COVID-19: Amitabh Bachchan’s house sealed as fans pray for speedy recovery

  • Havan is being performed for speedy recovery of actor Amitabh Bachchan after he was tested positive for Coronavirus, at Kandivali west, on July 12, in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Havan is being performed for speedy recovery of actor Amitabh Bachchan after he was tested positive for Coronavirus, at Kandivali west, on July 12, in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
  • A commuter passes by a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    A commuter passes by a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan perform special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan perform special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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  • Fans of Amitabh Bachchan perform a prayer service (hawan) for his speedy recovery from COVID-19, outside a temple on Bhootnath Road, on July 12, in Patna, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Fans of Amitabh Bachchan perform a prayer service (hawan) for his speedy recovery from COVID-19, outside a temple on Bhootnath Road, on July 12, in Patna, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
  • Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and a priest performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and a priest performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • A commuter passes by a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild.(Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A commuter passes by a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild.(Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Municipal workers wearing personal protective equipment suits (PPE) stand outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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    Municipal workers wearing personal protective equipment suits (PPE) stand outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • Young fans hold a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan while a priest (unseen) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    Young fans hold a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan while a priest (unseen) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
  • Municipal workers wearing personal protective equipment suits (PPE) and media personnel stand outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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    Municipal workers wearing personal protective equipment suits (PPE) and media personnel stand outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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  • A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
  • Municipal workers put up a notice on Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow gate. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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    Municipal workers put up a notice on Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow gate. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hold posters of the actor while a priest (C) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hold posters of the actor while a priest (C) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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  • Policemen wearing facemasks seal the space outside Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow with barriers. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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    Policemen wearing facemasks seal the space outside Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow with barriers. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
  • Municipal workers spray disinfectant outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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    Municipal workers spray disinfectant outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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  • A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor as a woman passes by at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor as a woman passes by at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
  • Nanavati hospital where actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan admitted after they test positive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    Nanavati hospital where actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan admitted after they test positive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
  • Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hold posters of the actor while a priest (R) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hold posters of the actor while a priest (R) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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  • BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
  • A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
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    A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
  • BMC authorities seal Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Janak after Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    BMC authorities seal Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Janak after Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • BMC officials hang a notice on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    BMC officials hang a notice on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
  • A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
  • A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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  • A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
  • Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
  • BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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  • The entrance of Nanavati Hospital where Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is been admitted after testing positive for COVID-19, is seen in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    The entrance of Nanavati Hospital where Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is been admitted after testing positive for COVID-19, is seen in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
  • Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
  • Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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    Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
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  • BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
  • BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
  • BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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    BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Havan is being performed for speedy recovery of actor Amitabh Bachchan after he was tested positive for Coronavirus, at Kandivali west, on July 12, in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
A commuter passes by a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan perform special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Fans of Amitabh Bachchan perform a prayer service (hawan) for his speedy recovery from COVID-19, outside a temple on Bhootnath Road, on July 12, in Patna, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and a priest performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, in Kolkata ,India on July 12, 2020. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A commuter passes by a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild.(Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Municipal workers wearing personal protective equipment suits (PPE) stand outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Young fans hold a poster of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan while a priest (unseen) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Municipal workers wearing personal protective equipment suits (PPE) and media personnel stand outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Municipal workers put up a notice on Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow gate. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hold posters of the actor while a priest (C) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Policemen wearing facemasks seal the space outside Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow with barriers. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Municipal workers spray disinfectant outside the gate of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital where he is being kept in quarantine. The actor requested those who had come in close proximity in the past ten days to get themselves tested for the virus. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor as a woman passes by at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Nanavati hospital where actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan admitted after they test positive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hold posters of the actor while a priest (R) performs special rituals and prayers for his recovery as he tested positive for COVID-19, at a temple in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
A fan of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hangs posters of the actor at the gate of All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club in Kolkata on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
BMC authorities seal Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Janak after Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
BMC officials hang a notice on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
A civic authority worker sprays sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The entrance of Nanavati Hospital where Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is been admitted after testing positive for COVID-19, is seen in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
Civic authority workers spray sanitiser on the main door of the residence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as he tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on July 12, 2020. - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11 and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek -- who also announced he had the virus -- saying both cases were mild. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
BMC authorities seal and sanitise Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Jalsa as Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, and their daughter Aaradhya test postive for COVID-19, on July 12, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s house was declared a containment zone after the actor and his son Abhishek tested positive for COVID-19. Abhishek’s wife and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and their eight-year-old daughter Aaradhya also tested positive for the coronavirus and will be ‘self quarantining at home’. The 77-year-old screen icon said he was touched by the wishes coming the family's way for their speedy recovery.

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