By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
October
11,
2007
The
65th
birthday
would
rank
as
the
Big
B's
quietest
yet.
His
son
was
shooting
in
Namibia
for
Goldie
Behl's
Drona
and
his
daughter-in-law
was
wrapping
up
the
Pink
Panther
in
Boston
while
wife
Jaya
was
down
with
a
bout
of
flu.
Added
to
these
problems
was
the
constant
worry
of
having
a
severely
ill
mother
on
his
hands.
Says
a
close
friend
of
Mr
Bachchan,
"He
wrapped
up
his
shooting
by
evening
on
the
eve
of
his
birthday
and
headed
straight
for
the
hospital
to
be
with
his
mom.
That's
where
he
brought
in
his
birthday.
Being
with
his
mother
gave
him
an
inner
strength
and
tranquility
that
only
a
devoted
son
knows
about.
And
sons,
let
me
tell,
don't
come
any
more
devoted
than
this
one."
Mr
Bachchan
himself,
bogged
down
by
family,
media
and
legal
pressures
politely
refused
to
do
interviews
this
birthday.
"What's
there
to
say?
A
birthday
is
like
any
other
day
for
me.
Yes,
friends,
fans
and
supporters
make
it
a
very
special
day
for
me.
I
accept
their
good
wishes
with
tremendous
humility
and
gratitude."