Popular Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan said he has been seriously injured while shooting for his upcoming film ‘Project K’ in the south Indian city of Hyderabad.
The 80-year-old legendary superstar said he has suspended all pending work and that he was flown back to his Mumbai home where he is currently under bed rest.
“…during an action shot, I have got injured. Rib cartilage popped broke and muscle tear to the right rib cage,” Bachchan said in a blog post, describing his injuries as painful.
Before being flown to Mumbai, he said he had undergone a CT scan at AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad.
“Strapping has been done and rest been advocated. Yes, painful,” the actor said, adding that “will take some weeks, they say, before some normalisation will occur.”
Bachchan also announced suspension or postponing of all his work for the time being due to the injury.
Amitabh Bachchan had been shooting for the film in Hyderabad, which also features Deepika Padukone and Prabhas in the lead roles.
The details of the film, however, are still under wraps.
Apart from Project K, Amitabh also has the official Hindi remake of the Hollywood hit The Intern, in his kitty, where he will once again get to share screen space with Deepika Padukone.
Amitabh Bachchan had received life-threatening injuries on the sets of ‘Coolie’ in 1982 and was hospitalised for months.
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