By Kashvi Raj Singh,News18
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Amitabh Bachchan’s near-death experience on the set of Coolie in 1982 remains one of Bollywood’s most shocking moments. During a high-stakes action scene, Puneet Issar was supposed to throw a mock punch at Amitabh Bachchan. But things took a dangerous turn when Amitabh misjudged a leap and landed awkwardly on a table, suffering a life-threatening injury and forcing doctors to perform an emergency surgery. While Amitabh Bachchan’s life was saved, there was an unforeseen result of the surgery- Hepatitis.
In a resurfaced video of an old KBC episode, Amitabh Bachchan said, “In 1982, during the accident, I needed a lot of blood, nearly 200 people donated, and there were 60 bottles. And amongst them was one person who was carrying the Hepatitis B virus, which wasn’t detected.” Watch here:
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“This entered my body. This happened in 1982. And in 2005, during a general investigation, it was detected. 75 per cent of my liver has been destroyed. Toh abhi main jeewith hoon 25 per cent live pe (Now, I’m alive on 25 per cent liver),” he added. The actor mentioned that had the disease not been detected timely, the results could have been fatal.
Amitabh Bachchan has been honest with fans about his health issues, so as to destigmatise diseases. As quoted by news agency PTI, he had once said, “In 2000, I was detected with TB and went through a very rigorous treatment for almost a year. I contracted TB on the day I was going to start the TV show KBC. It was a TB of the spine. It’s very uncomfortable. You cannot sit or lie down. Most of the time, I was on 8-10 painkillers a day just to survive the period when I was anchoring the game show.”
“Many people ask me why I contribute my services to a medical cause. I have had a complicated medical history. One of the reasons I took up TB is because I am a TB survivor. The reason I disclosed is that I felt that the word survivor is somehow a very powerful word. When I say I am a TB survivor, it seems like I survived a plane crash or a boat sinking. If you survive that, it lends a lot of power and strength to what you are saying deeper,” he added.
