Excerpts
From
Big
B's
Letter
"Both
your
pardadajis
gave
your
present
surnames
celebrated
fame,
dignity
and
recognition.
Both
of
you
may
be
a
Nanda
or
a
Bachchan,
but
you
are
also
girls...
women."
"When
People
Will
Tell
You
How
To
Behave"
"And
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."
"Make
Your
Own
Choices"
"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."
"Get
Married
When
YOU
Want
To"
"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."
"Never
Worry
About
–
Log
Kya
Kahenge"
"People
will
talk.
They
shall
say
some
terrible
things.
But
that
doesn't
mean
you
have
to
listen
to
everyone.
Never
ever
worry
about
-
log
kya
kahenge."
"Don't
Let
Others
Make
Your
Decision
For
You"
"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."
For
Navya..
"Navya
-
the
privilege
your
name,
your
surname
offers
you,
will
not
protect
you
from
the
difficulties
you
will
face
because
you're
a
woman."
For
Aaradhya..
"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."
"Be
The
Change"
"This
may
be
a
difficult,
difficult
world
to
be
a
woman.
But
I
believe
that
it
is
women
like
you
that
will
change
that."
"Set
An
Example
For
Others"
"It
may
not
be
easy,
setting
your
own
boundaries,
making
your
own
choices,
rising
above
people‘s
judgement.
But
you,
you
can
set
an
example
for
women
everywhere."
The
Last
Lines
Of
Big
B's
Letter
"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."