Remember the letter written by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to his granddaughters Aaradhya and Navya? Well, Twitter users are not happy with Big B's 'heartfelt' words! Find out why...
Amitabh Bachchan writing the letter to his granddaughters. Picture courtesy/ Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account
On September 5, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan penned a heartfelt letter to his grandaughters Navya and Aaradhya, telling them to be independent and strong women as they grow up.
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Navya, 18, is the daughter of Bachchan's daughter Shweta, while four-year-old Aaradhya is his son Abhishek's child.
T 2370 - #ABletter .. my letter to my grand daughters .. so humbled to receive all your responses .. !! Thank you !! pic.twitter.com/bd3NdI7vrD
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 5, 2016
Bachchan wrote that the two girls enjoy the luxury of a rich legacy but being the fairer sex, they are bound to face judgments and opposition from the society. Nothing, however, should bog them down, said the actor.
The 73-year-old star further wrote that both of them should choose their own path, one which is dictated by their choices not the world's.
Towards the end, Bachchan said being a woman is not easy in today's times but he hopes the two girls will change the situation.
This is what Amitabh Bachchan wrote in his letter to granddaughters:
"You both carry a very valuable legacy on your tender shoulders - Aaradhya, the legacy of your great-grandfather, Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Navya, the legacy of your great-grandfather Shri H P Nanda. Both your great-grandfathers gave your present surnames celebrated fame, dignity and recognition. Both of you maybe a Nanda or a Bachchan, but you are also girls, women! Because you are women people will force their thinking, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's judgement.
Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom. Don't let anyone make you believe that the length of your skirt is a measure of your character. Don't let anyone's opinion of who you should be friends with, dictate who you will be friends with. Don't get married for any other reason other than you want to get married. People will talk. They shall say some terrible things. But that doesn't mean you have to listen to everyone. Never ever worry about - what will people say!
At the end of the day, you are the only one who will face the consequences of your actions, so don't let other people make your decisions for you. Navya - the privilege your name, your surname offers you, will not protect you from the difficulties you will face because you're a woman.
Aaradhya, by the time you see and understand this, I may well not be around. But I think what I am saying today shall still be relevant. This may be a difficult, difficult world to be a woman. But I believe that it is women like you that will change that. It may not be easy, setting your own boundaries, making your own choices, rising above people's judgement. But you can set an example for women everywhere. The actor said he would take more pride in being known as their grandfathers than by his own name. Do this and you would have done more than I have ever done, and it will be my honour to be known not as Amitabh Bachchan, but as your grandfather!!"
Amitabh Bachchan's letter, however, didn't go down well with some Twitter users who pointed out the patriarchal undertone. Some also termed the letter a publicity stunt for Amitabh Bachchan's upcoming film 'Pink', which releases on September 16.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
Nice patriarchy-tinged letter, Mr Bachchan. For starters, your granddaughters carry the legacy of their grandmothers too.
— Sandhya (@TheRestlessQuil) September 6, 2016
maybe you should have started by apologising for having your daughter in law marry a tree and then take it from there.
— Sandhya (@TheRestlessQuil) September 6, 2016
Don't understand why #AmitabhBachchan wrote a public letter to his Grandchildren to tell them not to care about the public. #ABLetter
— Harihar Goswami (@harihar_goswami) September 5, 2016
Opening line of the letter Mr Bachchan wrote to his granddaughters is itself problematic.They carry the legacy of both pardadaji & pardadiji
— ruchi kokcha (@ruchikokcha) September 6, 2016
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— Neha Gupta (@ne_hah) September 5, 2016
3 guys show Indian problems
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) September 6, 2016
Kanhaiya Kumar -fake heroism of youth
Kejriwal -fake maturity of middle-aged
Amitabh -fake idealism of elderly
In Amitabh Bachchan's honest letter to granddaughters, it's the paternal family that matters.
— Aparna Bhattacharya (@chhuti_is) September 6, 2016
Only @SrBachchan could have thought of this novel way to promote his new film.
— . (@ShiriishKunder) September 5, 2016
.#ABLetter #pink
I see Bachchan's promotion for Pink (about three women, releasing next week) is complete. Have fun Y'all. I'll just go straight to the film.
— Aditya Shrikrishna (@gradwolf) September 6, 2016
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