Amitabh Bachchan Remembers His Father

"He sat on a ramrod rock hard chair with a simple wooden table on which he wrote. He always had a glass of hot water on the table. Every time his fingers ached after hours of strenuous writing, he dipped his fingers into the glass and then continued writing all over again."

"One morning during his walks, he saw a huge boulder along the way. He decided that he had to take the boulder to his doorstep one day. It was an unexpected and impossible feat for a frail man like him. He decided to use his mind and move the boulder a few steps ahead everyday. It took him months but he did not stop his efforts till the boulder reached his doorstep one morning to the surprise of his entire family"

"His popularity and adulation among the massive crowds was unbelievable. My popularity for whatever it is worth is nothing when compared to his. He was a real big star. His resonant voice and the sound of the applause of the people still reverberates in my ears," he said…"

Big B also talks about the time when his father came back home from England after completing his Phd and instead of presents gifted the family 300 pages of the draft of his thesis all written in pencil in his own handwriting.

He also remembers his father's favorite advice :
"Keep your head on your shoulders. Keep working very hard and do whatever you do sincerely. Success is ephemeral."