Amitabh Bachchan isn’t my favorite actor (as if he cares!)…
My problem with him is that in every character he plays, ‘Amitabh –the person’ is visible…
But that’s precisely why I love Amitabh Bachchan … Not for the characters he has played, but for the one he has…!
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…Due to surgeries ever since the Coolie incident, Amitabh now has two urgent hernias in the lower abdomen which have swelled up dangerously. He counters the resultant sharp pains with a hernia belt…
…After an infection, to drain out acute peritonitis, 18 holes were made in his stomach. Muscles never recovered fully, so he can now run, jump, get up and sit down at only one-third of normal speed…
…While removing a lump on his neck, the nerves that hold up his shoulder muscle got cut. So now, he can’t raise his left arm. As he is a lefty so he has to support it with something even for eating! (the secret of his style of walking…with his left shoulder drooping)…
…He suffers from Myasthenia Gravis, a muscle dysfunctional disorder in which if your eye shuts it can’t open on its own and if opens can’t close on its own; you have to use toothpicks to open them and then hold them up! It has been dormant, and can reappear anytime…
…In an incident, a filmi bomb exploded in his hand! The left hand got melted, with nothing left of it. No fingers, no nails, no nothing. After years of treatment, his left-hand’s web still does not open to capacity and his index finger has become crooked…
…He gets light flashes on his right eye as his retina has come loose…He is asthmatic so needs an asthaline pump in his pocket…his leg injuries have pulverized his veins and valves so there is a circulation problem…His L4 and L5 in the lower spine are damaged…Uhhh!
When his medical reports went to an American doctor in New York for an opinion, he asked – “Is this guy still alive?”
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Well! My regular readers can guess my recent back-problem weighing on my mind…Yes! True! But the bigger problem is that when it hurts, I actually get…inferiority complex! I hate Amitabh Bachchan for doing this…for making our sufferings look so belittled!
…But that’s precisely why I love Amitabh Bachchan!
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
