Amitabh Bachchan , who is set to turn 84 next week, recently spoke about suffering a knee injury on Kaun Banega Crorepati . Just two days after speaking about the injury, the veteran star was spotted attending an event in Mumbai with wife Jaya Bachchan and writer Gulzar. Seeing Big B continue with his commitments despite the injury, many took to social media to laud his spirit.
In a recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Amitabh announced that he had slipped and injured his knee. The actor entered the show running towards his seat, but chose to quickly sit down. The actor pointed towards his left knee while talking about the injury. Seeing the audience’s worried looks, the actor, however, was quick to reassure them that the injury was not severe.
He said he would stand up to host the contestants but had chosen to sit during the opening monologue because he had a “little bit of difficulty standing up”. He explained, “Usually, I do my monologue standing at the centre, but today, I have a knee injury. Yesterday, during the shoot, I slipped and fell and injured my knee.
The actor was seen at a book release event in Mumbai with hiswife and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan and writer Gulzar on October 2. Amitabh will reprise his role as Ashwatthama in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD Part 2, alongside Prabhas and Kamal Haasan. The actor also has Section 84 in the pipeline. Amitabh Bachchan is also associated with Aankhen 2, though little has been revealed about the film, according to reports.
At the event, Amitabh was seen walking on his own and getting in and out of his car without assistance. It is a courtroom drama directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. It also stars Diana Penty, Nimrat Kaur and Abhishek Banerjee in pivotal roles. The film is currently in post-production.
