Amitabh thanks fans
After being treated at the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai for a week, Bollywood megastar Big B was discharged on Friday. While thousands of fans thronged to catch a glimpse of the star and to wish him well, Big B himself appeared miffed with the media. The latest entrant to the blogging world, Bachchan wrote about his fans. “Your love overwhelms me. Your concern for my well being humbles me. I owe so much to you,” said Big B.
But Big B took a dig at the media as well and said: “There is a muted silence outside. No one says a word, except the media. They clamour and scream for that exclusive shot, invading the sanctity of the ambulance. They would never understand the sensitivity of the situation.” He added: “Media is an added hindrance to a smooth, quick emergent ride to Nanavati. If they had their way they would ideally want to be seated on the stretcher with me and have me answering questions - ‘What would be the celebrations sir and will you be inviting Shah Rukh’?”
The Big B also explained his ailment and said it was intestinal obstruction. Either twisted or stuck or compressed and not functional.He said he was admitted in the same room 1101 where his mother was in for almost two years before she died in December last year. In pain, he shut his eyes and recalled his letter to her in 1948, ma..aap jaldi wapas aa jao. Mujhe aap ki bahut yaad aati hai. Mere pet mein dard ho raha hai! (Ma..come back soon. I remember you a lot. I have pain in my stomach).
Describing what happened to him in the early hours of his birthday last week, he said he woke up in pain at around 2.30 am and thought it was due to generous eats over dinner. “But, when the discomfort persisted, I tried to walk it over and not disturb the family. Since there was no relief, I called in my doctor and the medication administered had no effect. There was concern on the doctor’s face and a look of ‘I knew it’ on Jaya’s face. For the past few months, she has had instincts that something will go wrong with my health,” Bachchan wrote.
Bachchan said a painting in his office reflects the image of when he lay in the ICU during his Coolie accident and on occasion he has joked about it to visitors as a moment in his second home. “May be I should stop saying that. It’s turning out to be true!!” he added.