MEGASTAR Amitabh BachchanonFridaydismissed reports of ill health as “fake news”, putting an end to rumours about his hospitalisation. Socialmediaplatformswere flooded earlier in the day with worried fans enquiring about Bachchan’s health after several reports claimed the megastar had undergone an angioplastyprocedureforeitheraclot in his leg or a blocked artery. In the evening, Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek were photographed at the Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Thane attending the final match of the Indian Street PremierLeague(ISPL)between Majhi Mumbai vs Tigers of Kolkata, hours after reports of his hospital visit surfaced.

 

In a video, circulating on socialmedia,Bachchanisseen exiting the stadium when someone from the crowd asks him about his health. The actor is initially seengesturing with his hands that everything is fine. The person then asked him, “Howareyou?Allfine?towhich Bachchan said, “Fake news.” The reports started in the afternoonwithsomesayinghe had gone to the Kokilaben DhirubhaiAmbaniHospitalfor aroutine check.Others said he was hospitalised for an angioplasty -- a balloon procedure to open up blocked arteries and blood vessels -- to remove a blockage in his leg. And there were some who reported he had an angioplasty for a blocked artery. However, there was no confirmation from either the hospital or his office for much of the day. Andthoughthereportscould not be independently verified, #Amitabh Bachchan and #Kokilaben Hospital were top trends on X. Among those who wrote were Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam.“PrayingforAmitabh Bachchan’s speedy recovery. #AmitabhBachchan,” he posted on X.