By Hindustan Times
A sequel to the 1981 hit Silsila, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha, is within the making. The setting this time: Rajya Sabha. Soon after news of President Pratibha Patil approving the nomination of actor Rekha to the higher House, cyberspace was flooded with jokes at the ‘love
triangle’ being carried forward to Parliament.
While Rekha is understood to be actor Amitabh Bachchan’s ex-flame, the superstar’s wife, actor Jaya Bachchan is already a member of the Rajya Sabha. This announcement means that the 2 ladies in Big B’s life will come face to face, just as they did onscreen in Silsila. Lyricist Javed Akhtar, who wrote the songs of the film, may be a Rajya Sabha member.
“The Prez has done what #amitabh couldn’t do- get #Rekha and #Jaya in same house ... #rajyasabha”,” wrote @gumraah.
“Silsila 2: #Rekha and #Jaya within the same House,” wrote Surajit Dasgupta. User Rakesh M Chaturvedi tweeted,
“#Rekha joins her bete noire Jaya Bachchan within the #RajyaSabha. Khoob jamegi jab mil baithenge diwane do :p Wonder what Amitabh is thinking”. Parth Kulkarni wrote,
“BigB to JayaB : “Kahan ja rahi ho? RS? Ruko, main chhod atta hu”#Rekha. @Deepa xoxo wrote, “It’s been some time we haven’t seen B-Town Cat fights! Now that #JayaBand #Rekha within the same house, guess its time for some entertainment!”
Bollywood actor Rekha
However, the film fraternity stands divided on if Rekha and Jaya could be in a position to handle it. “Rekha and Jaya won’t be comfortable facing each other, as a result of Amitabh,” says industry expert Amod Mehra. Trade pundit Kumar Mohan, however, says, “Rekha is a girl of dignity. Our industry may be very small and we stay here like a family. There won’t be any problem ... Whenever they meet, they’ll meet like colleagues and mature ladies.”
Do they make a difference?
Meanwhile, because the initial euphoria around cricket star Sachin Tendulkar being nominated to Rajya Sabha passes, many ponder whether an active cricketer who's at the field for around 250 days a year could be capable of do justice to his parliamentary duties. Former celeb members of the Rajya Sabha are known to was mostly absent from the higher House’s proceedings. India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar is thought to haven't attended a single session ever since she became a member of the home in 1999(-2005).
Tendulkar, 39, would be the first cricketer to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. On Thursday and Friday, a hash tag on Twitter, ‘#UnfollowSachin’ slammed the move. The Master Blaster, however, had supporters too. Shabana Azmi, a former Rajya Sabha member, tweeted, “Don’t forget Sachin had taken on d shiv sena and said that Maharashtra belongs to each Indian not only to Maharashtrians(sic).” Actor Gul Panag wrote, ‘I am DESIROUS ABOUT Sachin for RS. Better than a retired 60+ sports person no?”
