COVID19: 37 Years After Coolie Amitabh Bachchan Battles COVID Stoutly: We hope the celebration returns to the family, in a similar fashion when the super star returned home from Hospital after his injury sustained during the shooting of coolie. Big B, many call as “He is GOAT of Indian Cinema.”
Now, years later the actor is fighting yet another big challenge, as he tested positive for Coronavirus. His son Abhishek whose debut web series Breathe – into the shadows is just out is also admitted with covid symptoms and he has tested positive too.
Amitabh Bachchan has been hospitalized and kept under observation in an isolation ward in Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital
The shahenshah of Indian cinema announced on twitter that he is tested positive. In his tweet he wrote: T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !
T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited ..
All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 11, 2020
But, the good news is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan have tested negative.
The moment the super star announced he tested positive, fans from the industry and movies started sending their good wishes, prayers for his speedy recovery.
Among them are Mohanl Lal, Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati, Mahesh Babu, Ravi Teja, Mamooty, dhanush raja, delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and many others.
Big B, as he is known has always inspired people of his generation and generation next with his explosive movies, and performances on the big screen and off the big screen. He has been a warrior of all good things, and been an ambassador for social causes. During the pandemic he had shared many videos and posts to urge people not to despair and panic.
Yet again he share a video from Nanavati hospital now. In the video he thanked the doctors, who he calls are gods who save human kind. He also urged everyone not to despair and loose hope.
Here is the video he share. Listen to what Amitabh had to say in this video. Its truly inspiring.
#amitabh says do not despair, do not panic, thanks doctor for playing god to mankind. #AmitabhBachhan shares a video of hope , and strength pic.twitter.com/stI35pbHvs
— filmykeema (@filmykeema) July 12, 2020
Inspiring Throwback of coolie days: In a black and white video which his fans and the world got to watch; It was heartwarming, to watch the 37-year-old black and white video which showed Amitabh stepping out from his ambassador car in a kurta pyjama with a shawl around his shoulders. He touches his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s feet and kisses him on the cheek and gives him a long hug. His mother Teji Bachchan embraces him and showers him with kisses by holding his face in his hands. He is also greeted by his kids and other family members who hug him and touch his feet. His mother then goes on to perform aarti as his wife Jaya Bachchan stands besides him.
At that moment a fan of Amitabh had shared a note, “So heart touching! You have emerged so powerful ! such a Inspiration!” Another wrote, “He is GOAT of Indian Cinema.” One more user even wrote, “Big thank you to camera man.”
A throwback picture was shared by Amitabh when he returned to Jalsa with his family… and he wrote: #throwbackthursday taken in the mid 80’s ( 1985 if memory serves). I call it Big B and the Bachchan bunch. Dad was hospitalised with Mysthenia Gravis and my sister, cousins and I had gone to visit him. Being too young to understand what all was going on our parents always made it out to be like an outing so that we would not be disturbed by the hospital and its workings. When I used to visit my father after his accident on the sets of “Coolie” in 1982, seeing him connected to many drips and machines, he used to tell me they were kites that he had got for me. I was 6 yrs old. My father was fighting for his life and all I thought about was… why isn’t he allowing me to play with these kites??? The innocence of childhood I guess.
Watch this beautiful picture in black and white
August 2 is celebrated as his second birthday as he was said to be re-born on that day after the accident on July 26, 1982. During the filming of a fight scene also featuring Puneet Issar at the Bangalore University campus, Amitabh was grievously hurt when he misjudged his jump and landed on a table abruptly. The actor was rushed to a Mumbai hospital and underwent multiple surgeries. The actor had once written on his blog about how he was declared clinically dead for a few minutes before being put on the ventilator.
The actor on his return wrote in his post: The overwhelming love and appreciation from the moment has been humbling.
Filmykeema wishes the Big B of cinema a speedy recovery, and strength to his family.