Newspapers or let's say the media don't allow anyone to forget who is the most popular, what they like or dislike and then, if it involves two or more rivals, a little salt is rubbed in to spice up matters.
Now Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah both don't like the term Bollywood. This was repeated in TOI this morning regarding the Big B. About Naseeruddin's dislike for the word he once said, `they (perhaps the media) use it to make fun of us'. Obviously he got it right, in my thinking at least. But we all know the term has come to stay unless the media allows it to fade. Other terms that won't fade but will only shift from deposed king to the new king and superstar to the new superstar. Just like Saurav Ganguly who was prince of Kolkata till he was unceremoniously removed. But that's politics, I suppose.
Now I'd once heard that Amitabh didn't quite like being referred to as the Big B. He never aired it in print. However, I did search his blog for his Raja and Runk story that was published many months ago in a national daily and was followed up with a statement from his brother Ajitabh who was going to bring out a book. The tone then didn't sound so good, nor did the above mentioned story. However, family is everything, family comes first and the brothers are close as ever. The latest is what Ajitabh said...the public perception of the superstar as a kind loving father and gentleman is both accurate and richly deserved ...
The media has been kind at times good and also rotten. Whichever the case might be it's not always justified.
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