Amitabh Bachchan says he wonders every Sunday if fans will turn up at his home Jalsa, remembers Charlie Chaplin: ‘Will they clap for me?’

(Photo: Amitabh’s blog)

(Photo: Amitabh’s blog)

In the same entry, Amitabh expressed his doubts about whether the fans will show up for another Sunday, a sentiment he had blogged about previously as well.

“Will they .. wont they .. ? The eternal question mark before the GOJ ..That Chaplin question .. the presence at the Academy Awards for a Lifetime Achievement presentation for him , after returning to USA, from a sort of exile , being labelled a Communist , which was a misnomer .. and the ask as he stands back stage to be brought on and decorated ..‘will they clap for me ..’ ? he asked in apprehension ..(sic),” Amitabh wrote on a philosophical note as he concluded his daily ritual for the day.

In an earlier post, he had written that lesser number of people turn up for what has come to be known as ‘Sunday darshan’. “I do observe though that the numbers are in lesser magnitude and the enthusiasm has lessened and the screams of joy now transferred to the mobile camera .. and that is more evident now an indication that time has moved on and nothing lasts forever,” he wrote.

On the work front, Amitabh has a packed schedule, with multiple projects in the pipeline, including the courtroom drama Section 84, Project K with Prabhas and Deepika Padukone, and the untitled Hindi remake of The Intern, also with Padukone.