Amitabh effusion
Amitabh Bachchan¿s sixtieth birthday became a media event that
developed a momentum of its own. It was a celebration and critical judgement
was totally absent. India Today¿s interview with the great man attempted to
raise questions about his personal and business dealings which no-one else was
asking. The actor did not answer them fully or directly but it served as a
counterpoint to the Times of India¿s eight pages of glossy gush, and Vir
Sanghvi¿s airbrushed tribute in the Hindustan Times.