I learnt Hindi only by listening to Big B's dialogues, says Moses Sapir

Today is the birthday of the superstar Amitabh Bachchan who is best known as the lsquoSuperstar Of The Millenniumrsquo Itrsquos a given that he has fans followers and lsquoworshippersrsquo across the globe Amongst the zillion plus fans we came across one particular fan named lsquoMoses Sapirrsquo from Israel and for whom the day starts and ends with Amitabh BachchanMidDay Online caught up with him for an exclusive interview with Moses Sapir wherein he revealed that he doesnrsquot know even a word of Hindi but has learnt Hindi listening to all of Big Brsquos dialoguesSir can you please tell our readers about your professional backgroundI am an ExArmy officer Commander Presently I am working as a lsquoContent Managerrsquo with an Israeli TV channelWhen was your first tryst with the Hindi film industry and with Amitabh BachchanMy father and mother came to Israel from Georgia in the seventies The first film that I saw was Ammar Akbar Anthony Ever since then I only know that Amitabh Bachchan means Hindi film industry and vice versa You are definitely one of the diehard fans of Amitabh Is he in any way inspired youOf course yes Everyone knows that Amit ji is very professional in whatever he does I have learnt that professionalism from him Additionally I also aspire to be as punctual like Amit ji isHave you met Amitabh Bachchan in person How can I forget the day and date I had Amitabh ji on 20 May 2005 in Kamalistan Studios Mumbai when I had come to IndiaHow did the meeting happenIt happened through a friend of mine Guess what This gentleman was a journalist from MidDay who actually helped me in getting me introduced to my idol Amitabh ji How did Amitabh Bachchan react seeing your craze for himOh He was extremely kind to me The moment we met he hugged me Let me also tell you that Amitabh ji is a great listener He spoke to me at length As a goodwill gesture he showed me the songs of his films lsquoSarkarrsquo and lsquoBunty Aur Bablirsquo even before the filmsrsquos release And then you both have became online friends and have been keeping in touch since then rightActually it was a gradual process When my son Amit was born Amitabh Bachchanrsquos assistant called me from the office called me to wish me Occasionally Amitabh ji used to send me gifts like DVDs CDs etchellip There was also a book by Bhawana Somaiya called lsquoBacchanaliarsquo which he sent me I have preserved everything that Amitabh ji has sent to me so farDid you ever express your desire to act alongside himI feel everyone in the world always nurtures a heartfelt desire to work alongside Amitabh ji I am no different I too want to share screen with Amit ji But I have never expressed this desire Maine itna himmat nahi kiya smilesIs it true that you learnt your Hindi PURELY by listening to the dialogues from Amitabh Bachchanrsquos filmsTotally I am Jewish and was born in Israel where they donrsquot speak Hindi I have seen most of Amitabh Bachchans films more than 200 times Even though films like lsquoSilsilarsquo and lsquoMain Azaad Hoonrsquo were a bit tough for me to understand during my childhood watching these films repeatedly made me become extremely fond of these filmsIs there any crazy things that you have done for your idol Amitabh BachchanI never did anything that is lsquopaagalpantirsquo I have all of Amitabh jirsquos films in LPs books DVDs BluRays audio cassettes and video cassettes They all are totally ORIGINAL None of them is a copy It was extremely tough to get such stuff in Israel So whenever anyone went to India I used to pay them money and request them to get me these stuffsAlso Read Karan Johar announces he is quitting TwitterCan you describe Amitabh Bachchan in one line lsquoBest actor and best human being in the worldrsquo Which is your alltime favourite Amitabh Bachchan filmItrsquos a very tough question If we speak about masala films then its lsquoAmar Akbar Anthonyrsquo And if we speak about serious films it has to be lsquoDeewarrsquo And which is your alltime favourite Amitabh Bachchan dialogueIts again a tough question Itrsquos a tie between Shahenshahrsquos lsquoRishtey mein toh hum tumhaare baap lagte hainrsquo and lsquoDeewarrsquos ldquoJao jaake pehle us aadmi ka sign lekar aao jisne mere haath par yeh likh diyardquo How are Amitabh Bachchanrsquos films received in IsraelMark my words Amitabh Bachchan is the most favourite actor from India in the whole of Israel He ranks from 1 to 10 himself Rest of the actors follow only after thatAre Amitabh Bachchanrsquos film release celebrated like a festival in IsraelLast Saturday when Amitabh jirsquos lsquoGoodbyersquo was released in Israel its nothing short of a celebration Ditto for all his other filmsHow does it feel to get shoutouts from the man Amitabh himself on social mediaIt really makes me feel so proud Tell me who wonrsquot feel proud when a legend like Amit ji calls out your name on social mediaHow do your friends react seeing your proximity to Amitabh BachchanThey are extremely happy and also proud of me My friends sometimes call me lsquoAmitabh Bachchanrsquo smiles They say that if someone has to compliment me all that one needs to do is tell something about Amitabh Bachchan in front of me laughsBesides the vast collection of videos CDs DVDs of Amitabh Bachchanrsquos films what else you collect about himAll the books and even LPs which are extremely rare to get anywhere in the worldYou have named your son as lsquoAmitrsquo after Amitabh Bachchan Is Big B aware of itYes he is He has met both my kids Amit and Agam which means lsquoshorersquo in Hebrew My third and the youngest child is Roy He is merely 5 years old and is a huge Amitabh Bachchan fan himselfSince today is Amitabh Bachchanrsquos birthday what is it that you want to wish himI just want him to keep hosting KBC and doing more films till eternity I want him to be healthy and make everyone happy with his performances The best part about him is that despite his busy schedules he still takes time to reply to his fans and wellwishers Happy Birthday Amitabh jiAlso Read Katrina Kaif reveals Vicky Kaushalrsquos reaction to Phone Bhootrsquos trailer200