What is GREAT? Do we know the exact meaning. Or, is it just a matter of luck to be great. Are o Sambha, sarkar ne humpe kitne inaam rakha hain re? Sambha replies to Gabbar Singh’s this famous dialogue, pachchas hazaar sarkar. And the punch line became the great dialogue of Bollywood till date. Gr8.
Bechara Sambha, had only one dialogue to throw in the entire three hours drama of Dakayet and Thakur in the fictitious village, Ramgarh, and his name became famous. Bachhaa-bachhaa says ‘Are oh Sambha.’ Isn’t it something great.
Way back in 1980s, when television was restricted to Krishi Darshan at 6.30 p.m with a lone movie on Sunday evenings, Buniyaad, a serial, was a landmark. It was great with not so glamourous actors as of todays ‘saas bahu’ kind. The coincidence part, both were the Sippy productions. But Gr8.
A decade after, Superhit Muquabla, a song countdown TV programme, became the favourite of all family members, signed a great event on Doordarshan during the changing and multiplying phase of TV channels. It was great.
Ameen Sayani experimented with his voice when he was only in collage and he became the great announcer of India through the most popular radio programme, Binaca Geet Mala. His famous line, ‘Namaste bahno aur bhaiyo...’ became the punch line for all announcers.
Amitabh Bachchan, in his pre-acting days, was rejected after the audition in All India Radio. Today, people around the world (of course one who knows Hindi) are crazy of his voice. Namaskar, main Amitabh Bachchan bol raha hoon kaun banega...agla awaz Mr. Mehra ka hoga aur aapka samay suru hota hain ab. Who don’t know this famous dialogue repeated on Kaun Banega Crorepati. Nothing to say. But yes, something again Gr8.
Great things can happen anytime, anywhere and with anyone, even in the simplest form of the subject. Dhirubahai Ambani, just a petrol boy, became great. Sunil Mittal, tried his luck with a sick factory and became the steel tycoon. Great. Gandhiji, a lawyer in South Africa became father of the nation (India). Something great. Rajnikant, a bus conductor is the superstar in Tamil films. Something again Gr8.