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Amitabh Bachchan at Madame Tussaud’s
As a child, I would have fantastic dreams about meeting
famous people.
Leaders. Performers. Writers.
Film stars.
The fantasy always ended there. I didn’t have any plans
for what to do when that happened!
Those wishful days are long gone. A lot has changed.
I’m no longer a starry-eyed fan hoping to meet a hero.
And I have a CLEAR plan about what to do when it happens.
Today, I really DID meet a SUPER-star.
He is a household name in millions of Indian families -
and even across Asia. He is the ‘angry young man’ action
hero of Bollywood.
Yes, today I met AMITABH BACHCHAN!
It was a very brief meeting. But I did get to shake
the famous superstar’s hand.
You can tell a lot about someone by the way he shakes
hands. Mr.Bachchan has a firm handshake, makes eye-
contact, and draws one for a short little while into
his personal universe.
It felt special 
I decided right then that I liked him – as a person.
A few minutes later, he accepted an invitation to be
a patron of a CHD project which funds heart surgery
for poor Indian children.
He also made a donation of Rs.1.1 million – that’s
enough to fund 10 heart operations!
We all have potential to be super-stars. Most of us
ignore that potential. Even claim to NOT want that
status.
Yet, one superstar today could touch the lives of 10
children.
And do it in an instant – without it taking a toll on
his life or finances.
That’s the incredible potential to do good that stems
from having influence, fame and power.
Isn’t that a worthwhile reason to be great?
I just learned that Amitabh Bachchan has a blog. It
has EIGHT posts. And each one has HUNDREDS of comments!
One even has 887 comments!
And here I was thinking I’m a popular blogger 
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Congratulations on both meeting Mr. Bachchan and on the donation.
The way I see it, your efforts on behalf of those children and the impact you have on them and their families makes you a superstar.
I am honored to “know” you – even though it is through TIMIC and your blog. You are an inspiration to people everywhere.
Thanks for your positive influence,
Carl Pruitt
Dr. Mani,
25 years ago, my mom and my aunts never missed Amitabh movies. I think my late aunty would be very proud if she could find how generous he is.
Hope that this will lead to another donations to your children’s heart surgeries from other Indian and world movie stars .
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