Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has asked his country fellows to sing his father Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem instead of ‘Happy Birthday To You’ on a birthday celebration.
Big Bachchan, who is quite active on social media and often shares words of wisdom with his followers, has been trolled for this out of the blue request along criticising western style of birthday celebration.
His tweet has caught many eyeballs, wherein he not only asked for reciting his father’s poem on birthdays but also questioned the “westernised” birthday celebrations in India.
“Why cake? Why candle?” Calling the cake-cutting and candle-blowing celebrations “westernised”, the Piku star wrote, “The English left the practice with us and we have become slaves to it.”
Highlighting the contrast between desi celebrations and the westernised ones, he said, “Why to blow out candles when in our culture we light a lamp on birthday?” He urged everyone to sing, “Varsh nav, harsh nav!”
Amit G’s father’s poem reads: “Nav Varsh, Harsh Nav, Jeevan Utkarsh Nav * Nav Umang, Nav Tarang, Jeevan Ka Nav Prasang *Naval Chaah, Naval Raah, Jeevan Ka Nav Pravaah”
(May the new year brings in new joys, hopes and promises; new yearnings, wishes and desires, a new zest to live on, to begin new journeys, new chapters, with a new enthusiasm!)
T 2816 – अंग्रेज़ Happy Birthday की प्रथा छोड़ गए और हम अभी भी उसके ग़ुलाम हैं ! ये cake क्यूँ ? ये candle क्यूँ ? ये फूँक कर बुझाना क्यूँ ? हमारी सभ्यता में दीप प्रज्वलित करते हैं ; ये उसे फूँक कर बुझाने को कहते हैं ! और ये गाना क्यूँ ! ये गाइए : वर्ष नव, हर्ष नव …
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 24, 2018
No sooner did Amitabh tweet this, people resorted to point out his “hypocrisy” with many pictures of him cutting a cake.
Aur sir.. Practice what you preach 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/7CcJDTlt8E
— मिस एलिजाबेथ स्वाॅन 👒👸💕 (@tealicious_twep) May 24, 2018
Ye cake kyun sir?? Cake ke sath sath apne fans ke bhi kaat dete ho sir aap….. Hypocrite Bachchan pic.twitter.com/UiDJZj9Sqd
— Ab Devillers (@Chainakya) May 24, 2018
GULAM pic.twitter.com/4otQWr7RpG
— Deνιℓ (@ibeingdevil__) May 24, 2018
— Somesh Jha (@someshjha7) May 24, 2018
इस आदमी को भी समझाईये ना पनामा चाचा..
ये भी हर जन्मदिन केक काटता है..फॉलोवरों को पाने के लिए गिड़गिड़ाता है..सरकारी एड मिल जाये और जांच में बच जाये इसिलिए पेट्रोल-डीजल पर अब जोक नहीं बनाता.
कौन है ये?? pic.twitter.com/9dugwoAECn— Prashant ☺😊😅 (@PrashuBikaneri) May 24, 2018
Itni bhi kya jaldi sirji, thoda wait kar lete, birthday cake ready hi tha aapka… ye lo…pata nahi ye kaunsa angrez sikha gaya hai🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/ZeklnIlxjQ
— Sarcasm™ (@SarcasticRofl) May 24, 2018
Cake isliye kyonki zehar wali kheer se thakur saab ko ulti ho jati hai pic.twitter.com/l4gBx4g9MO
— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) May 24, 2018
T 420 – ये cake क्यूँ ? ये candle क्यूँ ? ये फूँक कर बुझाना क्यूँ ? हमारी सभ्यता में दीप प्रज्वलित करते हैं ; ये उसे फूँक कर बुझाने को कहते हैं ! और ये गाना क्यूँ ! अंग्रेज़ Happy Birthday की प्रथा छोड़ गए और हम अभी भी उसके ग़ुलाम हैं ! pic.twitter.com/1oheiBYwDN
— Rofl Republic (@i_theindian) May 24, 2018
70th bday and 74th b’day 😎 practice before you preach pic.twitter.com/AIrYmTddhH
— THE UGLY TRUTH (@pradeepsingh83) May 24, 2018
Khud kro b.. aur virodh b.. fir to western toilet b jana chhod do…
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— Happy giri (@giri_happy) May 24, 2018
You celebrated ur birthday by cutting cake, why suddenly so much hypocrisy. pic.twitter.com/Xp2mJS18ar
— गैंडा स्वामी 🔵 (@GaindaSwami) May 24, 2018
English me happy birthday aap type kr rhe ho or aajad b samajh rhw ho khud ko. 👏👏👏
— kundan singh (@kundanonly) May 24, 2018
He’s a hypocrite. Apne ghar me sabka birthday candle fook kar hi manate hai mahashay 😂😂. Charity begins at home nai pata inhe
— Meeran Shaikh (@MeeranShaikh4) May 24, 2018
Some days back BigB was concerned over Anushka not replying to his Birthday wishes.. now this 😑😑
— CounterPoint (@counterpoint666) May 24, 2018
Happy birthday sir hehe pic.twitter.com/pKSmZ9eg2Q
— Ankit (@SirArora) May 24, 2018
