{"id":11889,"date":"2020-08-04T01:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T01:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=11889"},"modified":"2020-08-04T01:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T01:08:38","slug":"august-2-redux-big-b-tested-covid-negative-fans-ecstatic-in-kolkata-kolkata-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=11889","title":{"rendered":"August 2 redux: Big B tested Covid negative, fans ecstatic in Kolkata | Kolkata News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>KOLKATA: The city rejoiced as megastar <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Amitabh-Bachchan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/Amitabh-Bachchan\" frmappuse=\"1\">Amitabh Bachchan<\/a> was released from hospital on Sunday, 22 days after he had tested Covid positive, along with son Abhishek. On this day, exactly 38 years ago, Bachchan had emerged from a semi-comatose stage following his near-fatal accident on the sets of \u2018Coolie\u2019. The coincidence was not missed by his fans who celebrated his \u2018rebirth\u2019 day with gusto. Abhishek, along with wife Aishwarya and daughter Aaradhya, who had later tested positive, remain admitted in hospital. <br \/>All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fans\u2019 Association, which manages the \u201cBachchan Dham\u201d temple at Bondel Gate in south Kolkata, has been performing a \u201cmahamrityunjay jap\u201d for his recovery since he was admitted on July 12. On Sunday, scores of fans gathered and erupted in joy. \u201cWe consider him our God and it has been proved yet again that the divine powers are with him. Bachchan ji has defeated the killer virus and come out of the hospital on his rebirth day. We couldn\u2019t have asked for more,\u201d said Sanjay Patodia, secretary of the association. The Bachchan Dham temple has an idol of the megastar which is worshipped. <br \/>Several yajnas were also conducted at Kalighat and Shyambazar by other fan groups. \u201cOur prayers have been answered,\u201d Patodia said. Multiple other fan clubs distributed sweets and garlanded Bachchan\u2019s photographs. <br \/>\u201cTo me, he is an inspiration. I wasn\u2019t even born when he was in his prime, but I have grown up watching his movies and started admiring him more and more as years went by,\u201d said Rohit Kumar as he garlanded a portrait of the actor in his bedroom. <br \/>Coming out of the hospital after more than three weeks, Bachchan wrote on his Twitter profile at 5.11 pm: \u201cI have tested Covid-19 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingtree.in\/topics\/thoughts\/negative\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_http:\/\/www.speakingtree.in\/topics\/thoughts\/negative\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" frmappuse=\"1\">negative<\/a>, have been discharged. I am back home in solitary quarantine. Grace of the Almighty, blessings of Ma Babuji, prayers &amp; duas of near &amp; dear &amp; friends fans EF .. and the excellent care and nursing at Nanavati made it possible for me to see this day\u201d. <br \/>Just before his release, Bachchan posted a blog in which he recalled his days at the ICU of Mumbai\u2019s Breach Candy Hospital back in 1982. He wrote how he would pull the pipes attached to his body in his stupor, forcing doctors to stitch one to his nostril leaving a permanent mark. Bachchan also recalled how he would gesture to wife Jaya or scribble on a piece of paper in \u2018broken Bengali\u2019 asking for a sip of water that had been forbidden by doctors while he was undergoing a tracheostomy. \u201cIt never worked,\u201d he wrote. <br \/>Other fans said while they were happy with the icon being released from the hospital, they will continue to pray for the recovery of junior Bachchan, Abhishek. <\/div>\n<p><a href=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata\/august-2-redux-big-b-ve-fans-ecstatic\/articleshow\/77322369.cms\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOLKATA: The city rejoiced as megastar Amitabh Bachchan was released from hospital on Sunday, 22 days after he had tested Covid positive, along with son Abhishek. On this day, exactly 38 years ago, Bachchan had emerged from a semi-comatose stage following his near-fatal accident on the sets of \u2018Coolie\u2019. 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