One of Bollywood’s shining star, Amintabh Bachchan has announced that he is COVID-19 positive.
The 77th year old actor announced his health status on Saturday, July 11.
Amintabh was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene during the 1970s–1980s, with the French director François Truffaut calling him a “one-man industry”.
Beyond the Indian subcontinent, he also has a large overseas following in markets including Africa (especially Nigeria, South Africa and Mauritius), the Middle East (especially Egypt), the United Kingdom, Russia, the Caribbean (especially Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago), Oceania (especially Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand) and parts of the United States.