Bollywood remembers 26/11 Part 2 |
B-Town folk on where they were last year on this date, and what they will do today
Bipasha BasuI was shooting for Aa Dekhen Zara at Goregaon on 26/11. While I was on the way back I saw the Vile Parle blast and was stranded in the crazy chaos. We somehow drove through the melee to reach home that night. This year, on 26/11, I'd be rehearsing for a show. I want terrorism to be wiped off the face of the earth. Is that asking for too much?
I was in Mumbai. Some-one told me to watch television. I couldn't believe what I saw. November 26 used to be associated with so many wonderful things. It is a meat-less day and a friend's wedding anniversary. Now the joy of that day is gone forever. Now 26/11 is a day of terror forever. I'll be in Turkey shooting this year. I will remember the day with a heavy heart. My love to all those who lost dear ones on that day.
I remember I was shooting in at Film City on 26/11 last year. I wish we could change that day in Mumbai. I wish people who lost their loved ones would get back their happiness. This 26/11 I'll pray for the soul of the dead and hope that their families' wounds would heal.
I was in Cape Town shooting when 26/11 happened. Ideally I'd never want such a horror to revisit Mumbai. But life is not about ideal situations.
I remember I came home from a late-night film. I got messages to switch on the TV. What I was watching, horrified me for the next 70 hours. When we relive that horror this year we have to be sensitive and not remind the families of 26/11 victims just to create media content. On the other hand, this year, media should ascertain from the authorities and tell the common man what he must do if a similar situation were to arise again.
It was my first episode of Oye! It's Friday and I had just finished shooting it with Hrithik. When we came out, it was all over TV and we had heard about Cafe Leopold. We were asked to rush home immediately as chaos was expected on the roads. For a few days, we remained glued to our TV sets as we couldn't venture out for safety reasons.
I was shooting in Wai. I drove into Mumbai and out on 26/11 last year. I'm going to a charity dinner hosted by Prince Michael in memory of people who lost their lives on 26/11.
On 26/11 last year, I was at a movie premiere. Everyone started to leave. That was very unusual. Little did we know what was happening outside. Wish it had never happened."
Last year on 26/11, I was travelling out of the country and was glued to the live TV coverage feeling helpless watching home hometown under attack. I hope all the brave innocent souls we lost are at peace and in a better place.
I was in Chennai working on my music on this day last year. There was a cyclone that day, almost as if the elements were reflecting the darkness and turmoil in Mumbai. This 26th I am tempted to be at the Taj for dinner. But maybe that's just being stubbornly sentimental. Maybe I'll just say a prayer for those who were murdered by pathetic, desperate imbeciles, misled by enemies of God and humanity.
I was at home on 26/11 watching the horror unfold on TV. This year I'm hosting a 26/11 memorial function by the DVK Foundation in London at the Kensington Palace. It is to support victims of terror attacks and to provide financial assistance to families.
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