Big B slams 'Slumdog Millionaire' - Page 10

Film City, Mumbai January 21, 2009 6:32 pm

On location

I wait in the vanity for the sun to set, for the darkness to appear, for the lights to be in place and for the next scene to be shot. The beard is still on and the wig. Now more scraggy and disheveled than before. It hurts and pinches and scratches and invites unwanted fake hair to enter the crevices of the face, in a most irritable manner !

So.. to keep my mind off it..I write as I wait. This is more pleasurable and divine.

Anil Kapoor calls. I had missed his call and message while in Paris. He is in Delhi with the cast and crew of 'SlumDog'. He invites me to the Premiere of the film in Mumbai. I explain to him my inability due to my travel and work schedule, but take the opportunity to clear the air on the media twisted comments, wrongly attributed to me, via the blog. I ask to speak to Mr Danny Boyle and he readily organizes that within minutes. Mr Boyle is gracious and complimentary to me and my work. I explain the entire misinterpretation to him and he has a good laugh over it. I extend to him my apologies if this uncalled for misdemeanor has caused him and his film any anguish and grief. He understands and acknowledges my calling him. I needn't have he says. He draws my attention to the film being in a sense a tribute to my presence in it and expresses a desire to meet me on his next visit to the country. I wish him to read the contents of my blog and my subsequent clarity on it. He would love to he says and we disconnect with the promise of meeting up during subsequent visit.

I send the extracts of my blog and related matter to Anil Kapoor and Mr Boyle.