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Big B's 'rebirth' post 'Coolie' accident
Mumbai, Aug 2
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has
thanked everyone who prayed for him when he suffered a near fatal
accident on this day 33 years ago on the set of “Coolieâ€. The accident
was his “rebirth in (a) senseâ€.
The now 72-year-old was in a hospital here for almost two months.
“August
2nd 1982... I live after 'Coolie' accident... On returning home saw
father in tears for first time ever. To all that give me prayers and
wish... August 2nd my rebirth in sense... I fold my hands in gratitude,â€
Amitabh tweeted on Sunday.
He also tweeted a photograph in which
he is touching the feet of his father-cum-late poet Harivanshrai
Bachchan, who is seen with tears in his eyes.
While filming a
fight sequence with co-star Puneet Issar on the set of Manmohan Desai’s
"Coolie", Amitabh was supposed to fall on the table first and then on to
the ground.
However due to a wrong judgement, Puneet ended up
hitting Amitabh’s abdomen and he landed on the edge of the table due to
which internal bleeding started.
Amitabh was rushed to a
hospital and his surgery took place on August 2. Almost in a coma like
situation, it took several months for him to recover.
After recovering, he resumed with the shooting of “Coolieâ€, which released in 1983.