<p>Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for Covid-19, much to the shock of his well-wishers. Confirming the same, ‘Megastar’ tweeted that he has been admitted to a hospital (Nanavati) and urged those who came in contact with him over the past 10 days to get tested.</p>.<p>“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,” (sic) read the tweet.</p>.<p>Several popular names from the film industry reacted to the development and wished Big B a speedy recovery.</p>.<p>Bachchan, who began his career with <em>Saath Hindustani</em> (1969), is regarded as one of biggest and most decorated names in the film industry. He is considered to be a star attraction even today, which bears testimony to his impressive body of work.</p>.<p>He was recently seen in the Shoojit Sircar –helmed <em>Gulabo Sitabo</em>, which released directly on Amazon Prime Video. The film, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana as the parallel lead, received rave reviews from most critics and is considered to be a success.</p>.<p>Bachchan currently has <em>Jhund </em>and <em>Chehere </em>(co-starring Emraan Hashmi) in his kitty. He will also be seen in the much-hyped <em>Brahmastra</em>, which stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor as the lead pair</p>
<p>Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for Covid-19, much to the shock of his well-wishers. Confirming the same, ‘Megastar’ tweeted that he has been admitted to a hospital (Nanavati) and urged those who came in contact with him over the past 10 days to get tested.</p>.<p>“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,” (sic) read the tweet.</p>.<p>Several popular names from the film industry reacted to the development and wished Big B a speedy recovery.</p>.<p>Bachchan, who began his career with <em>Saath Hindustani</em> (1969), is regarded as one of biggest and most decorated names in the film industry. He is considered to be a star attraction even today, which bears testimony to his impressive body of work.</p>.<p>He was recently seen in the Shoojit Sircar –helmed <em>Gulabo Sitabo</em>, which released directly on Amazon Prime Video. The film, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana as the parallel lead, received rave reviews from most critics and is considered to be a success.</p>.<p>Bachchan currently has <em>Jhund </em>and <em>Chehere </em>(co-starring Emraan Hashmi) in his kitty. He will also be seen in the much-hyped <em>Brahmastra</em>, which stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor as the lead pair</p>