Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan's COVID-19 test results are positive. Both the actors confirmed on Twitter.
Amitabh Bachchan: Bollywood’s veteran Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan have Coronavirus. The Sholay actor confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID 19 through his official Twitter handle and his son too shared the news on social media. Both the Gulabo Sitabo actor and Abhishek have been hospitalized for treatment in Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital.
In his tweet, Amitabh said, “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
Thousands of his fans have started pouring in their wishes and praying for his health. One of Amitabh Bachchan’s fans wrote, “Get well soon sir. We all love you toooo much and are all praying for your speedy recovery????” Another said, “Prayers for your well being Folded hands speedy recovery sir.”
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Bollywood celebrities also took to their official Twitter handle to share their heartfelt messages. From Boney Kapoor to cricketer Shoaib Akhtar and film critic Rohit Jaiswal, everyone on social media is praying for the veteran actor’s wellbeing. Jaiswal wrote, “Entire world is praying for the star of the millennium.. You will defeat Corona… Stay strong sir..”
Get well soon Amit Ji.
— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) July 11, 2020
Get well soon Amit ji. Prayers for a speedy recovery from all your fans across the border.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 11, 2020
Wishing for your speedy recovery Sir?
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 11, 2020
Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) July 11, 2020
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On the work front, Amitabh was recently seen in Gulabo Sitabo also starring Ayushmann Khurrana. The film is directed by Shoojit Sircar. Gulabo Sitabo, which was supposed to be released at theatres, got a digital release on Amazon Prime Video due to the Coronavirus situation.