Amitabh Bachchan’s health scare: Surviving on just 25 percent liver -

Amitabh Bachchan gives a speech on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28 every year, and Amitabh Bachchan promoted the cause calling for more awareness. Being infected with Hepatitis B himself, the ‘Sholay’ actor says that he has already experienced health scare. “Hepatitis B hit me accidentally. After the accident on the sets of ‘Coolie’, I was infused with the blood from about 200 donors, and 60 bottles of blood were injected into my system. In 2000, through my family doctor, a rampant test I went through detected that I had indeed been infected by Hepatitis B and 75 percent of my liver was damaged. I now stand here with just 25 percent of my liver, which in medical terms means that I am a patient of acute cirrhosis of liver,” shares Bachchan.

ALSO READ: Amitabh Bachchan lists disadvantages of fame

For those who are not aware, while filming a fighting scene with Puneet Issar, Bachchan went flying after a punch from the villain and his stomach hit the table. As he started bleeding profusely, Amitabh Bachchan was immediately shifted to Breach Candy Hospital and underwent and urgent operation. It was then that Bachchan was struck with Hepatitis B, the health scare which took him down during blood transfusion.

Hepatitis B is not the only health cause that Amitabh Bachchan is associated to as he also spreads awareness about Tuberculosis and Diabetes.

ALSO READ: