Mumbai: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, announced in separate tweets Saturday that they have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai with “mild symptoms”. Both of them are undergoing treatment at Nanavati Hospital, with an official confirming that they had “facilitated their tests” and that the two are “stable”.
“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. Bachchan, 77, 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. A hospital official told media that both are in a stable condition.
Bachchan has enjoyed starring roles in hit movies such as Zanjeer and Sholay. Since rising to fame in the 1970s, he has won numerous accolades including four National Film Awards and 15 Filmfare Awards. France has also bestowed its highest civilian award, the Legion of Honour, for his contribution to cinema.
Outside acting, Amitabh Bachchan had a brief stint in politics and was elected as a member of India’s parliament in 1984 at the behest of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. But he resigned three years later, disillusioned by a corruption scandal under Mr Gandhi’s government.
India has seen a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, with the total climbing to nearly 821,000 on Saturday – the third highest caseload in the world.
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