It is not unknown that megastar Amitabh Bachchan sustained a near-fatal injury while shooting for the 1983 film Coolie. Now 36 years after the incident, Big B still thanks his fans for their prayers and for wishing him well on his "second birthday."
Since morning, Twitter has been flooded with 'Happy Rebirth Day' wishes for the 75-year-old. Thanking everyone who prayed for him when he battled for his life, he wrote on Twitter, "To them that have sent greetings for my 2nd birthday Aug 2, a recovery from my Coolie accident, I send my gracious thanks .. it shall be difficult for me to acknowledge and thank all .. but I do know that it was your prayers that saved my life."
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He also remembered the Coolie accident and mentioned on his blog, “There is enormous amounts of celebratory mention and wishes for the 2nd of August, the day when I recovered from my Coolie accident .. to live another day , through the prayers of the millions that saved my life through their devotion to the Almighty .. a most heavy debt that I shall happily bear, and ever be in a state of never being able to repay it.”
“There is sufficient media coverage on those times and days .. for me then to elaborate would be boring and repetitious .. best then to avoid and be in gratitude and prayer,” he added. He further promised that someday, he will talk about the episode in detail.
On a related note, the incident happened when the actor was accidentally punched in the gut by co-star Puneet Issar during the filming of a fight sequence on 26 July 1982. It is said that Big B was reportedly declared clinically dead for a few minutes before being put on the ventilator. And it was finally on August 2 that he moved a muscle and that’s how the day became his "second birthday.”
On the work front, he is currently shooting for Ayan Mukerji’s next Brahmastra, also starring features Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.
