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Wishes for speedy recovery pour in for Amitabh, Abhishek Bachchan

With Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan and his son hospitalised in Mumbai hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, celebrities from the film industry and other walks of life sent in their messages wishing the duo a speedy recovery.

Wishes for speedy recovery pour in for Amitabh, Abhishek Bachchan
Wishes for speedy recovery pour in for Amitabh, Abhishek Bachchan
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Published : Jul 12, 2020, 4:09 PM IST

Mumbai: Wishes for a speedy recovery have continued pouring in from film industry colleagues ever since Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan tweeted on Saturday evening to say that he has been hospitalised with Covid-19, followed by his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, confirming that he too has been infected by the virus.

On Saturday night, Big B had tweeted: "T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive.. shifted to Hospital.. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests, results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested!"

Soon after Bachchan's tweet, his son Abhishek tweeted to confirm that he too had tested COVID-19 positive. The Covid-19 antigen test reports of Jaya Bachchan, her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya are negative, while swab test results are awaited.

Since then, the virtual world has been pouring with love and good wishes for the whole family.

Actor Akshay Kumar said: "Praying for your speedy recovery Sir. Love and prayers", and for Abhishek, he wrote: "Get well soon brother. Lots of love."

  • Praying for your speedy recovery Sir. Love and prayers 🙏🏻

    — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar wrote: "Namaskar Amit ji. Aap aur Abhishek dono par bhagwan ki kripa hogi aur aap jald swasth hokar ghar aayenge aisa mujhe vishwas hai. (God will bless you and Abhishek and you will get well soon and come home)."

  • Namaskar Amit ji. Aap aur Abhishek dono par bhagwan ki kripa hogi aur aap jald swasth hokar ghar aayenge aisa mujhe vishwas hai.

    — Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Bachchan's "Sholay" co-star Dharmendra Deol said: "Amit , get well soon. I am sure of my courageous younger brother......he will soon be fit and fine in a day or two ...Jaya, don't worry...every thing will be fine my brave baby....Look after yourself and everyone at home.....Love you all......take care."

Actors Priyanka Chopra tweeted: Wishing you both a speedy recovery Amitji and AB... sending you prayers and positive energy... @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan Actors Ranveer Singh sent in "love and positive energy."

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan wrote: "I wish both the Bachchans @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery. I trust the Indian doctors and Sr. Bachchan's will to overcome health hazards. Get well soon and become an icon again for survival and wellness."

  • I wish both the Bachchans @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery.

    I trust the Indian doctors and Sr. Bachchan's will to overcome health hazards. Get well soon and become an icon again for survival and wellness.

    — Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Malayalam superstar Mammooty tweeted: "Get well soon sir."

  • Get well soon sir

    — Mammootty (@mammukka) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Tamil star Dhanush shared: "Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery."

  • Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery

    — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

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Rakul Preet Singh shared: "Hoping you recover real sooooon sir… sending across lots of positivity."

  • Hoping you recover real sooooon sir ❤️ sending across lots of positivity

    — Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Oh no! Take care, Sir! Get well soon! Sending you tonnes of love and good wishes!" wrote Ranvir Shorey on Twitter.

  • Oh no! Take care, Sir! Get well soon! Sending you tonnes of love and good wishes!

    — Ranvir Shorey (@RanvirShorey) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Actor Vinay Pathak said: "Wishing you and @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery sir ! Pl get well soon. This too shall pass… Our wishes and prayers are with thee always."

  • Wishing you and @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery sir ! Pl get well soon. This too shall pass 🤞🏽
    Our wishes and prayers are with thee always 🙏🏽

    — Vinay Pathak (@pathakvinay) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Actor Genelia Deshmukh said: "Dear Amitji .. Please get well soon.. We wish you lots of love and a speedy recovery.."

  • Dear Amitji .. Please get well soon.. We wish you lots of love and a speedy recovery..
    Warm Regards

    — Genelia Deshmukh (@geneliad) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Actor Sonam K Ahuja also posted: "Get well soon amit uncle. All my love and prayers", and sent good wishes to Abhishek separately.

  • Get well soon amit uncle. All my love and prayers..

    — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Filmaker Vishal Bhardwaj wrote: "Get well soon. You are in our prayers."

Shilpa Shetty shared: "Praying and sending you lots of positive energy, strength and love to recover at the soonest", while Tiger said: "Feel bad for The virus it messed with the toughest hero! sending u power and positivity sir."

Never Have I Ever actor Poorna Jagannathan shared: "The speediest recovery to both of you."

Actress Neha Dhupia also posted: "get well soon.. sending you and sir @SrBachchan heaps of love and energy."

Boney Kapoor tweeted: "Praying for a speedy recovery for Amitji and you too Abhishek. I'm sure all will be well soon. Much warmth."

  • Praying for a speedy recovery for Amitji and you too Abhishek. Im sure all will be well soon .
    Much warmth.

    — Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

With inputs from IANS

Mumbai: Wishes for a speedy recovery have continued pouring in from film industry colleagues ever since Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan tweeted on Saturday evening to say that he has been hospitalised with Covid-19, followed by his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, confirming that he too has been infected by the virus.

On Saturday night, Big B had tweeted: "T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive.. shifted to Hospital.. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests, results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested!"

Soon after Bachchan's tweet, his son Abhishek tweeted to confirm that he too had tested COVID-19 positive. The Covid-19 antigen test reports of Jaya Bachchan, her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya are negative, while swab test results are awaited.

Since then, the virtual world has been pouring with love and good wishes for the whole family.

Actor Akshay Kumar said: "Praying for your speedy recovery Sir. Love and prayers", and for Abhishek, he wrote: "Get well soon brother. Lots of love."

  • Praying for your speedy recovery Sir. Love and prayers 🙏🏻

    — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar wrote: "Namaskar Amit ji. Aap aur Abhishek dono par bhagwan ki kripa hogi aur aap jald swasth hokar ghar aayenge aisa mujhe vishwas hai. (God will bless you and Abhishek and you will get well soon and come home)."

  • Namaskar Amit ji. Aap aur Abhishek dono par bhagwan ki kripa hogi aur aap jald swasth hokar ghar aayenge aisa mujhe vishwas hai.

    — Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Bachchan's "Sholay" co-star Dharmendra Deol said: "Amit , get well soon. I am sure of my courageous younger brother......he will soon be fit and fine in a day or two ...Jaya, don't worry...every thing will be fine my brave baby....Look after yourself and everyone at home.....Love you all......take care."

Actors Priyanka Chopra tweeted: Wishing you both a speedy recovery Amitji and AB... sending you prayers and positive energy... @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan Actors Ranveer Singh sent in "love and positive energy."

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan wrote: "I wish both the Bachchans @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery. I trust the Indian doctors and Sr. Bachchan's will to overcome health hazards. Get well soon and become an icon again for survival and wellness."

  • I wish both the Bachchans @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery.

    I trust the Indian doctors and Sr. Bachchan's will to overcome health hazards. Get well soon and become an icon again for survival and wellness.

    — Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Malayalam superstar Mammooty tweeted: "Get well soon sir."

  • Get well soon sir

    — Mammootty (@mammukka) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Tamil star Dhanush shared: "Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery."

  • Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery

    — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

READ | Abhishek Bachchan finds slapstick comedy 'unbelievably tough'

Rakul Preet Singh shared: "Hoping you recover real sooooon sir… sending across lots of positivity."

  • Hoping you recover real sooooon sir ❤️ sending across lots of positivity

    — Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Oh no! Take care, Sir! Get well soon! Sending you tonnes of love and good wishes!" wrote Ranvir Shorey on Twitter.

  • Oh no! Take care, Sir! Get well soon! Sending you tonnes of love and good wishes!

    — Ranvir Shorey (@RanvirShorey) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Actor Vinay Pathak said: "Wishing you and @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery sir ! Pl get well soon. This too shall pass… Our wishes and prayers are with thee always."

  • Wishing you and @juniorbachchan a speedy recovery sir ! Pl get well soon. This too shall pass 🤞🏽
    Our wishes and prayers are with thee always 🙏🏽

    — Vinay Pathak (@pathakvinay) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Actor Genelia Deshmukh said: "Dear Amitji .. Please get well soon.. We wish you lots of love and a speedy recovery.."

  • Dear Amitji .. Please get well soon.. We wish you lots of love and a speedy recovery..
    Warm Regards

    — Genelia Deshmukh (@geneliad) July 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Actor Sonam K Ahuja also posted: "Get well soon amit uncle. All my love and prayers", and sent good wishes to Abhishek separately.

  • Get well soon amit uncle. All my love and prayers..

    — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Filmaker Vishal Bhardwaj wrote: "Get well soon. You are in our prayers."

Shilpa Shetty shared: "Praying and sending you lots of positive energy, strength and love to recover at the soonest", while Tiger said: "Feel bad for The virus it messed with the toughest hero! sending u power and positivity sir."

Never Have I Ever actor Poorna Jagannathan shared: "The speediest recovery to both of you."

Actress Neha Dhupia also posted: "get well soon.. sending you and sir @SrBachchan heaps of love and energy."

Boney Kapoor tweeted: "Praying for a speedy recovery for Amitji and you too Abhishek. I'm sure all will be well soon. Much warmth."

  • Praying for a speedy recovery for Amitji and you too Abhishek. Im sure all will be well soon .
    Much warmth.

    — Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) July 11, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

With inputs from IANS

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