Amitabh Bachchan Injured While On Set, Had To Have Stitches After Cutting A Vein In His Leg

Mumbai, 23rd October 2022: In a recent accident on the sets of his hit game, Amitabh Bachchan slashed a vein in his left calf. He had to get to the hospital quickly, where he received immediate treatment that included stopping the bleeding with a few stitches. Details of the accident have been posted by the actor on his blog.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed on Sunday that he recently had to be taken to the hospital after cutting a vein in his left calf. The 80-year-old movie legend announced the news on his official blog and revealed that stitches had been used to stop the bleeding. “A jutting piece of metal sliced my left calf and managed to cut the vein .. the vein when cut spurts out the ‘red’ uncontrollably .. but had the nerve to get the doc and so into an OT and the stitching up .. with the assistance of a team of staff and docs in time,” Bachchan wrote.

According to the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, his doctors have told him not to exert himself or try to walk, even on a treadmill. He said that he is not allowed to even walk on a treadmill and wrote, “In admittance, the medical staff has asked me to not stand, to not move, to not apply strain on it by even walking on a treadmill. At times the satisfaction of the extreme may bring the joys or the griefs of existence .. but extremes do not and never last .. they either perish or leave an indelible mark .. at strategic places on the body or bodies .. that is an embarrassment .. takes a while to step out of it, so help me God .. !!!’’

Amitabh most recently appeared in Brahmastra Part One Shiva, an ambitious film directed by Ayan Mukerji. He is currently preparing for the release of Uunchai, a movie directed by Sooraj Barjatya and starring Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Parineeti Chopra, Danny Dengzongpa, and Boman Irani. The film is set to hit theatres on November 11.