafter watching his performance in the hit movie
Deewar.
A copy of the letter was recently handed over to themuseum, named after Dushyant, by his wife Rajeshwari Tyagi.In the letter, Dushyant wrote that Amitabh Bachchan'sperformance in
Deewar was so powerful that it did not appearthat he was acting in the film.The poet wrote Mr Bachchan played his role in the filmwith such self-confidence that it "deserves only appreciationand nothing else."
Amitabh Bachchan's role in
Deewar was such that even anactor of Shashi Kapoor's standing appeared small before him,he mentioned in the letter.Dushyant, who did his masters in Hindi from Allahabad,also recalled in the letter the times when he used to visitMr Bachchan's house in the Uttar Pradesh city to meet his illustrious fatherand poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
The litterateur said that he had also frequented theBachchan house at Willingdon Crescent at New Delhi but atthat time he was unaware that one of Harivansh Rai's sonswould reach a stature that he would want to write a letter tohim.
Dushyant recalled that Mr Bachchan's wife Jaya was veryyoung when she lived in Bhopal and he used to visit her housewhen he worked as the Hindi producer for All India Radio inthe state capital.