Well wishes Pour In For Bollywood Legend, Amitabh Bachchan, And Son, Abishek
Bollywood fans all over the world have been sending well wishes to Bollywood legend, 77-year-old Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abishek as they both confirmed that they have tested positive for the coronavirus.
“Dear Amitabh ji, I join the whole Nation in wishing you a quick recovery! After all, you are the idol of millions in this country, an iconic superstar! We will all take good care of you. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!” said India’s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
Amitabh Bachchan, probably the most famous movie star in the world, and his son, Abishek have both tested positive for the coronavirus.
“I have tested Covid positive, shifted to hospital, hospital informing authorities, family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,” he wrote.
His son, Abhishek, later tweeted he had also tested positive.
The 77-year-old Bachchan has been involved in 200 films since becoming a star five decades ago.
He, and Abhishek, 44, have been taken to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, and his son described them both as having mild symptoms.
Amitabh is stable with mild symptoms and is currently in the isolation unit of the hospital, news agency ANI reported, quoting a public relations officer for the hospital.
He urged anyone who had been close to him in the past 10 days to get tested. The rest of the Bachchan family – actors Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and daughter Aaradhya – have returned negative coronavirus antigen test reports, local media reported.
Mumbai municipal officials have since put up banners outside the actor’s house in Mumbai, classifying it as a “containment zone”.