Amitabh Bachan Test positive
MUMBAI: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, together with his actor son Abhishek — who also announced he had the virus — saying both cases were mild.
“I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital,” Amitabh Bachchan told his 43 million Twitter followers. “All that is near me within the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested!”
His son Abhishek added “both folks having mild symptoms are admitted to hospital ... I request all to remain calm and not panic.”
Millions of Indians revere Amitabh Bachchan, hanging on his every word, seeking his blessings and congregating outside his Mumbai bungalow per annum on Oct 11, his birthday.
Affectionately referred to as “Big B”, he shot to stardom within the early 1970s in huge hit movies like Zanjeer and Sholay.
His films still hospitable packed cinemas across India but his new movie — comedy-drama Gulabo Sitabo — was released online thanks to coronavirus restrictions closing cinemas.
Abhishek, 44, is additionally a successful Bollywood actor and producer and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.
India’s nationwide coronavirus toll rose on Saturday to 820,916 cases — the third highest within the world — with 22,123 deaths.
Bollywood recently resumed film shoots after a months-long hiatus thanks to the nationwide lockdown since late March.
Amitabh is that the doyen of India’s film industry and his career has branched into television presenting, business, and politics, also as countless commercial endorsements. According to local media, he was being treated at Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital.
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