Big B hospitalised for liver treatment is a hoax, says KBC sources

The rumours about megastar Amitabh Bachchan admitted to Nanavati Hospital in suburban Mumbai for a regular check-up are spreading like wildfire. However, sources at Kaun Banega Crorepati season 11 said that Big B was never hospitalised and will resume the shoot for the quiz show on October 22.

Mumbai: While speculations abound about whether Amitabh Bachchan was hospitalised over the past few days, sources at Kaun Banega Crorepati season 11 said he will resume shooting as host of the popular quiz show because no shoot had been scheduled for this week in the first place.

"There was no shoot scheduled for this week. There is already a bank for around one and a half weeks. The shoot will again resume on Tuesday as per the schedule," a source told IANS.

The same source added that reports claiming Big B has been hospitalised are not true.

"He is fit and fine, hale and hearty. He is not in the hospital currently. It is nothing major or serious. He had gone for a regular check-up where someone spotted him and stories about him being admitted to the hospital started doing the rounds," the source added.

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Normally, the actor doesn't shoot for KBC on Sundays as he takes the day off. Monday (October 21) being elections in Mumbai, there is no shoot scheduled. Therefore, Big B will again start shooting from Tuesday.

In Bollywood, he will next be seen in Shoojit Sircar's Gulaabo Sitab, co-starring Ayushmann Khurrana. He also has Ayan Mukerji's Brahamastr coming up, where he shares screen space with Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.

Recently, the actor was declared as the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to cinematic art.

With inputs from IANS