Bachchan-The Fighter

Amitabh Bachchan walks through a crowd with daughter Shweta Nanda as he leaves for Nanavati hospital in Mumbai on October 11, 2008. Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 66, was taken to the hospital after reportedly suffering abdominal pain. Bachchan underwent bowel surgery and was in hospital for nearly three weeks in November 2005. One of those weeks was spent in intensive care. He also suffered a severe stomach injury on the same day in 1982 while shooting his film Coolie. With a career spanning four decades in the movie industry, doctors warned Bachchan to slow down when he returned to work.

Friends and colleagues of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan have wished him speedy recovery as he was admitted to a Mumbai hospital on Saturday with severe abdominal pain.Amitabh was celebrating his 66th birthday with his family at his Prateeksha residence when he complained of severe pain.