Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital for a regular check up, according to sources. The 77-year-old actor was reportedly admitted earlier this week on Tuesday and he is still under observation, the source added, reports NDTV.
"Mr Bachchan had come for a routine check up," a hospital source said, however, initial reports suggested that the actor was taken to the hospital due to liver issues. For the uninitiated, Amitabh Bachchan revealed that only 25 per cent of his liver is functional while the rest was damaged after a bad blood transfusion 20 years ago, which the required after he was seriously injured while shooting for 1983 film Coolie. Speaking at NDTV's Swasthagraha event, Amitabh Bachchan said that early diagnosis and regular checkups helped him maintain his health. "I'm still surviving on 25 per cent and this is what I'm able to propagate that get yourself tested, get yourself diagnosed and then there is a cure," he had said.
Meanwhile, amidst the reports of hospitalisation, Amitabh Bachchan was quite active on social media. On Thursday, he shared a post for his wife Jaya Bachchan on the occasion of Karwa Chauth. "The better half... !! Quite obviously the other half is irrelevant and therefore unseen," read his post on Thursday, which he shared along with a throwback image of Jaya Bachchan. On Thursday evening, Jaya Bachchan celebrated Karwa Chauth with daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, daughter Shweta Bachchan and actress Sonali Bendre. On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan's upcoming projects are Brahmastra and Chehre. He's also hosting the current season of popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
