Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, on Saturday, along with his son Abhishek, tested positive for Covid-19. Senior Bachchan has been admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital where he is being kept in an isolation ward.
After the news of the Big B being admitted started circulating on Saturday night. The 77-year-old actor revealed that his family and staff as well had been tested and the results were awaited.
In a tweet that went out from the actor’s handle, the ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ actor requested that those who had come in his proximity in the past 10 days should get themselves tested.
Soon after his son actor-producer Abhishek also took to the micro-blogging site to confirm the news, adding that both he and his father had shown mild symptoms. The 44-year-old, who made his OTT debut this weekend with the thriller ‘Breathe’, also requested everyone to stay calm and went on to add that they had “informed all the required authorities”. He also wrote that the actor and his family were complying with the BMC.
The actor was last seen in Shoojit Sircar’s ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ where he starred alongside Ayushmann Khurana. The movie released on the streaming platform Amazon Prime, in the wake of the novel coronavirus after public screenings were disbarred.